Our history
The British Red Cross museum and archives contain a fascinating portrait of our humanitarian work.
Find out about tours, research visits and our exhibitions, and the other services we can provide.
The collection includes objects and records from our beginnings in 1870 right up to our contribution to today's society.
Browse photos and stories and search for your family's personnel cards to discover what 90,000 Red Cross volunteers did during the war.
Showcasing stories of people who have helped shape our history, now and from across the years.
See what objects and records we collect, how we decide what to collect and read our collections development policy.
Explore our museum and open archives collections on our online database.
Find out about the 150 unique items that tell the story of 150 years of British Red Cross history.
Explore Black British history through our fascinating online exhibition of Black humanitarians at the British Red Cross.
Our online exhibition shows objects from key moments in the history of vaccination, and how the Red Cross played a vital role.
Participants in our youth-led EmpowHer project created a quilt to express how it feels to be a girl or young woman today.
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