Press Releases

A large-scale neon sculpture installation on the façade of IWM North will be unveiled as part of a major new commission from Chila Burman, which responds to themes around the Indian independence movement and the Partition of India (1947).

This autumn, IWM invites visitors to explore the psychological dimensions of war in a major new temporary exhibition: War and the Mind. 

Toddlers and children will be able to spread their wings and enjoy a new, multi-sensory outdoor play experience at IWM Duxford from Saturday 27 July with the official opening of the Weston Play Zone. 

IWM is pleased to reveal details of the nine new partners selected to join the IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund, a national partnership programme of over 20 artist commissions inspired by the heritage of conflict.

Newly collected objects and first-hand testimony put human stories at the heart of IWM’s first exhibition about the Northern Ireland Troubles.

This spring, IWM opens its first exhibition of work by celebrated photojournalist, filmmaker and humanitarian, Tim Hetherington, following IWM’s acquisition of his full archive from the Tim Hetherington Trust in 2017.

Tim Hetherington: IWM Photography Collection is a new compilation of work by celebrated photojournalist, filmmaker and humanitarian, Tim Hetherington, following IWM’s acquisition of his full archive from the Tim Hetherington Trust in 2017.

Imperial War Museums announces the Weston Play Zone is to open at IWM Duxford in early summer 2024. The announcement marks the beginning of Transforming IWM Duxford – a ten year, multi-million-pound plan to ensure IWM Duxford’s ongoing success as a regionally, nationally and internationally important museum, visitor destination and historic working airfield.

This year, IWM will mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day with a series of events, activities, and family programming across all five branches, including an ambitious D-Day themed Summer Air Show at IWM Duxford.

A photography exhibition at IWM North will display new, never-before-seen photographs of north-west based Holocaust survivors when it opens on Holocaust Memorial Day 2023.

This autumn, IWM delves into one of the most enthralling and elusive areas of conflict, with a major exhibition that interrogates the role, purpose and human cost of espionage, deceit and misdirection, from the First World War to the present day.

Mass flypast of Spitfires and Hurricanes to headline Battle of Britain Air Show as IWM Duxford celebrates 50 years of flying displays. 

Duxford Summer Air Show announces spectacular line-up featuring iconic Red Arrows to mark 50th historic year of flying displays.

David Harewood and Les Johnson among speakers as Imperial War Museums marks Windrush 75 with celebratory day of discussion, debate and performance. 

Continuing its tour from IWM North (14 October 2022 – 2 January 2023), Ukraine: Photographs from the Frontline opens at IWM London on 3 February 2023 and presents seventeen photographs from internationally renowned photojournalist Anastasia Taylor-Lind.

Blavatnik Art, Film and Photography Galleries to open at IWM London on 10 November 2023 to coincide with Remembrance Sunday

Imperial War Museums will mark the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq with a major new sculpture going on display for the very first time at IWM North. Man on Fire, by acclaimed British sculptor Tim Shaw, captures the dreadful moments of a figure on fire, caught between life and death.

Opening at IWM London, Northern Ireland: Living with the Troubles (26 May 2023 – 7 January 2024) will unpack this complex chapter of our shared history through the multiple perspectives of individuals affected by the conflict in Northern Ireland.

The Board of Trustees of Imperial War Museums (IWM) has announced the appointment of Caro Howell MBE as IWM’s new Director-General.

Dame Diane Lees will be stepping down as Director-General on 31 March 2023.

Imperial War Museums delves into one of today’s most popular storytelling mediums with a major exhibition that seeks to challenge perceptions of how video games interpret stories about war and conflict.

IWM is pleased to reveal details of the IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund, a national programme of 22 artist commissions spanning the length and breadth of the UK.

Marking the Platinum Jubilee this spring, IWM announces a programme that explores the role of The Royal Family in conflict, tracing The Queen’s personal experience of war through poignant items in IWM’s collections.

New displays featuring never-before-exhibited objects to open at IWM North to mark 20 years since opening.

Imperial War Museums is building new art, film and photography galleries at IWM London, opening to the public in late 2023.

Fill your calendar with sky-high entertainment in 2022. Featuring two Air Shows, six Flying Days and two special events.

Professor Margaret MacMillan will explore the impact of conflict on society as part of the IWM Institute’s first in-person Annual Lecture.

From 2 April 2022, Imperial War Museums will mark the 40th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict.

IWM Live is a new all-day event especially for people who love history. Join us at IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire on Saturday 11 June.

Following its successful debut in 2021, the IWM Institute is pleased to announce a second series of Conflict of Interest, the podcast that brings together IWM curators and conflict experts with celebrity guests.

This year IWM will celebrate this rich collection, publishing a series of four new hardback books each showcasing fifty of its most well known and interesting photography on different themes.