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,…
Ride in Tiger 131 at Tiger Day 13, 25 April The Tank Museum are offering people the chance to ride in Tiger 131 at a day dedicated to the Tiger tank - Tiger Day 13, 25 April. Tiger 131 is…
This half term enjoy animal-themed activities all week at The Tank Museum with Tank Zoo! Find out about the brave, furry and feathered friends in the Animals at War game, including dogs, pigeons and bears. PLUS colouring and craft activities,…
A WW2 Achilles Tank Destroyer, which appeared in war epic ‘A Bridge too Far’, is to make its first TANKFEST appearance. The Achilles is being generously loaned from the Historic Collection of the Royal Netherlands Army and will be running…
The new film 1917, written and directed by Sir Sam Mendes and released today, features The Tank Museum’s WW1 Mark II Tank. The Mark II was scanned for digital inclusion in the war epic. This tank now joins the lengthening…
Hidden in plain sight, an indistinctive yet highly symbolic artefact has been rediscovered at The Tank Museum in Dorset. A decades-old Museum accession book showed the Museum’s collection contained the first shell ever fired by a tank. But collections staff…
The Tank Museum is to host an event promoting the importance of our mental wellbeing to mark World Mental Health Day. The event, which is open to the military and public, has been inspired by the increased awareness of the…
The Tank Museum is offering people the chance to ride in Tiger 131 at a day dedicated to the Tiger tank - Tiger Day 12, 14 September. Tiger 131 is the only running Tiger I in the world and visitors…
Every weekday this school holidays, visitors to The Tank Museum can see tanks roll into action in the Museum’s arena. There are family-friendly activities taking place every day inside the Museum and the 1pm Tanks in Action display every weekday,…
In June, The Tank Museum's YouTube channel featured the new Tank Museum advert, David Fletcher's Tetrarch and Cruiser Mark 1 A9 Tank Chat, David Willey's Jagdtiger Tank Chat and the latest episode of Tank Workshop Diaries; Churchill Suspension. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95PWo5SlsF8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usetHzaET4I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv9QAXPJVSc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fyGGbZrJ2o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8yk3bWPaAQ