Jersey Heritage cares for over a quarter of a million items which can be broadly divided into Archaeology, Art, Archives and Social History. Our collections policy covers the acquisition of items that relate to the Island of Jersey or to individuals from Jersey. The collections cover a wide variety of topics including the relationship between the Island and the Crown, the Occupation of Jersey during the Second World War, religious development in the Island, the cod trade with Canada and tourism. A number of items from the collections are on display at Jersey Heritage sites around the Island. However the majority of our collections are in environmentally controlled storage. Researchers can use our catalogue to search the entire Jersey Heritage collections. Jersey Heritage collections include items relating to many well known individuals who have a connection to the Island. These include; Lillie Langtry, Claude Cahun, Charles II, Harry Vardon, Edmund Blampied and Victor Hugo.
Please see our collections pages for more information.