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Artist rendering of ground floor of Royal Marine Museum featuring Lynx Helicopter
Funding Announced To Reimagine Historic Boathouse Including New Royal Marines Museum
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is a finalist in the Central South Business Awards 2024
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is shortlisted in the Central South Business Awards 2024 for Community Hero
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Conserving a map charting the course of the most legendary naval operation for D-Day 80

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A gallery space featuring a 3/4 angle painting of Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson

Trafalgar Day 2024: Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson

Join the National Museum of the Royal Navy as we launch a new digital series for Trafalgar Day - covering the life of Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio…
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Uncharted Waters LGBTQ+ film nominated for award

Following its premiere earlier this year, the National Museum of the Royal Navy is proud to announce that the film Uncharted Waters, created in…
Contemporary black and white photograph of HMS Royal Oak at sea.

The Sinking of HMS Royal Oak

The sinking of HMS Royal Oak, in the early days of the Second World War, was a major shock for the Royal Navy. In total 834 personnel were killed as…
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HMS Victory celebrates heroes and villains of fungus

New children’s fungus hunt launches to mark UK Fungus Day 2024Did you know that Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory, the oldest ship still commissioned by…
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NMRN appoints Executive Director of Museum Operations

We are pleased to announce that Andrew Baines has been appointed as the new Executive Director of Museum Operations at the National Museum of the…

The DNA sequence of a wood-munching marauder - Sanger Institute

Tapping out the DNA code of the Deathwatch Beetle gives hope to future conservation research into battling this wood-munching marauder
Three figures look on at the ongoing work to rebuild a Fairey Barracuda

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…
Wedding couple get married on HMS Warrior

HMS Warrior Featured in OK! Magazine as a Top Wedding Venue

We are thrilled to announce that HMS Warrior has been featured in OK! Magazine's latest guide to fantastic wedding venues, offering couples…