Could ‘Mother’, the prototype of the world’s first tank, be buried at Bovington? ‘Operation Mother’ seeks to solve this mystery….
Tank Crew ‘Splatter’ Mask Belonging to Battle of Cambrai Hero
A WWI tank crew face mask was recently donated to the Museum….
Thank You to The National Lottery!
Our partnership with the National Lottery Heritage Fund has been transformational in unlocking the potential of The Tank Museum….
Fraser Flamethrower Donation
The work of R. P. Fraser was vital to the British development of flamethrowers in WWII….
Concept tank model donation
The Museum has received an intriguing donation of a RO2004 Light tank concept model….
Armour in Profile
The Tank Museum has received a donation of six original AFV artwork compositions that featured in the Armour in Profile series in the 1960s….
Watching Paint Dry
The Tank Museum has received an unusual donation that will be of particular interest to the tank model making community….
A Bridge Too Far
The Museum has received a collection of pictures that captured the filming of ‘A Bridge Too Far’, the award winning 1977 war epic that depicted Operation Market Garden….
A Portrait of Major Sydney John King MC RTR
The Tank Museum has bought at auction a portrait of Lieutenant-Colonel S. J. King, M.C., Royal Tank Regiment….
We Remember
The Tank Museum’s Archive holds a copy of the telegram notifying troops of the end of hostilities on the 11 November 1918….
Carl Gustaf Anti-Tank Weapon
The Tank Museum recently acquired a Carl Gustaf infantry anti-tank weapon, which has been used by the British Army from the 1960s….
Documents Reveal Tank Inventor’s Frustration
A trove of unique documents relating to the design and development of the Mark I tank has been acquired by The Tank Museum….
A Maus Tale
Rare German Maus gun sight now on display….
The Tank Museum in 100 Objects Book Launch
The Tank Museum has released a new book to mark it’s 100th birthday. …
Prisoner of War: WW2 Archive Donation
A recent donation to the Museum tells the story of Major Reginald Beales, WW2 Prisoner of War from 1941-1945….
Signed by Hitler and Rommel?
Find out why we think drawings in the Museum collection, signed by Adolf Hitler and Field Marshal Rommel are fake, after an investigation by the Curator….
The Desert Rat
A donation to The Tank Museum Supporting Collection sheds a little extra light on the early years of the desert rat….
Made on the Western Front
Made during the First World War, a beautiful copper model of a Whippet tank has recently been donated to the Museum….
WW2: War Stories – China Doll kept a Tank Crew Safe
A small china doll named Audrey tells an astonishing story of survival in the Museum’s new WW2: War Stories exhibition….
Music and the Military
Music and the military have always had an interesting relationship….
