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Imperial War Museum

 
 
ADDRESS
Lambeth Road, Southwark, London SE1 6HZ 
 
TELEPHONE
020 7416 5320 
 
OPENING TIMES
10am-6pm | Closed 15, 24-26 Dec
 
PRICES
FREE | Charges apply to major temporary exhibitions.
 

Nearby Imperial War Museum

 
 
Imperial War MuseumThis 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 Imperial War Museum 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.
 

Imperial War Museum events

 
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme EightIWM Film Festival 2011 Programme Eight15th February 2012Thursday 16th February 2012 Where:
Imperial War Museum,   Lambeth Road      SE1 6HZ
Category: event
event  Running until Thursday 16th February 2012
TIMES  Wednesday 15th February 2012 at 11.30am & Thursday 16th February 2012 at 4pm  PRICING  Free, additional charges for special exhibitions
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme Eight
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme SevenIWM Film Festival 2011 Programme Seven15th February 2012Thursday 16th February 2012 Where:
Imperial War Museum,   Lambeth Road      SE1 6HZ
Category: event
event  Running until Thursday 16th February 2012
TIMES  Wednesday 15th February 2012 at 10.30am & Thursday 16th February 2012 at 3pm  PRICING  Free, additional charges for special exhibitions
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme Seven
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme FourIWM Film Festival 2011 Programme Four16th February 2012Thursday 16th February 2012 Where:
Imperial War Museum,   Lambeth Road      SE1 6HZ
Category: event
event  Running until Thursday 16th February 2012
TIMES  10.30am  PRICING  Free, additional charges for special exhibitions
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme Four
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme FiveIWM Film Festival 2011 Programme Five16th February 2012Thursday 16th February 2012 Where:
Imperial War Museum,   Lambeth Road      SE1 6HZ
Category: event
event  Running until Thursday 16th February 2012
TIMES  11.30am  PRICING  Free, additional charges for special exhibitions
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme Five
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme OneIWM Film Festival 2011 Programme One15th February 2012Thursday 16th February 2012 Where:
Imperial War Museum,   Lambeth Road      SE1 6HZ
Category: event
event  Running until Thursday 16th February 2012
TIMES  Wednesday 15th February 2012 - 2pm  PRICING  Free, additional charges for special exhibitions
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme One
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme SixIWM Film Festival 2011 Programme Six16th February 2012Thursday 16th February 2012 Where:
Imperial War Museum,   Lambeth Road      SE1 6HZ
Category: event
event  Running until Thursday 16th February 2012
TIMES  2pm  PRICING  Free, additional charges for special exhibitions
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme Six
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme TwoIWM Film Festival 2011 Programme Two15th February 2012Thursday 16th February 2012 Where:
Imperial War Museum,   Lambeth Road      SE1 6HZ
Category: event
event  Running until Thursday 16th February 2012
TIMES  Wednesday 15th February 2012 - 3pm  PRICING  Free, additional charges for special exhibitions
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme Two
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme ThreeIWM Film Festival 2011 Programme Three15th February 2012Thursday 16th February 2012 Where:
Imperial War Museum,   Lambeth Road      SE1 6HZ
Category: event
event  Running until Thursday 16th February 2012
TIMES  Wednesday 15th February 2012 - 4pm  PRICING  Free, additional charges for special exhibitions
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme Three
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme OneIWM Film Festival 2011 Programme One22nd February 2012Thursday 23rd February 2012 Where:
Imperial War Museum,   Lambeth Road      SE1 6HZ
Category: event
event  Running from Friday 17th February 2012 until Thursday 23rd February 2012
TIMES  Wednesday 22nd February 2012 at 10.30am & Thursday 23rd February 2012 at 3pm  PRICING  Free, additional charges for special exhibitions
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme One
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme TwoIWM Film Festival 2011 Programme Two22nd February 2012Thursday 23rd February 2012 Where:
Imperial War Museum,   Lambeth Road      SE1 6HZ
Category: event
event  Running from Friday 17th February 2012 until Thursday 23rd February 2012
TIMES  Wednesday 22nd February 2012 at 11.30am & Thursday 23rd February 2012 at 4pm  PRICING  Free, additional charges for special exhibitions
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme Two

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Opening and closing times for Imperial War Museum

Today (Wednesday) Imperial War Museum closes at 18.00

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Location map of Imperial War Museum

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Near Imperial War Museum
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H10 London Waterloo
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel  Double/Twin Rooms: 62% off from £105
284 - 302 Waterloo Road, SE1 | 6 minutes from Imperial War Museum
The H10 London Waterloo is a recently-built hotel providing comfortable and well-lit rooms and an ideally-located base from which to get around central London. The hotel ...More
 
 
 
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel London London
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London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Room - Atrium Facings: 66% off from £134
Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 | 10 minutes from Imperial War Museum
The Park Plaza Westminster Bridge is a modern, design-led hotel a short walk from some of the city's most iconic attractions, such as Big Ben and ...More
 
 
 
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1 Addington Street, SE1 | 12 minutes from Imperial War Museum
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Alternative Museums nearest Imperial War Museum

Nearest to Imperial War Museum
Garden Museum London
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Garden Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Lambeth Palace Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 12 minutes from Imperial War Museum
Situated in the restored church of St Mary-at-Lambeth, adjacent to Lambeth Palace on the banks of the River Thames, the Garden Museum provides an insight into ...More
 
 
 
Cuming Museum London
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Cuming Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
151 Walworth Road, Southwark, London SE17 | 14 minutes from Imperial War Museum
The worldwide collection of the Cuming Family accompanies exhibitions on the history of Southwark (from Roman times to the 19th century) in this unique museum. The ...More
 
 
 
The Poetry Library London
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The Poetry Library
London > Attractions > Museums
Level 5, Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 18 minutes from Imperial War Museum
The most comprehensive and accessible collection of poetry from 1914 in Britain, The Poetry Library within the Southbank Centre contains 90,000 items and is still growing. ...More
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near Imperial War Museum

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Imperial War Museum
Tibetan Peace Gardens London
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Tibetan Peace Gardens
London > Attractions > Parks and Gardens
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, Southwark, London SE1 | At Imperial War Museum
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St George's Cathedral London
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St George's Cathedral
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Westminster Bridge Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 4 minutes from Imperial War Museum
One of two cathedrals in Southwark, St George's Cathedral opened in 1848 as the first Catholic cathedral in the UK after the Reformation. The impressive building ...More
 
 
 
Alma Enterprises London
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Alma Enterprises
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
38-40 Glasshill Street, SE1 | 12 minutes from Imperial War Museum
After five years at 1 Vyner Street Alma Enterprises, the project-space which began as a base for successful young artists' collective 'Land', moved to this new ...More
 
 
 
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Events near Imperial War Museum

Near Imperial War Museum
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme Four London
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London > Events > Film Events  Dates: Thursday 16th February 2012 - 10.30am
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, SE1 | At Imperial War Museum
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IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme One London
IWM Film Festival 2011 Programme One
London > Events > Film Events  Dates: Wednesday 15th February 2012 - 2pm
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...More
 
 
 
Helen Hamer
London > Events > Concerts  Dates: Wednesday 15th February 2012 - 8pm
Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec, 140 Newington Butts, SE11 | 9 minutes from Imperial War Museum
The jazz vocalist performs standards....More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near Imperial War Museum

Near Imperial War Museum
Old Vic Theatre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Old Vic Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
103 The Cut, South Bank, London SE1 | 10 minutes from Imperial War Museum
With the exception of The Globe, the Old Vic has had a greater influence on the history of drama than any theatre standing today. From John ...More
 
 
 
The Young Vic London
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The Young Vic
London > Entertainment > Theatres
66 The Cut, South Bank, London SE1 | 11 minutes from Imperial War Museum
Knocked together out of breeze blocks for a minimal budget in 1970, Lawrence Olivier's experimental theatre was intended to last for five years, and provide an ...More
 
 
 
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The Slug And Lettuce
London > Entertainment > Comedy Clubs
County Hall, 5 Chicheley Street, South Bank, London SE1 | 13 minutes from Imperial War Museum
Situated in the heart of London at Southbank, and right in front of tourists' favourite the London Eye, The Slug and Lettuce is the perfect place ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near Imperial War Museum

The best shops and markets near Imperial War Museum
Greensmiths London
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Greensmiths
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
27 Lower Marsh, South Bank, London SE1 | 9 minutes from Imperial War Museum
Greensmiths combines an excellent butcher's (The Ginger Pig), artisan baker's (The Old Post Office Bakery) and Covent Garden Market greengrocer's (Solstice) under one roof - all ...More
 
 
 
Crockatt and Powell London
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Crockatt and Powell
London > Shopping > Books
119-120 Lower Marsh, South Bank, London SE1 | 9 minutes from Imperial War Museum
If you hate the commercial, branded feel of mega bookshops like Waterstones and Borders this one's a treat. Crockatt and Powell is an independent bookshop that ...More
 
 
 
I Knit London London
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I Knit London
London > Shopping > Clothing
106 Lower Marsh, South Bank, London SE1 | 9 minutes from Imperial War Museum
Stocking a wide range of yarns, needles, patterns and accessories, I Knit London started as a knitting community in Vauxhall in January 2006, meeting at the ...More
 
 
 
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Restaurants near Imperial War Museum

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Masters Super Fish
London > Restaurants > Fish and Seafood
191 Waterloo Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 7 minutes from Imperial War Museum
Fish & Chips ...More
 
 
 
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Inshoku
London > Restaurants > Japanese restaurants
23 Lower Marsh, South Bank, London SE1 | 9 minutes from Imperial War Museum
Japanese cuisine. Booking advised. ...More
 
 
 
Scooterworks Bar and Cafe London
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Scooterworks Bar and Cafe
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
132 Lower Marsh, South Bank, London SE1 | 9 minutes from Imperial War Museum
Scooterworks may sound like a place to pick up a two wheeled motorised vehicle but the smell of coffee soon suggests there's something more. "We never ...More
 
 
 
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Education near Imperial War Museum

Near Imperial War Museum
London College Of Communication London
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London College Of Communication
London > Education > Professional Training
Elephant & Castle, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 | 8 minutes from Imperial War Museum
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Courtauld Institute of Art
London > Education > Arts and Drama
Somerset House, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 25 minutes from Imperial War Museum
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King's College Medical School London
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King's College Medical School
London > Education > Medical Schools
Strand, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 25 minutes from Imperial War Museum
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33, Vanbrugh Court, Wincott St, Lambeth, London SE11 | 7 minutes from Imperial War Museum
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London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
Westminster Bridge Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 15 minutes from Imperial War Museum
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Jubilee Gardens
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
3 Belvedere Road, South Bank, South Bank, London SE1 | 15 minutes from Imperial War Museum
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Pubs near Imperial War Museum

The best pubs near London Imperial War Museum.
The Anchor & Hope London
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London > Restaurants > Gastropub
36 The Cut, South Bank, London SE1 | 12 minutes from Imperial War Museum
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King's Arms London
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King's Arms
London > Nightlife > Pubs
25 Roupell Street, South Bank, London SE1 | 14 minutes from Imperial War Museum
A short walk from the South Bank Centre, The Old Vic and The National Theatre this traditional old watering hole is a good place to have ...More
 
 
 
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London > Restaurants > Gastropub
160 Union Street, SE1 | 15 minutes from Imperial War Museum
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Nightlife near Imperial War Museum

Imperial War Museum clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
Corsica Studios London
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London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
Unit 5 Farrell Court, Elephant Road, Elephant and Castle, London SE17 | 10 minutes from Imperial War Museum
A superbly designed two-room club and arts venue that captures the feeling of an illegal party in a squatted industrial space - while still being clean, ...More
 
 
 
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South London Pacific
London > Nightlife > Bars
340 Kennington Road, Kennington, London SE11 | 15 minutes from Imperial War Museum
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Viva Verdi
London > Nightlife > Wine Bars
6 Canvey Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 18 minutes from Imperial War Museum
Located just behind the Tate Modern is the delightful wine bar Viva Verdi where the prosciutto is served with piles of Palma ham, just like in ...More
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near Imperial War Museum

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Imperial War Museum.
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Riverside Building, Westminster Bridge Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 15 minutes from Imperial War Museum
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London > Business > Venue Hire
Jubilee Gardens, South Bank, South Bank, London SE1 | 18 minutes from Imperial War Museum
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Helen Hamer
Concerts | Until 15th February 2012 

Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec 9 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum

The jazz vocalist performs standards....More

Noises Off
Theatre | Until 10th March 2012 

Old Vic Theatre 10 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum

It wouldn't be Christmas without a rip-roaring comedy at The Old Vic, this year's seasonal offering comes in the form ...More

Life Drawing: Workshop
Exhibitions | Until 29th February 2012 

The Waterloo Action Centre 10 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum

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Line Dancing For Beginners
Sporting Events | Until 29th February 2012 

The Waterloo Action Centre 10 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum

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Zumba: Workshop
Sporting Events | Until 29th February 2012 

The Waterloo Action Centre 10 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum

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Patience, Or Bunthorne's Bride
Theatre | Until 10th March 2012 

The Union Theatre 14 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum

Sasha Regan directs Gilbert and Sullivan's satirical operetta about the group of skittish lovers trying to get the attention of ...More

Summer Opening of Parliament Tours
Summer Opening of Parliament Tours
Tours | Until 1st October 2012 

Houses of Parliament 18 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum

The Houses of Parliament opens its doors to the public for the summer, offering Blue Badge guided tours during Parliament's ...More

 
David Shrigley: Brain Activity
David Shrigley: Brain Activity
Exhibitions | Until 13th May 2012 

The Hayward Gallery 18 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum

Quick witted with a dry sense of humour, David Shrigley has all the components needed to create an amusing and ...More

 
Irene Kopelman: The Challenger's Report
Exhibitions | Until 15th April 2012 

Gasworks 18 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum

Drawings, paintings and sculpture by the Argentinian artist, examining how perceptions of landscapes and the natural world are culturally conditioned....More

Imagine
Imagine
Kids Events | Until 26th February 2012 

Southbank Centre 18 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum

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