Museum of Military Medicine
Museum on 200 years of military healthcare, closed to visitors since August 2025 while it moves from Keogh Barracks to Whittington Barracks.
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Over het museum
The Museum of Military Medicine records the history of healthcare in the British Army over more than 200 years. It grew out of the Mytchett Collection, which was built up at the Historical Museum at Keogh Barracks in Surrey from 1952. The museum moved into its own building there in 1981, and in 1994 it took in the collection of the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps Museum. It was called the Army Medical Services Museum until it adopted its present name in 2016.
The collections cover the Royal Army Medical Corps, the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, the Royal Army Veterinary Corps and the Royal Army Dental Corps. They include uniforms and insignia, medical, dental and veterinary equipment, ambulances, an ambulance train ward coach, a large medal collection and Florence Nightingale's carriage from the Crimea.
Because of changes at Keogh Barracks, the museum closed its doors there to visitors on 2 August 2025. It is relocating to Whittington Barracks in Staffordshire, home of the Defence Medical Services, with new modular displays on themes such as medicine, science and technology, conflict and medicine, medical personnel and care, and rehabilitation. No opening date has yet been announced.
Hoogtepunten
- Collections of the Royal Army Medical Corps, nursing, veterinary and dental corps
- A large medal collection including Victoria Crosses won by Army Medical Services personnel
- Florence Nightingale's Crimean carriage adapted for carrying stretchers
- Online galleries including Military Working Dogs and corps histories
- Opgericht
- 1951
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
The museum is closed while it relocates to Whittington Barracks in Staffordshire. Check the museum website for its reopening date.
Toegankelijkheid
The museum is closed while it relocates to Whittington Barracks in Staffordshire. Check the museum website for its reopening date.
Kinderen & gezin
The museum is closed while it relocates to Whittington Barracks in Staffordshire. Check the museum website for its reopening date.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
The museum is closed while it relocates to Whittington Barracks in Staffordshire. Check the museum website for its reopening date.
Service & horeca
The museum is closed while it relocates to Whittington Barracks in Staffordshire. Check the museum website for its reopening date.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
The museum is closed while it relocates to Whittington Barracks in Staffordshire. Check the museum website for its reopening date.
