Collections

Our aim is to conserve, display and interpret the magnificent buildings, interiors and collections in our care.

Our royal palaces host internationally important collections of fine and decorative art, the majority forming part of the Royal Collection. We work in partnership with the Royal Armouries to display their collections of arms and armour at the Tower of London. We also manage, conserve, display and research our own collections of royal ceremonial dress, architectural drawings, art, archaeology, furniture, furnishings, architectural decoration and social history.

Visual and decorative arts collection

Fine and decorative art on display across our palaces remains part of the Royal Collection, one of the largest and most important art collections in the world. 

Architectural drawings

An archive of historic and modern drawings detailing the architectural histories of the palaces in the late 19th and 20th centuries.

Archaeology, architecture and buildings

With 4,500 archaeological object records, this collection brings together both archaeological and building materials from the palace buildings, their gardens and estates.

History collection

The History collection includes a diverse range of material includes documents, personal papers, photographs, books, newspapers, magazines and ephemera.