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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. |
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| Cuming Museum |
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Walworth Road,
Southwark,
London,
SE17
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14 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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| London Sights and Attractions |
| The Poetry Library |
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Level 5,
Royal Festival Hall,
Belvedere Road,
South Bank,
London,
SE1
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18 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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| Tibetan Peace Gardens |
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Imperial War Museum,
Lambeth Road,
Southwark,
London,
SE1
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0 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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| Buddhist garden in the grounds of the Imperial War Museum.
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| Alma Enterprises |
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38-40
Glasshill Street,
Bankside,
London,
SE1
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12 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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| 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...
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Event Near Imperial War Museum |
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| The Children's War |
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Lambeth Road, ,
London,
SE1
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0 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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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...
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| London Event |
| Horrible Histories: Terrible Trenches - The Exhibition |
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Lambeth Road, ,
London,
SE1
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0 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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| 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...
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| London Event |
| Outbreak 1939 |
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Lambeth Road, ,
Southwark,
London,
SE1
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0 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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| 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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Hotels Near Imperial War Museum |
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| Days Hotel London Waterloo |
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54
Kennington Road
London,
SE1
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4 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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| 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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| London Hotels |
| Park Plaza County Hall |
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1
Addington Street,
London,
SE1
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5 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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| Close to Waterloo, the 4 star Park Plaza is – as the name suggests – just behind County Hall. Near to the Thames, it’s also ...More...
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Event Near Imperial War Museum |
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| London Event |
| Inherit the Wind |
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Old Vic Theatre,
The Cut,
SE1
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10 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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| "The right to think" is put on trial in Inherit the Wind, a thrilling courtroom drama by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E Lee with a ...More...
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| London Event |
| The Gallery: New Year's Eve Spectacular |
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Ministry of Sound,
103
Gaunt Street,
SE1
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10 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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| London Shopping |
| I Knit London |
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106
Lower Marsh,
South Bank,
London,
SE1
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9 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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| 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 ...More...
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| London Shopping |
| Evans Cycles |
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77
The Cut,
South Bank,
London,
SE1
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11 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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| With over 80 years experience in selling bikes, Evans brings something special to the cycle scene. This shop is the original Evans bike shop. ...More...
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Dining Near Imperial War Museum |
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| London Dining |
| Scooterworks Bar and Cafe |
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132
Lower Marsh,
South Bank,
London,
SE1
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9 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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| 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 ...More...
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| London Dining |
| The Lobster Pot |
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3
Kennington Lane,
Kennington,
London,
SE11
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9 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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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...
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Education Near Imperial War Museum |
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| London Education |
| London College of Communication |
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Elephant and Castle,
Elephant & Castle,
London,
SE1
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8 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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| 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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| London Education |
| Morley College |
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61
Westminster Bridge Road,
South Bank,
London,
SE1
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3 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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| Morley College, one of the oldest adult education colleges in the country, dates back to the early 1880s when it was set up by visionary, ...More...
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Pubs Near Imperial War Museum |
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| London Pubs |
| The Grand Union |
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111
Kennington Road,
Southwark,
London,
SE11
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4 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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| There are several pubs dotted around town all called The Grand Union - and all of them owned by the same group, Canyon Entertainment Ltd. ...More...
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| London Pubs |
| King's Arms |
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25
Roupell Street,
South Bank,
London,
SE1
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14 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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| London Nightlife |
| Corsica Studios |
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Elephant Road,
Elephant & Castle,
London,
SE171LB
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10 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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| 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 ...More...
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| London Nightlife |
| Ministry of Sound |
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103
Gaunt Street,
Elephant & Castle,
London,
SE1
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10 minutes distance from Imperial War Museum
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| A massive sound system, huge dancefloor and a staggering roster of big name DJs has made sure of Ministry of Sound's place in clubbing folklore. ...More...
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| London Business |
| Imperial War Museum |
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Southwark,
London,
SE1
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