| KoppiBlogger | 01 Oct 2017 12:02 a.m. PST |
Today some pictures from the NAM in London. The pictures are older, but the message behind it, it's still current.
So have fun with the pictures. Report in german and english.
link
|
| londoncalling | 01 Oct 2017 2:29 a.m. PST |
Looks like I am due a refresher visit !!!! Haven't been in about 10 years, loved that place and IWM, well spoilt in London… |
| MajorB | 01 Oct 2017 4:53 a.m. PST |
I have heard that the NAM is now nothing like as good as it was before the recent refurbishment. |
| foxweasel | 01 Oct 2017 9:34 a.m. PST |
I don't think any of the photos above are from the current NAM. I've been twice, once in 2008 and again this April after the refurbishment. I wouldn't say either experience was better, just different. The wargamer in me liked the 08 visit, lots of dioramas like in the link, the soldier in me preferred this year's visit. It has become what some may call trendy and modern, but not to the extent of the IWM, but I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to families with kids, something I wouldn't have done previously. |
| Mollinary | 01 Oct 2017 11:40 a.m. PST |
I agree with foxweasel, definitely different, neither better nor worse, but certainly more kid friendly. Fewer mannequins, which I personally think is a pity, but the Siborne model is infinitely better presented, and the use of interactive screens help you to zoom in on even the most inaccessible parts. I also found the paintings much more logically and clearly presented. Still well worth a visit, it is free after all! Mollinary |
| KoppiBlogger | 01 Oct 2017 2:02 p.m. PST |
Hi,
as I write in the article the pictures are from 2004 and 2010. The NAM is now in a new style. I want to visit London maybe next year to take photos of the new exhibition.
Is it meanwhile allowed to take photos? |
| foxweasel | 01 Oct 2017 2:18 p.m. PST |
Yes you can, I asked one of the assistants and they said it was ok to take photos. |
| surdu2005 | 01 Oct 2017 3:13 p.m. PST |
I visited this Summer and was terribly disappointed. I visited 20 years ago and really enjoyed it. The museum is glitzier, but I found it low on history and high on political correctness. It seemed like there were many fewer items on display from the last time I visited. I really found big displays on "should England have an army" uninteresting. I also was surprised by comments like "the British Army is a symbol of subjugation of native people around the world." Maybe there is a place to have this kind of revisionist discussion, although I have very little patience for folks who want to judge others' actions by today's standards rather than the standards of their day, but this Yank thinks the National Army Museum should honor British soldiers, not put their deeds and sacrifices into question. |
| foxweasel | 01 Oct 2017 3:46 p.m. PST |
Surdu, I didn't see anything like what you say. Are you sure they weren't just asking questions and then the displays would explain the truth. The NAM is the last place in the country to question the deeds and sacrifices of British soldiers. |
| surdu2005 | 01 Oct 2017 4:06 p.m. PST |
Yes, I am positive of what I saw. They were not setting up straw man arguments. I was there in August. Buck |
| surdu2005 | 01 Oct 2017 5:36 p.m. PST |
On the other had, I thought that the Imperial War Miseum and Bovington were excellent! |
discusses the limitations and challenges of working with a low-end 3Dprinter.
