Fusilier Museum London
The Fusilier Museum London is a military museum on the grounds of the Towers of London . It is the museum of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) and its successor, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers , both of which had their headquarters in the Tower.
The museum was opened to the public in 1962 and its collection consists of the much older collection of the Royal Fusilier. It mainly consists of uniforms, badges, flags and medals. The collection also includes photos, letters and items captured by other armies. Special showpieces are 12 of the 20 Victoria crosses that soldiers of the regiment obtained, as well as the parade uniform of George V , who was Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment. There are also two paintings by George V that Oswald Birley painted in the museum . This was the favorite portraitist of the royal paintings and also a member of the regiment.
The museum was renovated from 2009 to 2011 and has been open again since April 2011. It is located in the same building as the Royal Fusiliers headquarters. This was founded in the 19th century as an officers' house for the soldiers of the Waterloo Barracks .
Web links
- Homepage of the Fusilier Museum London
- Fusilier Museum at Historic Royal Palaces
- Panel of the paintings exhibited in the museum (BBC)
Remarks
- ↑ Dale Copley: More about The Fusilier Museum London ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , bbc.co.uk
Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 29.7 " N , 0 ° 4 ′ 31.2" W.