Staff at the Jewish Military Museum are preparing to relocate around 6,000 objects following its closure in the summer.
The museum, based in Hendon, north London, shut its doors in August and the collection and staff are being incorporated into the Jewish Museum a few miles away in Camden.
The move from the current location, on the third floor of an office block, is designed to improve visitor access. Staff say that funding issues are “very low down” among reasons for closure.
Roz Currie, the Jewish Military Museum’s curator and all other staff, including learning officer Niki Goorney, will be relocating. However, the number of objects on display will be reduced from around 1,000 to 100 of the 6,000-strong collection.
The museum's move will begin in January 2015 for completion by March.
Currie said that despite the loss of display space, the move would allow items to be contextualised better. “We can, for example, look at a person’s social status at the time in which they served. We think it will be more accessible to a wider audience.”
The Jewish Military Museum was founded in 1996 by the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women, headed by Navy veteran Henry Morris, now 93. It has a membership of more than 4,000 who served in the British Army during or after world war two.
The collection focuses on personal stories of those who fought in the British armed forces over three centuries.
The Jewish Museum moved to its current home in 2010 following a £5m Heritage Lottery Fund grant.
The museum, based in Hendon, north London, shut its doors in August and the collection and staff are being incorporated into the Jewish Museum a few miles away in Camden.
The move from the current location, on the third floor of an office block, is designed to improve visitor access. Staff say that funding issues are “very low down” among reasons for closure.
Roz Currie, the Jewish Military Museum’s curator and all other staff, including learning officer Niki Goorney, will be relocating. However, the number of objects on display will be reduced from around 1,000 to 100 of the 6,000-strong collection.
The museum's move will begin in January 2015 for completion by March.
Currie said that despite the loss of display space, the move would allow items to be contextualised better. “We can, for example, look at a person’s social status at the time in which they served. We think it will be more accessible to a wider audience.”
The Jewish Military Museum was founded in 1996 by the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women, headed by Navy veteran Henry Morris, now 93. It has a membership of more than 4,000 who served in the British Army during or after world war two.
The collection focuses on personal stories of those who fought in the British armed forces over three centuries.
The Jewish Museum moved to its current home in 2010 following a £5m Heritage Lottery Fund grant.
