Welcome to the British Red Cross museum and archives
The British Red Cross museum and archives contain a fascinating portrait of our humanitarian work.
Visiting our museums and archives
Find out about our exhibitions, tours, research visits and our other services.
Collections catalogue
Explore our museum and open archive collections on our online database.
Museum exhibitions
Learn about our exhibitions before you visit or explore our online exhibitions.
Our historical collections
Objects and records from 1870 to our present day contribution to society.
The First World War
Browse photos and stories and search for your family's personnel cards to discover what 90,000 Red Cross volunteers did during the war.
How to donate historical items
See what objects and records we collect, how we decide what to collect and read our collections development policy.
History blogs
Learn more about the history of the British Red Cross by exploring our blogs.
Educational resources
Discover useful resources and activities for teaching history.
Donate now to support the British Red Cross
For more than 150 years we have been there for people who have nowhere else to turn, and we won’t stop now. By giving monthly, you can become part of something bigger, offering hope, support and stability to people in crisis.
Donate to the British Red Cross