Object loans
While currently on hold, the museum believes in making our collections widely accessible. We do this through short- and long-term loans to institutions across the world.
London Museum has a long history of lending objects to cultural institutions in London, the UK and across the globe with the intent to inspire a passion for London.
However, as we prepare to move to a new home in Smithfield in the coming years, the museum has a moratorium on lending from the collection, effective from 1 July 2020. This will allow us to focus on the important preparation work needed to relocate the collection.
This post-medieval posy ring is on loan to the National Civil War Centre, Newark.
All lending commitments that have already been agreed will be honoured. We expect to re-open the lending programme within six months of opening our new museum in 2026. We will provide further details in due course.
If you’d like to look at licensing images from the collection as an alternative, please contact our Picture Library.
Our policy, costs and contacts remain below for use by venues with whom we have already agreed loans.
Loans policy and cost
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All loans from London Museum’s collections are subject to our loans policy and conditions, which also contains information on standard loan-out costs.
Contact us
Feel free to contact the registrars at London Museum to discuss any potential loan at [email protected]
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