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Discover how war shapes lives at Imperial War Museum London.
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Explore six floors of galleries and displays, including a permanent exhibition dedicated to the Holocaust and a changing programme of special temporary exhibitions.
Chronicling the history of conflict from the First World War to the present day, the Museum's vast Collections range from tanks and aircraft to photographs and personal letters as well as films, sound recordings and some of the twentieth century's best-known paintings.
With a daily programme of family activities, film screenings, special talks and lectures, the Museum offers a variety of events. Find out What's On during your visit.
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Exhibitions
To celebrate the centenary of Ian Fleming’s birth, Imperial War Museum London is producing the first major exhibition devoted to the life and work of the man who created the world’s most famous secret agent, James Bond.
To mark the sixtieth anniversary of the arrival of the MV Empire Windrush in Britain in 1948, this exhibition will tell the personal stories of the involvement of Black men and women from the West Indies and Britain in the First and Second World Wars.
To commemorate the ninetieth anniversary of the Armistice, this major exhibition will look at the personal stories of those who lived, fought and died during the First World War, both overseas and on the home front.
A new art exhibition examining how artists have responded to the Holocaust from the 1940s to the present day.
A selection from the Imperial War Museum's collection of British art from the twentieth century.
A major exhibition looking at the home front in Britain through the eyes of children.
For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond
17th April 2008 to 1st March 2009
From War to Windrush
13th June 2008 to 29th March 2009
In Memoriam: Remembering the Great War
30th September 2008 to 6th September 2009
Unspeakable: The Artist as Witness to the Holocaust
5th September 2008 to 31st August 2009
Breakthrough
4th March 2008 to 31st December 2008
The Children's War
18th March 2005 to 1st January 2010
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This permanent exhibition uses historical material to tell the story of the Nazis' persecution of the Jews and other groups before and during the Second World War. Photographs, documents, newspapers, artefacts, posters and film offer stark evidence of persecution and slaughter, collaboration and resistance.