- Wikidata identifier:
- Q24035915
- Also known as:
- Army Physical Training Corps Museum
- Instance of:
- military museum; independent museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 1595
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q24035915/
Collection-level records:
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Collection history (Collection development policy)
The RAPTC Museum was founded at the Army School of Physical Training (ASPT) in Aldershot in 1953. It has since moved to several different locations within the ASPT. The collection has grown as a result of purchases, gifts, loans and bequests from the ASPT, the Royal Army Physical Training Corps (RAPTC), RAPTC Association and private donors.
Source: Collection development policy
Date: 2021
Licence: CC BY-NC
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Collection overview (Collection development policy)
The Museum’s collection at present comprises over 10,000 accessioned items, including: uniforms, sports clothing, sports equipment, medals, photographs, pictures, prints, books, flags, trophies, posters and documents.
The collection depicts the connection between physical training and sports and the Army since the founding of the Army Gymnastic Staff (AGS) in 1860 to the present day. It covers the geographical area of Aldershot, Hampshire, home of the RAPTC, as well as any other geographical locations where RAPTC personnel have been posted in the course of their duties or have competed in sporting events.
The Collection is held in two areas, both of which hold a selection of the objects described above: the public viewing gallery and the reserve collection and library, the latter of which is not accessible to the public. A small number of other items are displayed in other areas around the ASPT.
For the purposes of this policy the collection shall be itemised in two clearly defined areas:
- The Core Collection: Exhibits, artefacts and archives considered essential to the history of the RAPTC.
- Non-Core Collection: Those artefacts and archives not essential to the history of the RAPTC.
Non-core items may well be duplicated within the collection or will not fall within the objectives of the Museum or there will be other reasons relating to a particular item which renders it unsuitable for inclusion in the core collection as defined by the Council of Trustees. These items could be made available to other like museums for loans, exchange, as gifts or offered for disposal as clearly defined under this Policy.
Source: Collection development policy
Date: 2021
Licence: CC BY-NC