With research showing that many of us have taken up new forms of exercise during lockdown, we’ve searched our photography collection for the best images of exercise, sport and outdoor activities.
With more and more of us taking up cycling, we’ve delved into our collection to bring you a photographic history of the bicycle.
Explore some weird and wonderful views of the British coast with this selection of photographs from the Tony Ray-Jones Archive.
Enjoy a selection of photographs from our collection showing talented canines on film sets and hanging out with human co-stars!
With the 75th anniversary of VE Day taking place this week, we’ve delved into our collection to reveal some fantastic photographs of the victory celebrations in May 1945.
Discover the story of the camera used to capture Robert Falcon Scott’s expedition to the South Pole.
The 1948 Olympic Games cemented television as the ultimate immersive experience of the age.
Exciting new items are always being brought into the museum’s collection. Here, Sarah takes a look at the Marjorie Curtis Collection and its links with the tale of the Cottingley Fairies.
Whit Friday is an important date for brass bands all over the country. To celebrate, here’s a look at images of brass bands in our archives.
Collection tours at the museum can lead to surprising discoveries—as the tale of the Cutteslowe Walls in Oxford proves.
The Daily Herald Archive records political milestones, but also illuminates how the newspaper interpreted these developments.
Commissioned by the charity Shelter, Nick Hedges photographed Bradford in 1969–70, documenting the housing crisis of the time with images that capture the links between domestic life and industry.