The Gurkha Museum: Fifty years of curating Gurkha heritage – Summer Exhibition 2024
Celebrating our golden anniversary – हाम्रो 50 औं वार्षिकोत्सव मनाउँदै
The Gurkha Museum opened its doors in Church Crookham in 1974 and in Winchester in July 1990. Six curators, thousands of collections and one relocation later, The Gurkha Museum continues to preserve, protect and promote Gurkha heritage on behalf of the nation.
Half a century of history within the Brigade of Gurkhas – गोर्खा ब्रिगेडको 50 वर्षको इतिहास
Since the Museum opened in 1974, Gurkhas have seen active service around the world. Fighting for the Falkland Islands, action in Afghanistan, and relief work during the 2015 Nepal earthquake. This exhibition will showcase the inspiring service Gurkhas have given over the last fifty years.
Artefacts, archives and activities – कलाकृति, अभिलेख र गतिविधिहरू
In addition to learning about the achievements of Gurkhas over the past fifty years, there will be activities to engage our younger visitors. All visitors are invited to write a message in our visitors’ book. At the end of the exhibition, the visitors’ book will become part of the Museum’s archives. Come and be part of our story. कृपया हाम्रो आगन्तुक पुस्तकमा हस्ताक्षर गर्नुहोस्
Poised for the future – भावी योजनाहरू
As we use this exhibition as an opportunity to reflect on the successes from the last fifty years, we also look forward to the next fifty. Project Kaida is the name of the ambitious project to redevelop The Gurkha Museum. Discover more about the future of Gurkha heritage at the exhibition or online here.
Visiting the exhibition – प्रदर्शनी भ्रमण गर्दै
The exhibition will be open until 29 August in The McDonald Gallery on the second floor. Entry to the exhibition is free with admission. Admission to the Museum is free for children, members of the Brigade of Gurkhas (serving and retired), and Friends of The Gurkha Museum. Ticket prices and accessibility information can be found here.
Fifty years young – 50 वर्ष जवान
Five decades of service requires marking – visitors to The Gurkha Museum Trust’s 2024 Summer Exhibition will have the opportunity to reflect on the last half a century of collecting and curating Gurkha heritage; to contemplate what the next fifty years might hold; and to consider becoming involved to ensure the next fifty years plus of Gurkha service are protected, preserved and promoted for future generations.
“The Gurkhas are a unique fighting force and have served this country for over 200 years. The Gurkha Museum is also unique – a military museum unlike any other, for ours is not just the story of developments in weapons and uniforms, or of campaigns and battles, but of the evolution of that special, cross-cultural relationship. Based in Winchester but with collections of national significance, and with global reach and ambition, we are delighted to be celebrating our 50th birthday.
We will mark this milestone with an exhibition that showcases not only our own development but also how the Brigade of Gurkhas has changed over that remarkable half century. As we look back, however, we will also take this opportunity to set out our plans for the future – an exciting future that will see us, transform over the next two years to a modern, engaging and accessible museum, best in class as befits its subject.
It is an exciting time for The Gurkha Museum Trust, and you are invited to be part of our reflections and aspirations.”
Dr Daren Bowyer, Director of The Gurkha Museum Trust
गोर्खा सम्पदा क्युरेटिङको पचास वर्ष – समर (ग्रीष्मकालीन) प्रदर्शनी 2024
