09/08/2020
Continue your kids' #SummerMission with Fun Outside- our selection of outdoor games you can play socially distanced in your garden or local park, From ‘Soldierly Statues’ to ‘Camouflage Hide and Seek’... bit.ly/3hLYH48
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The National Army Museum is a leading authority on the British Army and its impact on society past and present. We examine the army's role as protector, aggressor and peacekeeper from the British Civil Wars to the modern day. Through our collections we preserve and share stories of ordinary people with extraordinary responsibilities. We explore the role of the army and its relevance today. We aim to be a first class museum that moves, inspires, challenges, educates and entertains. The National Army Museum is a fun, interactive space for all the family. Our engaging museum experience reaches out to all. We want to connect the British public with its army, regardless of age, gender, race and religion. Find out more online www.nam.ac.uk
09/08/2020
Guided Tour: Far East Campaign | National Army Museum
On Friday 14 August, take a virtual tour of the Museum's galleries with Robert McLean from our Visitor Experience team, as he explores the story of the Second World War's Far East campaign through the objects on display. Part of our free series of events commemorating #VJDay75: https://bit.ly/3ggDhvs
Join Robert McLean from our Visitor Experience team on a virtual tour of the galleries, exploring the story of the Far East campaign through the objects on display.
08/08/2020
Never Forgotten: The War in the Far East and in Modern Memory | National Army Museum
In one week's time, on the 75th anniversary of VJ Day, join historians from National Museum of the Royal Navy, The Royal Air Force Museum ( RAFM, R.A.F.M) and Commonwealth War Graves Commission with journalist and author Shrabani Basu, as they explore roles and experiences on land, sea and air during the Far East campaign, and examine how it is commemorated: bit.ly/33cqVRC. Part of our free series of events commemorating #VJDay75.
Join historians from the four VJ75 partner organisations as they explore the road to Victory over Japan and discuss how it is remembered in myth and memory.
08/08/2020
On Saturday 15 August at 4pm, Second World War veterans from the Burma campaign, Captain Sir Tom Moore & Private Joseph Hammond will be in conversation with curator Dr Peter Johnston in a free online event.
Captain Sir Tom Moore captured the hearts of the nation in April 2020 when he walked 100 lengths of his garden in the run-up to his 100th birthday to raise money for NHS Charities Together.
Inspired by Captain Tom, 95-year-old Joseph Hammond walked 2km every day for one week in his hometown of Accra in Ghana to raise funds to support Covid-19 front-line workers as well as vulnerable ex-soldiers.
Both men will reflect on their time in Burma, while also sharing memories of their wider military service.
Find out more: bit.ly/3knWePd
Part of our VJ75: Never Forgotten series of events. #VJDay75
08/08/2020
Today is #InternationalCatDay so we'd like to highlight our very own tabby cat 'Crimean Tom'. Legend has it he was the one lucky survivor at the Siege of Sebastopol in 1855. Now that we're open again, you can come and say hello to him for yourself in our Soldier gallery! bit.ly/3g7exW3
07/08/2020
The Chelsea History Festival returns 17 - 27 September 2020, bringing the past to life with a line-up of talks, tours & events, both physical and virtual.
From natural to social history, military to art history, the varied programme will demonstrate the ongoing resonance and relevance of history today.
The line-up will include Philippe Sands, Hallie Rubenhold, Olivette Otele and Michael Morpurgo.
To keep up with the latest programme information, sign up for email updates and check out Chelsea History Festival
Find out more: bit.ly/33Ew8l4
The Chelsea History Festival was created in partnership with us, The Chelsea Pensioners & Chelsea Physic Garden. Sponsored by Cadogan.
07/08/2020
On Friday 14 August at 7pm we will premiere a free online screening of a new short film. Author and explorer Levison Wood discovers the story of his grandfather's wartime service in Burma through family memorabilia and National Army Museum archives.
Join him on this emotional journey back in time, where with the help of his dad Lev Wood Senior and Dr Peter Johnston of the National Army Museum, he discovers not only his grandfather’s personal story, but that of many other soldiers who fought in the ‘Forgotten War’. Find out more: bit.ly/30zfrpo
#VJDay75
07/08/2020
Endell Street: A Most Remarkable Military Hospital - Crowdcast
Join us in a few hours to hear Wendy Moore explore the story of the amazing women who ran a military hospital in a derelict London workhouse during the First World War. Plenty of time still to sign up for free on Crowdcast and listen live at 12pm!
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Register now for National Army Museum's event on Crowdcast, scheduled to go live on Friday August 07, 2020 at 12:00 pm BST.
06/08/2020
Commonwealth Contribution in the Far East | National Army Museum
In one week's time, join General Lord Richards, President of the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League, in conversation with Dr Peter Johnston as they explore the contribution of Commonwealth soldiers during the Far East campaign, as part of our free series of events commemorating #VJDay75: bit.ly/2XcMZaI
Join General Lord Richards, Grand President of the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League, in conversation with Dr Peter Johnston as they explore the contribution of Commonwealth soldiers during the Far East campaign.
06/08/2020
India at War | National Army Museum
Join historian Dr Yasmin Khan with journalist and author Shrabani Basu live on Crowdcast as they discuss India's role in the Second World War in one week's time, as part of our series of free events commemorating #VJDay75: bit.ly/3367dH4
Join historian Yasmin Khan in conversation with journalist and author Shrabani Basu as they discuss India’s role in the Second World War.
05/08/2020
Continue your kids' #SummerMission with Fun Outside- our selection of outdoor games you can play socially distanced in your garden or local park, From ‘Soldierly Statues’ to ‘Camouflage Hide and Seek’...bit.ly/30bIxLq
04/08/2020
#OnThisDay in 1914, Britain officially declared war on Germany.
Sir Edward Grey was British Foreign Secretary between 1905 and 1916. Despite his endeavours for peace, the British declared war on Germany on 3 August 1914. That night, as he stood at a window in the Foreign Office, watching the lamps being lit, he famously remarked: 'The lamps are going out all over Europe. We shall not see them lit again in our time'. This image from our collection shows him writing despatches in 1914: bit.ly/3eHeuzO
02/08/2020
War in Burma | National Army Museum
Marking the 75th anniversary of VJ Day, bestselling authors and historians James Holland and Dr Robert Lyman explore one of the most gruelling campaigns of the Second World War, the Burma Campaign. Join them live on Crowdcast, as part of our series commemorating #VJDay75: https://bit.ly/2BIuvaA
Marking the 75th anniversary of VJ Day, bestselling authors and historians James Holland and Dr Robert Lyman explore one of the most gruelling campaigns of the Second World War.
02/08/2020
Gulf War | National Army Museum
On 2 August 1990 Iraq invaded its neighbour Kuwait after talks on oil production and debt repayment collapsed, sparking the outbreak of the Gulf War.
The largest single deployment of British troops since the Second World War, altogether around 35,000 British servicemen and women served in the campaign. As we look back after 30 years, what do you remember most vividly about the conflict? https://bit.ly/2BIUHBY
The war against Iraq in 1990-91 saw the largest single deployment of British troops since the Second World War. Altogether, about 35,000 British servicemen and women served in the campaign.
01/08/2020
19th Century Hussar's uniform? Actually it was made for the shop Monsoon in 2017.
Some interesting weekend reading for you: our curator Sophie Anderton has written a blog for our friends Cornwall's Regimental Museum about Hussars' influence on military–and mainstream–fashion:https://bit.ly/30eLPxh
01/08/2020
Never Forgotten: The War in the Far East and in Modern Memory | National Army Museum
In two week's time, on the 75th anniversary of VJ Day, join historians from the National Museum of the Royal Navy, The Royal Air Force Museum ( RAFM, R.A.F.M) and Commonwealth War Graves Commission with journalist and author Shrabani Basu, as they explore roles and experiences on land, sea and air during the Far East campaign, and examine how it is commemorated: bit.ly/33cqVRC. Part of our free series of events commemorating #VJDay75.
Join historians from the four VJ75 partner organisations as they explore the road to Victory over Japan and discuss how it is remembered in myth and memory.
01/08/2020
The North-West Frontier | National Army Museum
Between 1849 and 1947, the frontier between north-west Pakistan and Afghanistan was the location for a series of punitive expeditions by British-Indian forces against the fiercely independent tribes of this mountainous region.
In this article, we take a deep dive into the history and timeline of British forces involvement in the North-West frontier: bit.ly/3jXJvmr
Between 1849 and 1947, British and Indian soldiers undertook a series of punitive expeditions against the fiercely independent tribesmen of this wild and mountainous region.
31/07/2020
From 1941 to 1945, British Commonwealth forces and their allies fought a bitter campaign against the Japanese in Asia. From the jungles of Burma to the remote islands of the Pacific, they fought a tenacious enemy across challenging terrain.
To mark the 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan (VJ) Day, we're teaming up with National Museum of the Royal Navy, The Royal Air Force Museum ( RAFM, R.A.F.M) and Commonwealth War Graves Commission, to bring you a series of free online talks and events exploring the contributions of British Commonwealth forces and their allies during the Second World War's Far East Campaign.
Highlights of our #VJDay75 programme include a debate on the legacy of the campaign with historians from across the four organisations, soldiers' stories and live talks with historians James Holland, Robert Lyman, Yasmin Khan and Julie Summers. Register now: bit.ly/39xNtxh
31/07/2020
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31/07/2020
This poignant diary entry from Second Lieutenant James Lindsay Sutherland, 23rd Battalion The Middlesex Regiment, reads 'Cheerio everyone and don't worry. The Diehards are ok.'
This was sadly the final entry before he was killed in action at Pilckem Ridge at the start of the Battle of Passchendaele #OnThisDay in 1917
More info on this object from our online collection: bit.ly/3i0ZEGv
31/07/2020
The Far East Campaign: Early Defeats - Crowdcast
For the British and Commonwealth Army, the campaign in the Far East during the Second World War is a story of initial defeat followed by ultimate victory.
Join curators Jasdeep Singh and Dr Peter Johnston from 12 today on Crowdcast for our latest free Friday talk, as they discuss the fall of Hong Kong and Singapore, and defeat in the first Burma campaign: https://bit.ly/2XdtPBI #VJDay75
Register now for National Army Museum's event on Crowdcast, scheduled to go live on Friday July 31, 2020 at 12:00 pm BST.
30/07/2020
Rob Fleming on An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara #HighlightsFromHome
At first glance this looks like a simple watercolour landscape, but there's much more to it than meets the eye. In our latest #HighlightsFromHome video, our Templer Study Centre Manager, Rob Fleming, unveils the details that make this 18th Century watercolour of Niagara Falls in our collection particularly special: https://bit.ly/39E3zW
29/07/2020
From 1941 to 1945, British Commonwealth forces and their allies fought a bitter campaign against the Japanese in Asia. From the jungles of Burma to the remote islands of the Pacific, they fought a tenacious enemy across challenging terrain.
To mark the 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan (VJ) Day, we're teaming up with National Museum of the Royal Navy, The Royal Air Force Museum ( RAFM, R.A.F.M) and Commonwealth War Graves Commission, to bring you a series of free online talks and events exploring the contributions of British Commonwealth forces and their allies during the Second World War's Far East Campaign.
Highlights of our #VJDay75 programme include a debate on the legacy of the campaign with historians from across the four organisations, soldiers' stories and live talks with historians James Holland, Robert Lyman, Yasmin Khan and Julie Summers. Register now: bit.ly/39xNtxh
29/07/2020
Do your kids or grandkids know the Den Commandments? Explore different ways to build your own den outside or inside, in the first instalment of our family summer mission.
Check out our den building activity here bit.ly/39HIrhF and please share pictures of your own family's den with us 🏕 #SummerMission
25/07/2020
In November 1940, the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (sharpshooters), received their first Cruiser tanks.
In the second instalment of our series on Major 'Jimmy' Sale's photo series, tracking the unit through the War, we join them as they continue training in England and Wales prior to deployment: bit.ly/39sYmjL
This young man was captured in a moment of solitude on the Pembrokeshire coast:
23/07/2020
#OnThisDay in 1940 the Local Defence Volunteers became the Home Guard. Catch up with our Assistant Director of Collections Ian Maine as he chats to Stig Abell and Aasmah Mir on this morning's The Times Radio broadcast about 'Dad's Army' and this portrait: bit.ly/2ZQpYwa
More on the portrait: https://bit.ly/3hnvqfM
22/07/2020
Ace of Spades: Australia's Flying Diggers - Crowdcast
We're half way through the week and only two days to go until our next free online talk, this time with our Templer Study Centre Manager, Rob Fleming.
Get signed up to learn about the formation and history of the Australian Flying Corps, and the 81 Airmen who earned the title of ‘ace’ during WW1 bit.ly/3h8X8wW
Register now for National Army Museum's event on Crowdcast, scheduled to go live on Friday July 24, 2020 at 12:00 pm BST.
22/07/2020
Calling all adventurers, big and small! 🌿🌴🎒
From camouflage to jungle survival, den building to outdoor games: download this year’s #SummerMission for lots of great kids' activities to kick off the summer holidays: bit.ly/2WM7FpP
22/07/2020
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#OnThisDay in 1812 Lieutenant General Arthur Wellesley, then Viscount Wellington, commanded British, Spanish and Portuguese forces at the Battle of Salamanca. One of his finest victories, it proved he was more than just a good defensive general. More on the battle, the peninsular war and Wellington vs Napoleon on our website: bit.ly/3fQUM50
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20/07/2020
This tank was knocked out on the heights overlooking Termoli, Italy, on 6 October 1943. The crew members killed and buried nearby were Corporal D W H Daniels, aged 22, and Trooper J A Taylor, aged 20.
The moving photo was taken by Major Wilfred Herbert James 'Jimmy' Sale. It's one of over 5,000 photographs taken by Sale and his comrades over the course of the Second World War, charting the journey of the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).
Disregarding the ban on front line photography, Sale snapped anything and everything with a keen eye and considerable artistic skill as an unofficial unit photographer. His amazing portfolio records soldiers at work, rest and play, from training in England to on board ship to beyond, on campaign in North Africa and Europe. It is an invaluable research resource and one of the gems of our collection.
In the first of a three-part series on the odyssey of the Sharpshooters as told through Jimmy's photos, we join them as they train in the UK: https://bit.ly/30t2tbz
19/07/2020
Ace of Spades: Australia's Flying Diggers | National Army Museum
Our free lunchtime talks are still continuing online so get signed up ready for this week on Crowdcast. Tune in on Friday to hear our Study Centre Manager Rob Fleming explore the history of the Australian Flying Corps, and the role played by Australia’s ‘Aces of Spades’ in the First World War bit.ly/2ZyJpJB
Join Rob Fleming as he explores the history of the Australian Flying Corps and the role played by Australia’s ‘Aces of Spades’ in the First World War.
18/07/2020
Curator Holly Winter
Lilian 'Boss' Franklin OBE joined the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry in 1909, serving with distinction during the First World War.
In this video, Curator Holly Winter discusses Franklin's uniform in our collection, and her role in reforming the FANY bit.ly/3hdOQnt
17/07/2020
The Siege of Musa Qala in Afghanistan began #OnThisDay in 2006, lasting 52 days.
1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment, here firing mortar rounds at night, were part of a force relieving the besieged troops in August. Explore the stories behind this image and many others on our online collection: bit.ly/32qHqsM
15/07/2020
Holding the Line: Soldiering in South-Eastern Iraq | National Army Museum
More than a decade has passed since the final drawdown of the British military presence in southern Iraq.
Join our director, Brigadier Justin Maciejewski, online this Friday as he reflects on British Army operations in Basra, 2006-7, in our next free Friday talk: https://bit.ly/3h1yPRf
Join the Director of the National Army Museum, Brigadier JCW Maciejewski, as he talks about the experience of the 2 Rifles Battlegroup in Basra in 2006-07, the most intense period of the campaign in Iraq.
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Rob Fleming on An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara #HighlightsFromHome
At first glance this looks like a simple watercolour landscape, but there's much more to it than meets the eye. In our latest #HighlightsFromHome video, our Templer Study Centre Manager, Rob Fleming, unveils the details that make this 18th Century watercolour of Niagara Falls in our collection particularly special: https://bit.ly/39E3zW
Curator Holly Winter
Lilian 'Boss' Franklin OBE joined the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry in 1909, serving with distinction during the First World War. In this video, Curator Holly Winter discusses Franklin's uniform in our collection, and her role in reforming the FANY bit.ly/3hdOQnt
Curator Emma Mawdsley on Commonwealth War Graves Commission's podcast
Morning! Why not start your Saturday with a nice cup of tea and Commonwealth War Graves Commission's podcast on the poetry and art of the world wars, including our curator Emma Mawdsley, on the history of war in art and her favourite works in our collection: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-1-7-million-stories-of-cwgc/id1511174260 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/77PFBluUKkyE5XZ7IUImjd
Director Justin Maciejewski welcome video
We reopened today after months in lockdown, and we couldn't be happier to see visitors again! Here's a message from our Director, Justin Maciejewski. For more information on how to visit us now, see bit.ly/2CKkhGO
Condition checking the Siege of Namur painting
The Siege of Namur, a major event of the Nine Years War, began #OnThisDay in 1695. In December, Senior Painting Conservator Susan M. Moore of Plowden & Smith came to the Museum, to check the condition of Jan Wyck's painting of the siege. The painting was never finished, and inspecting it with a UV light helps show up areas that have been retouched or left unvarnished, and may be more prone to flaking. This video shows a little glimpse at some of the ways we work with our collections behind the scenes...🔍 More on the painting and the siege itself: bit.ly/3gjbPg9
Assistant Director Ian Maine on Captain George Johnson's tunic
#OhThisDay in 1916, the Battle of the Somme began. It was the bloodiest day in British Army history, with 57,000 casualties sustained. Captain George Johnson's tunic bears the ravages of that day, as Assistant Director Ian Maine explains in our latest #HighlightsFromHome video. bit.ly/38e6moi
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Armed Forces Day video
Ahead of Armed Forces Day tomorrow, the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, known as PWRR - The Tigers, talk about the role the battalion has played in their local community this past year including their work as a Covid support force. Find out more about the history of the regiment: bit.ly/2VjSUd8 You can explore the history and collections of The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment by visiting the PWRR & Queen's Museum at Dover Castle, due to reopen 4 July.
Curator Sophie Anderson on Lord Raglan's miniature sword
From Napoleon's horse to the Siborne's battle model, we have some pretty well known Waterloo related collections. On the 205th anniversary of the battle, we present curator Sophie Anderton, as she introduces you to one of the smaller and stranger of these objects... a miniature sword: bit.ly/3hCKkQs
Female veterans portrait timelapse
Over the lockdown period we've uploaded over 1,000 new records to our online collection, including a series of portraits painted live at the Museum last year by artists from London Fine Arts, of female veterans. Read their stories: bit.ly/3eNmUp4
The Bombay Plague
In the 1850s, bubonic plague broke out in Yunnan, China. Spreading worldwide over decades, the pandemic was considered active until 1960. In September 1896, the first cases were diagnosed in Bombay (Mumbai). The British and Indian Armies were tasked with provided medical care and enforcing the strict containment measures. As British Army's current role in supporting civilian authorities in health emergencies has been brought to light by the Covid-19 crisis, curator Justin Saddington explores the echoes in this episode of history through the lens of a fascinating photo album in our collection: bit.ly/2XgpsWT
Dr Peter Johnston on T E Lawrence's robes
Few British soldiers have a greater legend attached to them than Colonel T E Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, who died #OnThisDay in 1935. Lawrence's famous robes and dagger are on display at the Museum. Join our head of Collections Research and Academic Access, Dr Peter Johnston, as he explains why they're some of his favourite objects in our collection. More on T E Lawrence: bit.ly/2Zj1dsE
Dr Peter Johnston introduces the Home Guard
#OnThisDay 80 years ago, the Local Defence Volunteers was formed. Later renamed the Home Guard, they were immortalised after the War in British imaginations by 'Dad's Army'. Here, Curator Peter Johnston examines some items in our collections relating to the Home Guard: bit.ly/3fQtoEY Do you have any family stories relating to the Home Guard? Please do share them if so!
Archivist Tasha Swainston reads Lance Corporal Booth's VE Day letter
What was VE Day like in 1945? How do you, or should you, feel when a period of trial comes to an end, with a hopeful but uncertain future? This contemplative letter was written by Lance Corporal Booth to his father #OnThisDay in 1945. Read here by archivist Tasha Swainston, from her garden. #VEDay75 Explore our collections: bit.ly/2LgW10e
Vying for Victory Debate
➡️Head to Youtube NOW to watch the debate between curators from the tri-service museums, Vying for Victory: Britain's Army, Navy and Air Force in Myth and Memory, led by @James Holland: bit.ly/2WyvDnN ✍️Sign up for tonight's live Q&A, 7pm: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/vyingforvictory/register #VEDay75
Robin Horsfall on the Iranian Embassy siege
"The media...were a threat...we had to make sure they weren't filming us" Robin Horsfall, ex-SAS operative, on the media and the storming of the Iranian Embassy in London. The Iranian Embassy siege, one of the most famous counter-terrorism operations in British history, took place #OnThisDay in 1980: https://bit.ly/2W3iXGe
Virtual #VEDay75 Festival
From service and duty to dancing and beauty: the full programme for our Virtual #VEDay75 Festival is now available! Join us, The Royal Air Force Museum, London, & National Museum of the Royal Navy for three days of talks, tales and tutorials as we commemorate the end of the War in Europe: bit.ly/2Y1RoP3 #StandWithYourServices
Anzac Day 2020
This #AnzacDay, many of the usual ceremonies commemorating the service and deaths of soldiers from Australia and New Zealand have been cancelled or curtailed. You can find videos and other resources relating to this year's #AnzacDay activities on the Australian War Memorial's page and website: bit.ly/2QK4Hwz and Ministry for Culture and Heritage's page and website: bit.ly/356Q27m Here, Robert Fleming, Manager of our Templer Study Centre, outlines the significance of the day as this year, we remember, online:
National Army Museum turns 60🎂
We turned 60 years old this month! To mark the occasion, let us introduce you to our history with an old-fashioned newsreel 🎞 Sound on!🔊 See the full video, which explains the build up to the opening of the original museum, check out our timeline, and find out how we've made our Institutional Archive accessible with Archives Hub here: bit.ly/2z17U7q #NAM60
Curators in conversation: 75 years since the liberation of Bergen-Belsen
The Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen was liberated by the British Army #OnThisDay 75 years ago; it would be their largest humanitarian effort in a warzone. The full story can be read at: www.nam.ac.uk/explore/liberation-belsen Join us today, Wednesday 15 April from 2pm-4pm for a Live Q&A on Twitter, with Dr Peter Johnston and Kirsty Parsons. Follow #Belsen75 and tag @NAM_London to ask a question with #AskACurator, ask we discuss this significant anniversary and the Army's role in the liberation of the camp. Foe to Friend: The British Army in Germany since 1945 will open at the National Army Museum later this year. Please forgive any sound or lag issues. It is important for us to mark this anniversary and discuss it. Unfortunately, we don’t have the ideal AV recording systems at home, so bear with us! (Recorded from home via Zoom, during Covid-19 Lockdown in the UK)
Easter holidays have officially begun- have the kids already turned your living room into a jungle during #lockdown? Help keep them occupied by making masks with our camouflage-inspired mini-tutorial 🌿🎭
#TributeInk opening event at the National Army Museum
A week ago we were proud to open #TributeInk, Royal British Legion and National Memorial Arboretum's exhibition exploring tattoos in the military. Hear from some of those featured who attended our opening event, as they explain what their tattoos mean to them. bit.ly/2OYreHT Sound on 🔊🔊
#TributeInk
#TributeInk opens here tomorrow! Come to this FREE exhibition from The Royal British Legion and National Memorial Arboretum on the first stop of its nationwide tour. Tribute Ink displays the tattoos of serving and veteran personnel from military bases around the UK, captured by photographer Charlie Clift. Inked onto the skin of soldiers, sailors and airmen, tattoos are a personal act of Remembrance, a statement of belonging or a record of significant events and operational tours. https://bit.ly/2OYreHT
The Danger Tree
This weekend is your LAST CHANCE to see our free exhibition, #TheDangerTree, which closes on Sunday. Narrated by actors including Sean Bean and Christopher Eccleston, this immersive, augmented reality exhibition shares the stories of First World War soldiers, exploring themes of loss, honour and hope: https://bit.ly/32NfInh
Reenactor interacting with an artwork in The Danger Tree
Wondering what to do this weekend? It's your last chance to see our FREE exhibition, #TheDangerTree, which explores loss, honour & hope through oil paintings and augmented reality. Here's one of our reenactors in WW1 uniform watching an artwork: https://bit.ly/32NfInh
The art of persuasion exhibition visitors' views
⏳Only 6 more days left of our exhibition, The art of persuasion: Wartime posters by Abram Games⌛️ Come along this week or weekend for your last chance to see this incredible collection of posters made for soldiers and civilians alike, by serving soldier and iconic designer Abram Games: https://bit.ly/2COFdcQ
The Danger Tree
Wondering what to do this weekend? Come and see our immersive new FREE exhibition, #TheDangerTree, which explores loss, honour and hope through art. Here, one of our reenactors in WW1 uniform is looking at an artwork. https://bit.ly/2BHuQq
Guards drumming at #GoldERS2019 awards
When @DRM_Support do awards ceremonies! 💂♂️🥁💂♂️🥁💂♂️🥁💂♂️🥁 We're pleased to be the venue for the #GoldERS2019 Awards this evening. The awards recognise employers who support the armed forces community: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-employer-recognition-scheme/defence-employer-recognition-scheme
Sgt Stuart Laing playing The Last Post
As we marked the 100th #ArmisticeDay today with a schools service of Remembrance, Sgt Stuart Laing of 1st Battalion @WelshGuards played The Last Post. The bugle Sgt Laing used is over 104 years old. It was used during the First World War and was reportedly dug up at the Somme.
Berlin Wall section moves to National Army Museum
What does it take for a museum to move a really large, heavy object? #OnThisDay in 1989, the Berlin Wall symbolically 'fell'. To mark the anniversary, we've installed a section of it in our collection in our Foyer for you to see. The fall of the wall and German re-unification signalled both the end of the post-World War Two Allied and Soviet occupation of Germany and the subsequent Cold War. The wall's demise also marked the end of an era for the British Army. Since 1945 the Army had, alongside its NATO Allies, trained and prepared for an armoured war with the Warsaw Pact countries in Germany. This section of the wall was presented to the National Army Museum By 62 Transport and Movements Squadron The Royal Logistic Corps (BERLIN) 1945 - 1994. Here's its journey to the museum... #BerlinWall30
Favourite Games: Curiosity Ignorance Bravado
"The skeletal hand reaching out from the coffin is such a classic from horror iconography" These posters, designed by iconic graphic Artist Abram Games during the Second World War, take their influences from classic horror images and the Surrealist art movement. Games called the coffin-themed poster series the 'Symphony Macabre' and was worried they might not be approved by the War Office. The child poster caused some controversy: Games said "This poster banned itself...I consider this a very successful poster as it had a huge emotional impact" Book now & explore #AbramGames' iconic wartime posters: https://bit.ly/2COFdcQ #Halloween
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Our Story
The National Army Museum is a leading authority on the British Army and its impact on society past and present. We examine the army's role as protector, aggressor and peacekeeper from the British Civil Wars to the modern day. Through our collections we preserve and share stories of ordinary people with extraordinary responsibilities. We explore the role of the army and its relevance today. We aim to be a first class museum that moves, inspires, challenges, educates and entertains. The National Army Museum is a fun, interactive space for all the family. Our engaging museum experience reaches out to all. We want to connect the British public with its army, regardless of age, gender, race and religion. The new National Army Museum is for everyone, no matter what they think about the British Army. So what's new? We now showcase the breadth and depth of our collections in new and engaging ways. We explore thoughts and ideas as well as real stories of real people. And we challenge the way people think about the British Army and their relationship with it. Find out more online www.nam.ac.uk
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