The Tank Museum Shop has scooped two major industry awards. The wins follow its impressive financial performance during the pandemic. The Dorset museum won Best Online Shop at the recent The Cultural Enterprises Awards. It won Shop of the Year at…
Local schoolchildren created art looking at “Life in Bovington” which is on display at The Tank Museum, until 16 July 2021. Approximately 250 children from Bovington Academy, ranging in age from four to 11 years, explored what life in Bovington…
The Prime Minister is expected to make an announcement on Monday 10 May to confirm that Museums can re-open on that date, and tickets will be available to book on our website from 11 May. See the Newly Completed World…
Mini Landrovers will be coming to The Tank Museum this October half term, 24 October – 1 November, and kids can drive them! Courtesy of Mini Landies, children can drive around the Museum’s arena for £5 per vehicle per ride.…
A radioactive tank compass, used by a three man crew to make an astonishing escape from behind enemy lines in World War Two, will go on display at The Tank Museum later this year. Second Lieutenant Peter Vaux, Major Stewart Fernie…
Online videos produced by The Tank Museum during the Coronavirus lockdown have been viewed almost 2 million times by audiences across the globe. The Tank Museum boosted its social media output in the fight against quarantine boredom, and in the…
Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, The Tank Museum has taken the difficult decision to postpone both Tiger Day 13 and TANKFEST 2020. Tiger Day 13 is therefore being moved to 8 August 2020, whilst TANKFEST will be held 11, 12…
A replica WW2 Panzer I tank is to run for the first time in the UK at Tiger Day and TANKFEST, at The Tank Museum, Bovington. Der Erste Panzer has produced a full scale, working authentic reproduction of the German…
Google Street View is giving digital explorers the chance to see inside one of The Tank Museum’s nine exhibitions. The flagship Tank Story Exhibition has been captured in a series of 360-degree photographs and stitched together to enable virtual travellers…
A 144 square foot model depicting a WW2 battle is being displayed for the first time this February half term, at The Tank Museum, Dorset. John Friberg, who passed away 18 months a go, spent 30 years making the model,…