Museum of Military Medicine
The Museum of Military Medicine was founded in 1955 and holds large and internationally significant collections and archives relating to the work of the four corps of the Army Medical Services: the Royal Army Medical Corps, the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, the Royal Army Dental Corps, and the Queen Alexandra Royal Army Nursing Corps.
Its artefacts and archives capture the dramatic improvements in combat casualty care that have developed over the past three hundred years of military operations.
The Museum of Military Medicine has embarked upon an ambitious transformation programme as part of a longer-term project to relocate the museum to Cardiff by 2022. In addition to designing a new museum facility in Cardiff, all aspects of the Museum’s operations and governance have been revisited with a view to transforming the Museum from a supported regimental collection to an independent, self-sustaining, cultural, innovation and research enterprise.
The new museum will act as a catalyst to bring together contemporary advances in medical science, innovation and business management with the history of medical development practised on and off the battlefield in past conflicts by the British Army through the Museum’s historic archives and artefacts. This will provide an interface between academia and the army on the one hand, and the general public on the other. The Museum will position itself as a nationally significant cultural enterprise in a forward-thinking city with international standing, promoting health and wellbeing.
the Museum of Military medicine is Currently located at Keogh Barracks
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Plans for the new museum
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