Science & Society Picture Library

read moreWelcome to the official picture library of the Science Museum Group. Representing the visual collections of the Science Museum, the Science & Industry Museum, the Science & Media Museum, Locomotion and the Railway Museum, as well as select contributors. For non-commercial activities please go to our collections online page We have now returned from furlough but the museum group offices are operating with reduced staff at this time, it may take longer than usual to receive a response to your enquiry.

read moreThe Science and Society Picture Library represent the visual content of the Science Museum Group. We are based in the Science Museum. As a child I was obsessed with a Jonathan Cape book we had about 19th century Russia. It was fully illustrated and I really remember this image as it made a big impact on me. It gives an indication of what was involved ub producing a record of conflict in the 1900s. I went on to specialise in war studies at University, specifically in Russian History and that book still has a place on my shleves.

read moreThis website represents a collection of over 165,000 images available for commercial license. Try a simple keyword search to pinpoint the perfect image, or else browse our themes and collections for new inspiration! To license an image for your publication, broadcast, advertisement or other commercial enterprise, please email us. For a personal touch, visit our print site and decorate your walls at home with an image from our unique collections. You can now licence footage from us! With a broad collection comprised of never before seen clips, our film archive includes the twilight age of steam travel, Science Museum lecture films from the 1930s-1960s, the works of Louis Le Prince, Marey, Muybridge and the poignant first ever colour film made by Lee and Turner in 1902.