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.

'Across the Hawthorn Hedge' touring exhibition

Organised By:

Mid-Antrim Museums Service

Event Type:

  • Festival/Fair/Seasonal Event
'Archaeology and the First World War'

Organised By:

North Lincolnshire Museum

Event Type:

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

Region:

East Midlands

'Are You In This? Leamington Spa in the Great War' Exhibition

Organised By:

Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Event Type:

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

Region:

West Midlands

'Armistice 100', Stewkley

Organised By:

Stewkley Local History Group

Event Type:

  • Artwork/Creative Response
  • Exhibition (permanent or temporary)
  • Living History/Re-enactment
  • Play or Film Screening

Region:

South East England

Website URL:

https://www.stewkleyhistory.org.uk
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'Armistice. Orkney Remembers'

Organised By:

The Lieutenancy of Orkney

Event Type:

  • Performance (e.g. concert, podcast, reading, storytelling session)

Region:

Scotland

'Armistice: Legacy of the Great War in Norfolk' Exhibition & Events

Organised By:

Norfolk Museums Service

Event Type:

  • Artwork/Creative Response
  • Course/Class/Group Activity (e.g. school projects, writing workshop, sleepover)
  • Exhibition (permanent or temporary)
  • Guided Tour
  • Lecture/Talk
  • Living History/Re-enactment

Region:

East of England

Website URL:

https://armisticenorfolk.wordpress.com
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'Ash in WW1'

Organised By:

Ash Heritage Group

Event Type:

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

Region:

South East England

'Battle Lines'

Organised By:

Wokingham Remembers

Event Type:

  • Festival/Fair/Seasonal Event

Region:

South East England

'Battle of Loos Maps' Exhibition

Organised By:

Gunby Hall - National Trust

Event Type:

  • Exhibition (permanent or temporary)

Region:

East Midlands

'Behind the Lines'

Organised By:

Chichester Literary Society

Event Type:

  • Festival/Fair/Seasonal Event
  • Performance (e.g. concert, podcast, reading, storytelling session)

Region:

South East England

'Behind the Lines: Frontline geographies, spatial technologies and mapping First World War landscapes', a talk by Dr Keith D. Lilley

Organised By:

Gateways to the First World War

Event Type:

  • Festival/Fair/Seasonal Event

Region:

South East England

'Bethesda Our Boys' First World War Exhibition

Organised By:

Friends of Bethesda Chapel Hanley

Event Type:

  • Exhibition (permanent or temporary)
  • Guided Tour
  • Lecture/Talk
  • Living History/Re-enactment

Region:

West Midlands

Website URL:

http://www.bethesda-stoke.info/
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