The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has an extensive collection of museum objects, books, and treasured documents within its archives. Additionally, we possess a considerable assortment of theatre performance photographs. All these items are predominantly associated with the works, life, historical context, and birthplace of William Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Given the delicate nature and limited accessibility of many of these items, we diligently undertake the task of digitising these precious artifacts, ensuring that they are made available to the public.

This website curates a selection of visually captivating items that have recently undergone the highest quality digitisation process. After registration, they can be downloaded in low-resolution for personal, non-commercial use. For more extensive applications such as inclusion in books, e-books, printed media, exhibitions, film and television productions, or commercial design projects (brand licensing), we offer the option to license our high-resolution images.

Our comprehensive digital service facilitates an efficient and user-friendly experience, enabling you to search, order, and download images directly from our website. Please feel free to ask for our assistance in this process, or visit the 'Help' section of this website.

Upon registration, you will gain access to the "Lightbox" tool, a feature that allows you to curate and share your own image collections tailored to your future projects or sources of inspiration.

Despite our continuous efforts to expand our digitised collection, it is important to note that there is a substantial number of items in our care that have yet to be photographed or scanned. If you have been unable to locate a specific item of interest, we encourage you to explore our 'Discover Shakespeare' website, where we meticulously catalogue our holdings. Additionally, we offer digitisation services for a small fee should you require that. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us via email if you require any guidance during your search.

For more detailed information regarding the search, ordering, and downloading processes and the terms of use of our images, we invite you to visit our comprehensive 'Frequently Asked Questions' pages.

Contact us by sending us an e-mail, images@shakespeare.org.uk or via our contact form.