Tank Museum : Collection : The New Displays

THE NEW DISPLAYS

Nothing really new to show in the way of exhibits this month but there has been progress in developments at the Museum so perhaps you might like to see some views.

Tank Museum photo No. 7539.014

The Henschel turreted Tiger II now stands where the Cromwell used to be.

Tank Museum photo No 7539.086

The little Renault Chenilette now sits alongside the S35 SOMUA, across the aisle from the Tiger II.

Tank Museum photo No 7539.045

If you don’t recognise this it is the Sturmgeschutz III that came to us from Finland in 1990. It has now been restored to its original Finnish identity (complete with logs) by Mike Gibb and is proving to be a real eye-catcher.

Tank Museum photo No 7539.073

And finally the Harry Hopkins (or light tank Mark VIII if you prefer). It featured on this site quite recently, now it is on display, in a corner of the main hall dedicated to reconnaissance vehicles, sitting alongside the Marmon-Herrington Mark IV and with the Coventry Mark I beyond that.

The new floor paint certainly gives the place a bright and airy feel and there is a lot more room around the exhibits.

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