The National Motor Museum collects, preserves and presents to its visitors vehicles and other items related to the history of motoring in Great Britain from 1895 to the present day. The Museum also aims to stimulate and participate in research into the history of motoring. These core activities are supported by the Reference, Picture and Film and Video Libraries, whose Collections are not restricted to Great Britain, but span the rest of Europe and, indeed, the world. Educational Services are provided, relevant to the objectives of the National Motor Museum and its Collections.
The Museum has now acquired over 250 vehicles and tens of thousands of objects relating to motoring history. The latter includes car accessories, motoring clothing, printed ephemera and anything else that helps to describe the fascinating evolution of motoring in all its forms and the associated social implications.
How To HelpThere are a number of ways that individuals, companies and others can assist the ongoing work of the National Motor Museum Trust. Loans and gifts of vehicles and motoring items are offered as well as donations and bequests. If you would like to offer any items to the Trust, please write to us using the 'contact us' menu option above.
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Motoring Picture Library
Our web site contains many thousands of images for you to view and use but we have nearly one million motoring images not yet digitised, so if you can't find what you are looking for please do contact us. We have a fully equipped drive-in studio available for hire on its own or with our highly experienced staff photographer and is suitable for still photography, including cars or bikes, and film work. Further information can be found at www.motoringpicturelibrary.com.
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Archive Collections
NMMT holds over 100 linear meters of original archival material. The material ranges from newspaper cuttings and photographs, personal correspondence and rally charts, to receipt books and log books. If you wish to visit the archives or find out more about the collections, please note that the same conditions apply as for visiting the Reference Library.
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The Caravan Club Collection
Material in the Collection spans the long and colourful history of the Caravan Club. Items include documents, books, photographs, cloth pennants, metal-ware and commemorative ceramics. Many of these objects represent popular Caravan Club events including the annual National Rally, British Caravan Road Rally competitions and regional 'Centre' activities. For further information on the collection visit www.caravanclub.co.uk
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Friends Of The NMM TrustWhen you become a Friend, your subscription will be helping us in the considerable task of preserving Britain's diverse motoring heritage. Your support enables us to continue to add to the Museum Collection, restore vehicles and arrange exhibitions and displays. It also helps with the acquisition of books, archive material, films and photographs for the motoring libraries.
Friends Evenings planned for 2010 include:
Saturday 27 March The Challenge of F1 The National Motor Museum regrets to inform you that the above evening with Professor Gary Savage of Brawn F1 has been cancelled due to speaker commitments. However, the evening is being replaced with a talk and accompanying film covering Project Runningblade, the attempt on the World Land Speed Record for lawnmowers, the brain child of Beaulieu’s Film & Video Library Manager, Stephen Vokins. For further information on the project please go to www.projectrunningblade.co.uk. For tickets and further information please call the Membership Secretary on 01590 614792. If you are interested in becoming a Friend of the National Motor Museum Trust or attending one of the evenings please contact: Theresa Browning - Friends Membership Secretary Tel. 01590 614792 Email. theresa.browning@beaulieu.co.uk
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Film And Video Library
Established in 1979, the library’s mission was to save film, when the motor industry was in recession and archive material was being lost through destruction or neglect. Over the years, the collection has grown enormously through the addition of corporate archives from Ford, Vauxhall, Rootes, Peugeot Talbot, Dunlop, the Metropolitan Police, Automobile Association and Royal Automobile Club. Private collections have also been acquired, along with a considerable amount of motorsport material.
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Shell Art Collection
One of the most extraordinary collections of commercial art in Britain, it is housed at the Library of Motoring and managed for Shell UK Ltd. The collection spans the period from the 1920's to the 1960's with most of the posters having been produced during the 1930's. The collection also contains many wonderful humorous press advertisements of the 1920's and postcards pre-dating the First World War. Generations of schoolchildren grew up with ' Shell Guides to Nature ' on their classroom walls, all painted by Shell artists.
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High Days & HolidaysHigh Days & Holidays travels in time and place, from Victorians enjoying a day at the seaside to Mods & Rockers, and far off holidays to more familiar locations. It illustrates some of the many ways in which motoring has enabled us to make more of our leisure time, opening up the countryside and helping us enjoy hobbies and holiday pursuits such as a day at the motor races, touring, camping & caravanning. A range of loan boxes related to the exhibition storylines introduce a hands-on element to educational activities. High Days & Holidays provides a rare glimpse of The National Motor Museum's multi-faceted, internationally significant collections of photographs, archives, library material and objects. For further information about High Days and Holidays email hdh@beaulieu.co.uk or telephone 01590 614673.
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