U.S. Military Middle of Navy Historical past has paused all beforehand introduced adjustments to the Military Museum Enterprise
After fears of closure, the Harbor Protection Museum at Fort Hamilton will stay open.
“The U.S. Military Middle of Navy Historical past has paused all beforehand introduced adjustments to the Military Museum Enterprise, together with proposed museum closures, in accordance with the 2026 Nationwide Protection Authorization Act and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026,” the U.S. Military Middle of Navy Historical past stated in a press release.
Final 12 months, an article for the Stars and Stripes each day navy newspaper and different information sources said the Fort Hamilton Museum was on an inventory of museums that the U.S. Military Middle of Navy Historical past was contemplating closing.
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“After beforehand calling on the U.S. Military to rethink its resolution final 12 months, we’re happy that Brooklyn’s Harbor Protection Museum at Fort Hamilton will stay open,” stated U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis. “In our nation’s 250th anniversary 12 months, it’s particularly essential that our group has the chance to find out about Fort Hamilton’s position as New York Metropolis’s solely lively navy set up and the position it has performed all through our nation’s historical past as a strategic location defending New York Harbor.”
USAG Fort Hamilton Public Affairs Chief Susan Blair advised this paper that the museum will proceed to serve our group and guests.
“The museum performs an essential position in preserving Fort Hamilton’s navy historical past and educating the general public on the set up’s vital significance to New York Metropolis for over two centuries,” she stated.
The museum contains displays on the Battle of Brooklyn, Fort Hamilton, World Battle I and World Battle II. It additionally has stays of previous Fort Hamilton. In line with its web site, a go to to the Harbor Protection Museum additionally gives college students with a possibility to study extra concerning the position of the U.S. Military in New York Metropolis.
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The Harbor Protection Museum can be updating displays and making ready for the nationwide celebrations of Freedom 250 and RevWar250 this summer time.
“Given Fort Hamilton’s historical past with the Revolutionary Battle, these displays will supply distinctive alternatives for the general public to attach with the historical past that unfolded right here,” Blair stated. “We sit up for welcoming guests and sharing extra particulars on upcoming occasions as they’re finalized.”
