What we do
The Met Museums care for the collections and history of the Met. In addition we promote wider knowledge of the story of the Met especially marking important anniversaries with our colleagues both in the MPS and the wider police community.
We are here to help colleagues and the general public preserve, engage and interpret the history of the Met.
You can contact us to discuss various topics, such as:
- donating something to our collection
- help with research enquiries
- borrowing an item from us for an exhibition
Research enquiries
The MPS Museum team can book you into our reading room to research the history of the Metropolitan Police, objects, archives and photographs in the collection, famous cases and officers, genealogy and local history. We cannot carry out research on your behalf, but can advise on the use of images of items from our collection in conjunction with the MPS's Commercial Department.
Loans
To enquire about borrowing objects from the Met Museum collection for your exhibition or for more information on our loan procedure please contact the Head of Museums via our contact form. Please note we require a minimum of six months' notice for loan requests. We are planning to establish a handling collection, but at present cannot loan caps and other uniform items for service funerals.
Book a Tour
The public can visit our exhibition and historic vehicle collection by prior appointment:
Tour of the Historic Vehicle Collection
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