Visit England announced yesterday (11th March 2020) the winners of its 2019 Visitor Attraction Accolades recognising the outstanding visitor experiences on offer across the country. Visit England Director Andrew Stokes said: “England’s attractions provide visitors with amazing experiences and these accolades recognise the outstanding customer service and quality on offer across the country. The REME […]
Read More →The REME Museum is looking to commission a new, permanent, external sculpture to signpost and celebrate the Museum following its relocation to Lyneham. The sculpture needs to be bold, contemporary with an enduring visual impact that causes people to pause and think, whilst simultaneously conveying the fact that it is a ‘sign/landmark’ for the REME […]
Read More →The REME Museum apologies unreservedly for the incorrect job advert that was posted yesterday. The job advert posted was done so in error and the Director takes full responsibility. The REME Museum complies with all national directives and does not discriminate on any age basis. The Museum also advertises jobs in accordance with national living […]
Read More →Sign up to the REME Reunion, scheduled to take place 8 – 9 May 2020 at Eastwood Hall, Nottingham. Please note that this event has not been organised by the Museum. For more information or to book please call the number on the poster.
Read More →Of the many stories of WW2, the role played by the British army – and REME in particular – in kick-starting one of Germany’s post war car industries, is one of the most surprising. On 28 May 1937 the Nazi Party formed a new state-owned automobile company in Wolfsburg to produce affordable cars for the […]
Read More →As a Training Ground for War: How Sport Prepares Soldiers for the Battlefield Later this year the REME Museum will play host to a travelling exhibition on the Army’s proud sporting tradition. The Army has always played sport. Through peacetime and war, the British soldier has carried the boxing glove alongside the bayonet. Army sport […]
Read More →Make a tank and become a military detective – as part of a fun-packed programme of half-term events at the REME Museum at Lyneham. There’s also a chance to test yourself against the best with the return of our famous Army assault course on Thursday 30th and Friday 31st of May. Challenge yourself to gain […]
Read More →Women of REME: Are you going to paint the walls pink? In the last blog we wrote about Women of REME, the Museum’s new temporary exhibition, we mused on the difficulties of putting together an exhibition about women when women are not well represented in the Museum’s collection. Despite this, it was a challenge to […]
Read More →Women of REME: Tracking down REME women in the Museum’s collections The first port of call in creating a successful museum exhibition is looking at what’s already in your collection. Though the REME Museum holds nearly 130,000 across our archive and object collections, preparations for the REME Museum’s new exhibition, Women of REME, uncovered some […]
Read More →Women of REME: New exhibition explores how women keep the punch in the Army’s fist Throughout REME’s history, women have worked alongside REME’s male fighting force, excelling in careers not always available to women in the civilian world. A new exhibition at the REME Museum tells the stories of some of these exceptional women. Women […]
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