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Visit IWM London - Plan Your Visit | Imperial War Museums
Discover IWM London. Imperial War Museums is the world’s leading museum of war and conflict. View era-defining art in the new Blavatnik Art, Film and Photography Galleries and discover something new with our special temporary exhibitions. Take part in free fun-packed family activities and adventure trails every weekend and daily during school ...
IWM Collections - Imperial War Museums
IWM’s collection covers all aspects of conflict involving Britain, its former Empire and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present day. As well as objects, it includes a range of media, from art, film and photographs to printed materials, documents and sound. Explore over 1 million items from IWM's collections that tell the ...
About IWM | Imperial War Museums
IWM is a global authority on conflict and its impact on people’s lives. We collect objects and stories that give an insight into people’s experiences of war, preserve them for future generations, and bring them to today’s audiences in the most powerful way possible. Our family of five museums uncover the causes, course and consequences of ...
Visit Imperial War Museums - Visit Our 5 Locations
Explore the underground headquarters that between 1939 - 1945 acted as the top-secret nerve centre from where Churchill and his inner circle determined the course of the Second World War. Visit Imperial War Museum Duxford for a huge day out. See Spitfires take to the skies from the airfield where ...
About IWM London | Imperial War Museums
History of IWM London. In 1917 the Cabinet decided that a National War Museum should be set up to collect and display material relating to the Great War, which was still being fought. The interest taken by the Dominion governments led to the museum being given the title of Imperial War Museum. It was formally established by Act of Parliament in ...
IWM London Tours | Imperial War Museums
Public Gallery Tours. We offer public tours at IWM London. These tours use headsets to ensure you can hear your guide clearly throughout the galleries. Tours last approximately 60 minutes.
Visit IWM North - Plan Your Visit | Imperial War Museums
Discover IWM North. Immerse yourself in the award-winning 360-degree cinematic Big Picture Show. Using surround sound, projected digital moving images and photographs, the Big Picture Show brings a broad range of perspectives into poignant focus, reflecting not only on the immediate effects of war, but also on what happens when the guns stop ...
First World War - Stories, Photographs, Film & Documents | IWM
The First World War was a war of innovation. Advances in weaponry and military technology provoked tactical changes as each side tried to gain an advantage over the other. Here are 10 important 'firsts' that happened during the First World War, the effects of which can still be felt today. Explore objects, photographs, film and documents in our ...
About IWM North | Imperial War Museums
At IWM North explore the conflicts that Britain and the Commonwealth have been involved in since the First World War to the current day through a timeline of objects that have borne witness to historic events. Housed in an iconic aluminium clad building, representing a globe shattered by conflict – IWM North is the first museum in the UK to ...