Over a five year period, Britain and countries around the world commemorated the centenary of the First World War. What took place between 2014 and 2019 reflects the enduring impacts and aftermath of this twentieth century conflict upon communities, regions and nations.

Find out more about First World War Centenary projects here.

'Centre for Hidden Histories' Engagement Centre

Organised By:

University of Nottingham

Event Type:

  • Course/Class/Group Activity (e.g. school projects, writing workshop, sleepover)
  • Exhibition (permanent or temporary)
  • Lecture/Talk
  • Publication or Pamphlet

Region:

East Midlands

Website URL:

http://hiddenhistorieswwi.ac.uk/
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'Everyday Lives in War First World War' Engagement Centre

Organised By:

University of Hertfordshire

Event Type:

  • Exhibition (permanent or temporary)
  • Festival/Fair/Seasonal Event
  • Publication or Pamphlet

Region:

South East England

'Gateways to the First World War' Engagement Centre

Organised By:

University Of Kent

Event Type:

  • Artwork/Creative Response
  • Course/Class/Group Activity (e.g. school projects, writing workshop, sleepover)
  • Exhibition (permanent or temporary)
  • Festival/Fair/Seasonal Event
  • Guided Tour
  • Late Opening
  • Lecture/Talk
  • Living History/Re-enactment
  • Online Database
  • Performance (e.g. concert, podcast, reading, storytelling session)
  • Play or Film Screening
  • Publication or Pamphlet

Region:

South East England

Website URL:

https://www.gatewaysfww.org.uk/
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A Flawed Peace?

Organised By:

The Peace Museum

Event Type:

  • Exhibition (permanent or temporary)
  • Late Opening
  • Lecture/Talk

Region:

Yorkshire & The Humber

Away from the Western Front

Organised By:

'Away from the Western Front' Project

Event Type:

  • Artwork/Creative Response
  • Lecture/Talk
  • Performance (e.g. concert, podcast, reading, storytelling session)

Website URL:

https://awayfromthewesternfront.org/
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Corsham Commemorates World War One

Organised By:

'Corsham Commemorates' Project

Event Type:

  • Exhibition (permanent or temporary)
  • Living History/Re-enactment
  • Performance (e.g. concert, podcast, reading, storytelling session)
  • Publication or Pamphlet

Region:

South West England

From Great War to Race Riots

Organised By:

Writing on the Wall

Event Type:

  • Course/Class/Group Activity (e.g. school projects, writing workshop, sleepover)
  • Guided Tour
  • Lecture/Talk

Region:

North West England

Website URL:

https://www.greatwar-to-raceriots.co.uk/
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Home Front Legacy 1914-1918

Organised By:

Council for British Archaeology

Event Type:

  • Course/Class/Group Activity (e.g. school projects, writing workshop, sleepover)
  • Lecture/Talk
  • Online Database
  • Publication or Pamphlet

Region:

Yorkshire & The Humber

Website URL:

https://doi.org/10.5284/1059297
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Lest We Forget

Organised By:

University of Oxford

Event Type:

  • Online Database
  • Course/Class/Group Activity (e.g. school projects, writing workshop, sleepover)

Region:

South East England

Website URL:

https://lwf.web.ox.ac.uk/
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Lustleigh and the First World War

Organised By:

Lustleigh Society

Event Type:

  • Artwork/Creative Response
  • Exhibition (permanent or temporary)
  • Lecture/Talk
  • Publication or Pamphlet

Region:

South West England

Website URL:

https://www.lustleigh-society.org.uk/
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Macclesfield Reflects

Organised By:

Macclesfield and District World War One Centenary Committee.

Event Type:

  • Course/Class/Group Activity (e.g. school projects, writing workshop, sleepover)
  • Exhibition (permanent or temporary)
  • Lecture/Talk
  • Online Database
  • Publication or Pamphlet

Region:

North West England

Website URL:

www.macclesfieldreflects.org.uk
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Newport and the Sea, 1914-1918

Organised By:

Mission to Seafarers, Newport

Event Type:

  • Course/Class/Group Activity (e.g. school projects, writing workshop, sleepover)
  • Exhibition (permanent or temporary)
  • Lecture/Talk
  • Play or Film Screening

Region:

Wales