PRESS & MEDIA
Royal Navy Museums manages media enquiries and opportunities across our museums and sites, including:
- Royal Navy Museums: Portsmouth
- Royal Navy Museums: Naval Aviation
- Royal Navy Museums: Hartlepool
- Royal Navy Museums: HMS Caroline
- Royal Navy Museums: Submarines
- Royal Navy Museums: Explosion
- Portsmouth Historic Dockyard as a destination
Explore the sections below for information on press visits, commercial filming and photography, and our latest press releases.
PRESS VISITS
We welcome visits from media researching stories and broadcast opportunities about our sites and collections. Our team of experts are available to discuss specialist subjects and access to our archives where possible.
We are also happy to coordinate visits for consumer media/influencers and content creators reviewing a day out at our sites. Applications for these visits must be made in advance and be supported by a commission.
COMMERCIAL FILMING & PHOTOGRAPHY
Our historic sites and collections provide unique settings for filming and photography, from TV and online productions to commercial photography and video.
Commercial filming and photography is subject to approval and charges apply, with costs discussed based on your requirements. Recce visits can also be arranged to help you find the right location for your production.
Please note that filming and photography at our sites in Portsmouth and Gosport are subject to certain MOD regulations.
PRESS RELEASES & STATEMENTS
Keep up to date with our latest news and statements. We provide expert spokespeople for interview, images and information.
Our latest news and statements can be found below or click through to our News & Stories page for mor information.
Press Releases
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The history of Remembrance in the Royal Navy
Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to honour armed forces members who have…
Meet Alannah Hay: Article in Iconnect
Alannah Hay talks about her early career progression, advocating conservation work to HRH Princess Anne, winning a 2024 Marsh Conservation Award and…
Important information regarding the upcoming closure of Action Stations
We would like to inform our visitors that Action Stations will be closing on 23 February 2025. This closure marks the start of a significant…
Trafalgar Day 2024: The Battle of Trafalgar
Join the National Museum of the Royal Navy as we launch a digital series for Trafalgar Day - covering the life of Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson,…
HMS Warrior Wedding Competition Final 3
We are thrilled to announce the three couples who have made it to the final stage of our HMS Warrior wedding competition!This unique contest was…
Trafalgar Day: HMS Victory after Trafalgar and W.L. Wyllie
Join the National Museum of the Royal Navy as we launch a digital series for Trafalgar Day - covering the life of Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson,…
British Special Service Squadron - September 1924
In this final instalment of the blog series, the National Museum of the Royal Navy follows the final movements of the British Special Service…
Trafalgar Day: Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson
Join the National Museum of the Royal Navy as we launch a digital series for Trafalgar Day - covering the life of Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson,…
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…
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…
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
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…
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,…
British Special Service Squadron - August 1924
In this ongoing blog series, the National Museum of the Royal Navy is following the route of the British Special Service Squadron during the…