A perfect afternoon of nostalgia. You can’t beat 80s music @designmuseum.bsky.social

Fabulous production from Charles Court Opera

Amazing new VJ Day exhibition opening today @rafmuseum.bsky.social researched, designed and produced by our London Youth Panel

🌟 It’s Volunteers Week 2025! 🌟

This week, we're sending a huge thank you to all our amazing volunteers! 🙌💙 Whether you're greeting guests, sharing stories, or helping behind the scenes, your passion, time, and dedication keep us flying high! 👏✈️💓

#VolunteersWeek #ThankYouVolunteers #TeamRAF ✨

🎉 Join us for The Big Lift Off at RAF Museum Midlands! 🎉

🗓️ 31 May | ⏰ 10am–4pm | 💸 Free

Enjoy skydivers 🪂, helicopter displays🚁, a Lancaster flypast ✈️, live music 🎶, family games 🎯, BBQ 🌭 & more!

Book now 👉 bit.ly/4jWcEg7

Made possible with the Heritage Fund

#TheBigLiftOff #RAFMuseum

More than £13m of funding is being awarded to our Midlands site and the National Museum of the Royal Navy to preserve RAF and Royal Marines contributions during the Second World War, courtesy of the National Lottery Heritage Fund

The announcement comes as the country marks #VEDay80

bit.ly/3YCT681

✈️ RAF Museum CFP for our 2025 annual conference — just 1 week left! ⌛

📅 Deadline: 25 April

We're seeking bold new takes on air power: untold stories, fresh methods, & environmental impacts.

🎓 ECRs welcome!
💸 Bursaries available
📍 4–5 Sept | RAF Museum London

🔗 Full details at bit.ly/3QWgJUS

🚨 Women Artists of the Second World War 🚨

🎨 Discover the overlooked women war artists of WW2 in a fascinating talk by our Art Curator Julia Beaumont-Jones. Attend at the Museum of Somerset and online.

📅 06 March 2025 | ⏰ 7:00pm
🎟 Book now! Charges apply
bit.ly/43qhcpA

💻New Archived Lecture on YouTube! 🎥

Join Sean & Colin Welch as they explore the V1 flying bomb & V2 rocket, using archaeology, forensics & simulation to reveal their impact & accuracy. Don’t miss their award-winning research & time-lapse reconstruction!

📺 Watch now: youtu.be/QEVOT_Nk6Mw

#WWII

🎓Fully-funded PhD opportunity! With the University of York we are inviting applications to research the heritage of former RAF Changi, Singapore.

Open to grads in History, Archaeology, Heritage Studies, Museum Studies, Anthropology 🎓

✈️ Apply by 5 March 2025
👉 wrocah.ac.uk
#PhD #Scholarship

🚨 New Display Alert! 🚨

To mark 80 years since the Long March, the RAF Museum London will unveil Warrant Officer George Thomson's POW artefacts, including his diary, logbook & dog tags.

Visit Hangar 5 from 12 March to explore his incredible story.

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🌟 #RAF #LongMarch #WW2History

MIDS:🚨 FREE Scouts Takeover Days 2025! 🚨

Bring your Beavers, Cubs & Scouts to RAF Museum Midlands to earn Air Activities Badge Stages 1 & 2!

📅 17 May & 11 Oct
⭐️ Free event!
📧 Email to book: [email protected]
🚀 Spaces fly fast! Details: bit.ly/RAFM-Learnin...

🏳️‍🌈 Today marks 25 years since the ban on LGBT+ people serving in the British Armed Forces was lifted. Before 2000, being out could mean arrest, interrogation & dismissal. Hear voices like Kevin’s—discharged for being gay—on this anniversary:

👉 bit.ly/4j4WmBE

#RAFStories #LGBTQ+ #FightingWithPride

Kickstart your 2025 by running for a cause! 🏃‍♂️✨ From 5Ks to Tough Mudders, your efforts help keep the RAF Museum free & inspiring. 🎉 Plus, exclusive races like Hackney Half await! 🚀 Stay tuned for the Tornado Challenge launching soon. Sign up today!

👉 bit.ly/4fJpeMS

#FlyHighAndFundraise