Friends of the Royal Naval Museum and HMS Victory
2015 FRNM EVENTS PROGRAMME
We look forward to welcoming Friends and their guests to our 2015 events. Please note that these events can only
be booked by current members of the Friends of the National Museum of the Royal Navy and HMS Victory. If you are
not a member but your appetite is whetted by these interesting and varied events with a maritime history flavour,
why not join the friends – go to the application page to join us.
EXPLOSION – THE MUSEUM OF NAVAL FIREPOWER AND FORT BROCKHURST
TUESDAY 7th JULY
All-day visit to two heritage attractions in Gosport : Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower and Fort Brockhurst.
These are in the care of the National Museum of the Royal Navy and English Heritage respectively. Each visit will
include a curatorial presentation and a tour, with plenty of time to admire the actual buildings as well as view their
artefact collections : Naval weapons ‘from small arms to a nuclear bomb’ at Explosion and at Fort Brockhurst items
relating to the Fort itself, plus ‘a treasure trove’ of objects and works of art discovered and excavated by EH from
across the whole of Southern England. Lunch will provided at Explosion.
INTERNATIONAL BOATBUILDING TRAINING COLLEGE – HISTORIC DOCKYARD
WEDNESDAY 7th OCTOBER
An afternoon talk and tour of the new International Boatbuilding Training College in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
By the time of our visit the College’s courses in traditional wooden boatbuilding will be fully operational, having
moved into the re-furbished Boathouse 4, along with their Small Naval Vessel Collection.
‘ART AND WAR AT SEA’ ROYAL MARITIME CLUB PORTSMOUTH AND HMS NELSON
SATURDAY 7th NOVEMBER
A major authoritative book ‘Art and the War at Sea’ is due to be published by the National Maritime Museum later
this year and there will be a linking FRNM event at the Royal Maritime Club in Portsmouth (B&B available). As well
as a local speaker there will be contributions from NMM art curators. The day will focus especially on William Wyllie
- his contribution to maritime art, his life in Portsmouth and why his ‘star is perhaps not yet fully risen’. At the end
of the day there will be a visit to HMS Nelson, a short walk from the RMC, where we will have the privilege of having
tea in the splendid setting of the Wardroom, while we view paintings by Wyllie and other maritime artists.
BEN AINSLIE RACING – AMERICA’S CUP HQ
WEDNESDAY 25TH NOVEMBER
PORTSMOUTH
A morning visit to Ben Ainslie Racing’s America’s Cup Base on the Camber in Old Portsmouth. Due for completion in
May, it will house all the design, training and sponsor facilities, as well as berthing the yachts being prepared and
trialled for the preliminary racing regattas prior to the final cup series in Bermuda.
To book for the above events, please detach & complete the form below and send it with a cheque to David Baynes,
17, St. Thomas’s Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2EZ. Call 02392 831 461 or e-mail baynes.david@btinternet.com with
any queries.
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Name (Please print) :
Address :
Tel.
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I wish to book for the events as marked and enclose a cheque for £
payable to Friends of R.N.Museum.
Visit to Explosion & Fort Brockhurst
_ _ _ _ place(s) @ £16.50 (incl. Lunch)
£
Visit to IBT College
_ _ _ _ place(s) @ £5
£
Visit to America’s Cup Base
_ _ _ _ place(s) @ £5
£
Wyllie Day at the Royal Maritime Club
_ _ _ _ place(s) @ £35 (incl. Lunch)
£
Please send me the full programme for the Wyllie Day
Signed :
Date :
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Total : £ _ _ _ _ _ _