The Museum and Study Collection tells the story of Central Saint Martins’ rich history. The collection contains work produced by staff and students, a large art and design teaching collection, the British Artists’ Film and Video Collection, and some historical college records.
The teaching collection spans the 13th century to the present, and includes early printed books, prints, illuminated manuscripts, embroideries, 1920s German film posters, textiles and garments. We hold material created by CSM staff and students over the last one hundred years, and have collected from degree shows for the past two decades. The collection is open to everyone for inspiration and information.
See our collection displayed in new ways in the Museum Window Gallery on The Crossing or the Lethaby Gallery
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Object of the day is this Alexander McQueen prototype for a cream leather jacket (Spring 2005). Lined in silk, it is decorated with paper 'test prints' and pieces of pink laser-cut leather trim. https://t.co/mRfnWVYIxn
Object of the day is this design by Ian Logan; showing a roundel of mussels and seaweed on a yellow ground. https://t.co/5xzWlI0fo2
Object of the day is this cotton and jute weaveplan textile by Elieen Ellis from 1966. https://t.co/L2VOh3nidr
Object of the day is this watercolour overlooking a Palladian building by Phyllis Ginger. https://t.co/vS44S0fMzn
Judy Willcocks, Head of Museum and Study Collection at Central Saint Martins, explains how one student’s work began a vital conversation with Tate, Victoria & Albert Museum and BFI on the preservation of virtual reality.
Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection Curator Sarah Campbell profiles the exhibition Elizabeth Suter: Sharp Lines and Swift Sketches at the Fashion and Textile Museum.
Central Saint Martins Museum & Study Collection has recently lent its prized Alexander McQueen leather jacket to Present Imperfect: Disorderly Apparel Reconfigured on show at the Fashion Space Gallery at […]
Sarah Campbell, Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection curator talks us through the current temporary display at the London Transport Museum, Poster Parade, which features the work of five Central Saint […]
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