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New Acquisitions: The Highlights of 2024

2024 has been a year of significant acquisitions at The National Museum of the Royal Navy. Formed in 2009, The National Museum of the Royal Navy…
Three figures look on at the ongoing work to rebuild a Fairey Barracuda
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The Princess Royal Pays a Royal Visit to Fleet Air Arm Museum’s Barracuda rebuild project to see conservation in action

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal paid a special visit to Barracuda Live: The Big Rebuild at Fleet Air Arm Museum, which is celebrating it’s 60th…
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Top 10 school topics to explore at the Fleet Air Arm Museum

Throughout our four halls, the museum tells not only the history of the Fleet Air Arm, but also its technological development, its artistic design,…
The D-Day map at Southwick house, showcasing the key used to identify different ships
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6 Objects that help bring the story of D-Day to life for D-Day 80

2024 marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the largest amphibious assault in history. Beginning with landings across the beaches of Normandy (known as…
A scale-model of HMS Victory is examined by Principal Curator Victoria Ingles
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A roundup of the National Museum of the Royal Navy's acquisitions for 2023

2023 has been a year of significant acquisitions at The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN). Formed in 2009, NMRN is the youngest and fastest…
Contractors remove figurehead belonging to HMS Charlotte in preparation for conservation. Credit NMRN.jpg
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Conserved figureheads to tell untold and sometimes difficult stories

Ships’ figureheads have long captured the imagination and the suspicions of sailors. Now curators and conservators at The National Museum of the…
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Researching Deathwatch beetles aboard HMS Victory

Cathryn Harvey is a current PhD researcher at Cranfield University within the Forensic Institute. She joined a research study project taking place on…
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Huge boost to expansion plans for National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool with acquisition of retail park

Ambitious plans for the expansion of the National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool (NMRN Hartlepool) have received a huge boost today, Tuesday…