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© IWMIWM North puts decision making at the forefront of aid workers exhibition
Aid Workers: Ethics Under Fire, extended until 24 September 2021 at IWM North, highlights the practical, emotional and ethical challenges faced by aid workers on the front lines of conflict zones.
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© IWM, Ai Weiwei, History of Bombs 2020Ai Weiwei takes over Imperial War Museums’ iconic Atrium as part of Refugees season
Forming part of its 2020-2021 programme, IWM has commissioned a new site-specific artwork by the internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei. History of Bombs is on display at IWM London until 5 September 2021.
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2021 at Imperial War Museums: landmark openings, brand new exhibitions and extraordinary experiences across five branches
IWM reveals its upcoming programme for 2021, including a rich and varied series of exhibitions, events and landmark new openings across all five of IWM’s branches.
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© John Keane (IWM GLF 174)New virtual festival sees comedians, actors, journalists and activists come together to explore refugee experiences as a consequence of conflict
Forming part of IWM’s Refugees season, Refugee Nights is a virtual festival created by the IWM Institute, marking its launch in November 2020. Over three nights, the festival will explore refugees’ stories throughout history through talks, eyewitness accounts, music and food, celebrating refugees’ rich and important cultural contributions to UK public life.
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© IWM (DRA 443)IWM film archive to screen on Talking Pictures TV
Recently digitised films from Imperial War Museums will air nationally for the first time this October, as Talking Pictures TV begins showing selections from the museum’s vast film archive.
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(c) IWM HU 20945First-hand accounts and rarely seen photos reveal the trials and eccentricities of life inside Second World War prisoner of war camps
80 years on from the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, a new publication from IWM will collate incredible first-person recollections and seldom-seen images to create a comprehensive insight into the British prisoner of war experience in Europe between 1939 and 1945.
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National Lottery Heritage Fund pledges support towards IWM’s new galleries and national partnership programme for the Second World War and the Holocaust
IWM is currently in the second phase of Transforming IWM London, a £30.5 million project which will see IWM London become the first museum in the world to physically and intellectually present the Holocaust narrative within the context of the Second World War.
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Art.IWM PST 21653IWM continues to document Yemen conflict with Darren Cullen artwork acquisition
A new artwork by artist and political cartoonist Darren Cullen has been acquired by IWM in a collecting effort inspired by the exhibition Yemen: Inside a Crisis, currently on display at IWM North until 26 January 2020.
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Courtesy Lisson Gallery. Photography by Gao Yuan.IWM explores front line experiences of refugees and aid workers through 2020 season
IWM’s Refugees season will invite visitors to explore refugee experiences throughout history and the ongoing issues faced by those affected through two major exhibitions, a series of events and a new site-specific art commission at IWM London from world-renowned artist Ai Weiwei.
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Die Mauer by Jock McFadyenArtworks by Jock McFayden go on permanent display at IWM North
Christmas in Berlin (1991) and Die Mauer (1991), painted by renowned artist Jock McFadyen, will be going on permanent display at IWM North. This is the first time in over a decade that the paintings have been on public display.
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IWM acts to preserve secrets of Churchill carpet
IWM has taken innovative steps to preserve the original carpet and its secrets in the prime minister’s bedroom study in the former Cabinet War Rooms.
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©IWM (HU 140214)IWM acquires unseen footage and images of family life in the shadow of the Berlin Wall
IWM has acquired unseen footage and images showing life in Berlin in the 1960s, just as the city was being divided by the Berlin Wall.
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© IWMIWM London Second World War Galleries to display Pearl Harbor wreckage
IWM will display the first piece of the wreckage of the USS Arizona to leave the United States in new Second World War Galleries, opening in 2021 at IWM London.
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©IWMFebruary half term activities at IWM
Families can discover the science behind keeping HMS Belfast shipshape, learn how to build the perfect cockpit at IWM Duxford, and speak to eyewitnesses to conflict at IWM North and IWM London.
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German civilians, fleeing the Soviet advance, pick their way across the River Elbe on a partially destroyed railway bridge at Tangermünde, May 1945 © IWM (KY 12151F)IWM London exhibition to explore 100 years of refugee experiences
Refugees: Forced to Flee (2 April - 29 November), a major new exhibition at IWM London, will explore how countless lives have been affected by conflict, from the First World War to the present day.
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IWM reveals plans for ground-breaking new Second World War and Holocaust Galleries to mark 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War
IWM reveals designs, narrative and collections’ highlights for its ground-breaking new Second World War and The Holocaust Galleries, opening at IWM London in 2021.
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Rare personal accounts reveal what life was like in the trenches in 1917
To mark the UK release of Sir Sam Mendes’ Golden Globe winning and BAFTA nominated First World War epic 1917, IWM releases rarely seen documents, images and personal stories from its First World War collections.
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Eva Clarke's birth certificate to go on display at IWM London
The birth certificate of Eva Clarke, one of just three babies born in Mauthausen concentration camp who survived past liberation, will be going on display for the very first time in IWM London’s brand new Holocaust Galleries, opening in 2021.
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IWM takes over UK public venues to mark 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War
IWM will share Second World War voices from its unique sound archive on an unprecedented scale, broadcasting them in locations across the UK such as schools, universities, supermarkets, historic landmarks, and transport hubs.
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© IWMPoll reveals 50% of exhibition visitors would risk imprisonment for music
In spite of recent terrorist activity at music venues in Europe since 2015, an interactive poll of 11,600 responses at IWM has revealed that almost half of respondents would attend a concert even if they knew it would be dangerous.
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IWM London installs new Changing Places toilet
The Changing Places toilet is a safe and accessible space for visitors who are unable to use standard toilets.
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IWM places AI border guard in museum spaces and city streets to highlight refugee experiences
To provide visitors with a unique insight into refugee experiences, IWM will use Artificial Intelligence (AI) as part of a new interactive installation.
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© CNN. Stills taken from Life in a Camp at IWM London, a partnership project with CNNIWM partners with CNN on new experience revealing what life is really like in a refugee camp
Created in partnership with CNN, Life in a Camp will utilise the international news network’s pioneering panoramic video newsgathering techniques to deepen visitors’ understanding of the lives of contemporary refugees.
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IWM Duxford opens unseen historic rooms to mark Battle of Britain 80th anniversary
This summer, IWM Duxford will grant visitors access to newly transformed and previously unseen historic Second World War rooms to retell the story of the Battle of Britain.
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© IWMOhka kamikaze aircraft goes on display at IWM London
A Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka Model 11, a Japanese single seat suicide attack (Kamikaze) aircraft, has gone on display at IWM London for the very first time. This is the first major change to IWM London’s Atrium since its opening in 2014.
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Kenneth Rowntree, Foreign Service-men in Hyde Park, Early Summer, 1940, 1940. © IWM (ART LD 415)New IWM publication shines light on London life and wartime resilience
Drawing on IWM's rich art collection and archives, Wartime London in Paintings brings lesser-known artists to light alongside household names like Henry Moore.
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IWM brings history to families through new digital programming
From spies to submarines and life on the Home Front, IWM will bring history into the homes of families across the world as part of its brand-new digital programme, sharing unique and personal stories from our extraordinary collections.
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IWM to mark 75 years since VE Day by bringing the voices of the past into homes
IWM is asking households to take a moment on Bank Holiday Friday 8 May, the 75th anniversary of VE Day, to play the four-minute soundscape Voices of War on IWM’s website.