History Museums in Portsmouth

HMS Victory at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is a museum in Portsmouth. The museum features exhibits related to: maritime, personalities, weapons and war and social history. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include: history of the georgian navy, the battle of trafalgar and admiral lord h

The Mary Rose is a museum in Portsmouth. The museum features exhibits related to: personalities, medicine, weapons and war, social history, decorative and applied art, science and technology, coins and medals, music, maritime, costume and textiles and archaeology. Key themes, people and exhibits in

The pride of Queen Victoria, Warrior revolutionised warship construction. Powered by steam and sail, she was the largest and fastest ship of her day. Her most radical innovation was her citadel - an armoured box housing her guns.

The D-Day Story is a museum in Portsmouth that puts visitors at the heart of the Normandy Landings of June 1944. Through personal testimonies and artefacts it takes visitors through the entire operation, from the planning and build up to D-Day, to the operation itself, and the legacy of those action

Royal navy Submarine Museum at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is a museum in Gosport. The museum features exhibits related to: archives, fine art, weapons and war, costume and textiles, coins and medals, personalities, science and technology, maritime, social history and land transport.

National Museum of the Royal Navy at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is a museum in Portsmouth. The museum features exhibits related to: photography, land transport, archives, fine art, personalities, archaeology, costume and textiles, weapons and war, coins and medals, social history, decorative and a

Southsea Castle is a museum in Portsmouth. The museum features exhibits related to Weapons and War.

Portsmouth City Museum is a museum in Portsmouth. The museum features exhibits related to: maritime, decorative and applied art, natural sciences, fine art, costume and textiles, literature, archaeology and social history.

One of Portsmouth's oldest permanent fortifications. The Round Tower was built in around 1418 to defend the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour and prevent raids on the city by French ships. Inside there is a fine vaulted brick ceiling dating from the early 19th Century. It was part of the city's defence

The centre has been set up to display artefacts, reproduction exhibits and memorabilia from World War One. It has a timeline full of unusual stories a walk through repro indoor trench system and holds occasional lectures on Ypres and The Somme plus other events.