We're very pleased to be open again. Book your free tickets now on our website. Established in 1960 by Royal Charter, the National Army Museum is the United Kingdom’s leading authority on the history and traditions of the British Army.
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It explores the impact that soldiers from Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth have had throughout the world, from the 17th century to the present day. Through its world-class collections, the Museum safeguards and shares the stories and values of ordinary people who have been called upon to bear extraordinary responsibilities on behalf of others.
Operating as usual
Join David Wells as he explores the service of the West India Regiments in Britain’s early 19th-century military campaigns against France and America. You can find out more in our #WestIndianSoldier exhibition: bit.ly/3BhtksD
Join David Wells as he explores the service of the West India Regiments in Britain’s early 19th-century military campaigns against France and America.
Join Dr Emily Mayhew as she examines the achievements and the failings of the medical profession during the war in Afghanistan: bit.ly/3imi5qc
Join Dr Emily Mayhew as she examines the achievements and the failings of the medical profession during the war in Afghanistan.
Join former Brixmis officer Major General Peter Williams as he discusses East German intelligence operations against the Allied military liaison missions during the Cold War: https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/athenstedt-cold-war-cold-case-stasi-versus-brixmis?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nam&utm_content=mfh&utm_campaign=
Join former Brixmis officer Major General Peter Williams as he discusses East German intelligence operations against the Allied military liaison missions during the Cold War.
Join Professor Ian Beckett as he explores the late Victorian Army and the complex relationships between its leading figures: bit.ly/3BjyxA2
Join Professor Ian Beckett as he explores the late Victorian Army and the complex relationships between its leading figures.
🥁 Your kids can explore the Berlin Military Tattoo and construct their own instrument inspired by the drums in our collection in our free family summer holiday activity next week: bit.ly/3esHxcj
Explore the Berlin Military Tattoo and construct your own instrument inspired by the drums in our collection.
Our free online event, 'Climbing the Ranks: West Indian Soldiers of the First World War', will look at the experiences of soldiers of Caribbean origin and reflect on how times have changed.
The programme includes:
-Historian Dr Dominiek Deendooven
-Stephanie Bennett from the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum
-A living history performance telling the story of Walter Tull
Wednesday 25 August, 7pm. Register here: bit.ly/3CTDlNF
Discover how soldiers of Caribbean origin, including those serving with the British West Indies Regiment, experienced the First World War.
Join Matilda Greig as she explores the fascinating lives and afterlives of Napoleon’s soldiers and the stories they told: bit.ly/2Up0UfB
Join Matilda Greig as she explores the fascinating lives and afterlives of Napoleon’s soldiers and the stories they told.
🕵️♂️ The General has gone missing and no-one knows the combination to unlock his safe...can you crack the code, save the secrets and stop the Cold War from getting hot? Then join our summer holiday Codebreaker Challenge with the kids. In the Museum next week: bit.ly/3xPcSOh
Can you crack the code, save the secrets and stop the Cold War from getting hot?
🎲 Check out our life-size board game! Take on Cold War-themed challenges and learn something new. Who will be first over the finish line? Free and in the Museum until Friday, just book your general admission ticket: bit.ly/3xRlfZz
🎲 Check out our life-size board game! Take on Cold War-themed challenges and learn something new. Who will be first over the finish line? Free and in the Museum until Friday, just book your general admission ticket: bit.ly/3xRlfZz
Join us this Thursday, 12 August, for the launch of Anthony King's new book, Urban Warfare in the Twenty-First Century.
Jonathan Boff chairs a panel including Anthony King, Professor Sir Simon Wessely, Major General Kevin Copsey, OBE & Shashank Joshi: bit.ly/3rkq9Mj
Professor Anthony King launches his latest book which examines the character and impact of urban warfare in modern times.
Join Professor Patrick Major as he marks the 60th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall by exploring the crisis that followed: bit.ly/3Bqbcx1
Join Professor Patrick Major as he marks the 60th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall by exploring the crisis that followed.
🤸♂️Step inside our life-size board game this summer holiday and battle it out to see who wins.
Take on our family-friendly tasks and complete Cold War-themed challenges to be the first over the finish line: bit.ly/3xRlfZz
Step inside our life-size board game this summer holiday and battle it out to see who wins.
This Friday, Professor David Lambert discusses the establishment of the West India Regiments and explores the debates that surrounded their formation. You can explore more of this history in our exhibition, #WestIndianSoldier: bit.ly/2UXKN8H
Professor David Lambert discusses the establishment of the West India Regiments and explores the debates that surrounded their formation.
Join Richard Duckett and Robert Lyman next week as they explore the the SOE's secret missions in Burma during the Second World War: bit.ly/3kwTd1U
Join Robert Lyman and Richard Duckett as they discuss the SOE's secret missions in Burma during the Second World War.
🎙 Bring the kids from 4-6 August for some foley folly- in our free summer holiday activity they'll step into the world of broadcasting as they learn how to make their own sound effects using tips and tricks from the past: bit.ly/3Bqa0K3
Discover the story of the British Forces Network and test your skills as a Foley artist as you create your own sound effects in this interactive family workshop.
We are so excited for this year’s Chelsea History Festival with over 70 amazing events bringing history to life 17 - 26 September.
Military history 🗡
Natural history 🌿
Social history📜
Art history 🎨
Family fun 🎲
Tickets are on sale now! https://bit.ly/2WuGXFb
Check out the Chelsea History Festival page for the latest updates:
This year’s diverse festival hosts over 70 exciting physical and virtual events, featuring a number of exclusive pre-publication launches.
What material, shape and design makes the best parachute? What will you choose? Try it out at the Giant Parachute Drop Zone- join our free activities with the kids this summer holiday: bit.ly/3xPDbnu
Design a parachute, prepare for your mission and attempt to land safely on our Giant Parachute Drop Zone.
Next Friday, our Templer Study Centre Manager, Rob Fleming, will trace the development and service of King Edward’s Horse (The King’s Overseas Dominions Regiment). Our free Friday talks are now both online and in-venue so take your pick! bit.ly/3wNxANb
Join Robert Fleming as he traces the development and service of King Edward’s Horse (The King’s Overseas Dominions Regiment) between 1900 and 1918.
Our new case of British Army ceremonial uniforms in the Foyer is looking pretty 🔥💂♂️
Our new case of British Army ceremonial uniforms in the Foyer is looking pretty 🔥💂♂️
Join Zack White and Marcus Cribb as they discuss the popular myths and ideas that have grown up around the Battle of Salamanca: bit.ly/3z7xQrV
Join Zack White and Marcus Cribb as they discuss the popular myths and ideas that have grown up around the Battle of Salamanca.
We're so happy to have been Highly Commended for Partnership of the Year at last night's awards #MandHAwards.
Thank you to the entire team National Museum of the Royal Navy, Commonwealth War Graves Commission and The Royal Air Force Museum, London, what started with #VEDay75 and then #VJDay75 has led to so much more!
Congratulations to all winners - https://bit.ly/3ydgwRK
We're so happy to have been Highly Commended for Partnership of the Year at last night's awards #MandHAwards.
Thank you to the entire team National Museum of the Royal Navy, Commonwealth War Graves Commission and The Royal Air Force Museum, London, what started with #VEDay75 and then #VJDay75 has led to so much more!
Congratulations to all winners - https://bit.ly/3ydgwRK
Fought #OnThisDay in 1690 between the forces of the deposed King James II and his successor, William III, the Battle of the Boyne was the largest ever to take place on Irish soil. While indecisive, it had far-reaching repercussions, lasting to this day: bit.ly/2UfmqTV
Fought on 1 July 1690 between the forces of the deposed King James II and his successor, King William III, the Battle of the Boyne was the largest military engagement ever to take place on Irish soil.
Challenge: suspend a helicopter in the middle of a building (with rotor blades that are too big to fit in the door). Solution: 1st Aviation Brigade, 1 Regiment Army Air Corps and REME Chief Aircraft Engineer work together with the Museum team to get this magnificent Lynx Mk 9A into our Atrium where it now hangs 👏 🏗 🚁
This week we were proud to take part in a ceremonial handover of the eagle standard of the French 105th Regiment captured at Waterloo. The eagle is going on loan to The Household Cavalry Museum and Shop for the summer, to be reunited with the medal of the man who captured it: bit.ly/3dgQe9e
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This week we were proud to take part in a ceremonial handover of the eagle standard of the French 105th Regiment captured at Waterloo. The eagle is going on loan to The Household Cavalry Museum and Shop for the summer, to be reunited with the medal of the man who captured it: bit.ly/3dgQe9e
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This #ArmedForcesDay, get your marching boots on and join the #FootstepsOfOurForces challenge to help us, National Museum of the Royal Navy , The Royal Air Force Museum ( RAFM, R.A.F.M) & Commonwealth War Graves Commission tell the stories of those who have served. There's still a week to complete it, so get cracking! 💪🥾: bit.ly/2TgINaV
Today we honour #veterans as part of #ArmedForcesWeek. Last year, we marked #VJ75 with a conversation between Captain Sir Tom Moore and Private Joseph Hammond.
Join our #FootstepsOfOurForces challenge and help us to tell the stories of those who served. bit.ly/2Y3qdma
Today we honour #veterans as part of #ArmedForcesWeek. Last year, we marked #VJ75 with a conversation between Captain Sir Tom Moore and Private Joseph Hammond.
Join our #FootstepsOfOurForces challenge and help us to tell the stories of those who served. bit.ly/2Y3qdma
Today we were honoured to host the unveiling of a bust of General Wɫadysɫaw Anders, brought about by Anna Maria Anders, Instytut Andersa British Poles , Arkady Rzegocki & Mistrzostwa Fundacji Skarbowości im. Jana Pawła II. The bust is now on display here, a striking symbol of the shared history of Poland and the UK.
Today we were honoured to host the unveiling of a bust of General Wɫadysɫaw Anders, brought about by Anna Maria Anders, Instytut Andersa British Poles , Arkady Rzegocki & Mistrzostwa Fundacji Skarbowości im. Jana Pawła II. The bust is now on display here, a striking symbol of the shared history of Poland and the UK.
As acid-free tissue puffs support boots in our collection, you can support the Museum 😁 by joining our our #FootstepsOfOurForces challenge this #ArmedForcesWeek.
Get your marching boots on and help us tell the stories of those who serve (and their kit!) with our distance challenge: 5, 10 or 25 km. On completion, you'll get a one-of-a-kind commemorative medal.
Join hundreds of others walking this week and next, to help us, National Museum of the Royal Navy , The Royal Air Force Museum ( RAFM, R.A.F.M) and Commonwealth War Graves Commission to continue tell the stories of those who serve: bit.ly/2TgINaV
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A Napoleonic Eagle captured at Waterloo has been reunited with the medal of the soldier who won it, two centuries on. On loan from us, it's now on display at The Household Cavalry Museum and Shop . Here, General Barney White-Spunner tells the story of the capture: bit.ly/3gNyzbi #WaterlooHeroes
A Napoleonic Eagle captured at Waterloo has been reunited with the medal of the soldier who won it, two centuries on. On loan from us, it's now on display at The Household Cavalry Museum and Shop . Here, General Barney White-Spunner tells the story of the capture: bit.ly/3gNyzbi #WaterlooHeroes
Many West Indians, such as women like these who joined the ATS, arrived in Britain during the War to join the war effort; many of the 'Windrush generation' were veterans. Explore the history of Caribbean troops in the British Army in our #WestIndianSoldier exhibition #WindrushDay
Many West Indians, such as women like these who joined the ATS, arrived in Britain during the War to join the war effort; many of the 'Windrush generation' were veterans. Explore the history of Caribbean troops in the British Army in our #WestIndianSoldier exhibition #WindrushDay
We were pleased to receive Secretary of State for Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden today as he visited #WestIndianSoldier exhibition. Here, he chats to our director Justin Maciejewski and soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Rifles who have helped us create learning materials for the exhibition. #ArmedForcesWeek
We were pleased to receive Secretary of State for Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden today as he visited #WestIndianSoldier exhibition. Here, he chats to our director Justin Maciejewski and soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Rifles who have helped us create learning materials for the exhibition. #ArmedForcesWeek
#ArmedForcesWeek begins today, and it's also the start of our #FootstepsOfOurForces challenge! Choose your distance and sign up to help us, The Royal Air Force Museum ( RAFM, R.A.F.M) , National Museum of the Royal Navy & Commonwealth War Graves Commission tell the stories of those who have served: bit.ly/2TgINaV
Get your marching boots on and join our walking challenge to show your support for those who serve and help keep their stories alive.
What better way to kick off #ArmedForcesWeek than a visit from The Household Cavalry , for a ceremonial handover of the eagle standard of the French 105th Regiment captured at Waterloo. Of great symbolic importance to The Blues & Royals, it's going on loan to The Household Cavalry Museum and Shop. More tomorrow...🦅
Something pretty exciting is happening here this morning, we're proud to be a part of The 105th Eagle Es**rt with The Household Cavalry and The Household Cavalry Museum and Shop 🦅
#FootstepsOfOurForces challenge starts from Monday!
Enter now and take your chance to gain one of these brilliant medals by walking 5, 10 or 25 km to show your support for those who serve, and help keep their stories alive: bit.ly/2TgINaV
#ArmedForcesWeek
#FootstepsOfOurForces challenge starts from Monday!
Enter now and take your chance to gain one of these brilliant medals by walking 5, 10 or 25 km to show your support for those who serve, and help keep their stories alive: bit.ly/2TgINaV
#ArmedForcesWeek
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea
London
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Nearest tube: Sloane Square (district and circle line) Nearest mainland rail station: Victoria Station Buses: 11, 19, 22, 211 to King's Road, 137, 156, 360 to Pimlico Road, 170 stops outside the Museum
The new National Army Museum explores the story of the British Army as an institution, its soldiers and its relationship with society and the world. The museum is open everyday from 10am-17:30pm, and entry is free. Explore five new permanent galleries called Soldier, Army, Battle, Society and Insight, as well as the latest temporary exhibition and 0-8 soft play area Play Base.
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Oliver Cromwell died #OnThisDay in 1658. This silk banner or escutcheon is one of 2,006 that were used during his elaborate state funeral, but only 4 still survive today. Decorated with his arms as Lord Protector and the royal crown, half is painted black to signify he had died. More on Cromwell's extraordinary life, and death, on our website: bit.ly/2UtrXRj
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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