Bristol Museums & Archives

Coming soon to M Shed - Cracking Exhibition Gromit: 50 Years of Aardman in Bristol!

Bristols stories

From Black history to Banksy, explore stories about Bristol and the world through the citys objects, art and people.

Explore our collections

Our first collections were brought together more than 200 years ago and we've been adding ot them ever since. From art to archaeology, history to industry, the natural and wider world, they are amongst the UK's finest with many recognised as nationally and internationally important.

In 2012, the collections of the former British Empire and Commonwealth Museum were transferred to the care of Bristol Museums. Since then, we've been working to photograph and digitise some of the vast collection.

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Search our extensive collections online.

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Search the archives

Explore the collections held at Bristol Archives.

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BECC

The collections of the former British Empire and Commonwealth Museum.

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Exhibitions online

Never miss an exhibition again! Catch up on current and past exhibitions and displays at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, M Shed and Bristol Archives.

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From conserving a stunning painting to running workshops to inspire the artists of tomorrow, your donations really do make a difference. Thank you.