Walk the top-secret corridors of Churchill War Rooms and glimpse what life would have been like during the tense days and nights of the Second World War
Opening Times
Wednesday – Sunday 9.30am – 6pm, with last entry at 5pm
During the summer we will be open daily from Monday 5 July – Sunday 5 September
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Housing the underground nerve centre where the British government directed the Second World War and the award-winning Churchill Museum, Churchill War Rooms is one of London’s must-see attractions.
For a limited time only, explore the Second World War’s impact on London life with a unique art exhibition housed within the War Rooms. Wartime London: Art of the Blitz features works by Henry Moore; Eric Ravilious and more.
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IWM SITE CWR 588History was made in Churchill War Rooms – the underground nerve centre that allowed Britain’s leaders to plot the allied route to victory during the Second World War.
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© IWMFind out about Churchill's remarkable 90-year life, leadership and legacy, from his lonely childhood to his military career, two periods as Prime Minister and beyond in the interactive Churchill Museum.
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On display for a limited time only see Wartime London: Art of the Blitz. This carefully curated selection of artworks, shines a new light on the experiences of ordinary people forced into new patterns of living by Nazi air raids.
More from Churchill War Rooms
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© IWM. Two Women with a Child in a Shelter’ by Henry MooreExhibitions and EventsIn Spring 2021, see how artists captured the extraordinary measures Londoners took to carry on amidst wartime hardship and mortal danger in our unique art exhibition Wartime London, Art of the Blitz.
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IWMMuseum CollectionExplore around 800,000 items online that tell the story of modern warfare and conflict, collected by the museum since 1917.
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VideosTake a closer look at conflicts big and small on our YouTube channel, drawing from our expert curators and our vast collection of film, photography and objects. This is history you won't see anywhere else.
