What do we collect?

When a curator considers whether or not to accept an object they will ask these questions:

• Is the object local? For example, has it been manufactured locally
• Is the object in good condition?
• Can you tell us about the history of the object?
• Does the object fulfil the criteria and guidelines laid out in our collecting policy?
• Does the museum already have a similar example?
• If the material is archaeological, does it have a local provenance, or is it significant to the interpretation of Verulamium?

Iron Age gold stater of Tasciovanus, pre-43 AD.

What are we looking for?
The museum service collects objects that are related to the lives of the past and present people of St Albans City and district. This includes a whole range of different types of objects including archaeology, artwork and oral histories all of which must have a strong connection with the District.

We do not collect any natural history material. This includes rocks, fossils, stuffed animals and butterflies. For further details look at our collecting policy.

• Click here to read St Albans Museums' Collecting Policy