Research with us

The Powell-Cotton Museum welcomes requests for loans of material for research.

Collections Research with us

Accessing Our Collections

Many people are inspired by our collections. The Museum has welcomed artists, photographers, filmmakers, and even dancers into our collections
Find out how to get access

Collaborative Research Visits

If you work for a university and are interested in setting up a collaborative research partnership with the Museum, please get in touch with our collections team.

Contact the team

Research & Loan Requests

We welcome loan requests for material for research. Each loan request will be evaluated on its individual merits to ensure that it complies with the Museum’s Loans and Research policies and supports the Museum’s own priorities and aims. The Museum must also determine if it has the resources available to prepare the loan.

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Publications

Find a selected bibliography of publications on natural history, ethnography and archaeology that feature the Powell-Cotton Museum’s collections.

See our publications

University Visits

We strive to support and inspire the researchers of the future. We can work with universities in a variety of ways, from creating collections-based hands-on workshops for student groups, to supporting individual student placements within the Museum.

Find out about University Visits

Destructive Sampling

The Museum welcomes the opportunity to use its collections in as many ways as possible for scientific study.

Find out more on sampling

See whats in our archives

We have a wide range of our collection in our archives. See more of what we have available here and how to

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