Museums training programme
Supporting skills development within the sector
Our training offer
Working with a network of over 140 UK Regimental & Corps Museums and international partners, we deliver a free annual training programme that encourages skills development within the sector, and explores the benefits of networking and sharing expertise in working with Army collections.
While our training is free for those working or volunteering in Regimental & Corps Museums, our courses are currently charged at £50 for a half day, £100 for a full day, and £450 for our week-long Regimental Curators’ Course, for those wishing to attend from outside the sector.
Please note that all volunteer bookings need to come direct from your volunteer-supervisor.
If you have any enquiries regarding the training programme, please contact Julian Farrance (jfarrance@nam.ac.uk).
Bitesize: Responding to Repatriation Requests
Date: Tuesday, 2 September 2025
Time: 10.30am – 11.30am
Location: Online (Zoom)
Join our Head of Collections Standards and Care in a one-hour session discussing experiences of receiving and processing repatriation requests. In this session, we will look at what a repatriation request might look like, how to appropriately respond in line with current guidance, and the collections information required to support this process.
Bitesize: ACT (Action Counters Terrorism) Training
Date: Wednesday, 24 September 2025
Time: 10.30am – 12.00pm
Location: Online (Microsoft Teams)
This half-day training is provided online by a member of the Metropolitan Police’s counter-terrorism team. The course is primarily aimed at staff working within venues and public spaces and will cover different types of security threats, how to improve awareness and security, and what to do in the event of a threat or incident.
Army 101
Date: Monday, 6 October 2025
Time: 10.30am – 3.30pm
Location: National Army Museum, London
If you’re new into the world of military museums, if you’ve never known the difference between a regiment and a battalion, or why officers are promoted along one track and other ranks along another, then this is the course for you. We will examine the basics of Army structure, uniforms, weapons and medals, and try to break down the myriad of military mysteries during this full-day course.
Bitesize: ACT (Action Counters Terrorism) Training
Date: Wednesday, 8 October 2025
Time: 10.30am – 12.00pm
Location: Online (Microsoft Teams)
This half-day training is provided online by a member of the Metropolitan Police’s counter-terrorism team. The course is primarily aimed at staff working within venues and public spaces and will cover different types of security threats, how to improve awareness and security, and what to do in the event of a threat or incident.
Introduction to Museum Learning
Date: Monday, 20 October 2025
Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm
Location: National Army Museum, London
This full-day workshop is aimed at museum staff with a responsibility for running learning activities at their museum or site. We will look at why museums offer learning activities and the range of options that a museum may wish to consider such as school workshops, family learning activities, trails, handling objects and digital resources.
We will use examples from the National Army Museum’s learning offer and there will be opportunities to get hands-on with our handling collection and learning resources throughout the day.
Regimental Curators’ Course
Date: Tuesday, 21 October - Friday, 24 October 2025
Time: Various
Location: National Army Museum, London
This four-day training course covers various aspects of museum best practice and working with Army collections, and is open to staff, volunteers and trustees working in Regimental and Corps Museums.
Topics covered during the week include an introduction to preventative conservation, learning services, marketing for military museums, research and archives, photo identification, exhibitions, collections care and management, and much more.
Firearms in Museums (Leeds)
Date: Tuesday, 2 December 2025
Time: 10.00am – 3.00pm
Location: Royal Armouries, Leeds
The Firearms in Museums course is delivered in partnership between the National Army Museum and the Royal Armouries. The course covers firearms legislation relevant to UK museums, provides a historical overview to firearms used by the British Army and also includes an introduction to firearms conservation.
This course will take place in person at the Royal Armouries in Leeds. (Limited to 10 attendees.)
Firearms in Museums (London)
Date: Thursday, 4 December 2025
Time: 10.30am – 3.30pm
Location: National Army Museum, London
The Firearms in Museums course is delivered in partnership between the National Army Museum and the Royal Armouries. The course covers firearms legislation relevant to UK museums, provides a historical overview to firearms used by the British Army and also includes an introduction to firearms conservation.
This course will take place in person at the National Army Museum in London.
