2011 Marks a Major Milestone for Naval Heritage in Portsmouth
Portsmouths enduring naval legacy is celebrated this year as the National Museum of the Royal Navy at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard celebrates the centenary year of a significant Naval Museum in the...
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Saturday 25th Sunday 26th June 2011A weekend of FREE events in support of British Armed Forces and Naval Heritage Portsmouth Historic Dockyard will be celebrating Armed Forces Weekend with a series of...
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An unforgettable summer of games and pastimes at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard!
Saturday 30 July Sunday 4 September 2011 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is home to three of the most famous warships in the world HMS Victory, HMS Warrior 1860 and the Mary Rose collection, but the...
View ArticleThe Mary Rose to sail into space with the final Endeavour Mission
NEWSFLASH! Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of six astronauts launched Monday at13:56 p.m. BST. Watch the video here:...
View ArticleHMS Victory Launches the South East Dates for the Olympic Torch Relay
HMS Victory at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard was the location for a special announcement this morning (Wednesday 18th May) as the city celebrated not only being chosen to be the host city for the...
View ArticleNational Museum of the Royal Navy short listed for inaugural £10,000 Clore...
Yesterday, 19 May, it was announced that the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth has been short listed for theinaugural £10,000 Clore Award for Museum Learning. Supported by the Clore...
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Children to take over The National Museum of the Royal Navy and HMS Victory
As part of the National Museum of the Royal Navys centenary celebrations, over fifty Year 6 pupils from Stamshaw Junior School in Portsmouth will take on the challenge of running the museum and HMS...
View ArticleBargain Hunt Visits Portsmouth Historic Dockyard!
NEWSFLASH! 3rd episode aired on BBC1 on Monday 23rd May, 2011 featuring the Great Cabin of HMS Victory (23.14 into programme)...
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Follow in the footsteps of your ancestors
As part of their activities to celebrate 100 years of naval heritage within Portsmouth Dockyard the National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) is offering its visitors a chance to step back in time. A...
View ArticleSt Dunstans Welcome Blind American Veterans to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
A group of blind American Armed Forces veterans have been participating in a week long visit to the UK this month as part of an exchange programme with St Dunstans the UK charity for blind ex...
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Nelson gets a make over ready for the centenary celebrations!
The National Museum of the Royal Navy will be looking its best for the centenary celebrations and the figurehead of HMS Trafalgar in Victory Arena is no exception as Figurehead Historian, Richard...
View ArticleWood from the historic ships at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard donated to sea...
Link to a short video made during the visit: http://vimeo.com/24319146 Pieces of wood that were part of HMS Victory and HMS Warrior 1860 were this morning donated to The Boat Project, an innovative...
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Staff at the National Museum of the Royal Navy choose their favourite items...
Staff at the National Museum of the Royal Navy (at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard) are marking Portsmouths enduring naval legacy, by choosing their favourite museum items to celebrate the centenary year...
View ArticleAn Unforgettable May Half Term for Families at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard will be joining in with the sentiment of National Family Week this May Half Term to encourage families to spend more time together and to provide opportunities, events,...
View ArticleEnigma Machine Still Revealing Secrets After 71 Years, As Rotors Are Re...
HMS Collingwood helped The National Museum of the Royal Navy at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard commemorate the 71st Anniversary of the Royal Navys capture of an Enigma machine, as they reunited some...
View ArticlePortsmouth Historic Dockyard Present Dockyard At Dusk
All The Worlds A Stage (As You Like It)Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Present Dockyard At Dusk In a brand new venture, this summer Portsmouth Historic Dockyard will present a truly unique opportunity...
View ArticleFlog It! comes to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
The popular BBC2 antiques programme Flog It! presented by Paul Martin, is returning to Hampshire. Flog It! the major BBC2 antiques series regularly gets an audience of two million viewers each...
View ArticleNaval Service Certificates Demystified
Saturday 9th June and Saturday 13th October 10.30am 1pmTickets: Adults £16An Intermediate Practical Half Day Workshop at the National Museum of the Royal Navy (Portsmouth Historic Dockyard) With a vast...
View ArticleGun Removal From The Mary Rose Museum Through The Roof!
Today, Thursday 17th May, the Mary Rose Trust removed the five large Tudor bronze guns from the current museum in preparation for the new museum due to open at the end of the year at Portsmouth...
View ArticleDetails Announced For Victorious Vintage at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
May 2012 Update A New Event to Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee2nd June 3rd June 2012 10am 10pm Dodgy and The Lightning Seeds are to headline the UKs largest free vintage and music event, along with...
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