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This article showcases our top picks for the best United Kingdom based Museums and Historial Sites companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Museums and Historial Sites industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top United Kingdom Museums and Historial Sites Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
SMARTIFY
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SMARTIFY provides instant access to inspiring art commentary, straight to your smartphone.
Vastari
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Vastari provides networking tools to connect museums and private sector directly to share information and organize exhibitions worldwide.
Aura – Museum Genius
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Aura is building the world’s leading content platform for museums, storytellers and visitors.
Red Star 3D
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Red Star 3D creates films for cinemas, theme parks and museums.
Heath Robinson Museum
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The William Heath Robinson Trust was established to conserve and exhibit the collection of the works of William Heath Robinson.
blooloop
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blooloop is a business to business website dedicated to the attracting visitors business.
The British Museum
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The British Museum brings together a diversity of human cultures, forms, and expressions through beauty and significance.
National Museum Scotland
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National Museums Scotland looks after regional and global collection, collecting, explaining, and making them accessible to the public.
Arts Council England
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Championing, developing and investing in the arts and culture in England
Spink and Son
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Spink and Son is a global collectable auction house that offers a wide range of unparalleled services to collectors worldwide.
Chatsworth House
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Chatsworth House is a stately home in Derbyshire, England.
FurShows
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FurShows is a cultural archive and video hosting site for anthropomorphic fans that aspires to be a streaming service.
Halcyon Gallery
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Halcyon Gallery is a modern & contemporary art gallery that represents art exhibitions, paintings, sculptors & hosts a program with artists.
Bridgeman Images
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Bridgeman Images supplier in licensing art, culture and historical images & footage to all industries.
The Public Domain Review
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The Public Domain Review is an online journal and not-for-profit project dedicated to exploring works from the history of art to literature.
Axiell Public Library
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Axiell serves libraries, schools, archives, museums and authorities with technically advanced and innovative solutions.
Beck Interiors
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Beck Interiors delivers lifestyle and museum interior designing along with bespoke and construction services with a focus on creativity.
English Heritage
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English Heritage manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings, and sites.
Aetopia
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Aetopia provides digital asset management and digital evidence management solutions.
British Motor Industry Heritage Trust
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The British Motor Museum is home to the world’s largest collection of historic British cars.
GalleriesNow
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GalleriesNow provides updates, latest installation news, and selected arts from leading galleries and museums around the world.
Horniman Museum and Gardens
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Horniman Museum makes global cultures and the natural environment a part of people’s everyday lives.
Design Museum
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Design Museum is a London-based museum dedicated to contemporary design in every form from architecture and fashion to graphics.
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The National Museum of the Royal Navy is a museum that tells the story of Royal Navy, Royal Marines, the fleet air arm, and sea fleet.
Enjoy St Albans
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St Albans is the perfect place to stay when you’re exploring South East England.
Emergeast
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Emergeast aim is to provide their artists with maximum exposure to reach a large international audience.
Arundel Castle
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Arundel Castle is a restored medieval castle and stately home.
How Stean Gorge
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How Stean Gorge is a natural wonder that explores caves by torchlight, go gorge walking, high wires, caving and canoeing.
Life Science Centre
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Life Science Centre is an educational visitor attraction that hosts science exhibitions, live shows and the world’s largest planetarium.
Camera Obscura and World of Illusions Edinburgh
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Camera Obscura and World of Illusions Edinburgh offers optical visualizations, rooftop views, interactive and hands-on exhibits.
Artemission
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The leading antiquities gallery online, Artemission.com (Atticart Ltd.) is based in London, U.K. We specialise in authentic ancient art.
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
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Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums is a regional museum, art gallery, and archives service.
The Georgian Group
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The Georgian Group is a nonprofit charity organization that creates to protect & preserves historic buildings, architects and landscapes.
Royal Air Force Museum
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Royal Air Force Museum is an educational charity committed to sharing the story of the Royal Air Force and its people through displays.
North York Moors National Park
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North York Moors National Park is a government-aided national park.
Ashmolean Museum
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Ashmolean Museum is a museum of art and archaeology that exhibits a wide variety of paintings and art collections.
Plonk Crazy Golf – Islington
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Plonk Crazy Golf – Islington is a whole new approach to Crazy Golf.
Turner Contemporary
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Turner Contemporary is a nonprofit company that presents a rolling program of short exhibitions, events and learning opportunities.
Absolute Museum & Gallery Products
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Absolute Museum & Gallery Products is a designer and manufacturer of products to display, protect and explain artworks and exhibitions.
Farringford
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Farringford historic house was the home of Alfred Lord Tennyson and is open to the public for tours, visits and has cottages for rent.
Farblack
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Farblack focuses on the investment, sustenance, and development of lifestyle brands, historical and natural properties.
Dulwich Picture Gallery
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Dulwich Picture Gallery is a public art gallery.
Arnolfini
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Arnolfini is an international arts center and gallery which provides free arts activities which runs on charity funds.
Sir John Soanes Museum
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Sir John Soanes Museum is the extraordinary house & museum of Sir John Soane, renowned architect and collector.
Culture NL
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Culture NL offers entertainment, arts, festivals, exhibitions, libraries, museums and catering services.
National Football Museum
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National Football Museum is a national museum of football.
South West Heritage Trust
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South West Heritage Trust works to protect heritage through managing museums, historic sites and offering archives, local studies services.
Olympia London
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Olympia London is more than just an exhibition hall, conference center, and live-event venue set against grand Victorian architecture.
Nuqta
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Nuqta is a user-generated mobile museum of Arabic calligraphy and typography.
The World of Glass
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The World of Glass is a local museum and visitor center that hosts glass blowing demonstrations, film screenings, and museum exhibits.
P & S Organ Supply
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P & S Organ Supply provides pipe organ components.
British Airways i360
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British Airways i360 offers a fully enclosed glass viewing pod from where visitors can view across Brighton and the south coast.
Macrobert Arts Centre
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Macrobert Arts Centre is a cultural hub for Stirling, the Forth Valley and Scotland, making active connections with people.
Hall of Names
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Hall of Names supplies coat of arms & surname histories to trade & retail, historic houses, castles, and tourist attractions.
The Historic Dockyard Chatham
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The Historic Dockyard Chatham is home to historic warships, a working Ropery, museum galleries and hundreds of compelling stories.
National Galleries of Scotland
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National Galleries of Scotland manages, develops, researches, and exhibits Scotland’s national collection of Scottish and international art.
Glasgow Science Centre
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Glasgow Science Centre is an independent Scottish charity that presents concepts of science and technology in unique and inspiring ways.
Royal Armouries
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Royal Armouries is a cultural institution which showcases a collection of arms, armoura and artillery.
Moodkie
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Moodkie designs and develops software applications for museums, trade shows, and corporate events.
Council of the Isles of Scilly
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Council of the Isles of Scilly is a government body that plans the administration, healthcare, transportation, and safety system.
ClickNetherfield
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ClickNetherfield is a museum showcase designer and manufacturer.
YorkshireNet
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YorkshireNet is an online resource for accommodation and information.
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
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BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art is a gallery that offers an ever-changing calendar of exhibitions and events in contemporary arts.
National Jazz Archive
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The National Jazz Archive is a collection of materials pertaining to jazz and blues that is kept at the Loughton Library in Essex, England.
The Escape Key
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The Escape Key is a game that offers six handcrafted escape experiences to the customers.
Oxford Archaeological
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Oxford Archaeological conducts and offers archaeology, heritage practices, environmental planning and geo-archaeology services.
Map Miles
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Location-based services revealing best travel deals on hotel resorts, restaurants nearby, tourist attractions and more.
National Museum Wales
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National Museum Cardiff is a museum and art gallery in Cardiff, Wales.
The Ironbridge Gorge Museums
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The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust is a heritage conservation and education charity.
About Presentation
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About Presentation designs custom-built exhibition stands for corporate as well as museum and heritage industry.
The Needles
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The Needles at Alum Bay is a great fun day out for all the family. The Needles offers a range of attractions.
LAPADA
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LAPADA is an association for art and antique dealers.
Historic Environment Scotland
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Historic Environment Scotland is a non-profit organization that engages in protecting and promoting the historic environment of Scotland.
One Further
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One Further is a digital analytics and user research consultancy company that provides implementation,navigation testing & surveys services.
Connect Archaeology
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Connect Archaeology design and deliver innovative solutions for large, complex infrastructure programmes.
The Sealed Knot
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The Sealed Knot is a charity organization that brings history to life by staging events throughout the country all year round.
Rescue – The British Archaeological Trust
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Rescue – The British Archaeological Trust is an independent, non-political charity.
Fort Horsted
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Fort Horsted offers a business centre with meeting and conference facilities.
Knutsford Heritage Centre
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Knutsford Heritage Centre is a tourist attraction that offers a beautiful glimpse of cobbled streets and timber framed buildings.
The Auckland Project
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The Auckland Project is an initiative to transform the bishop’s palace into a cultural heritage and historical site.
Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs
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The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs encourages the usage and preservation of all categories of historic automobiles.
Platform 5 Architects
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Platform 5 is an architectural firm, which has a diverse portfolio of residential, educational, industrial, which cultural projects.
Severn Valley Railway
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Severn Valley Railway is steam-powered public railway transportation.
Ribble Steam railway
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Ribble Steam Railway is the industrial docklands and has been greeting visitors.
Henry Moore Foundation
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Henry Moore Foundation is a registered charity in England, established for education and promotion of the fine arts.
The Fitzwilliam Museum
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The Fitzwilliam Museum operates a place to store and exhibit various artworks and artefacts.
Wide Sky Design
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Wide Sky Design provides themed digital interactives, audiovisual exhibits, hardware systems and on-line experiences.
The Geffrye Museum Trust
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Museum shop – beautiful, essential objects for everyday life. Celebrate the collection and take a part of the Museum home.
Dunster Museum & Doll Collection
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Dunster Museum & Doll Collection preserves a wide range of dolls of different centuries representing the costumes of many lands & cultures.
Campbell & Co
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Campbell & Co designs exhibitions for museums and galleries.
Bucks County Museum
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The County Museum was founded by the Bucks Archaeological Society in the mid 19thc and was operated by the County Council from 1957.
Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society
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Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society is a museum that has a collection of signposts,ticket machines,timetables and destination blinds.
Hastings Contemporary
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Hastings Contemporary is an art gallery that specialises in modern art paintings, British art, and robot tours to visit gallery remotely.
Museum in a Box
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Tactile, interactive museum objects delivered to your classroom or home from any museum in the world!
Saint Eligius
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Saint Eligius is a large investment portfolio of numismatic items, coinage from every continent.
