Collection Map & Database

 

Here, you can find out about all known physical collections of Muybridge's work housed in cultural organisations around the world; as well as selected collections of rare books published by Muybridge during his lifetime.


For each institution on our database, we include introductory information on collections items, location, rights and reproductions, opening hours and accessibility to Muybridge works; as well as curatorial staff contact details to help with your specific research questions.


You can filter your search geographically to find organisations near you, or descriptively using the drop down menu to locate particular types of collections items which most fit your interests. You can even see where these collections are housed on a local or world map.

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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesUSAThe Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, founded in 1928, is...

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Addison Gallery of American ArtUSAThe Addison Gallery of American Art is an academic museum attached to the Phillips Academy in Massac...

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American Geographical Society Library, University of MilwaukeeUSAThe American Geographical Society Library has been in existence since the late 1850s and has been lo...

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American Museum of Natural History LibraryUSAThe American Museum of Natural History, founded in 1869, houses a wealth of scientific and cultural ...

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library For Yale University LibrariesUSAThe Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University holds a rich collection of literary p...

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Berkeley, University of California, Bancroft LibraryUSAThe Bancroft Library is the primary special collections library at the University of California, Ber...

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Bibliotheque Nationale de FranceFranceThe Bibliotheque Nationale de France is France's national Library. Set over 5 separate locations, th...

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Boston AthenæumUSAThe Boston Athenaeum is a membership library established in 1807. It has world class special collect...

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Brighton and Hove MuseumUnited KingdomBrighton and Hove Museum is based in the South East of England, and includes a particularly strong c...

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British LibraryUnited KingdomThe British Library contains well over 150 million items within its holdings. These holdings not onl...

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Brooklyn MuseumUSAThe Brooklyn Museum is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the United States. The permanent...

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California Historical SocietyUSAThe California Historical Society (CHS) aims to 'inspire and empower Californians to make the past a...

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California State LibraryUSAThe California State Library is a public research facility which has been established for 160 years....

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Canadian Centre for ArchitectureCanadaThe Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) was founded in 1979 as a new form of cultural institution...

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Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History MuseumUSAThe CPRR virtual museum was launched in 1999. As stated on the website: 'Much of the site's content ...

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Chrysler Museum of ArtUSAThe Chrysler Museum of Art holds almost 40,000 objects spanning 5,000 years. The Muybridge colle...

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Cinémathèque euro-régionale Institut Jean VigoFranceThe institute Jean Vigo was founded in 1983 from a 1962 film club, and aims to further the debate be...

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Cincinnati Art MuseumUSACincinnati Art Museum houses a permanent collection of over 60,000 works from around the world spann...

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Cinematheque FrancaiseFranceThe Cinematheque Francaise holds over 500,000 still photographs within its photography library. M...

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Cleveland Museum of ArtUSA'The mission of the Cleveland Museum of Art is to fulfill its dual roles as one of the world's most ...

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Corcoran Gallery of ArtUSAFounded in 1869 by philanthropist William Wilson Corcoran, The Corcoran is Washington, DC's largest ...

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Currier Museum of ArtUSAThe Currier Museum of Art's permanent collection contains about 13,000 American and European works o...

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Deutsches MuseumGermanyThe Deutches Museum showcases over 100,000 objects from the fields of science and technology, from o...

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Exeter University, Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular CultureUnited KingdomThe Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture contains both a public museum ...

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Fine Arts Museum of San FranciscoUSAThe Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco is one of the largest public art institutions in the US and co...

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George Eastman HouseUSAGeorge Eastman House is an International Museum of Photography and Film. 'The photography collect...

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Getty ImagesUnited KingdomGetty Images is a commercial organisation, however, access to the archives is provided for bona fide...

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Harvard University, Ernst Mayr Library, Museum of Comparative ZoologyUSACurrently, the Library collection numbers more than 274,000 volumes of monographs and journals and a...

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Harvard University, Francis A. Countway Library of MedicineUSAThe Harvard University Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine houses 2 books written by Muybridge: ...

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Harvard University, Houghton LibraryUSAThe Houghton Library collections represent a rich array of American and European cultural heritage t...

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Harvard, Fogg Art MuseumUSAThe Harvard Fogg Art Museum boasts a permanent collection of over 250,000 works and 10 curatorial de...

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Henry E Huntington LibraryUSAA Private, non profit institution including an art collection, botanical garden and library holding ...

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J. Paul Getty MuseumUSA'The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center in Los Angeles houses European paintings, drawings, sc...

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Kingston Museum and Heritage ServiceUnited KingdomThe Kingston Muybridge bequest is one of the largest collections of Muybridge material in the world ...

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Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs DivisionUSAThe Library of Congress Prints and Photographs division 'numbers more than 14 million images. These ...

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Los Angeles County Museum of ArtUSA'With 100,000 objects dating from ancient times to the present, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art...

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Louise M. Darling Biomedical LibraryUSAThis library is part of UCLA and aims to offer research material to students, faculty and staff. The...

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Metropolitan Museum of ArtUSA'The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world's largest and finest art museums. Its collection...

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Musée d'OrsayFranceThe museum is located in an old railway station which displays collections of art from the period 18...

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Musees de StrasbourgFranceThe Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art houses a collection from the period of 1870 to modern day ...

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Museum of Fine Arts, BostonUSAThe museum houses over 450,000 works of art making it one of the most comprehensive art museums in t...

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Museum of Modern ArtUSAOne of the world's leading and renowned modern art museums. A broad representation of Muybridgeâ€...

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Napa County Historical SocietyUSA'The Napa County Historical Society is a research, archival and educational organisation dedicated t...

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National Anthropological ArchivesUSAThe archive's collection holds documents that record the history of anthropology and world cultures....

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National Archives & Records AdministrationUSAThis collection houses photographs identified as being taken by Eadweard Muybridge in NARA's Still P...

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National Gallery of Art Washington DCUSAThe National Gallery of Art houses a collection of paintings, sculpture, photographs, drawings and p...

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National Gallery of VictoriaAustraliaThe National Gallery of Victoria consists of two buildings, the International and the Australia. ...

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National Media Museum, BradfordUnited KingdomA museum covering 7 floors including 3 cinemas, 2 special exhibition galleries and a research and co...

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National Technical Museum, PragueCzech RepublicThe National Technical Museum is the Czech Republic's leading museum of science and technology. The ...

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New York Public LibraryUSAComprising of 89 locations, the New York Public Library includes 4 research centres as well as local...

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New-York Historical SocietyUSAThe New-York Historical Society is a research institution and holds New York City's oldest museum. ...

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Oakland Museum of CaliforniaUSAThe museum combines art, history and natural sciences to communicate California's history and charac...

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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsUSAThe Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) houses a library, museum, archive and a school. The...

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Philadelphia Free Public LibraryUSAThe Library holds one of the most extensive collections of books, magazines, art and film in the cou...

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Pratt Institute LibrariesUSAThe Brooklyn Campus library houses over 200,000 volumes of print based media focusing on visual arts...

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Princeton Rare Books and ManuscriptsUSAThe Rare Books and Manuscripts department holds printed material as well as photographs, coins and m...

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Princeton University Art MuseumUSAPart of the University of Princeton, the museum collection holds 72,000 objects from ancient to cont...

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Princeton University LibraryUSAThere are many divisions and satellite libraries with Muybridge materials, including Marquand Librar...

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Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamNetherlandsThe Rijksmuseum is located in Amsterdam and will be shortly renovated for the 21st century visitor. ...

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Royal Academy of Arts, LondonUnited KingdomThe Royal Academy of Arts is an independent institution run by artists to promote the visual arts. ...

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Royal Institution, LondonUnited KingdomA charity dedicated to connecting people with the world of science. The Royal Institution holds...

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Saint Louis Art MuseumUSA'The Saint Louis Art Museum is one of the nation's leading comprehensive art museums with collection...

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San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtUSAThe San Fransisco Museum of Modern Art is dedicated to contemporary and modern art from modern maste...

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San Francisco Public LibraryUSAThe San Fransisco Public Library includes a main branch and many local libraries. The Muybridge c...

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Smithsonian American Art MuseumUSAThe Smithsonian American Art Museum is one of the largest museums dedicated to American Art and Visu...

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Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt MuseumUSAThe Cooper Hewitt Museum, part of The Smithsonian Institution, is the National Design Museum in the ...

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Smithsonian Institution, Dibner Library of the History of Science and TechnologyUSAThe Dibner Library is the Smithsonian’s collection of rare books and manuscripts relating to the h...

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Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American HistoryUSAThe museum holds a collection depicting American culture from the War of Independence to the present...

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Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryUSANational Portrait Gallery, part of the Smithsonian Institute, narrates American history through port...

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Society of California PioneersUSAThe Society of Califonia Pioneers has a photography collection of over 50,000 items. The collect...

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Stanford University, Cantor Center for Visual ArtsUSAThe Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University was conceived at the same time as Stanford University ...

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Stanford University, University Archives and Green LibraryUSAThe Green Library Green Library houses a nearly 3-million-volume research collection in the social s...

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UCLA Charles E. Young Research LibraryUSAThe UCLA Library system, ranked among the top ten research libraries in North America, is a campus-w...

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UCLA Hammer MuseumUSAThe UCLA Hammer Museum presents historical and contemporary art in the visual arts. The museum has a...

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University of Michigan, William L. Clements LibraryUSA'The photographic collections of the Clements Library document the cultural and historical dimension...

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University of Nebraska, Sheldon Museum of ArtUSAThe Sheldon Museum of Art holds over 12,000 objects from a range of media originating from America. ...

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University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book & Manuscript LibraryUSAPart of the University of Pennsylvania Library centre, the library holds a collection of rare books ...

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University of Pennsylvania, University Records and Archives CentreUSAThe University Archives preserves and makes available for research historically significant document...

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University of Southern California LibraryUSAThe University Archives hold a variety of material documenting the history of Southern California. ...

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Victoria & Albert MuseumUnited KingdomThe Photography Collection at the V&A is one of the largest and most important in the world. It is i...

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Wellcome CollectionUnited KingdomThe Wellcome Collection 'explores the connections between medicine, life and art in the past, presen...

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Wesleyan University, Davison Art CenterUSA'The DAC collection chiefly consists of works of art on paper, including some 18,000 prints and 6,00...

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Wichita Art MuseumUSAThe museum holds a collection of American Art spanning three centuries. There is one Muybridge wo...

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Wine InstituteUSAThe Wine Institute acts as the voice for California's 1,000+ wineries. The Institute holds 8 wine...

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Worcester Art MuseumUSAThe Worcester Art Museum holds a collection spanning fifty centuries and houses its own library. ...

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Yale Peabody MuseumUSAThe collection of historical scientific instruments contains objects which document the history of s...

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Yosemite Museum, National Park ServiceUSAThe Yosemite Museum holds a collection that interprets the cultural history of the area from 19th ce...

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