Bristol Museums

In line with Government guidance, all our venues are currently closed to support the fight against COVID-19.

We’re really looking forward to welcoming you back once lockdown measures are eased. In the meantime, there are plenty of ways to get your culture fix from home!

Check out our Stay Connected blog for inspiration.

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Ruins, ruin lust, and risk

ONLINE TALK: Ruins are an alluring but at times fearful feature of our landscape. This talk will explore their risk and whether they should be saved or left to decay.

Late lunch talk: Dr Fawcett - one man and his collection

ONLINE TALK: What motivates an individual to make a collection? Learn how Dr Fawcett acquired 7,514 archaeological items and the histories connected to these fabulous objects.

Murder on the Middle Passage: The trial of Captain Kimber

ONLINE TALK: In April 1792 Captain Kimber was tried for murder of an enslaved African. This talk traces the career of the captain, the African woman’s death and the trial.

Bristol's stories

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

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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.

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 the vast collection.