Royal Armouries Museum

Royal Armouries Museum
The Royal Armouries Museum and Knight's Way Bridge
Royal Armouries Museum is located in Leeds
Royal Armouries Museum
Location within Leeds
Established1996; 28 years ago (1996)
LocationLeeds Dock, Leeds, LS10
England
Coordinates53°47′31″N 1°31′57″W / 53.79194444°N 1.53250000°W / 53.79194444; -1.53250000
TypeNational museum
Visitors240,000 (2019)[1]
DirectorNat Edwards
Public transit access
  • West Yorkshire Metro Leeds railway station
  • Bus interchange 29 to Chadwick Street (stop A1)
  • Bus interchange 167 to Black Bull Street (stop A5)
  • ferry/water interchange Leeds Water Taxi
Websiteroyalarmouries.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.

  1. ^ "Visitor numbers on the rise at Royal Armouries". www.royalarmouries.org. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Museums and galleries – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk.
  3. ^ "Royal Armouries Leeds History". Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.