The Gurkha Museum was first established at Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Church Crookham and was officially opened by Field Marshal Lord Harding on 21 June 1974.

From the beginning it was clear that the museum, housed in a wooden barrack block, would need larger and more permanent premises.

In April 1989 the museum at Church Crookham was closed and the transfer of the artefacts to Winchester began.

[1] In 1994, a Gurkha Museum was established at a temporary site in Kathmandu; it moved to Pokhara in 2005 and has become one of the main attractions of the area.

[2] Besides tableaux, dioramas, showcases and interactive touchscreen displays, there are visual and audio depictions of Nepal and of the Gurkhas' renowned military history, including the award of 26 Victoria Crosses.