First World War Galleries: Centenary Partnership
First World War Centenary Programme
IWM Calls for National and International Organisations to join the Centenary Partnership
2014-2018 marks the centenary of the First World War, a landmark anniversary for Britain and the world. Working in collaboration with our peers and colleagues from national and international organisations, IWM will mark the centenary by leading a vibrant four-year programme of cultural activities across the UK.
Through the partnership, colleagues from a variety of sectors have the opportunity to communicate with each other, share and combine resources, cooperate and co-develop products and services that complement each other so that as part of the First World War Centenary Programme we can develop a co-ordinated, comprehensive cultural and educational offer for the public.
IWM’s contributions to the Centenary Programme for 2011 include Faces of the First World War, a project which will make previously unseen images from our Collections available online for the first time on Flickr. We are calling for the public to help us gather more information about the people in these photographs and tell their stories before they are forgotten.
Voices of the First World War is a series of podcasts that delves into the IWM’s Sound Archive to bring you the voices of those who lived through the First World War. Those interested in helping IWM to ensure that the sacrifices of those who lived and died in the First World War will not be forgotten can do so by lighting a light on the Centenary Wall, available both online and in the First World War galleries at IWM London.
If your organisation is interested in taking part, please visit www.1914.org/partners and click on ‘New Centenary members’. You will then be asked to complete a form which will give you access to the First World War Centenary Partnership Programme extranet site. We will keep all interested parties updated via the extranet which will also allow for communication between all members.