Exhibitions available to other venues
The BPMA have a growing number of exhibitions that are available to other venues for free, although transport and insurance costs will need to be covered.

What the BPMA will offer
For host venues, the BPMA will offer the following:
- The exhibition free of charge, with instruction on how to assemble.
- Marketing on the BPMA website, blog, and in the BPMA newsletter and events guide where appropriate
- BPMA press release template, logo and credit line
- Learning activities if they have been developed alongside the exhibition
- Opportunity to sell related BPMA products, on a sale or return basis
What the BPMA will require
- Security
Venues must provide any specified security and environmental conditions. - Insurance
Venues must cover the insurance of the exhibition. - Transport to next venue
This cost, and the associated logistical arrangements are to be covered by the venue. - Marketing / press
Venues are required to logo and line credit the BPMA on all public announcements, press releases, invitations, posters, signs and other promotional material. - Approved methods of hanging / display
Venues must follow hanging instructions.
Available Exhibitions
Designs on Delivery: GPO Posters 1930-1960
From the 1930s
onwards the Post Office became a leader in the field of poster design,
commissioning some of Britain's best artists and designers. This
exhibition showcases some of the best of these posters.
Last Post: Remembering the First World War
Tells the stories of postal workers at war and on the Home
Front, and examines the essential role played by postal communications.
More information | Last Post: Remembering the First World War online exhibition | Current venues
Brunel Speeding the Mail
Isambard Kingdom Brunel embodied the engineering genius of the
Victorian age. He left behind an enduring legacy of technology and
architecture, much of which is still used today.
More information | Brunel Speeding the Mail online exhibition
Moving the Mail: Horses to Horsepower
This exhibition charts the
fascinating history of road transport in the postal service. The full
exhibition consists of 12 exhibition panels and 13 rarely-seen vehicles
from the BPMA collection.
More information | Moving
the Mail: Horses to Horsepower online exhibition
Contact Us
If you would like to hire one of our touring exhibitions, please download and complete the enquiry form, and send it to the email address below.
Touring exhibitions request form (MS Word, 815KB)
Please send your enquiry form to:
Alison Norris
Exhibitions Officer
alison.norris@postalheritage.org.uk
