This might be the MOST STUNNING photo from Artemis II yet Crescent Earth illuminated by light above 🤩 📷 Artemis II

Oh no! The #EasterBunny got lost in the #militarymuseum! Good thing we have lots of candy to tide him over, and he met lots of bunny friends! Come to the museum and participate in the #EasterEgg and Rabbit Hunt. Happy #Easter!

The difference between a #militarymuseum and #naturalhistorymuseum is what you mean by sabre

It's time for Alex to introduce you to our new guests - leeches! These fellas will be featured in our #JungleWarfare exhibition. Just don't pet them! #cheshire #militarymuseum #jungle #leeches

#Easter has started at the museum with the annual Easter Egg and Rabbit Hunt! Find all the eggs and get a prize! #chester #cheshire #museum #easterweekend

Working in a military museum is fun because sometimes people bring in swords and that’s a totally normal thing

You want an #AprilFools post? Fools. The Cheshire Regiment are never foolish!

In honour of #CheshireDay, here are some Cheshire looks throughout time! #cheshire #militarymuseum #militarystyle #militaryhistory

Geoff doesn't necessarily say #NoCapes, but he DOES want you to properly appreciate the surgeon's cloak! #militarymuseum #museum #museumnerd #cheshire

Don't sit on the trunk! Or else Geoff might have to carry you away. #militarymuseum #cheshire #museum #warmuseum #chester

Sten guns, SA80s, wooden sticks, oh my! Special guest Courtney got her creative juices flowing by coming up with fun rifle names. #militarymuseum #rifle #rifleholics #cheshire #militarylife

We have more appropriate toilets in the museum. Honest. #teatime #militarymuseum #toilethumour #museum #cheshire

This colourful #WWI poster encourages women to buy war savings as a way to contribute to the war effort. The image of Joan of Arc is used to represent how by buying these certificates, you too could be a female war hero like Joan of Arc. #WomensHistoryMonth #FirstWorldWar

Did you know that the tanks in our courtyard aren't actually, well, tanks??? They're actually armoured vehicles! Tanks for reading. #militarymuseum #tank #museum #warmuseum #cheshire

When we enter a conversation and no one is talking about military history:

Researcher Geoff takes a moment to read in the #WWI trench. Happy #WorldBookDay! All books in this video are available in the shop. @tonypickford.bsky.social @thehistoryguy.bsky.social

Julius woke up in modern day Deva (Chester) and is a little confused! Military life has changed quite a bit. #militarymuseum #chester #romanchester #militarylife

Charlie is preparing the troops! He has to make sure they're in fighting shape before they join you at home. Little Charlies are available for £6 each. #militarymuseum #militarylife #cheshire #britishgrenadiers

It was really nice to meet the brothers, Jack and David, of ex WO2 Pete Hennegan (Cheshire Regt) today. The Hennegan family wanted their brothers medals and a few pictures of him displayed in the Museum. It will be an honour to do so. Thank you for thinking of us, it is very much appreciated.

Since #WutheringHeights is all the rage right now, we thought we'd share what was happening outside the moors. #wutheringheightsmovie #cheshire #militarymuseum

Take a look in our Sweetheart Cabinet for a few love stories this #valentinesday. #militarymuseum #chester #militarylifestyle

Charlie has been caught at his riding lesson. Is he training to ride Private Derby? The regimental ram mascot? He's excited to meet him one day! 🐏 #militarymuseum #chester #cheshire

12th February 1940 British minesweeper HMS Gleaner sinks German U-boat U-33 in the Firth of Forth, capturing Enigma machine rotors.

Me when someone’s asking about #militaryhistory:

New comfy cotton t-shirts on trial in the museum gift shop! Look stylish while promenading around town in comfort. @rachaeleelmy.bsky.social #militarylife #giftshop #militarymuseum

I acquired both and still chose history! 🤣

It’s time to start thinking about who your #valentine will be. Will it be Tommy?

#TFW you could’ve gotten the maths hyper fixation but you got the history one instead 🫠

The museum's favourite bear went for a walk around Chester! #Chester #Charlie #Museums #Brodyquest

You never know what you could find in a wood chipper! Any #French speakers who could help us out? #FridayFinds

Ever wonder what would happen if you put a medal through a wood chipper? Alex tells us all about it. #BeforeAndAfter

Who wore it better? Check out "White Warrior" by Martin Bell OBE @overlook.bsky.social @wearechester.bsky.social

#SpringEquinox 🌞 One of my favourite snippets of Welsh folklore 🔮 In some parts of Wales, daffodils are known as 'babies' bells.' People say that only infants and very young children can hear them ringing 🛎 #Wales #History

💻New archived lecture on YouTube! 📺 The RAF Museum has published The Influence of the Butt Report & Boulogne-Billancourt Raid on Policy Change. 🎤 Dr Stephen Moore explores how a 1941 report reshaped RAF bombing strategy. ✈️💥 📺 Watch now at bit.ly/41EoljL #RAFMuseum #WWIIHistory #Aviation

📢 New display now open at the RAF Museum London! Marking the 80th anniversary of the Long March, it features items from Sgt George Thomson, a WWII POW forced to march in brutal winter conditions. See his diary, logbook & more in Hangar 5. Full details at: bit.ly/4iFTCts #WWII #LongMarch

Did you know there are now more female than male doctors in the UK for the first time since records began? Dr Amai Cooper was the first Indian doctor in the UK and was a GP on Ilford High Road from 1906-1916. Meet more of Redbridge’s Wonder Women in our exhibition: visionrcl.org.uk/exhibitions/...

Out with the old and in with the new! A brand-new exhibit is ready to rise and shine. Can you guess what it is?

Special delivery! A special care package display is now ready to view in the medal room. See anything familiar?

The book 'Convict Love Tokens' from our #LocalStudies library describes the tokens British convicts often made before their transportation to Australia. An informative and touching book. #EYALove #history #LocalHistory

🗣️Don't miss our Lunchtime Lecture! 📅 Tues, 4 March 2025, 12 PM on Crowdcast: ✨ The Madness of Courage – The extraordinary story of Group Captain Gilbert Insall, VC 🏅 MC 💪. WWI aviation feats ✈️, daring escapes & true heroism! Register now: 🔗 www.crowdcast.io/c/lll-2025-i...

Happy #AppreciateADragonDay! Here we have a cigar lighter, complete with an antelope horn tail

This 2,463kg (5,430lb) cannon, found on the Mary Rose, was decorated with detailed sculptured leopards on the dolphins either side of this beast - a Tudor weapon of mass destruction, made to look beautiful. This post was written by Will, who is doing work experience with us this week.

The museum is open rain, snow, or shine! While there is quite a dusting of snow on the ground, we keep marching on. How do you spend a snow day?

Some appropriately seasonal weather for our Bosnia Command Post display. @cheshiremilitary.bsky.social

Do you have your #SpotifyWrapped? We have ours!

A British soldier, wearing an NBC suit in Saudi Arabia, drinking from a water bottle using a special tube built into the respirator by scientists at Porton Down. The ability to take in fluids whilst wearing full NBC equipment in desert conditions was of vital importance. IWM (HU 102372).

#OTD 1945, FADM Ernest King issued his final report on Navy operations during WWII. He credited victory in the Pacific to overwhelming seapower and America's industrial might. He used this graph to illustrate the annihilation of Japan's Navy as the US Navy grew from 1941 to 1945.

If you haven't already put up your #ChristmasTree maybe you can take some inspiration from these nurses from the German Hospital. Remember, when it comes to decorations, more is definitely more! #ArchiveAdventCalendar #Tree #HistNursing [SBHG/HP/6/3/13]

At this time of year we start to get excited about the annual re-enactment (by the Sealed Knot) of the Civil War Battle of Nantwich which took place on 25 Jan 1644. Our artist has done a number of paintings depicting the town during that period, this one shows construction of the defensive mud walls

For new museums joining the platform: This is a good place to start!