In 2013 the FREE to enter Royal Air Force Museum will be unveiling an exciting range of new exhibitions and events:
The Museum has introduced an exciting new Airfix themed birthday party package for children. Each booking will include model kit for each child to take and make at home; lunch or afternoon tea in Wings restaurant; storage availability for birthday cake; goody bag for each child with activity trail and extra gift for the birthday boy or girl.
For more details contact: groups@rafmuseum.org 020 8358 4849
January to May
Over the last decade David Bent’s modern and distinctive style of aviation art has won a plethora of devoted fans including the Red Arrows, with whom he has collaborated as Artist in Residence.
Big, bold and captivating - whether wittily subverting the destructive power of nuclear arms race, celebrating the sheer joy of pilots in flight or enticing the viewer to work out the hidden imagery contained within his works - David Bent’s style is considered by many to be a breath of fresh air for aviation art.
13 Jan -30 April
In conjunction with RAF and Ministry of Defence, this is an exciting display of winning photos from currently serving men and women in the RAF.
The exhibition is a dynamic birds eye view from inside the RAF.
1 May-30 September
Celebrating and highlighting the RAF’s achievements in Oman. The exhibition will include first-hand accounts, documents, uniforms and equipment detailing the long standing relationship.
From June 2013
The Royal Air Force Museum London will be launching in summer 2013, a signature exhibition commemorating and celebrating the national institution that is Airfix.
This exhibition will chart the history of this Great British Institution by displaying original Box Art as well as Airfix's most popular models from the 50s, 60s and 70s in the Museum's Art Gallery. Call 020 8205 2266.
From May
The Museum has a dedicated exhibition area featuring a specially made film, a recreation of the Barnes Wallis office and a life size bouncing bomb.
It will also be displaying items from its archives such as Guy Gibson’s DFC and log book.
Other commemorative events will include a concert underneath the Lancaster, a 4D Dambuster experience, special podcasts and a model show (see website for full listing).
13-14 July
An outdoor weekend of fun packed activity and entertainment.
One for all the family, the weekend will include outdoor re-enactments, bouncy castle and fairground rides for kids, dance lessons, gym drill, face painting, DJ skills, nail painting and much more.
Outdoor activities will include bouncy castle, fairground rides, American Civil War battle re-enactors, Bollywood dance classes.
Vote now online for the exhibition in September Curators from the Royal Air Force Museum have selected 100 artefacts from its rich and diverse First World War collection.
Each object is specifically selected to tell a story about the experiences of those men and women, at home and overseas, who lived, fought, worked & died during this cataclysmic period.
You are invited to tell us which objects and their stories you find the most inspiring.
14-15 September
The Museum celebrates our finest hour with film screenings, outdoor re-enactments, temporary exhibitions, special tours and military vehicles.
1st -31 Oct
The Museum celebrates the Afro-Caribbean contribution to the RAF – the first service to instigate an equal ops policy. Beginning with WWI through to WWII and The Cold War to currently serving members, the exhibition will include personal recollections, photos and more.
View more information about the museum here.
