Zimbabwe Military Museum

Zimbabwe Military Museum in Gweru is a National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe destination interpreting the country’s army, air-force and police history. It opened to the public as the Midlands Museum on January 24, 1974, and adopted its current name in 1985. Its aviation gallery traces civil and military aviation, the formation of squadrons and the development of Thornhill Air Base, while the Guinea Fowl Memorial Gallery covers the site’s earlier air-force training and later educational roles. NMMZ also describes the associated Trim Park Aviation Museum about half a kilometre south of the main museum, where a double hangar displays aircraft donated by the Air Force of Zimbabwe and Air Zimbabwe. The main museum is on Lobengula Avenue beside Gweru Civic Centre. Confirm current opening, access to the separate aircraft hangar and accessibility with NMMZ before visiting.