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A guitar once thought to have been lost for over 50 years, owned by The Rolling Stones, has been discovered as part of a collection at a New York art museum.

Stolen Rolling Stones' guitar found at New York Museum

The Air Museum's new home in the historic Daedalus building at HMS Sultan, preserving over a century of aviation heritage.

"Preserves a remarkable legacy": New museum opens at HMS Sultan

Dr Eleanor Schofield, Director of Collections at the Mary Rose Trust (Harvey Mills)

The Life Scientific at the Mary Rose Museum: Jim Al-Khalili in conversation with...

The Mary Rose Museum is the host sponsor for this year's conference (Mary Rose Trust)

Mary Rose Museum to host AIM 2025 Conference

Volunteers can even dress up in Tudor costume if they wish to do so (Mary Rose Trust)

Volunteers’ Week: Celebrating the people behind the Mary Rose

A pod of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins swimming across the coral reefs of the Red Sea, Egypt.

Dive into the deep: Ocean with David Attenborough comes to the Mary Rose Museum

Couple forced to call police after they were locked in Madame Tussauds for four hours

'I had to wee in bin': Terrified woman 'trapped' in Madame Tussauds

The unique artwork captures two centuries of railway heritage.

The Watercress Line’s stunning ‘200 Community Textile Timeline of Train Travel’ ...

The WW2 bomb found by Adam Makewell and his son Cameron Makewell in the River Ure in Yorkshire.

Moment teenager crashes underwater drone into live 500kg WWII bomb

A small dog being groomed

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Shop owner holding an artificial leg

Hidden antique treasures in the UK

Professor Brad Beaven, Matthew Sheldon and Dr Karl Bell.

The National Museum of the Royal Navy and the University of Portsmouth form new ...

Gosport Diving Museum has been given the green light for a new exhibit

Green light for next step of unique museum's exciting revamp

Westbury Manor Museum in Fareham will reopen, councillors have been told

Cafe at museum forced to close down will reopen in weeks

The exhibition, The Lucky Ones Grow Old, features portraits of veterans by Matt Sills taken at The D-Day Story on Wednesday 18th December 2024. Pictured: Cyril Stanley (Stan) Ford alongside his portrait. Picture: Habibur Rahman.

D-Day veterans honoured to have story told at new museum exhibition

Mark Cranston who has built an amazing collection of bricks.

I have a collection of 4,000 bricks...each one tells a story
An eccentric collector shows off his extraordinary collection of almost 3,500 BRICKS in a quirky video article.
Lucinda Herbert

The Mary Rose Braille Word Search has been created by Portsmouth visually impaired artist, Clarke Reynolds, with help from students from Craneswater Junior School, including Eva Brinkman ,10 (pictured).

Incredible artwork unveiled helping to "break down barriers"

Three brandy glasses during Ararat factory tour

I tried brandy in Armenia - and it has made me a convert

HMS Victory in Portsmouth will be showcased on the latest episode of the Channel 5 documentary Warship; Life in the Royal Navy. Pictured is JJ Chalmers and the CO of HMS Victory.

Historic landmarks HMS Victory and D-Day craft to be on TV doc, when

Gosport Museum. High Street, Gosport. Structural problems have been reported at the site.

Structural issues found at museum - urgent repairs necessary

A six figure sum has been donated to the Gosport Diving Museum as work to progress its renovations progresses.

Huge £800k funding boost for historic diving museum

A full compliment of passengers about to enjoy the heritage service

Extra free Heritage Bus Services to run in Portsmouth during August - when

Boathouse 6 which is home to No6 Cinema and Action Stations in the Historic Dockyard

Royal Marines Museum plans clear first hurdle for Lottery funding bid

German Observation Tower on south coast cliffs, Guernsey

Visit Guernsey to discover underground bunkers and WW2 history

Park Lane Recreation Ground 1940s

Free Fareham local history 'pop up museum' for one weekend only

The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu has opened a new display showcasing a street from the 1960s

Nostalgic Streets Ahead opened at the National Motor Museum

Free bus travel is being run in Portsmouth for the 80th anniversary of D-Day and Armed Forces Day.

Free bus travel for veterans and military during D-Day
Military personnel and veterans will be able to use buses for free during the upcoming D-Day commemorations in Portsmouth.
Freddie Webb

Steven Melnikoff, 104, talks through the D-Day landings to his fellow veterans.

US WWII veterans visit the D-Day Story museum

'Great Escaper' D-Day medals on display at The D-Day Story

A special D-Day 80 Antiques Roadshow will be shown on BBC One this weekend, with large parts of it filmed in the D-Day Story museum.

Antiques Roadshow filmed in Portsmouth to be shown this weekend

Wonderful bank holiday and half term things to do in Portsmouth

Howard Bidmead alongside the figure depicting his father Bill, who served during D-Day and was one of the soldiers to return from the attacks in 1944. Picture: Matt Scott-Joynt

Son recounts father's memories of D-Day as figure of him displayed

The best towns and cities for a Staycation including Liverpool

Here’s what’s on at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard this half term

6 fantastic activities at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard this half term

HMS Belfast will host the book launch of D-Day in 80 Objects.

Enlightening book retelling D-Day through objects to be published

Photo issued by Oxfam of (from left) Stuart Murray, Simon Berry and Richard Danns who made the discovery of a General Signal Book 1917, a very rare lead-lined naval signal book from the First World War, which has been bought by a museum after being found in an Oxfam bookshop. The book, which is filled with confidential signals, was found with a box of donations at the back of Oxfam's Bath bookshop by the shop manager Simon Berry.
PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Oxfam/PA Wire

WWI naval signal book found in charity shop sold to museum in city

Boathouse 6 which is home to No6 Cinema and Action Stations in the Historic Dockyard

Plans for a new Royal Marines Museum take a huge step forward

Maps and planning documents detailing top-secret plans were donated to House on the Hill museum.

Watch: Top secret D-Day documents from Normandy found in old car boot

National Football Museum in Manchester Credit: Google

English Tourism Week: Video explores UK's top visitor attractions

Aerial Shot from East of The Brickworks Museum.
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The Brickworks Museum sets record straight following closure confusion

Renovation work on the Gosport Diving Museum has moved forwards with three new planning applications submitted to add additional signage and utilise more areas of the Grade II listed building.

Plans submitted to improve historic building and museum

Hundreds of children will have the opportunity to visit The D-Day Story museum for free due to a sponsorship programme announced by Portsmouth City Council.

Hundreds of children to visit The D-Day Story for free due to sponsors

Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum allows visitors to explore the first home of one of the UK's most celebrated authors. Dickens was born at the Portsmouth address - now 393 Commercial Road - more than 200 years ago.

Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum to offer free entry for one day

The D-Day Story in Southsea tells the story of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy with its exhibitions, workshops and other activities which makes this an interesting, and very educational day out, for visitors.

Holocaust Memorial Day:

Hampshire Cultural Trust

Museums at risk of closure as cash-strapped county council set for cuts

Hedge End carnival has come to an end. Note - this is a stock image. Picture: Adobe Stock.

Carnival cancelled after operating for over a century

Westbury Manor Museum in Fareham. Picture: Sarah Standing

Fareham museum to shut as funding withdrawn

View of Mary Rose's Stern to Bow from the Main Deck Gallery - Copyright Mary Rose Museum

Visit the Mary Rose Museum for free - here is how

A view of Belfast city centre (Grifco)

Luxury, history, music and culture - a perfect weekend away in Belfast

Married couple Janet and John Ford, who own Tudor World, are at loggerheads with Joe Rukin, who runs Sinister Stratford ghost tours.

Turf war breaks out between Stratford-upon-Avon ghost tour guides

Taylor Swift Eras Tour: Who is Presley Cash?

Buckingham Palace

King Charles drops major hint about future of Buckingham Palace

An exceptionally rare Chinese box and cover from the 15th century Ming period has been discovered in a dust-filled cabinet in the attic of a family home, where it had been stored and left untouched since the owner’s death in 1967.

Old tin found in attic turns out to be Chinese Ming Dynasty treasure

Two Just Stop Oil supporters were arrested at the Herbert Museum in Coventry while demanding that the government stop all new UK fossil fuel projects and calling on employees and directors of UK cultural institutions to join in civil resistance against the governments genocidal policies.

Just Stop Oil protestors tackled to ground after storming dino exhibit

Anna Potten, Community Development Worker for Fratton Big Local, at the Songs Of Home & Circle installation in St Mary's Church. Picture: Mike Cooter (160323)

Stunning light installation at Portsmouth's St Mary's Church

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