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The museum is located within the Somerset County Museum at Taunton Castle (www.somerset.gov.uk/museums) however please note that it is currently closed for extensive restoration and redesign work and will not reopen before the summer of 2010.
The new military museum will compliment the story of Somerset, which will be told in the main County Museum. It will tell the story of the regiments of Somerset in war and peacetime.
On entering the Museum visitors will be introduced to the wider background - that relating to the formation and development of Somerset's regiments, and will also be given an explanation of why soldiers fight for their country.
After the introductory displays visitors will be able to choose to start their visit either with a display of regimental life or a series of displays dealing with conflict. The Regimental Life Display will look at the bonds forged by the common experiences of regimental and army life. The displays dealing with conflict will cover a number of key engagements which involved the regiments of Somerset, each one representing a significant event or development.
There will be a uniform display under the heading "Chosen Men" which will highlight some of the museum's most colourful objects, and will provide a "guard of honour" that leads visitors to an impressive medals display. The Medals Display and a Memorial Display will be two focal points within the Museum. The Medals Display will give visitors the opportunity to explore where and why individual medals and decorations were awarded. The Memorial Display will use objects, symbols, images and audio to pay tribute to those who gave their lives in the service of their country. |
