Phone +44 1252 868612 | Founded 1982 | |
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Address Keogh Barracks, Ash Vale, Aldershot GU12 5RQ, UK Hours Closed now Wednesday9:30AM–3:30PMThursday9:30AM–3:30PMFriday9:30AM–3:30PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday9:30AM–3:30PMTuesday9:30AM–3:30PM Similar Aldershot Military Museum, Church of St Michael the Archa, Alpine Snowsports Aldershot, Royal Logistic Corps Mu, Ash railway station Profiles | ||
Army medical services museum
The Museum of Military Medicine, formerly the Army Medical Services Museum (AMS Museum), is located in the Defence Medical Services Training Centre, Keogh Barracks, on Mytchett Place Road, Mytchett, Surrey, England. It moved into its present building in 1982. The museum presently houses the collections of the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) and Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC) the Royal Army Veterinary Corps (RAVC) and the Royal Army Dental Corps (RADC).
The collections on display include uniforms and insignia, medical, dental and veterinary equipment, ambulances, an ambulance train ward coach and a large medal collection including 23 of the 29 Victoria Crosses awarded to the Army Medical Services. The collection also includes Florence Nightingale's carriage that she used in the Crimea, adapted for carrying stretchers.
The museum includes a shop.