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Tickets are available to pre-book now. Opening hours: Wed – Sun, 10am – 5pm
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As a thank you for your support, you will enjoy free admission to our charging branches including IWM Duxford, Churchill War Rooms and HMS Belfast (when reopened).
VISIT IWM NORTH
VISIT IWM NORTH
Reopening from 19 May 2021
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.
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.
For a limited time only, we've extended our exhibition Aid Workers: Ethics Under Fire which brings together powerful stories from humanitarians working in conflict zones.
Discover IWM North
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IWM North is part of Imperial War Museums – a world-leading museum on conflict and its impact. 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.
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Walk 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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Immerse yourself in the 360-degree cinematic Big Picture Shows that 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.
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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IWMWe Were There
We Were There is Imperial War Museums’ remarkable programme where visitors can meet real life veterans and eyewitnesses of war. Although it’s not currently possible to meet our We Were There volunteers, you can discover more about the people behind the stories.
