University Museums Information:
This list includes all university museums and collections registered by the Museums Libraries and Archives Council, and those that have received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Board. It does not yet include the hundreds of unregistered university museums and collections. Further details of these can be found in the regional survey reports that form the National Survey of University Museums and Collections, 1988-2001.
A Gazetteer of University Museums and Art Galleries in England, Scotland and Wales, is provided below. Please select from the following list:
A Gazetteer of University Museums and Art Galleries in England
- R - Registered with MLA (the Museums, Libraries & Archives Council)
- C - Core-funded by AHRB
- D - Designated as an outstanding collection of national importance by MLA
University of Bath
Holburne Museum of Art
University of Bath
Great Pulteney Street,
Bath
BA2 4DB
Tel: 01225 466669
www.bath.ac.uk/holburne
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University of Birmingham
Barber Institute of Fine Arts
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TS
Tel: 0121 414 7333
Fax: 0121 414 3370
www.barber.org.uk
R C D
Lapworth Museum of Geology
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
Tel: 0121 414 7294
Fax: 0121 414 4942
www.lapworth.bham.ac.uk
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University Collections
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
Tel: 0121 414 6750
http://www.collections.bham.ac.uk/
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University of Bournemouth
Design Collection
Arts Institute of Bournemouth
Wallisdown
Poole
Dorset BH12 5HH
United Kingdom
Tel: 01202 533011
www.arts-inst-bournemouth.ac.uk
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University of Bristol
Theatre Collection
Department of Drama
University of Bristol
Cantocks Close
Bristol
BS8 1UP
Tel: 0117 928 7836
Fax: 0117 928 7832
www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection
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Department of Earth Sciences Geology Museum
Wills Memorial Building
Queen's Road
Bristol
BS8 1RJ
Tel: 0117 954 5415
Fax: 0117 925 3385
www.gly.bris.ac.uk/www/services/museum/museum.html
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University of Cambridge
Fitzwilliam Museum
University of Cambridge
Trumpington Street
Cambridge
CB2 1RB
Tel: 01223 332900
Fax: 01223 332933
www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
R C D
Kettle's Yard
University of Cambridge
Castle Street
Cambridge
CB3 0AQ
Tel: 01223 352124
Fax: 01223 324377
www.kettlesyard.co.uk
R C
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
University of Cambridge
Downing Street
Cambridge, UK
CB2 3DZ
Tel: 01223 333516
Fax: 01223 333517
http://museum-server.archanth.cam.ac.uk
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Museum of Classical Archaeology
University of Cambridge
Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge
CB3 9DA
Tel: 01223 335153
Fax: 01223 335409
http://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/ark.html
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Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
University of Cambridge
Downing Street
Cambridge
CB2 3EQ
Tel: 01223 333456
Fax: 01223 333450
www.sedgwickmuseum.org
R C D
University Museum of Zoology
University of Cambridge
Downing Street
Cambridge
CB2 3EJ
Tel: 01223 336650
Fax: 01223 336679
http://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/museum
R C D
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
University of Cambridge
Free School Lane
Cambridge
CB2 3RH
Tel: 01223 330906
Fax: 01223 334554
http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/whipple
R C D
University of Durham
Museum of Archaeology
University of Durham
Old Fulling Mill
The Banks
Durham
DH1 3EB
Tel: 0190 374 3623
Fax: 0190 374 3619
http://www.dur.ac.uk/fulling.mill
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Oriental Museum
University of Durham
Elvet Hill
Off South Road
Durham
DH1 3TH
Tel: 0191 334 5694
Fax: 0191 334 5694
www.dur.ac.uk/oriental.museum
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University of East Anglia
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
University of East Anglia
Norwich
NR4 7TJ
Tel: 01603 593199/592467
Fax: 01603 259401
www.uea.ac.uk/scva
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University of Essex
Collection of Latin American Art
University of Essex
Department of Art History and Theory
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester CO4 3SQ
England
Tel: 00 44 (0)1206 873971
Fax: 00 44 (0)1206 873702
http://www.essex.ac.uk/ueclaa
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University of Exeter
Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture
University of Exeter
The Old Library
Prince of Wales Road
Exeter EX4 4PX
Tel: 01392 264321
Fax: 01392 263871
www.ex.ac.uk/bill.douglas
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University of Hull
Art Collection
University of Hull
Hull
HU6 7RX
Tel: 01482 465035
Fax: 01482 465192
www.hull.ac.uk/history/art/arthome.htm
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South-East Asia Museum
Centre for South-East Asian Studies
University of Hull
Cottingham Road
Hull HU6 7RX
Tel/ fax: 01482 465758
www.hull.ac.uk/seas/study_facilities.html
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University of Keele
Art Collections
The Chancellors Building
Keele University
Keele
ST5 5BG
Staffordshire
Tel: 01782 583 373
Fax: 01782 584 165
www.keele.ac.uk
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University of Kent
Cartoon Study Centre
Templeman Library
The University
Canterbury
CT2 7NU
Kent
Tel : 01227 823127
Fax : 01227 823 127
http://library.kent.ac.uk/cartoons
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University of Lancaster
Peter Scott Gallery
Lancaster University
Lancaster
LA1 4YW
Tel: 01524 593057
www.lancs.ac.uk/users/peterscott
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Ruskin Library
Lancaster University
Bailrigg
Lancaster
LA1 4YH
Tel: 01524 593587
Fax: 01524 593580
www.lancs.ac.uk/users/ruskinlib
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University of Leeds
University Art Gallery
Parkinson Building
Woodhouse Lane
Leeds
LS2 9JT
Tel: 0113 343 2777
Fax: 0113 343 5561
www.leeds.ac.uk/gallery
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Museum of the History of Education
Brotherton Library
University of Leeds
Leeds
LS2 9JT
Tel : 0113 343 6372
www.leeds.ac.uk/collections/museumofthehistoryofeducation.htm
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University of Liverpool
Art Gallery
6 Abercromby Square
Liverpool
L69 7WY
Tel: 0151 794 2348
Fax: 0151 794 2343
http://www.liv.ac.uk/artgall
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Museum of Archaeology
School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology
University of Liverpool
14 Abercromby Square
Liverpool L69 7WZ
Tel: 0151 794 2467
Fax: 0151 794 2226
http://www.liv.ac.uk/sacos/facilities/museum.html
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London:
Central St Martins College of Art & Design
Museum & Study Collection
Central Saint Martins
Southampton Row
London
WC1B 4AP
Tel: 020 7514 7146
Fax: 020 7514 7024
www.csm.linst.ac.uk/textsite/collection.asp
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Courtauld Institute of Art
Courtauld Institute Gallery
Somerset House
Strand
London
WC2R 0RN
Tel: 020 7848 2526
Fax: 020 7848 2538
www.courtauld.ac.uk/sub_index/gallery
R C D
London Guildhall University
The Women's Library
London Guildhall University
The Women's Library
Old Castle Street
London E1 7NT
Tel: 020 7320 2222
Fax: 020 7320 2333
www.thewomenslibrary.ac.uk
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Royal College of Music
Museum of Instruments
Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road
London SW7 2BS
Tel: 020 7589 3643
Fax: 020 7589 7740
www.rcm.ac.uk
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SOAS
Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art,
School of Oriental and African Studies,
53 Gordon Square,
London WC1H 0PD
Tel: 020 7387 3909
Fax: 020 7383 5163
www.pdfmuseum.org.uk
R C D
University College London
Collections of the Department of Earth Sciences
South Wing
University College London
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
Tel: 020 7679 7900
Fax: 020 7679 4166
http://collections.ucl.ac.uk/geolsci
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College Art Collections
Strang Print Room
University College London
Gower Street
London
Tel: 020 7679 2540
http://collections.ucl.ac.uk/collart
R C
Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy
University College London
Darwin Building
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
Tel: 020 7679 2647
Fax: 020 7679 7096
http://collections.ucl.ac.uk/zoology
R C
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
University College London,
Malet Place,
London
WC1E 6BT
Tel: 020 7679 2884
Fax: 020 7679 2886
www.petrie.ucl.ac.uk
R C D
University of Manchester
Labour History Archive
University of Manchester
People's History Museum
Head Office
103 Princess Street
Manchester
M1 6DD
Tel: 0161 228 7212
www.nmlhweb.org/archive.htm
C
Manchester Museum
University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL
Tel: 0161 275 2634
Fax: 0161 275 2676
www.museum.man.ac.uk
R C D
Whitworth Art Gallery
University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M15 6ER
Tel: 0161 275 7450
Fax: 0161 275 7451
www.whitworth.man.ac.uk
R C D
Middlesex University
Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture
Middlesex University
Cat Hill
Barnet
Hertfordshire
EN4 8HT
Tel: 020 8411 5244
Fax: 020 8411 6639
www.moda.mdx.ac.uk
R C
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Museum of Antiquities
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU
Tel.: 0191 222 7846/7849
Fax: 0191 222 8561
http://museums.ncl.ac.uk
R C
Hancock Museum
Barras Bridge
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4PT
Tel: 0191 222 6765
Fax: 0191 261 7537
www.twmuseums.org.uk/hancock
R C
Hatton Gallery
The Quadrangle
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
Tel: 0191 222 6059
Fax: 0191 222 3454
www.ncl.ac.uk/hatton
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Shefton Museum of Greek Art and Archaeology
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Armstrong Building
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
Tel: 0191 222 8996
Fax: 0191 222 8561
www.ncl.ac.uk/shefton-museum
R C
University of Oxford
Ashmolean Museum
University of Oxford
Beaumont Street
OXFORD OX1 2PH
Tel: Oxford (01865) 278000
Fax: Oxford (01865) 278018
www.ashmol.ox.ac.uk
R C D
Bate Collection of Musical Instruments
Faculty of Music
University of Oxford
St Aldate's
Oxford
OX1 1DB
Tel: 01865 276139
Fax: 01865 276128
www.ashmol.ox.ac.uk/BCMIPage.html
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Christ Church Picture Gallery
Christ Church
Oxford
OX1 1DP
Tel: 01865 276172
Fax: 01865 202429
www.chch.ox.ac.uk/gallery
R
Oxford University Herbaria
Department of Plant Sciences
University of Oxford
South Parks Road
Oxford
OX1 3RB
Tel: 01865 275000
Fax: 01865 275074
http://herbaria.plants.ox.ac.uk/
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Museum of the History of Science
University of Oxford
Old Ashmolean Building
Broad Street
Oxford
OX1 3AZ
Tel: 01865 277280
Fax: 01865 277288
http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk
R C D
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Parks Road
Oxford
OX1 3PW
Tel: 01865 272950
Fax: 01865 272970
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/
R C D
Pitt Rivers Museum
University of Oxford
South Parks Road
Oxford
OX1 3PP
Tel: 01865 270927
Fax: 01865 270943
www.prm.ox.ac.uk
R C D
University of Reading
Museum of English Rural Life
University of Reading
PO Box 229
Whiteknights
Reading
RG6 6AG
Tel: 0118 378 8660
Fax: 0118 975 1264
www.ruralhistory.org
R C D
Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology
Department of Classics
University of Reading
Whiteknights
Reading
RG6 6AA
Tel: 0118 378 6599
Fax: 0118 378 6661
www.rdg.ac.uk/ure
R
University of Sheffield
Traditional Heritage Museum
605 Ecclesall Road
SheffieldS11 8PR
Tel: 0114 222 6296
www.shef.ac.uk/english/natcect/museum/content.html
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Turner Museum of Glass
Department of Engineering Materials
University of Sheffield
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
Tel: 0114 222 5467/5941
Fax: 0114 222 5943
www.shef.ac.uk/turnermuseum
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University of Warwick
Mead Gallery
Warwick Arts Centre
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL
Tel: 024 7652 4524
Tel: 024 7657 2664
www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
R
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- R - Registered with MLA (the Museums, Libraries & Archives Council)
- C - Core-funded by SHEFC
Glasgow Caledonian University
Heatherbank Museum
Glasgow Caledonian University
City Campus
Cowcaddens Road
Glasgow
G4 0BA
Tel: 0141 331 8637
Fax: 0141 331 3005
www.lib.gcal.ac.uk/heatherbank
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Glasgow School of Art
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Building
Glasgow School Of Art
167 Renfrew Street
Glasgow
G3 6RQ
Tel: 0141 353 4500
Fax: 0141 353 4746
www.gsa.ac.uk
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Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University Museum & Archives
Cameron Smail Library
Heriot-Watt University
Riccarton
Edinburgh
EH14 4AS
Tel: 0131 451 3218/3219
Fax: 0131 451 3164
www.hw.ac.uk/archive
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University of Aberdeen
Anatomy Museum
Biomedical Sciences (Anatomy)
University of Aberdeen
Marischal College
Broad Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1YS
Tel: 01224 274320
Fax: 01224 274329
www.abdn.ac.uk/museums/anatomy.hti
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Geological Collections
Department of Geology & Petroleum Geology
College of Physical Sciences
University of Aberdeen
Meston Building
King's College
Aberdeen
AB24 3UE
Tel: 01224 273433
Fax: 01224 272785
www.abdn.ac.uk/geology/geo-collections.php
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Herbarium
University of Aberdeen
Cruickshank Building
King's College
Aberdeen
AB24 3UU
Tel: 01224 272705
Fax: 01224 272703
www.abdn.ac.uk/pss/research/herbarium.hti
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Marischal Museum
University of Aberdeen
Marischal College
Broad Street
Aberdeen AB10 1YS
Scotland
United Kingdom
Tel: 01224 274301
Fax: 01224 274302
www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/museum/index.hti
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Natural Philosophy Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
University of Aberdeen
Department of Physics
Fraser Noble Building
King's College
Aberdeen
AB24 3UE
Tel: 01224 272507
www.abdn.ac.uk/museums
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Pathology and Forensic Medicine Collection
Department of Pathology
University of Aberdeen
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD
Tel: 01224 553792
Fax: 01224 663002
www.abdn.ac.uk/museums/pathology.hti
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University of Dundee
Museum Collections
University of Dundee
Dundee
DD1 4HN
Tel: 01382 344310
Fax: 01382 345523
www.dundee.ac.uk/museum
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University of Edinburgh
Cockburn Museum of Geology and Geophysics
University of Edinburgh
West Mains Road
Edinburgh
EH9 3JW
Tel: 0131 650 4845
Fax: 0131 668 3184
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Edinburgh University Collection Of Historic Musical Instruments
Reid Concert Hall
Bristo Square
Edinburgh
EH8 9AG
Tel: 0131 650 2423
Fax: 0131 650 2425
www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi
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Natural History Collections
Ashworth Laboratories
University of Edinburgh
Kings Buildings
West Mains Road
Edinburgh
EH9 3JT
Tel: 0131 650 5477
Fax: 0131 667 3210
www.nhc.ed.ac.uk
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Russell Collection of Early Keyboard Instruments
University of Edinburgh
St Cecilia's Hall
Niddry Street
Cowgate
Edinburgh
EH1 1LJ
Tel: 0131 650 2805
Fax: 0131 650 2425
www.music.ed.ac.uk/russell
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Talbot Rice Gallery
University of Edinburgh
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh
EH8 9YL
Tel: 0131 650 2211
Fax: 0131 650 2213
www.trg.ed.ac.uk
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University of Glasgow
Hunterian Art Gallery
82 Hillhead Street
University of Glasgow
Glasgow
G12 8QQ
Tel: 0141 330 5431
Fax: 0141 330 3618
www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk
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Hunterian Museum
University of Glasgow
University Avenue
Glasgow
G12 8QQ
Tel: 0141 330 4221
Fax: 0141 330 3617
www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk
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University of St Andrews
Museum Collections
University of St Andrews
St Andrews
KY16 9TR
Tel: 01334 462417
Fax: 01334 462401
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/services/muscoll
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University of Stirling
University of Stirling Art Collection
University of Stirling
Stirling
FK9 4LA
Tel: 01786 466050
Fax: 01786 466866
www.stir.ac.uk/artcol
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University of Strathclyde
Collins Gallery
22 Richmond Street
Glasgow
G1 1XQ
Tel: 0141 548 2558
Fax: 0141 552 4053
www.collinsgallery.strath.ac.uk
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- R - Registered with MLA (the Museums, Libraries & Archives Council)
University of Glamorgan
University of Glamorgan Art Collection
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Glamorgan
Treforest
CF37 1DL
Tel: 01443 482570
www.glam.ac.uk/gallery
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University of Wales Aberystwyth
Ceramics Gallery
Arts Centre
University of Wales
Penglais
Aberystwyth
SY23 3DE
Tel: 01970 622460
Fax: 01970 622461
www.aber.ac.uk/ceramics
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School of Art Gallery & Museum
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG
Tel: 01970622460
Fax: 01970 622461
www.aber.ac.uk/museum
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University of Wales Swansea
Egypt Centre
University of Wales Swansea
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
Tel: 01792 295960
www.swan.ac.uk/egypt
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