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New Imperial War Museum Director-General, Diane Lees, Takes Up Post on 1 OctoberNew Imperial War Museum Director-General, Diane Lees, Takes Up Post on 1 October
Diane Lees, former Director of the V&A’s Museum of Childhood, takes up post as the new Director-General of the Imperial War Museum on 1 October, with overall responsibility for the Museum’s five branches and collections archives.

In Memoriam: Remembering the Great WarIn Memoriam: Remembering the Great War
To commemorate the ninetieth anniversary of the Armistice, Imperial War Museum London is mounting a major exhibition that will look at the personal stories of those who lived, fought and died during the First World War both overseas and on the home front.

Unspeakable: The Artist as Witness to the HolocaustUnspeakable: The Artist as Witness to the Holocaust
Prompted by a number of remarkable recent acquisitions, Unspeakable is the first opportunity to see together the different artistic responses to the Nazi persecution of the Jews of Europe, from the Imperial War Museum’s Art collection.
2008 Highlights at Imperial War Museum2008 Highlights at Imperial War Museum
2008 Highlights at Imperial War Museum

IWM North welcomes its millionth visitorIWM North welcomes its millionth visitor
Imperial War Museum North welcomed its millionth visitor Michael Worthington (aged 9 from Flixton) and his father Phil Worthington on Thursday 18th August.

Air Shows – Media Accreditation
Duxford accredits around 600 journalists, reviewers and broadcasters every year. All representatives of the media, including freelance journalists and photographers on assignment for recognised publications or organisations, are invited to apply for Media Accreditation for each Air Show to gain a media pass.
2008 Highlights at Imperial War Museum2008 Highlights at Imperial War Museum
2008 Highlights at Imperial War Museum

LAUNCH! Shipbuilding through the ages
HMS Belfast, London’s Floating Naval Museum, is preparing a family-orientated exhibition using hands-on and computerised interactive displays to demonstrate techniques of shipbuilding, from the ‘age of sail’ to modern prefabrication methods.

Jutland Veteran Celebrated as HologramJutland Veteran Celebrated as Hologram
Britain’s oldest man and the last known survivor of the Battle of Jutland has been captured as a hologram which can be seen as part of the Ghosts of Jutland exhibition.
2008 Highlights at Imperial War Museum2008 Highlights at Imperial War Museum
2008 Highlights at Imperial War Museum

Witness: Women War ArtistsWitness: Women War Artists
Imperial War Museum North will launch a major new exhibition in February 2009 focusing on work by women war artists, from the First World War to the Kosovo conflict.

Stranger in the HouseStranger in the House
Imperial War Museum North presents a small but unique display focusing for the first time on an often unspoken history, that of the plight of women whose lives were affected by the return of their men folk at the end of the Second World War.