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Exhibitions & Installations

Wartime London: Art of the Blitz

Churchill War Rooms
Ongoing

Sir Ben Helfgott MBE with his grandson Sam
© Frederic Aranda.
Exhibitions & Installations

Generations: Portraits of Holocaust Survivors

IWM London
Until 9 January 2022

Last Chance
Rations for two people IWM archive image
© IWM D 14667
For Families

Wartime Mealtimes IWM London

IWM London
Saturday 11 December and Sunday 12 December

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  • Paratroopers
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    History & Videos

    From the First World War to the present day, explore our articles and videos on war and conflict, and its impact on servicemen and civilians. 

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  • School children take photographs during an IWM learning session
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    Learning Resources

    From spies to submarines and life on the Home Front, access unique and personal stories from our extraordinary collections through curriculum based learning videos and downloadable activities. 

  • The wreckage of a car from Baghdad in the IWM atrium
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    IWM Museum Collection

    Explore around 800,000 items that tell the story of modern war and conflict, collected by the museum since 1917.

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