Learning with IWM

Book a school visit to one of our branches

We will be welcoming schools back to IWM London, IWM North and IWM Duxford for February and March 2021 bookings. Pre-booking for February and March 2021 open on Monday 12 October 2020. School visits to Churchill War Rooms will be paused until at least April 2021 and HMS Belfast is closed to the public until summer 2021.

Should you have any questions please visit our FAQs or contact us.

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IWM London

School visits to IWM London

Bookings are now open for February and March 2021. We’re excited to be welcoming schools back to IWM. To keep us all safe we’re limiting bookings to three groups per day.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Explore our Learning Resources

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

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