The Nationaal Militair Museum (NMM) is a military museum in Soesterberg, Netherlands. It focuses on the history of the Dutch Armed Forces with emphasis on the Royal Netherlands Army and the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The Stichting Koninklijke Defensiemusea (Royal Defense Museums Foundation) oversees the museum.[1]
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| Established | December 11, 2014 |
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| Location | Soesterberg, Netherlands |
| Type | Military museum |
| Collections | Dutch Armed Forces |
| Director | Marita Schreur |
| Curator | Louis Ph. Sloos (conservator collection) Alfred Staarman (conservator airplanes) Dirk Staat (conservator public history) Mathieu Willemsen (conservator firearms) |
| Website | https://www.nmm.nl/ |
Its collection derives from the Legermuseum in Delft and the Militaire Luchtvaart Museum in Soesterberg, which were merged to form the NMM in 2014.[citation needed]
The museum occupies the site of the former Soesterberg Air Base.[citation needed]
See also
edit- Bundeswehr Museum of German Defense Technology – Koblenz, Germany
- Deutsches Panzermuseum – Munster, Germany
- Australian Armour and Artillery Museum – Australia
- Musée des Blindés – Paris, France
- Royal Tank Museum – Amman, Jordan
- The Tank Museum – Bovington, United Kingdom
- Ontario Regiment Museum – Oshawa, Canada
- United States Army Ordnance Museum
- Polish Army Museum – Warsaw, Poland
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