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 Imperial War Museum has many weapons of war, including rocket, 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.
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Imperial War Museum
The Children's War 25th June 2007 - 1st January 2010 Once again, the clever folk at the Imperial War Museum...
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road, SE1 6HZ
War and weapons, tanks and rockets, painting and poetry
Occupying the former Bethlehem Hospital for the Insane ('Bedlam'), the Imperial... More
Duxford September Air Show
Imperial War Museum Duxford, CB2 4QR
5th & 6th September 2009
This famous heritage site, once an airfield in World War One, hosts four... More
St George's Cathedral
Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HY
Southwark has two cathedrals, but only St George's Cathedral is Catholic. The impressive building, opened in 1848 as the... More
Duxford Flying Legends Air Show
Imperial War Museum Duxford, CB2 4QR
12th & 13th July 2008
Four times a year you get the chance to see historic fighter jets... More
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road, SE1 6HZ
Occupying the former Bethlehem Hospital for the Insane ('Bedlam'), the Imperial War Museum is the national museum of 20th-century... More
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. ...More
Level 5,
Royal Festival Hall,Belvedere Road,South Bank,
London,
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18 minutes walk 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 ... More
Buddhist garden in the grounds of the Imperial War Museum.
Located in the ground of the Imperial War Museum, lies this fitting tribute to peace and ... More
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 ... More
The area where this hotel is located has become the vibrant cultural heart of London, with theatres, concert halls and art galleries lined-up against the ... More
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French seafood restaurant that puts the kitsch in kitchen.
London isn’t particularly renowned for its seafood (nor for that matter is Kennington renowned for its restaurants) ...More
From a clutch of excellent courses in London, this is the best and among the premier specialist media courses in the world. Formerly London College ... More
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Once again, the clever folk at the Imperial War Museum have put together a first-class exhibition that reeks of emotive wartime poignancy. This time though ...More
Blood, gore and all the interesting bits of trivia are the chief focus of the Horrible Histories books in which Terry Deary so brilliant pitches ...More
A special year-long exhibition at the Imperial War Museum marks the seventieth anniversary of the start of the Second World War, announced in 1939. The ... More
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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 Imperial War Museum has many weapons of war, including rocket, 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.
