You submit your business card by filling out a simple online form, paying the one-time $5 archive fee, and then mailing your physical card to the museum's address in Littleton, CO. The process is designed to take less than two minutes online.
After submission, your card is professionally cataloged, archived using museum-quality methods, and stored in the permanent collection. You can choose to have your card displayed publicly or kept private within the archive.
Yes. When submitting your card, you can select whether your card is publicly displayed in the museum and digital directory or kept private but still preserved securely in the archive.
Yes, there is a one-time $5 archive fee which covers cataloging, preservation, and storage of your card in the permanent collection.
Anyone worldwide with a business card can participate, regardless of profession, company size, or location. The museum welcomes cards from entrepreneurs, professionals, creatives, students, retirees, and more.
The Business Card Game is an interactive program where contributors can participate in charity-linked prize drawings, contests for creative cards, and featured spotlights, adding a fun and engaging layer to the archival process.
The permanent physical archive and future museum are based in Littleton, Colorado, USA.
If you opt in, your card and professional details can be included in a searchable digital directory, providing discoverability and networking opportunities within a global community.
Yes. The museum accepts any physical business card representing your professional or entrepreneurial identity, regardless of design or format.
The museum uses archival-quality cataloging, storage, and preservation methods to ensure cards survive technological and environmental changes for centuries.
Yes, you can submit as many business cards as you like, each requiring its own submission and archive fee.
Your privacy choices are respected. You control whether your card is publicly displayed or archived privately. The museum does not share personal data beyond your selected display preferences.
Benefits include preserving your professional identity for future generations, participating in a global cultural project, engaging in charitable activities, and optionally gaining visibility through public display and a digital directory.
The online submission and payment process is designed to be completed in under two minutes.
If you choose public display, your card may be included in future museum exhibits and large-scale collective art installations made from submitted cards.
Yes. Visitors can make additional surprise donations of any amount to support the museum's preservation efforts through the Random Act of Awesome program.
The Business Card Museum operates as a nonprofit archival institution combined with e-commerce features supporting its preservation mission.
Yes. Networking groups, chambers of commerce, and other organizations can submit cards from their members to be collectively represented in the archive.
The museum aims to build one of the world's largest business card collections, create a permanent historical time capsule, achieve cultural recognition including potential Guinness World Records, and establish a future physical museum and art installation.
International contributors fill out the same online form and mail their cards to the Colorado address. The process is accessible worldwide with no geographic restrictions.