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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9 December 2022, 12.00pm. Join Dr Michael Robinson as he discusses the struggles faced by First World War veterans who returned home to Ireland with life-changing mental injuries.
https://bit.ly/3XDoTDG
Join Professor Peter Kornicki as he explores the work undertaken by linguists - from code breaking to radio operating - against Japanese forces in India and Burma during the Second World War. This free talk can be attended in person or online 2 Dec 12.00pm
https://bit.ly/3hZiQsW
Using diaries, letters and memoirs, Holger Afflerbach reveals the internal power struggles in Germany and how they decisively influenced the war's outcome. Book online to attend this free talk 29 November 2022, 6.30pm
https://bit.ly/3VauakJ
Book a free ticket for this In Conversation event, On a Knife Edge: How Germany Lost the First World War. 29 November 2022, 6.30pm
Join Professor Holger Afflerbach as he presents a thought-provoking new perspective on German politics and strategy during the First World War.
In this special event, Professor Holger Afflerbach will discuss his major new account of German wartime politics and strategy, ‘On a Knife Edge’, in which he argues that the outcome of the First World War remained in the balance until relatively late in the conflict.
https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/knife-edge-how-germany-lost-first-world-war
Join Professor Peter Kornicki as he explores the work undertaken by linguists - from code breaking to radio operating - against Japanese forces in India and Burma during the Second World War. This free talk can be attended in person or online 2 Dec 12.00pm
https://bit.ly/3hZiQsW
Soldier Stories, Sunday 27 November, meet Tommy Roper, a soldier from 2 Commando. Watch him putting new recruits through their paces, as they train for a top-secret Second World War mission.
All sessions are free to attend. Meet in the Atrium five minutes before the following performance times:
11.00am - 11.20am
12.00pm - 12.20pm
1.30pm - 1.50pm
2.30pm - 2.50pm
Family drop-in activities are limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
Suitable for children aged 7+. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Road To Recovery: Members Tour. 23 November 2022, 6.00pm.
Join Dr Emily Mayhew for an exclusive members-only talk and tour of our special exhibition, Road to Recovery.
https://bit.ly/3UKPA7E
Soldier Stories families performance on Sunday 20 Nov. Meet Sister Evelyn Morgan, a nurse newly arrived in France as part of the 1944 Normandy Landings.
Meet outside Soldier gallery five minutes before the following performance times:
12.00pm – 12.30pm
1.30pm – 2.00pm
2.30pm – 3.00pm
3.30pm – 4.00pm
Family drop-in activities are limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
Suitable for children aged 7+. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Become a member of National Army Museum to attend exclusive events, receive discount in our shop and cafe and support the work of the museum!
https://bit.ly/3Gq72dg
Join us either in person or online for our weekly Friday Insights talk.
This week 'A Sword for Christ'. Jonathan Cobb as he discusses the role of the New Model Army in the creation and maintenance of a republican regime in Great Britain and Ireland
https://bit.ly/3hFEAK6
Germany has been at the heart of the British Army's story since 1945. After the Second World War, the Army helped rebuild a devastated and divided nation. It provided protection during the Cold War, and later used Germany as a base from which to deploy troops across the world.
Explore this story further at our free exhibition, Foe to Friend: The British Army in Germany since 1945.
https://youtu.be/glWCEyTC8no
Join us either in person or online for our weekly Friday Insights talk.
This week 'A Sword for Christ'. Jonathan Cobb as he discusses the role of the New Model Army in the creation and maintenance of a republican regime in Great Britain and Ireland
https://bit.ly/3hFEAK6
Our temporary exhibition 'Road to Recovery' follows the challenging journeys of rehabilitation and recovery taken by soldiers who have suffered a life-changing physical or mental injury. Open until 29 January 2023.
https://bit.ly/3UOSaZK
Join us tomorrow for Soldier Stories.
This week, meet Walter Tull, a professional footballer and one of the British Army’s first infantry officers of black heritage. Hear his story from the football pitch to the trenches of the First World War.
https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/soldier-stories-walter-tull-7
Craft your own poppy and add it to our Remembrance Day installation.
Join us at the National Army Museum this Remembrance weekend to reflect on the service of soldiers past and present.
Come along to craft a poppy and add it to our Remembrance installation, which will grow and bloom across the day.
This drop-in activity is suitable for visitors of all ages. Saturday 12 November 11am - 4pm
