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A military museum or war museum is an institution dedicated to the preservation and education of the significance of wars, conflicts, and military actions. These museums serve as repositories of artifacts (not least weapons), documents, photographs, and other memorabilia related to the military and war.
The National Museum of the United States Navy, or U.S. Navy Museum for short, is the flagship museum of the United States Navy and is located in the former Breech Mechanism Shop of the old Naval Gun Factory on the grounds of the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., United States. The U.S. Navy Museum is one of ten official Navy museums, [1 ...
The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, six miles (9.7 km) northeast of Dayton, Ohio. [3] The NMUSAF is the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world, with more than 360 ...
The former Franklin County Veterans Memorial in 2005. The current museum occupies the same location. The site along the west side of the Scioto River near the Discovery Bridge on Broad Street was originally home to the Franklin County Veterans Memorial, [3] which originally opened in 1955 [4] and was demolished to make way for the museum in early 2015, [5] by S.G. Loewendick & Sons. [6]
The National Museum of the United States Army is the official museum for the history of the United States Army. It opened on November 11, 2020. [ 1 ] Its stated objectives are to honor America's soldiers, preserve Army history, and educate the public about the Army's role in American history. The Museum is located on 84 acres at Fort Belvoir ...
Museum of Aviation – near Robins AFB, Warner Robins, Georgia. Peterson Air and Space Museum – Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Sheppard AFB Heritage Center – Sheppard AFB, Texas. South Dakota Air and Space Museum – Box Elder, South Dakota (outside the main gate of Ellsworth AFB) Thunderbirds Museum – Nellis AFB, near Las ...
The Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution[ 1 ] is the national military museum of China, located in Haidian, Beijing. The collection mainly focuses on military equipments and cultural relics reflecting the military history of the People's Liberation Army, ancient and modern Chinese military history, and world military history.
The Museum of Military History – Military History Institute (German: Heeresgeschichtliches Museum – Militärhistorisches Institut) in Vienna is the leading museum of the Austrian Armed Forces. It documents the history of Austrian military affairs through a wide range of exhibits comprising, above all, weapons, armours, tanks, aeroplanes ...