That is, perhaps, a story for another day.Įstablished in 1917, while World War I was still being fought, the Imperial War Museum, known as IWM, marked its centenary in 2017 as one of the finest of its kind anywhere in the world.Īlthough obviously focused on the topic of war, the staff members do not describe it as a military museum, at least not in the traditional sense of the word.
Also not included, despite their undeniable historical interest, are interpretation centers found at battle sites, memorials and other places of remembrance. We had to leave many great museums out to not end up with an impossibly long list.
Please note that this is by no means an exhaustive list. Here is a list of some of the most remarkable ones. No wonder then that museums have been set up around the world to preserve the memory of armed conflicts and the people who fought in them. And while, unfortunately, war is not a rare occurrence in history, it remains one of the most traumatic experiences that a nation and its inhabitants can endure. It is currently being restored by the museum.The history of warfare is intertwined with that of mankind. This aircraft was used for early research into VTOL until it was written off in a landing accident in 1981. The aircraft include an Antonov An-2 and the unique Bell X-14B. Other exhibits are soft-skin military vehicles, aircraft and a Vietnam war-era PBR. The museum collection consists of AFVs, soft skin vehicles, marine and aircraft. The museum lives on today as the Ropkey Armor and Aviation Museum with renewed focus given to historic aircraft and aviation history. Some pieces of the collection were distributed to other museums while the core collection was relocated by the Ropkey's to Indianapolis, Indiana. Afterwards, The vehicle collection was downsized. The Ropkey Armor Museum closed July 29, 2017. It stemmed from the founder Fred Ropkey's interest in military history and his past career as a tank platoon leader in the U.S. The museum is privately owned by the Ropkey family. Ropkey Armor Museum (today, known as the Ropkey Armor and Aviation Museum) is a military history museum in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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