IWM has a unique collection covering all aspects of twentieth and twenty-first century conflict involving Britain, the Commonwealth and former Empire countries.
Contact us for high quality reproductions from IWM's collections. Alongside photography, we offer footage and oral history recordings, plus research help and advice to support your licensing needs. Catering primarily for media-buying professionals from a range of sectors, including publishing and broadcasting, our experienced team are working remotely and available to discuss your projects.
To license and request digital files please browse IWM Collections to identify the catalogue numbers of the items you would like to order and provide details of intended use via the order form or in an email to our licensing teams (see below).
The current online selection represents a fraction of the millions of objects held by the Museum. If media is not available on the object record, please contact us and we can, if necessary, arrange new photography or digitisation upon demand.
All our net revenue goes to support the Museum, and its commitment to ensuring the collection is freely accessible, while also funding its core activities, including helping us to keep the museum free of charge to visit and storing our precious artefacts.
Media Type
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©IWMFilmOur collection of 25,000 hours of footage includes public information films, documentaries, official newsreels and amateur films.
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©IWMPhotographs11 million photographs covering the cause, course and consequences of modern conflict from the First World War to present day.
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©IWMSound33,000 recordings, including famous speeches, music, and the largest oral history collection of its type in the world.
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©IWMArtOne of the most important collections of twentieth century British art in the world.
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©IWMDocumentsOver 20,000 individual collections of letters, diaries and memoirs plus foreign documents.
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Additional Services
In addition to our growing multimedia archive, IWM also offers range of additional services:
- Digital imaging product services
- Generation of film stills
- Digitisation upon demand (where media not available)
- Research facilities
- IWM Prints
- Brand licensing
- In association publishing
- Commercial filming
- Curatorial Consultancy
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©IWMBattle of BritainAs we mark the 80th anniversary, explore our Battle of Britain collections
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Licensing and Policies
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Policies
If you have not licensed content from us before, please read through our policies for information regarding:
- Advertising
- Colourisation
- Fees
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Types of Licence
There are two licensing options, please read the following information to determine which licence applies to you. A small minority of our collection items are not available under the non-commercial licence due to copyright being held by a third party.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Please read through our Frequently Asked Questions for information regarding:
- Searching collections
- Formats
- Delivery
