http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/ Keep up to date with news and current events at the National Army Museum. Includes information on our family and friends events, exhibition launches and general news. en-gb Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:10:13 GMT 15 2010, National Army Museum Press http://www.nam.ac.uk/rss/graphics/feed_logo.jpg http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/ 57 80 National Army Museum: Press Centre The National Army Museum's new exhibition will explore the turbulent history and long-lasting legacies of three important, but overlooked conflicts - the First, Second and Third Afghan Wars. The Road to Kabul: British Armies in Afghanistan, 1839-1919 will use the extensive collections of the National Army Museum to give an insight into the experiences of some of the British and Asian soldiers and civilians who participated in the conflicts. http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/roadToKabul.shtml http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/roadToKabul.shtml Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:04:13 GMT Exhibitions Twenty works depicting the current conflict in Afghanistan by contemporary war artist and illustrator Matthew Cook will go on display at the National Army Museum in September. The paintings will form a complimentary part of the Museum's new exhibition The Road to Kabul: British Armies in Afghanistan, 1839-1919 which examines the history and legacies of the First, Second and Third Afghan wars, which have largely been forgotten in Britain, although not so in Afghanistan. http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/matthewCook.shtml http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/matthewCook.shtml Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:12:53 GMT Exhibitions The Council of the National Army Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of the Museum’s new Director Mrs Janice Murray BA AMA FRSA from 2 August 2010. http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/NewDirector.shtml http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/NewDirector.shtml Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:10:13 GMT News An ivory chess set, watercolours of Indian soldiers and miniature paintings presented by Maharaja Ranjit Singh will form part of the National Army Museum’s exhibition Indian Armies, Indian Art: Soldiers, artists and collectors which explores the story of the soldiers serving the British in India. http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/Indianart.shtml http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/Indianart.shtml Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:05:15 GMT Exhibitions The National Army Museum in London is one of eleven institutions long-listed for the £100,000 Art Fund Prize, the UK’s largest single arts prize. The long list has been selected by a panel of Judges chaired this year by broadcaster Kirsty Young. http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/TAFnamLongList.shtml http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/TAFnamLongList.shtml Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:05:15 GMT News A long list of eleven museums and galleries are in the running to win the £100,000 Art Fund Prize, the UK’s largest single arts prize. The long list has been selected by a panel of Judges chaired this year by broadcaster Kirsty Young. http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/TAFlongList.shtml http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/TAFlongList.shtml Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:05:15 GMT News Marking the 60th Anniversary since the outbreak of the Korean War, the National Army Museum is launching a new display of key objects from its Collections examining the role of the British Army during the first and only United Nations (UN) war. http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/korea.shtml http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/korea.shtml Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:05:15 GMT Exhibitions An exhibition of Indian art, talks by Peter Snow and Andy McNab, and a special exhibition about the history of conflicts in Afghanistan all form part of the National Army Museum’s exciting programme of exhibitions and events for 2010. http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/whatsOn10.shtml http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/whatsOn10.shtml Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:05:15 GMT Exhibitions This autumn the National Army Museum offers families a unique opportunity to explore some of the complex subjects of the World Wars with the opening of War Boy: The Michael Foreman Exhibition. http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/warBoy.shtml http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/warBoy.shtml Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:05:15 GMT Exhibitions Results released today, Thursday 10 September, of a major survey conducted by the National Army Museum reveal UK attitudes towards the British Army, and some of the main conflicts of the past three decades. The survey coincides with the opening of a major new exhibition opening at the Museum on 12th September - Conflicts of Interest, which looks at the British Army’s role since 1969. http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/coiSurvey.shtml http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/coiSurvey.shtml Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:05:15 GMT Exhibitions From Northern Ireland and the Falklands to Iraq and Afghanistan, Conflicts of Interest explores over three decades of conflict, examining the role of the British Army across the globe and the impact being a serviceman or woman has on home life. http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/coi.shtml http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/coi.shtml Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:05:15 GMT Exhibitions First Shots: Early War Photography 1848-60 launches in the National Army Museum’s new White Space Gallery on 2 September 2009. This fascinating exhibition delves into the museum’s photograph collection and showcases a selection of its earliest works by four war photography pioneers: John McCosh, Roger Fenton, James Robertson and Felice Beato. http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/firstShots.shtml http://www.nam.ac.uk/press/newsReleases/firstShots.shtml Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:05:15 GMT Exhibitions