Press Desk - Imperial War Museum London

Imperial War Museum Appoints New Director-General
Imperial War Museum Appoints New Director-General

Channel Dash Veteran marks first public display of Esmonde family VCs at Imperial War Museum London
On 12 October 2007, Lieutenant Commander Edgar Lee DSO, one of three remaining survivors who took part in the ‘Channel Dash’ attack during the Second World War, will attend a handover event of the Victoria Cross awarded posthumously to Lieutenant Commander Eugene Esmonde DSO, who led the action in February 1942.

War Artists in the Middle East
Imperial War Museum London, 8 September 2007 - 11 May 2008

This new exhibition, drawn from the Imperial War Museum’s Art collection, brings together the work of British artists who have documented conflict in the Middle East from the First World War to more recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

My Boy Jack

Imperial War Museum London is mounting the first exhibition to tell the full story of Rudyard Kipling’s only son John who was killed in the Battle of Loos in 1915. The exhibition is being launched to coincide with the screening of ITV1’s drama, My Boy Jack produced by Ecosse Films, starring Daniel Radcliffe as John and David Haig as Rudyard Kipling.

Weapons of Mass Communication

This major exhibition at Imperial War Museum London will feature hundreds of the most eye-catching and iconic posters from the Museum’s international collection, from the First World War to the present day.

JRR Tolkien’s First World War Revolver exhibited for the first time
JRR Tolkien’s First World War Revolver exhibited for the first time. 25 May 2006

Imperial War Museum Appoints New Chairman of the Trustees
Imperial War Museum Appoints New Chairman of the Trustees. 7 June 2006