The Royal Armouries in Leeds is in discussions about establishing semi-permanent galleries at several venues in North America. 

The National Museum of the United States Army in Washington, DC, and the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto are in negotiations with the UK museum, according to the Art Newspaper.

A spokeswoman for the Royal Armouries said any partnerships would be “similar to our current arrangement at the Frazier International History Museum in Louisville, Kentucky”. 

The Royal Armouries opened its US branch in 2004. More than 400 artefacts are on display on the third floor of the Frazier museum as part of a commercial deal.

The spokeswoman for the Royal Armouries said: “Negotiations are in their very early stages, but we are also considering staging travelling exhibitions at various North American venues during 2014-16.”

“These would be based on some of the Royal Armouries’ exhibits, with the working title Dangerous Arts.” She declined to discuss the financial details of the arrangement.