About This Event

*Tours at 1000 & 1400 hrs* See behind the scenes in our stores, view historic field guns and learn about our Museum *HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 2026* Our guided tours will take you behind the scenes at our Wood Road stores where you can explore: Unique and fascinating artefacts from our small objects store; Our incredible collection of field guns from the seventeenth century to the Second World War The latest projects in our conservation workshop The story of our Museum; past, present and future The Royal Artillery Museum’s collection was established in 1778 for training purposes, and is one of the oldest and most significant of all military collections. It opened to the public in 1820 at the Rotunda on Woolwich Common, moving to the nearby Firepower museum in 2001. Firepower closed in 2016, pending the creation of a new museum near Larkhill, the modern home of the Royal Artillery. That project is ongoing, and for the time being most of the collection remains in various storage locations. Our guided tours will take you through the development and use of various artillery pieces dating from the Tudor era right through to the Falklands conflict. This tour will also feature a seated presentation on the story of our Museum and our plans for the future. This event is wheelchair accessible - please see the FAQs below for more detail.

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