Award-winning 'Britain at War' film
Film screenings, IWM London
Formerly Bethlem Royal Hospital – or Bedlam, as it was commonly known – the building became home to the Imperial War Museum in 1936.
Explore some of the most important weapons and vehicles from the twentieth century, including a Spitfire that saw action in the Battle of Britain.
A defining characteristic of combat on the Western Front, trench warfare is explored in detail in our First World War Galleries.
Two First World War aircraft are displayed at IWM London, including a BE2c - an early two-seat reconnaissance machine.
The Large Exhibits Gallery allows visitors to get up close to all types of military equipment, from field guns to tanks.
View key works from our significant twentieth century art collection, including John Singer Sargent’s 'Gassed', and see contemporary artists’ responses to conflict.
Visit A Family in Wartime and explore how ordinary people braved the challenges of life in London during the Second World War.
From 5 April at IWM London. Admission free.
Find out more about A Family in Wartime


IWM London tells the stories of those whose lives have been shaped by war from the First World War to the present day.
Nowhere is the impact of modern warfare more powerfully illustrated than our large exhibits gallery, which houses some of the most important weapons and vehicles of the twentieth century including a Spitfire that saw action in the Battle of Britain.
Visit our galleries to delve deeper into the stories of both world wars, exploring their complex origins and discovering what life was like for those who experienced war first hand, from the trenches of the Western Front to a blitzed street in 1940. We also trace the Nazi persecution and murder of Jews in The Holocaust Exhibition, and look at extraordinary stories of bravery behind the Victoria Cross and George Cross in The Lord Ashcroft Gallery.
Over the next decade a series of redevelopment projects will transform IWM London. The first phase of the project will launch in 2014, the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. Find out more at Transforming IWM London.
Film screenings, IWM London
Family events, IWM London
Family events, IWM London
Family events, IWM London
Family events, IWM London
Family events, IWM London
Family events, Lectures & Conferences, Talks & Tours, IWM London
Family events, IWM London
Family events, IWM London
Family events, IWM London
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Our fully licensed café is open from 10am – 5.30pm and serves a range of hot and cold food.