Friday 26 February 2016

National Army Museum - Women of Britain Say Go, Soldiers' Stories, and more

Women of Britain Say Go!

10 March 2016, 7.00pm
Army & Navy Club, London

To mark International Women's Day, Jo Fox, Claire Langhamer and Kalsoom Bashir will lead a public discussion about the representation of women and gender in Army recruitment propaganda.
Women of Britain Say Go!

Soldiers' Stories:
Major Charles Stooks

Cameroon, February 1916

The diary of Major Charles Stooks of the 5th Light Infantry reveals the difficulties faced by those involved in the final conquest of Germany's West African colony of Kamerun.
Major Charles Stooks

Battle Police on the Western Front

7 March 2016, 12.30pm
Army & Navy Club, London

Join Colonel Jeremy Green OBE as he explores stories of Britain's Military Police during the First World War.
Battle Police on the Western Front

How to Restore an 18th-century Drum

Conserving the Collection

The Museum is working hard to prepare over 2,000 objects for display in the new galleries. Here we take a look at the restoration of an 18th-century side drum.
How to Restore an 18th-century Drum

Counter-insurgency in Ireland in the 1860s

21 March 2016, 12.30pm
Army & Navy Club, London

Join Jerome Devitt as he examines the reaction of the British Army in Ireland to the transatlantic Fenian Conspiracy of the late 1860s.
Jerome Devitt

Empire & Commonwealth: London Libraries Tour

29 February - 13 March 2016
Carnegie Library

The National Army Museum is taking an Empire and Commonwealth exhibition on the road to a range of libraries around London.
Empire & Commonwealth: London Libraries Tour

Piece Makers Exhibition

Until 20 March 2016
Essex Regiment Museum, Chelmsford

Last chance to see the artistic results of a two-year collaboration between the National Army Museum, soldiers in rehabilitation and support centres, and artist Susan Stockwell.
Piece Makers Exhibition

Waterloo Lives:
In Their Own Words

Explore our Napoleonic archive

We are looking for your help to capture new information about our Napoleonic archive. Get involved at home by transcribing and tagging images of these 200-year-old documents.
Waterloo Lives: In Their Own Words

Wellington's Battlefield Gets a Refresh

Conserving the Collection

The Museum has embarked on a huge project to conserve thousands of objects in the Collection. Here we take a look at how one iconic painting has been restored to its former glory.
Wellington's Battlefield Gets a Refresh