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Adventures in History: Life Under the Sea

What is it like to live and work on a submarine? We have a special guest from the Royal Navy to explain in this week’s Adventures in History!

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Learn about spies in disguise, VE Day, amazing animals and how pilots earn their nicknames.

Learn with IWM

Tune in every Wednesday at 2pm for Adventures in History. Hear IWM experts telling their favourite stories and sharing surprising perspectives you might not hear elsewhere!

Drawing inspiration from the national curriculum, these new videos will help viewers explore a wide range of fascinating subjects - from spies, submarines and life on the Home Front, to key historical events such as D-Day and VE Day.

Then, on Fridays, we’ll be sharing fun challenges - join us for a new “mission briefing” every week.

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Adventures in History

Adventures in History: Amazing Animals

Adventures in History: Cakes Made From Carrots

Adventures in History: Grumpy and his Spitfire

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Troops of 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade disembarking with bicycles onto Juno Beach

What was D-Day?

The Cemetery, Étaples, 1919 by John Lavery

Remembrance in the First World War

Contemporary Art and War

In line with advice from Public Health England, IWM has taken the decision to close all of its sites until further notice. Bookings for school visits will be suspended during this time. Click here for more information.

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IWM London

School visits to IWM London

See war through the eyes of the people who lived it. Be moved. Be inspired. Be transformed. Bookings are now open for school groups to visit IWM London up to December 2020. With learning sessions available to book up until July 2020. All UK schools must pre-book in advance.

IWM North

School visits to IWM North

Purpose-built to tell the powerful stories of over a century of war, IWM North makes full use of its extraordinary exhibition space to deliver an award-winning immersive experience. Bookings are available for visits to IWM North up to the end of December 2020. Please note that learning sessions are currently only available until July 2020. Join a learning session or take a self-guided tour.

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IWM Duxford

School visits to IWM Duxford

Walk through the same hangars and buildings as those who served at RAF Duxford. See aircraft take to the skies from the airfield that Spitfires first flew. And get up close to over a century of aviation with hundreds of aircraft and objects on display. Bookings are now open for school groups to visit IWM Duxford until December 2020. Please note that learning sessions are currently only available until July 2020. Please remember that all UK and overseas schools must book in advance.

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Churchill War Rooms

School visits to Churchill War Rooms

Discover the secrets hidden beneath the streets of Westminster in the underground nerve centre where Winston Churchill and his inner circle directed the Second World War. Bookings are now open for school groups to visit Churchill War rooms until December 2020.

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HMS Belfast

School visits to HMS Belfast

Explore all nine decks of HMS Belfast to discover what life was like on board for the crew at war and at sea. The most significant surviving Second World War Royal Navy warship. A visit to HMS Belfast may support studies of the Second World War, Arctic Convoys, Korean War or the River Thames. Bookings are available for visits to HMS Belfast up to the end of December 2020.

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Teacher Events

This is our hub for teachers and education professionals where we will keep you up-to-date with the latest events and CPD days we are running. Currently we have a series of free Teacher Lates events where you can sample new and updated sessions and resources.