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This museum of 20th century warfare offers a thoughtful look at what day-to-day life was like for both citizens and soldiers in the two world wars. The IWM London has many weapons of war, including rockets, tanks, guns and submarines and some of its most powerful exhibits are the Trench Experience in the World War I gallery and The Blitz Experience in the World War II gallery. A huge emphasis is placed on the social effects of war, through poetry, photography and film footage. The museum also houses war art by artists David Bomberg, Henry Moore, and John Singer Sargent. Not to miss is the Secret War Gallery, which charts the history of agents' work and the creation of MI5 and M16.
IWM London is closed until Monday 29th July 2013 for a major redevelopment project. The museum will partially re-open with a new family exhibition Horrible Histories: Spies, a new large scale exhibition Architecture of War and a new IWM Contemporary programme which launches with Omer Fast: 5,000 Feet is the Best. In summer 2014, after a year of continued transformation and development, the museum will fully re-open. While IWM London is closed, IWM's other London branches, Churchill War Rooms and HMS Belfast, will remain open as normal.
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Secret WarSecret WarDocuments and photographs providing an insight into the clandestine history of Britain's Special Forces are on display in the Imperial War Museum's Secret War, an exhibition exploring the development of MI5 and M16 before the First World War, Cold War intelligence-gathering and the threat of cyber-terrorism today. The exhibition includes some new f1st July 2013Tuesday 31st December 2013
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DATES 1st July to 31st December 2013
Documents and photographs providing an insight into the clandestine history of Britain's Special Forces are on display in the Imperial War Museum's Secret War, an exhibition exploring the development of MI5 and M16 before the First World War, Cold War intelligence-gathering and the threat of cyber-terrorism today. The exhibition includes some new f... More about this event
Omer Fast: Five Thousand Feet Is BestOmer Fast: Five Thousand Feet Is BestOmer Fast is the first artist to feature in the new IWM Contemporary programme, with his film 5,000 Feet is the Best getting its London premiere at the Imperial War Museum when it reopens on Monday 29th July 2013. The video artist is known for his war films including his 2003 Spielberg's List and The Casting, commissioned by the Museum Moderner Kun29th July 2013Sunday 29th September 2013
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DATES 29th July to 29th September 2013
Omer Fast is the first artist to feature in the new IWM Contemporary programme, with his film 5,000 Feet is the Best getting its London premiere at the Imperial War Museum when it reopens on Monday 29th July 2013. The video artist is known for his war films including his 2003 Spielberg's List and The Casting, commissioned by the Museum Moderner Kun... More about this event
Architecture Of WarArchitecture Of WarThe Imperial War Museum reopens following a six-month closure on 29th July 2013 with a large-scale exhibition which explores different ways that artists have recorded the impact of war, featuring works spanning nearly a century, from the first world war to the current day. Exhibits in Architecture of War include Henry Carr's 1944 painting 'Liberati29th July 2013Monday 5th May 2014
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DATES 29th July 2013 to 5th May 2014
The Imperial War Museum reopens following a six-month closure on 29th July 2013 with a large-scale exhibition which explores different ways that artists have recorded the impact of war, featuring works spanning nearly a century, from the first world war to the current day. Exhibits in Architecture of War include Henry Carr's 1944 painting 'Liberati... More about this event
Horrible Histories: SpiesHorrible Histories: SpiesThe IWM London (Imperial War Museums) in London partially reopens in July 2013, having closed its doors for redevelopment on 2nd January 2013, with a new family exhibition, 'Horrible Histories: Spies'. Based on the popular children's book series by Terry Deary, the display will immerse visitors into the world of World War Two espionage, including c29th July 2013Sunday 4th January 2015
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DATES 29th July 2013 to 4th January 2015
The IWM London (Imperial War Museums) in London partially reopens in July 2013, having closed its doors for redevelopment on 2nd January 2013, with a new family exhibition, 'Horrible Histories: Spies'. Based on the popular children's book series by Terry Deary, the display will immerse visitors into the world of World War Two espionage, including c... More about this event
event > Exhibitions > Art exhibitions - Photography | PRICING Free
DATES 19th October 2013 to 5th January 2014 - 10am-6pm
Images documenting the complex nature of modern conflict, by a British photojournalist and the United States Command Photographer in Iraq from 2008 to 2011.
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