Introducing Duxford Tour
Talks & Tours, IWM Duxford
Aviation Management
Post-16
90 mins
Examine the changes in the airline industry during the twentieth century. Our civil aircraft collection spans the inter-war period to the 1980s and illustrates the development from simple short-haul piston engine biplanes to supersonic transport.
Art (Materials)
Post-16
Self-directed
Be inspired by materials and textures at IWM Duxford. The diversity of the collection encompasses historic aircraft from the First World War to the SR-71 Blackbird as well as vehicles and objects relating to land warfare.
Art (Perspective)
Post-16
Self-directed
The award-winning American Air Museum, designed by Lord Norman Foster, is a perfect place to explore techniques such as space and perspective, reflection and tone and the effective use of colour for camouflage and insignia.
Art (Public Art)
Post-16
Self-directed
Use Renato Niemis’s powerfully moving glass sculpture Counting the Cost, a memorial to US aircraft lost from British bases, as the starting point for discussion about public art, memorials and symbolic sculpture.
Art (Technical Drawing)
Post-16
Self-directed
Practice technical drawing skills at IWM Duxford. Flying Aircraft and Conservation in Action (summer opening only) provide the opportunity to see aircraft rebuilt, exposing their internal structures.
Creative and Destructive Forces
KS2-4 and Post-16
60 mins
Technology shapes warfare and warfare shapes technology. This workshop examines some of the technological developments which have taken place in the past century in relation to aircraft, land vehicles, materials and household objects.
Environmental Design
Post-16
90 mins
Use the spaces and displays of IWM Duxford to explore environmental design with a visit tailored to complement your course. Exhibition spaces range from adapted historic buildings to prestigious purpose-built galleries.
Technology Management
Post-16
90 mins
This session offers the opportunity for students to consider some of the questions involved in managing technological change and innovation. We can arrange a visit to complement your course.
Trench Warfare
KS3-4 and Post-16
60 mins
Discover what life was like for the British Tommy on the Western Front. Using a wealth of artefacts, film and photographs students will explore the daily routine of a soldier in the trenches.
The War in the Air 1914-18 and 1939-45
KS3-4 & Post-16
60 mins
How did newly invented flying machines develop into reconnaissance, fighting, scout and bomber aircraft used for warfare? What was their continued use in the Second World War? Find out in this introductory illustrated talk.
Post-16
IWM Duxford is located at a historic fighter station and houses many of the larger exhibits in IWM’s collection, including aircraft, land vehicles and maritime craft. It provides a unique historic environment in which to explore a range of subject areas for different ages.
A visit to IWM Duxford can support National Curriculum Programmes of Study for Literacy, Numeracy, History, Design, Technology, Engineering, Art, Science, R.E, PSHE and Citizenship at all key stages, as well as broader topics such as Flight and Transport. A visit can also support post-16 programmes and adult education courses.
We welcome whole year groups and are happy to discuss any cross-curricular requirements.
Choose from stimulating hands-on workshops, illustrated talks, tours, role-play scenarios and special events.
Wherever possible we use artefacts and other primary sources of evidence to stimulate interest in the subject and to extend key skills.
What's On
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Taster Talks
Talks & Tours, IWM Duxford
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Exhibition Tours
Talks & Tours, IWM Duxford
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Tank Demonstrations and Tank Rides
Family events, IWM Duxford
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The Jubilee Air Show
Air Shows, IWM Duxford
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Keep the Home Fires Burning
Family events, IWM Duxford
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Duxford and the Battle of Britain Tour
Talks & Tours, IWM Duxford
Learning Resources
From the World Wars to the Cold War, IWM gives teachers and students in UK schools everything they need to explore the course, causes and consequences of conflict from the First World War to today.
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From our Collections
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Castles of the Air - Man the Walls - Join a Balloon Barrage Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force
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The Falklands Conflict, April - June 1982
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The Royal Air Force in Britain, 1942
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History of the Imperial War Museum
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Camel Scouts on Patrol Along the Line with a Group of Enemy Machines in Sight, above the Piave Valley, Italy, April 1918
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Duxford Airfield 1940-1945
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Airman's Service Book, April 1955
