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Press Release HMS Victory 21st Century Museum Story Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

HMS Victory invites visitors inside bold new phase of £42m conservation project

A 3D visualisation of the scaffolded stern of HMS Victory.
Blog HMS Victory 21st Century Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

Chatterboxes – Connection and Conversations with HMS Victory

A box full of nautical items open on a table.
Article Literature Napoleonic Culture, Sport and Leisure

Jane Austen and the Royal Navy

A mother and two children sit outside HMS Victory, a wooden ship.

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Blog Communities Trailblazers 21st Century Naval Lives

Pride Month 2023 - Exploring LGBTQ+ history in the Royal Navy

To commemorate Pride Month the National Museum of the Royal Navy has produced a short series of blogs detailing the long and complicated history of…

National Museum of the Royal Navy volunteers and Royal Naval personnel volunteering at a Pride stall.
Blog Communities Trailblazers 21st Century Naval Lives

Pride Month 2023 - What are 'Crossing the Line' ceremonies?

To commemorate Pride Month the National Museum of the Royal Navy has produced a short series of blogs detailing the long and complicated history of…

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Press Release Royalty 21st Century Culture, Sport and Leisure

Her Majesty The Queen

It is with great sadness that we mourn the death of Her Majesty The Queen after 70 years of devoted public service.

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Blog Communities 21st Century Naval Lives

Tidal Teatime Exchange Project brings artefacts’ history to life

Recently the National Museum of the Royal Navy has worked with community group Chat Over Chai and the Royal Navy’s Equality and Diversity Team.The…

Artist impression of the new flight deck
Press Release Aircraft 21st Century Ships and Aircraft

‘Mavericks’ invited to get up close with Fleet Air Arm Museum’s new Carrier Experience landing this summer

With fans all over the world delighting in the return of Tom Cruise in the recent ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ film, the Fleet Air Arm Museum is captivating…

The proposed interior of a new naval gallery at the National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool.
Press Release Collections Conservation 21st Century Museum behind the scenes

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…

Armed Forces Day Banner - June 25
Press Release Ceremonial Remembrance 21st Century Culture, Sport and Leisure

Attention! Free Armed Forces Day event this Saturday

Head to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard from 10am - 4pm on Saturday 25 June for free activities and entertainment to mark Portsmouth Armed Forces Day.

A young Queen Elizabeth visiting a Naval base surrounded by Naval officers and press.
Press Release Customs and Traditions Royalty 21st Century Culture, Sport and Leisure

New Exhibition Launch: Her Majesty’s Service

Touching tribute to Her Majesty's decades of personal and official service to Royal Navy captured by new exhibition

Press Release Communities 21st Century Naval Lives

Celebrating Landmark Decisions This LGBTQ+ History Month

As conversations around the Armed Forces’ historic treatment of LGBTQ+ people continue to grow, 2022 sees some of these topics develop into…