Exhibitions & Events
Showing the collection
beyond the house
Loans, joint exhibitions, research partnerships and digital heritage work with museums and institutions.
Areas of cooperation
01Artefact loans — photographs, documents and instruments lent under written agreement, with condition reporting and insured transport.By agreement
02Joint exhibitions — co-curated shows built around a theme or period, with the collection supplying material, captions and provenance.Co-curated
03Research projects — work with universities and heritage bodies on dating, identification and the social history behind the frames.Collaborative
04Artefact evaluation — assessment and dating of photographic and documentary material held by others.On request
05Conservation — shared work on the storage, stabilisation and long-term care of negatives, prints and paper.Shared practice
06Digital heritage — high-resolution and virtual imaging to widen access and protect the originals from handling.Imaging

How a loan works
01You send the theme, the dates and the venue conditions.
02We search the collection and return a shortlist with provenance and condition notes.
03A written agreement covers insurance, handling, credit line and return.
04Material travels packed and condition-reported.
05Reproduction rights for catalogue and promotion are agreed separately.
Past & upcoming
Exhibition history and forthcoming dates are listed here. Send the details and they go up.
Placeholder — awaiting the exhibition list
Discuss a loan or exhibition
Tell us the theme, the dates and the venue — we will tell you what the collection can contribute.