The Royal Army Chaplains’ Museum has received Full Accreditation status from the Arts Council England, in recognition of its commitment to preserving the military’s faith heritage.
Located at Beckett Gate, the museum promotes public understanding of religion and belief in the military. It regularly hosts visitors to the Defence Academy and those external to Shrivenham Station, while representing faith and worship from across all three of the military services.
The Accreditation Scheme is the UK industry standard for museums and galleries, governing how they are managed, how they care for their collections and how they engage with visitors.
The process to secure the new status took eight months. Museum Curator, David Blake, was thrilled to learn the application had been successful. He said:
The museum relocated to Shrivenham Station from its previous home at Amport House, following the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre’s move to Beckett House in 2019. In 2020, work started on building a new permanent home for the collection, which was officially opened in May 2022 by The Duchess of Edinburgh, formally Sophie Countess of Wessex.