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See moving artwork Poppies now on permanent display. The installation is one of many artworks at IWM North created in response to war and conflict, including the architecture of the building itself.
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© IWMWalk through a timeline of history from the First World War to the present day. Explore a vast collection of over 2,000 objects, each one with the power to move, surprise, inspire and change your perspective – from the First World War field gun that fired the opening British round on the Western Front, to the twisted rust-ridden steelwork retrieved from the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York.
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© IWMImmerse yourself in the 360-degree cinematic Big Picture Show that uses voices, sounds, music and imagery to ignite curiosity about challenging topics. Six shows bring a broad range of stories into powerful focus, reflecting not only on the immediate effects of war, but also what happens when the guns stop firing.
Visit IWM North
Explore the timeline from the First World War to the present day, immerse yourself in the Big Picture Show, discover the forgotten histories of service personnel and civilians and see conflict through the eyes of artists.
Its unique purpose-built exhibition space gives powerful voice to extraordinary stories of ordinary people, forced to live their lives in a world torn apart by conflict.
This is a place where every object on display, every contemporary work of art and every exhibition is designed to live long in the memory.
Change your perspective at IWM North
Stories from the museum
No other museum tells stories that matter more than these.
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ATS girls using an identification telescope. © IWM TR 476History
From the First World War to the present day, explore our articles on war and conflict, and its impact on service personnel and civilians.
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© IWMMuseum Collection
Explore around 800,000 items online that tell the story of modern warfare and conflict, collected by the museum since 1917.
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IWM Stories
IWM Stories is a video series from the Imperial War Museums that tackles big conflict questions.
We look at some of history's most important conflicts and examine how they were won and lost.
