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The main Chelsea site has been reconfigured to create a more welcoming, accessible and flexible environment, enabling the National Army Museum to manage increasing visitor figures, predicted to reach 400,000 by 2026.<\/p>\n
The new building will include over 2,500 objects in five permanent thematic galleries, laid out over four floors \u2013 Soldier, Army, Battle, Society and Insight. There will also be a 500 square metre temporary exhibition space, a study centre, a three-room learning centre, as well as a brand new caf\u00e9, shop and Play Base, where children aged zero to seven can learn through play.<\/p>\n
Intended as a regularly changing exhibition, the gallery\u2019s opening displays look at the army\u2019s connection with Germany, Scotland, the Punjab, Ghana and Sudan. Communities from these areas have been involved in the creation of the gallery, sharing thoughts on their relationship with Britain, the army and the objects within the Museum\u2019s collection, such as a Nazi Car Pennant and a cup from the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion.<\/p>\n