Visiting our temporary displays is an opportunity to see rarely displayed artefacts and dive into REME stories not featured in the Museum's permanent display spaces. We like to use exhibitions to explore topical themes, newly uncovered history and ideas to get you talking. 

We change these displays as often as twice a year. Entry is included with admission. To complement exhibitions we host talks and activities. Check our Events page to see what's coming up.

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Upcoming exhibition

The Art of REME

More information coming soon... This exhibition will open in the New Year.

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Digital exhibitions

For the first time in 2022, we were able to begin hosting digital exhibitions on an interactive multimedia table in our Remembrance Gallery. Artefacts and archival material is displayed from both digital exhibitions, as well as digital versions of some of our previous temporary exhibitions. Note that in certain periods, the interactive table will display a specific temporary digital exhibition. 

"Remembering the Falklands: 40 Years On" and "Everything Changed"

This exhibition explores the role of REME personnel in supporting the British Armed Forces to liberate the Falkland Islands, 40 years on from the conflict. Discover the ingenuity of REME personnel in adverse conditions, the impact of the conflict on all those involved, and the legacy that reaches into the present day. Interact with historic documents, photographs and first-hand accounts from those who were there.

We are also delighted to host a digital version of Graham Bound's photographic exhibition "Everything Changed". Graham was a local journalist who was born on the Falkland Islands and, unable to publish his newspaper under occupying forces, made extensive records of the conflict from beginning to end.

Previous exhibitions now available to view in a digital format:

• HRH Prince Philip: REME's Colonel-in-Chief (2021-22)
• Women of REME (2019)

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Previous exhibitions

Whatever the task, wherever the operation, food plays a vital role in the experience of a REME soldier. Yet food is not only fuel - it is a source of tradition, celebration, and even cooperation. This exhibition explored the diversity of food in the British Army; how dining has changed since the formation of the Corps and how, in many ways, it remains the same.

The passing of HRH Prince Philip had a particularly sad resonance for REME, as he was the Corps’ Colonel-in-Chief for over 50 years. This exhibition explored the Prince’s long relationship with REME by displaying material from the Museum’s large collection. The above banner depicts a photograph of Prince Philip driving a FV434 Armoured Repair Vehicle, November 1976 on a visit to the BAOR.

Members of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers have been excelling at sport since the Corps was formed in 1942. REME Sport, Past and Present looked at historical sporting success alongside recent achievements across a range of disciplines, having launched in appropriate sporting fashion with an Olympic style torch relay around MOD Lyneham.

As a Training Ground for War explored the links between sport and the armed forces. A collaboration between Sporting Heritage and the Army Museums Ogilby Trust, the display travelled the UK during 2019 before finally visiting the REME Museum in October and November.

The Ruined Factory proved so popular we had to extend its run. Examining REME's role kick-starting Volkswagen in the aftermath of the Second World War, this display was enhanced by rare photographs and lectures delivered by staff from the Volkswagen Heritage Department in Wolfsburg.

Women have always been a part of the REME story but their role in the Corps has changed over the decades. From highly skilled Wartime radar technicians to Corps Colonel, this display explored the careers and experiences of a group of pioneering Women of REME, past and present.

Nowadays, military tattoos are something everyone's talking about but we think we hosted the first exhibition. Captivating photography and poignant personal stories accompanied and examination of the strong links between those who serve and body art. Military Ink really captured public attention, leading to features in the local and national press.