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The Sainsbury Study Centre and Archive at the Museum in Docklands

The Sainsbury Archive documents the history of one of the nation's oldest retailers, and London's oldest. It also provides a unique illustration of the transformations that have occurred in retailing and in shopping and eating habits since the mid-19th century.

The Archive is now located at the Museum in Docklands and the collections are available via the new purpose built Sainsbury Study Centre. Visitors can view displays from the collection and browse a range of digital and paper-based resources from the library and archives, including reference books, image files, films and journals covering the history of Sainsbury's and shopping, the history of the docks and the local area. The separate search room is open by appointment for more in-depth research using material from the archive collections.

For further information please contact:

Email: sainsburyarchive@museumoflondon.org.uk
Phone: 020 7001 9852

The Sainsbury's Virtual Museum website is now closed and is being replaced with new and updated content on the Museum in Docklands website. Whilst we develop the new website you can still see a copy of the old Virtual Museum on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine website.