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Embroidered sabretache of the 8th (King’s Royal Irish) Light Dragoons, c1840
Course
15 March 2025 - 16 March 2025
£100.00

Embroidery Course: Irish Identity

Elevate your embroidery skills on this two-day course inspired by the Museum’s collection and led by experts from Hand & Lock, London’s premier embroidery house.
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Events

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Satirical print depicting a country squire starting back in horror at seeing his son dressed as a macaroni, 1774
Talk At Museum / Online

28 February 2025, 12.00pm

FREE

A Macaroni in the Barracks: Sexuality on Trial in Revolutionary America

Join John Gilbert McCurdy as he tells the story of Robert Newburgh, a British Army chaplain whose trial reveals the link between sexuality and revolution in the late 18th century.

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Shirley Hamilton character actor
Performance At Museum

2 March 2025

FREE

Soldier Stories: Shirley Hamilton

Meet characters, both real and imagined, from the Army’s past and hear their amazing stories in our galleries.

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‘Souvenir of the Great War’, embroidered postcard, c1917
Talk At Museum / Online

7 March 2025, 12.00pm

FREE

Veterans, Families, Museums and Mementos

Dr Ann-Marie Foster will discuss the relationships between museums, their objects and war.

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Sister Evelyn Morgan character actor
Performance At Museum

9 March 2025

FREE

Soldier Stories: Sister Evelyn Morgan

Meet characters, both real and imagined, from the Army’s past and hear their amazing stories in our galleries.

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British troops enjoying a cup of tea, 1918
Early Opening At Museum

11 March 2025, 9.00am

FREE

Community Coffee Morning

Join us for a relaxed chat and cuppa at our community coffee mornings on the second Tuesday of every month.

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'Pride and Fall' book cover
Talk At Museum / Online

14 March 2025, 12.00pm

FREE

Pride and Fall: The British Army in Afghanistan, 2001-14

Join Sergio Miller as he re-assesses the British Army’s operations in Helmand Province, highlighting aspects of the campaign that went well and exploring what wasn’t as successful.

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Exhibitions and displays

A collage of Soldier Magazine covers
Now open
Display At Museum

4 February - 6 July 2025

FREE

The Story of Soldier Magazine

For 80 years, the journalists of ‘Soldier’ magazine have stood side by side with British Army troops to record seminal moments in our history. The short film in this display celebrates that contribution.

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