National Army Museum

The National Army Museum is the central museum facility of the British Army. The collection was created from the 1950s, and the official opening of the museum took place in 1971. In 2014-2017 the museum underwent a general reconstruction, which allowed the creation of five modern galleries. They cover the history of the British military from the time of the English Civil War in the 17th century to modern armed conflicts involving British soldiers.

The museum has a rich collection of uniforms, weapons, documents and photographs related to the military. He also conducts recordings as part of oral history projects. After modernization, it is richly equipped with multimedia and attractions for the youngest users, such as an interactive tank, numerous multimedia strategy games, the possibility of entering an armored vehicle and crawling under it and an obstacle course modeled on those used for exercise by commandos.

The museum owes its creation to the efforts of Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer, who was actively involved in raising funds and lobbying for the establishment of the facility. The museum's first seat since 1960 was the premises of a former riding school at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. The construction of a new building, intended specifically for museum purposes, began in 1961. The brutalist style building, designed by William Holford, was put into use ten years later - it was opened by Queen Elizabeth II.