Videos tagged with Museum Collections

This lecture explores the impact of colonial warfare on the French Foreign Legion's traditions, using captured weapons from a 1908 Moroccan campaign as a focal point. It details the historical context of French expansion in North Africa, the nature of low-intensity conflict, and the evolution of the French Foreign Legion Museum's role from a regimental archive to a bridge between military and civilian society. The analysis of specific weapons, a Mukala musket and a Remington Rolling Block rifle, highlights trade routes, manufacturing origins, and the adaptation of local forces to European weaponry.

This video introduces CatalogIt, a software solution for cataloging firearms, developed in collaboration with firearms experts and museums. It highlights the challenges of finding suitable inventory software for collectors and institutions, detailing CatalogIt's features for tracking value, provenance, and legal status. The presenter, Ian McCollum, emphasizes its utility for insurance, inheritance, and general collection management.

This Q&A episode discusses the current state and future of the collector firearm market, focusing on price trends, the impact of availability, and emerging areas of interest for new collectors. It also delves into the challenges and opportunities within firearms collecting, including the role of reproductions, the complexities of online auctions, and the evolving landscape of firearms museums and their engagement with the public. The discussion highlights the importance of informed purchasing decisions and the growing need for museums to digitize and share their collections effectively.

This Q&A features Ashley Hlebinsky, curator of the Cody Firearms Museum, discussing the intricacies of firearms curation, museum operations, and historical preservation. Key topics include the challenges of maintaining large collections, navigating legal hurdles like the NFA, and the importance of hands-on experience for curators. Hlebinsky, a leading voice in firearms history, shares insights on preserving irreplaceable artifacts while balancing research and public access.

This video provides an overview of the Forgotten Weapons channel's mission, focusing on the mechanics and history of unusual firearms. Host Ian McCollum highlights the channel's diverse content, including military and commercial firearms, Q&A sessions, and book reviews, all supported by his extensive personal reference library and access to museum collections. Upcoming projects include content from the H&K Gray Room and Royal Armouries, a new book on French military firearms, and a WWI battlefield tour.

This video features Steven Patroni, Chairman of FESAC (Foundation for European Societies of Arms Collectors), discussing the organization's role in protecting the rights of European firearms collectors. FESAC advocates against restrictive legislation, particularly the proposed EU directive in 2015 that aimed to ban automatic firearms in private hands and deactivate museum collections. The discussion highlights the importance of international collaboration among collectors and the need to preserve historical firearms for future generations.

This video discusses the contrasting fates of firearms housed in museums versus those in private collections. It poses a question about the best way to preserve and interact with historical and functional firearms, highlighting the 'purgatory behind glass' in museums and the potential for damage or use in private collections.

This short film from the Northern Film School explores the evolution of nursing throughout the twentieth century, highlighting changes and continuities. Produced in collaboration with the Royal Armouries education team, the film delves into themes core to the museum's historical collections. It aims to provide insights into the nursing profession's development over decades.

This video features different voices reading Wilfred Owen's poem 'Dulce Et Decorum Est' accompanied by a montage of World War One photographs. The project was a collaboration between the Royal Armouries education team in Leeds and the Northern Film School at Leeds Metropolitan University. It's part of a series of nine short films exploring themes central to the museum's collections.

This short film, "Slow Dusk," produced by the Northern Film School in collaboration with the Royal Armouries, explores the grim realities of World War I trenches and the devastating impact of a gas attack. The film draws upon the historical collections of the Royal Armouries to depict these historical events. It aims to educate viewers on the conditions faced by soldiers during the Great War, with a particular focus on the harrowing experience of chemical warfare.

This short film, "I Sat By (2009)", produced by the Northern Film School in collaboration with the Royal Armouries education team, explores the enduring themes of war and the soldier's role throughout history, using contemporary imagery. The film is part of a series designed to highlight aspects central to the Royal Armouries' collections.

This is a short animation from the Northern Film School, produced in collaboration with the Royal Armouries education team. The animation uses plasticine to depict historical events related to the English Civil Wars, focusing on themes relevant to the Royal Armouries' collections. The video aims to educate viewers about the period through a unique visual medium.