New National Army Museum Opens 30 March 2017

The National Army Museum is closed for redevelopment until 30 March 2017, but we remain open through our programme of events held at venues across London.
MUSEUM NEWS Director General Announces Museum Opening Date New Museum blog We are excited to announce the new National Army Museum will be opening its doors to the public on 30 March 2017, featuring five new state-of-the-art galleries called Soldier, Army, Battle, Society and Insight. #NewNAM READ MORE
MUSEUM NEWS The New National Army Museum Galleries Gallery blog Following the announcement that the new National Army Museum will be opening in March 2017, here’s a glimpse of what to expect from our five new galleries. READ MORE
EVENING SERIES Chilcot: Six Months On 16 February 2017, 7pm Army & Navy Club, London In summer 2016, the Chilcot report was published, examining whether it was right to send British forces into the Iraq War in 2003. Six months on, we’re bringing together a panel of experts to discuss the impact of the report. ENTRY £10 - BOOK NOW
DAYTIME TALKS How First World War Stretcher Bearers Changed Medicine Forever 6 February 2017, 12.30pm Royal Marsden Conference Centre, London Dr Emily Mayhew will explore the creation of a specialist stretcher bearer corps on the Western Front, which transformed military medicine into the system that is still in use today. FREE ENTRY – BOOK NOW
DAYTIME TALKS Protesting the Wars: Cell Block Graffiti at Richmond Castle 26 January 2017, 12.30pm Royal Marsden Conference Centre, London Archaeologist Kevin Booth will look closely at the cell block graffiti left by First World War conscientious objectors imprisoned at Richmond Castle, revealing their emotions and experiences. FREE ENTRY - BOOK NOW
FIRST WORLD WAR ACTIVITIES Soldiers’ Stories: Corporal Joseph Egerton Sinai Peninsula, January 1917 Corporal Joseph Egerton’s personal photographs show how the British Army fought the war in Sinai and the logistical problems they faced fighting in the desert. READ MORE
DAYTIME TALKS Revamping the Vamp: Mata Hari Myths and Realities 20 February 2017, 12.30pm Royal Marsden Conference Centre, London Mata Hari, a Dutch hat-maker's daughter, was executed for espionage after a secret trial during the darkest days of the First World War. In this talk Dr Julie Wheelwright will unpick the myths surrounding her. FREE ENTRY - BOOK NOW
MUSEUM NEWS Meet Marengo: Conserving Napoleon’s Horse Conservation video Watch the delicate and difficult process of conserving the skeleton of Napoleon Bonaparte’s horse Marengo, ready for his display in the Museum’s new Battle gallery. WATCH NOW
FIRST WORLD WAR ACTIVITIES Soldiers’ Stories:Florence Simpson December 1916 Florence Simpson was a crucial figure in establishing the first uniformed military service for women, the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). Her visit to France investigating how women could work with the Army, kickstarted the formation of the WAAC. READ MORE
EVENING SERIES Women in Combat Roles 1 March 2017, 7pm Royal United Services Institute, London In July 2016, David Cameron announced that women would be allowed to serve in combat roles. We’re bringing together a panel of experts to discuss the significance and implications of this decision. ENTRY £10 - BOOK NOW
RECOMMENDED EVENTS Flaming June: The Making of an Icon Until 2 April 2017 Leighton House Museum, London This landmark exhibition brings Leighton’s most famous and celebrated work to the magnificent artist's house in Kensington. Flaming June is shown beside the other works submitted by Leighton to his final Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 1895, only a few months before his death. FIND OUT MORE