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Image Collections

Bloomsbury Design Library is home to nearly 5,000 images of design objects from museums around the world. We partner with museums to provide you with high-quality images from their permanent collections and temporary exhibitions. Each image is supported by rich descriptive data, and features links to related content from across the site to aid your discovery journey.

Browse the images by clicking on any of the museum collections below, or find images via search using the search bar at the top of the page.

Museum of Craft and Design

The Museum of Craft and Design is San Francisco’s only museum devoted exclusively to modern and contemporary craft and design.
Contents: 73 images from three exhibitions (Raw Design, Hands Off, and New West Coast Design 2)

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Thumbnail of installation view
Thumbnail of installation view
Thumbnail of installation view

Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Museum’s collection of Costume and Textiles is one of the oldest and largest in the United States.
Contents: 1497 images

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Heart cone chair
Poster
Valentine Typewriter

Designmuseum Danmark

With its archives, library and collections, the museum constitutes Denmark’s shared design memory and knowledge centre as a source of inspiration for future designs.
Contents: 54 images from two exhibitions (Learning from Japan and The Danish Chair)

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Hikari lamp
Bow chair
Club Manhattan serving series

The National Archives

The National Archives is the official archive of the UK Government, and for England and Wales. They are the guardians of some of the most iconic national documents, dating back over 1,000 years.
Contents: 498 images

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Designs for paper hangings
Parachute machine for sweeping chimneys
Designs for paper hangings

Museum of Arts and Design

The mission of the Museum of Arts and Design is to collect, display, and interpret objects that document contemporary and historic innovation in craft, art, and design.
Contents: 2618 images

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Big Bang
Snow on Mount Fuji
Borghese Brooch