British National Fencing Museum

{{Short description|Museum in Worcestershire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=February 2023}} The '''British National Fencing Museum''' is the national museum for Great Britain for the sport and martial art of fencing. The museum was established in 2002 <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=National Fencing Museum |url=https://www.fencingmuseum.com/ |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=www.fencingmuseum.com}}</ref><ref>Beverly Chico - [https://books.google.com/books?id=GdbYAQAAQBAJ&dq=British+National+Fencing+Museum&pg=PA166 Hats and Headwear around the World: A Cultural Encyclopedia] ABC-CLIO 3 October 2013, 531 pages, {{ISBN|161069063X}} Retrieved 27 July 2015</ref> and is located at Hanley Swan in the locality of Malvern, Worcestershire, England.<ref>John W Green, Robin A Money - [https://books.google.com/books?id=Q8S1BAAAQBAJ&dq=National+Fencing+Museum&pg=PT5 Exploring the History of Lee-on-the-Solent] Andrews UK Limited 7 August 2013 (revised), 256 pages, {{ISBN|1909183334}} Retrieved 27 July 2015</ref>

== Background == The museum was established in 2002 by Malcolm Fare, a fencer and fencing historian. The museum holds documents the history of fencing since the 16th century, with a collection of over 200 weapons, 300 books and a number of other items and ephemera. The museum is not open to the public.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=National Fencing Museum |url=https://www.sportingheritage.org.uk/content/collection/national-fencing-museum |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=Sporting Heritage |language=en}}</ref>

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Category:2002 establishments in England Category:Museums established in 2002 Category:Museums in Worcestershire Category:Sports museums in England Category:Fencing in the United Kingdom