The Search Room at The Postal Museum, Freeling House, will close at 5pm on Friday 11 November 2016. We plan to reopen in Spring 2017 at our new museum site on Phoenix Place. This closure will allow us to make sure that all our collections are recorded, packed and ready to be safely moved to […]
On Monday 1 February 2016, the British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) will launch its new brand to the public and officially change its name to The Postal Museum. As part of this rebrand, the overprint on the BPMA’s Post & Go will change to reflect the new name, featuring the new logo and the […]
The British Postal Museum & Archive is pleased to be acting as heritage partner for Royal Mail’s 500th anniversary in 2016. The knighting of Brian Tuke, the first Master of the Posts, by Henry VIII in 1516 was the catalyst for the creation of the Royal Mail we know today. Tuke had the influence and […]
The BPMA Search Room will be closed on Mondays from 12 October 2015 in order to prepare collections for the move to The Postal Museum
Heritage Licensing appointed as licensing agency, making many of the treasures fromthe BPMA's vast collections available for licensing
On Thursday 9 July duplicate vintage GPO posters will be put up for online auction
Rick Wills appointed as new Chair to deliver The Postal Museum and Mail Rail
Viridor Credits and AIM Biffa Award funding grants for The Postal Museum and Mail Rail
The Archive Search Room will be closed from Monday 1 June till Friday 12 June (inclusive). We will reopen at 10am on Saturday 13 June for our regular monthly Saturday opening.Email, letter and telephone enquiries will continue to be dealt with, but response times may be a little longer than usual.