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IWM London
London
Open daily 10am - 6pm
Closed 24, 25 and 26 DecemberAdmission is free
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IWM North
Manchester
Open daily 10am - 5pm
Last admission 4.30pm
Closed 24, 25 and 26 DecemberAdmission is free
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IWM Duxford
Cambridgeshire
Open daily
Summer 10am - 6pm
Last admission 5pmWinter 10am - 4pm
Last admission 3pmClosed 24, 25 and 26 December
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Churchill War Rooms
London
Open daily 9.30am - 6pm
Last admission 5pm
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HMS Belfast
London
Open daily 10am - 6pm
Last admission 5pm
Closed 24, 25 and 26 December
A Family in Wartime
A Family in Wartime
Through the eyes of the Allpress family, A Family in Wartime tells the story of how ordinary people braved the challenges of life on the home front during the Second World War.
Admission free
A Family in Wartime
Tracing their journey through this time of uncertainty, the exhibition looks at how the Allpresses adapted to rationing, regular air raids and evacuation.
Admission free
A Family in Wartime
Personal photographs and interviews with family members help chronicle the Allpresses' wartime experiences as well as their lives in post-war Britain.
Admission free
A Family in Wartime
A highlight of the exhibition is a model of the Allpress family home. The model house includes taped windows, an Anderson shelter in the back garden and even a bomb disposal kit, and shows how life at home changed during the Second World War.
Admission free
A Family in Wartime
Families can discover more about life at home in wartime Britain. A range of films, interviews and radio broadcasts portray how the Second World War radically changed the lives of a generation.
Admission free.
This free exhibition tells the story of how ordinary people braved the challenges of life at home during the Second World War through the eyes of the Allpress family, who lived in Stockwell, London.
The Allpress family had to cope with rationing, evacuation, war work and events such as the London Blitz and VE Day, which shaped everyday life and the story of a nation.
Featuring a model house of the Allpress family home as well as photos and interviews A Family in Wartime brings this time of courage, duty and determination vividly to life.
Explore a recreation of an Anderson shelter, scan the airwaves for radio shows from the archives and discover more about life in wartime Britain through film, iconic posters and paintings from our collections in A Family in Wartime.
In partnership with American Express®
IWM London Transforms
Find out why we’re closed and more about our major redevelopment plans at Transforming IWM London .
Allpress Memories
Betty Allpress was the eldest of twin girls in the Allpress family. Here she speaks about the Make Do and Mend attitude during the Second World War.
Learning Resources
Information for Families
A Family in Wartime is suitable for children of all ages with parental supervision. Take a look at some of our post-visit ideas for families.
Resources for Teachers
A Family in Wartime supports learning for Key Stage 2 as well as Key Stage 3 and GCSE. Find out more about information for school groups.
From our Collections
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James Joseph Magennis VC, 1945
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The Passage to the Control-room at South West Regional Headquarters, Bristol
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Shelter Photographs taken in London by Bill Brandt, November 1940
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signal plan
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Street, Ruabon
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Enciphering Equipment, 3-Rotor Enigma G (Schlussel) Machine: German
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Take your Gas Mask Everywhere
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Operation Herrick: British Forces in Afghanistan, 2006
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Scium Basci Tesfalidet Ghidai: Polizia Africana Italiana, Asmara. A sergeant in the Police Force formed by the Italians.
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Framed piece of burnt clothing from Zeppelin SL11crash site
