There are a number of museums and collections across the Met, including the Police Museum, Crime Museum and Historic Fleet. Please note the Crime Museum is not open to the public.
The Metropolitan Police Museum displays objects and archive items. It also houses a reference library and research room. All these are open to the public – bookings need to be made at least a week in advance and photo ID is required for access.
We are always on the lookout for new objects, archives, books and photographs for our collection and these can be offered by phone or email. We hold a monthly acquisitions meeting to discuss offers and to make sure they can help us better tell the breadth and depth of the Met’s history. We are particularly keen to strengthen areas in our collection such as:
- Policing and the Covid-19 pandemic
- LGBTQ officers in the recent and not-so-recent past
- Black, Asian and minority ethnic officers in the pre- and post- 1947 periods
- Women police officers in London before and after 1919
- The Met’s Civil Staff and their part in Met history since 1829
