OGILBY MUSTER
News
Funding awarded from The National Archives!
We are happy to announce that funding has been awarded to AMOT from The National Archives to allow for training and skills development of the Army Museums network.
The funding will allow for collections participating in The Ogilby Muster to develop knowledge and skills in areas such as archive management and care, conservation, copyright, digital management and marketing of archives. These skills will directly benefit the development of The Ogilby Muster, the First World War online archive which is available to the public.
More information will be announced soon so watch this space! For more information on The Ogilby Muster, please click the link below to find out more.
‘‘I am a firm believer in getting all museums to make a determined and sustained effort to do their best.’’
Colonel Robert J L Ogilby DSO DL TD
Founder.
The development of Army museums in the UK is a century old tradition. Aimed at raising public understanding of the Army and what it is to be a soldier, Army museums hold a wealth of collections which chart the social, political, and economic history of Britain. These museums often began life as loose collections looked after by one person within the Regiment, and gradually formed into museums as both the museum sector changed and the Army began to recognise the value of its own heritage.
Alongside the Regimental and Corps museums, exists the Army Museums Ogilby Trust (AMOT). AMOT was established in 1954 specifically to aid the commemoration of Regimental and Corps history, and to provide support and access to collections and archives which tell these stories.
Extract from Scoping the Army Museums Sector. A full digital version is available under Resources.
"AMOT is not a large organisation, but it is widely acknowledged that no other single body has done more for the development of Army museums, and hence for the preservation of our military heritage."
Clements Report, 2006