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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
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Trafalgar Day 2024: Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson
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Uncharted Waters LGBTQ+ film nominated for award

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Commemorating World AIDS Day

In 1981, the first five cases of a rare lung infection were detected in five young, previously healthy gay men in L.A. It would go on to mark the…
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Caring for HMS Victory's fore-topsail

Featured today in the Daily Telegraph and other news outlets the National Museum of the Royal Navy, alongside RB Textile Conservation, have been hard…
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Remembrance Day 2024 at the National Museum of the Royal Navy

Every year 11th November marks Remembrance Day, held in honour of all armed forces who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. The National…
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Pickle Night on HMS Warrior

On 6 November 2024, we hosted our much-anticipated Pickle Night aboard the decks of HMS Warrior, transforming this iconic ship into a vibrant…
HRH Princess Anne with Allanah Hay reviewing conservation
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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…
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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…
An oil painting depicting several Napoleonic-era warships engaged in battle
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Trafalgar Day 2024: The Battle of Trafalgar

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…
HMS Warrior exterior and view of spinnaker tower
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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…