Image & Film Service

Image & Film Service

Our image and film licensing services offer high quality digital imagery and footage from across our collections.

Our collections cover a wide range of subjects; archaeology, natural history, fine and decorative arts, world cultures, photography, moving image, social and maritime history, local archives and local studies.

Prints from our collections can be purchased via our online shop and Art UK shop.

You can also identify items contained within our collections via our online archives catalogue, museum catalogue, Art UK and the BFI Player.

Image Reproduction Service

For any enquiries to obtain a digital copy of an item from our image collections please complete the Image Reproduction Enquiry Form and submit it to [email protected] and you will be contacted by the team.

Not all of our collections are digitised/photographed, so not available to view online. Please contact us by e-mail and we will undertake research of our collections to support your enquiry.

Please allow 15 working days for us to complete copyright due diligence on the supply of all our digital assets and confirm if we are able to supply the item(s) you have requested. If you require items more urgently, please highlight this at the point of request and we will advise if we can meet your timescales.

We accept payment by credit/debit card. Should an invoice be required, then an additional £25 will be charged for administration.

Film Licensing Service

For any enquiries to obtain a digital copy from our film collections please complete the Film Reproduction Enquiry Form and submit it to [email protected] and you will be contacted by the team. Not all of our collections are digitised, so some items are unavailable to view online. If this is the case with your request please supply full details of the footage you would like in your covering e-mail.

Please refer to our rate cards for our charges for this element of the service:

Film Service Rate Card - for re-use of material in broadcasts, films, and other products. There is a minimum charge of 30 seconds for all categories on this rate card:

Film Service Exhibitions & Screenings Rate Card - for showing moving image material to audiences:

Private non-commercial use - £20 + VAT per 15 minutes of footage

Please allow 15 working days for us to complete copyright due diligence on the supply of all our digital assets and confirm if we are able to supply the item(s) you have requested. If you require items more urgently, please highlight this at the point of request and we will advise if we can meet your timescales.

We accept payment by credit/debit card. Should an invoice be required, then an additional £25 will be charged for administration.

Guinness Clock image
De Busc image
Photograph of mineral

Prints from our collections can be purchased online:

Kilchurn Castle

You can identify items contained within our catalogues and other online sources:

Kilchurn Castle