Communication

Galleries

On this page you will find virtual advertising galleries (with historical commercials), propaganda, design and posters. You can also consult the Databases page where you will find a commercial ads section and an advertising section.

Spain

  • Advertising posters. Collection of the Hispanic Digital Library (National Library of Spain)
  • CartelMotor. Graphic ads of cars and motorcycles published between 1899 and 1999. It allows the search by date, keyword or brand.
  • La historia de la publicidad. Portal on the history of advertising with examples of graphic advertising.
  • Museo Virtual de Arte Publicitario. Centro Virtual Cervantes. It has 9 rooms where you can visit permanent and temporary exhibitions: Spanish advertising art, Contemporary advertising art, Author's advertising art, Restoration and conservation studio, Audiovisual advertising creativity, Don Quixote in commercial language and advertising , Creatives Club, Sound creativity and Contemporary advertising posters.

International

  • ACT responsible. Association that aims to promote responsible advertising in terms of social justice and sustainability. In the Good ads gallery you will find a database that compiles over 1000 ads every year.
  • Advertising collections. Historical advertising collections of the John W. Hartman Center, Duke University. Some are as important as theAd*Access database, (7,000 ads of the United States and Canada press between 1911 and 1955), AdViews (thousands of television ads between 1950 to 1980) or Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850 - 1920
  • Ad Council - Campaigns. The Ad Council is an American organisation that produces advertising for public administration, especially on social issues. On its website you can access to numerous campaigns organised by topic (with videos, images, etc.). You can also check historical campaigns since 1942 and campaigns made by other agencies. 
  • AdRespect Library. Gallery with ads that reflect the evolution of the image of the LGTB collective to improve and to dignify it. Allows search by year, keyword, medium, theme, etc.
  • Ads of the World. Wide ad collection. You can search by keyword, media, geographic or industry
  • The art of American advertising 1865-1910. Exhibition drawing from Baker Library’s Historical Collections
  • Chris Mullen's Advertising Archive. Part of the personal page about images   The Visual Telling of Stories
  • Culture Pub. Tens of thousands of ads, mostly French, but also from other countries. It allows search by keyword and navigation by themes, brands, sectors, countries, years.
  • Early advertising of the West, 1867-1918  from the University of Washington. Print advertising published in local magazines, city guides and theatre brochures.
  • Europeana. It gathers millions of documents from national libraries, archives, museums and European audiovisual organizations. You can find historical ads in several formats.
  • History of Advertising Trust.  Historical advertising of the United Kingdom. Includes a large online gallery
  • Internet Archive. It has several audiovisual collections related to advertising such as the Prelinger Archives (collection of ephemeral films that includes classic American television commercials),Drive-In Movie Ads or Ad View (television advertisements from 1950 to 1980).
    Museo de la Publicidad UDP. Chilean advertising.
  • The Open Video Project. It includes hundreds of classic American television commercials. Allows search by keyword.
  • ReclameArsenaal. utch historical advertisement. Includes a virtual museum with different collections and exhibitions.
  • Viintage. Public domain images including art posters and advertisements

Spain

International