The National Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC) collection includes more than 60,000 artifacts ranging from early uniform buttons to a 70-ton main battle tank. At any point in time, approximately 10 percent of the collection is on exhibit in the NMMC; the remainder is either on loan to other museums or Marine Corps units, undergoing conservation, or professionally stored for future exhibit or study by researchers. The NMMC acquires artifacts through various means; for example, donation, transfer, or purchase, but all acquisitions are guided by the NMMC Collections Rationale and selected by the curators based on their provenance, condition, and overall significance to the Marine Corps and NMMC’s permanent collection.
The artifacts in this case were recently added to the NMMC collection and illustrate the variety of objects that the NMMC collects, preserves, and maintains in perpetuity.
If you have artifacts that you wish to donate to the Museum, please see our Artifact Donation page.
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