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 The Royal Armouries Museum and Knight's Way Bridge | |
  Location within Leeds | |
| Established | 1996 |
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| Location | Leeds Dock, Leeds, LS10 England |
| Coordinates | 53°47′31″N 1°31′57″W / 53.79194444°N 1.53250000°W |
| Type | National museum |
| Visitors | 240,000 (2019)[1] |
| Director | Nat Edwards |
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| Website | royalarmouries.org |
The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is a national museum that holds the National Collection of Arms and Armour. It is part of the Royal Armouries family of museums, with other sites at the Royal Armouries' traditional home in the Tower of London, and the National Collection of Artillery at Fort Nelson, Hampshire. The Royal Armouries is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.[2]
The Royal Armouries Museum is a £42.5 million purpose-built museum located in Leeds Dock that opened in 1996. Its collection was previously on display or in storage at the Tower of London where the Royal Armouries still maintains a presence and displays in the White Tower.[3]
As at all UK National Museums, entry is free, though certain extra attractions are charged for.
- ^ "Visitor numbers on the rise at Royal Armouries". www.royalarmouries.org. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Museums and galleries – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk.
- ^ "Royal Armouries Leeds History". Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.