The Royal Marines Museum's Collections
The Museum has an impressive array of exhibits ranging from 18th century uniforms through to 21st century hardware
The collection is diverse encompassing ceremonial objects such as medals, uniforms and trophies, as well as everyday items such as weapons and equipment. |
The artefact collection consists of historic and contemporary objects. With reference to the uniform collection, one of the oldest objects is a fur Grenadier cap c.1765, and the most modern is a combat jacket worn in Iraq.
The Museum’s medal collection contains over 8,000 medals, with the majority on display in the medal room. The Museum holds all ten of the Victoria Crosses awarded to the Royal Marines in its collections.
The Museum cannot possibly display all the artefacts in the collection. The reserve collection is used not only by the Museum when creating or updating displays, but is there to facilitate research and enquiries. Requests to view the reserve collection can be made.
If you have any questions or queries you would like to raise with our Curatorial team, please feel free to fill in the online form in this section, or call 023 9281 9385 for assistance.
The Museum strives to collect objects which can help tell the story of the Royal Marines, and the artefact collection relates to all aspects of Royal Marine Life.