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New Imperial War Museum Director-General, Diane Lees, Takes Up Post on 1 October New 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 War In 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 Holocaust Unspeakable: 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 Museum 2008 Highlights at Imperial War Museum
2008 Highlights at Imperial War Museum

Over 500 Classic Cars and Motorbikes Make for Duxford's Classic Car Show Over 500 Classic Cars and Motorbikes Make for Duxford's Classic Car Show
On Sunday 19 August the Imperial War Museum Duxford will be hosting the very best in automotive engineering as the UK’s top car clubs converge at Duxford for the Classic Car Show. 

The ultimate father's day out at Duxford! The ultimate father's day out at Duxford!
This Fathers’ Day there’s a special treat in store as the Imperial War Museum Duxford hosts the ultimate day out for Dads of all ages with its action-packed Army & Military Vehicle Show on Sunday 17 June.
2008 Highlights at Imperial War Museum 2008 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 Hologram Jutland 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 Museum 2008 Highlights at Imperial War Museum
2008 Highlights at Imperial War Museum
Stranger in the House Stranger 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.

Military Pride Military Pride
Imperial War Museum North in Manchester presents Military Pride,  a small but powerful display which reveals via portrait photography and personal testimony the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people within the context of conflict, war and military service.

Horrible Histories: Frightful First World War - The Exhibition Horrible Histories: Frightful First World War - The Exhibition
Imperial War Museum North presents an unmissable family exhibition, specially designed for younger visitors, to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War.