Exhibitions
The BPMA has a thriving programme of exhibitions. All of these are available as online exhibitions, and in addition we have a number of exhibitions that are solely online.
Current exhibitions
Each year we mount a year-long exhibition in the small display are in our Search Room at The Royal Mail Archive, as well as mount a number offsite.Museum of the Post Office in the Community
Blists Hill Victorian Town, Ironbridge, Shropshire
Permanent display
From the opening up of the Royal Mail for public use, to the present day - the many people, equipment and delivery methods that have been employed to enable people to communicate with each other. More information
Online exhibitions
Listed below are our three most recent online exhibitions. For many more see Online exhibitions.
Designs on Delivery
View exhibitionFrom the 1930s onwards the Post Office became a leader in the field of poster design, commissioning some of Britain's best artists and designers. The commercial poster reached cultural maturity during this period and became the most eloquent of the mass media.
Mount Pleasant Religious Organisations
View exhibitionMount Pleasant mail centre is home to a number of social, sporting, cultural and religious groups. This exhibition looks at the three of them - the Hindu, Sikh and Muslim Associations - and how these groups socialise, worship and celebrate their festivals.
Gentleman on Stamps
David Gentleman has designed 103 issued stamps for Royal Mail since 1962. This exhibition features the artwork for many of these and some designs which have never been seen in public before.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Two new exhibitions will open in May 2010 as part of London 2010: Festival of Stamps.
Treasures of the Archive
BPMA Search Room, Clerkenwell, London
From 7 May 2010
Empire Mail: George V and the GPO
Guildhall Art Gallery, City of London
7 May until 25 July 2010
