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Collection guides

Read our growing selection of collection guides to help navigate your journey through the vast array of objects, monuments and landscapes in our care.

Archaeology

Archaeology

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Books and libraries

Books and libraries

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Ceramics

Ceramics

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Chinese wallpaper

Chinese wallpaper

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Furniture

Furniture

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Paintings

Paintings

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Sculpture

Sculpture

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Tapestries

Tapestries

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Articles

Read a selection of articles written by National Trust curators, conservators, archaeologists and other experts about objects and places in our care.

100 Years of Ulysses by James Joyce

100 Years of Ulysses by James Joyce

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A Surrealist stone by Max Ernst

A Surrealist stone by Max Ernst

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Collecting Ceramics at Greenway

Collecting Ceramics at Greenway

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Decorative papers at Nostell Priory

Decorative papers at Nostell Priory

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An extraordinary chinoiserie paper lining

An extraordinary chinoiserie paper lining

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Joan Eardley's paintings in the Derek Hill Collection at Mottisfont

Joan Eardley's paintings in the Derek Hill Collection at Mottisfont

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Archaeological finds at Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire

Archaeological finds at Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire

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Two Perspectives on a Jacobean Masterpiece

Two Perspectives on a Jacobean Masterpiece

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Vase madness: the craze for garnitures

Vase madness: the craze for garnitures

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Online exhibitions

Our online exhibitions provide rich contextual lenses through which to engage with our collections, offering a closer look at objects not always possible in person.

Chippendale Revealed at Nostell

Chippendale Revealed at Nostell

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Constable Revealed at Anglesey Abbey

Constable Revealed at Anglesey Abbey

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The photographic collection of Mercie Lack and Barbara Wagstaff at Sutton Hoo

The photographic collection of Mercie Lack and Barbara Wagstaff at Sutton Hoo

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Treasured Possessions: Riches of Polesden Lacey

Treasured Possessions: Riches of Polesden Lacey

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Treasures of Osterley

Treasures of Osterley

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