The Old Bill Bus, on display at Imperial War Museum London.

Large Exhibits Gallery
Tanks, aircraft, vehicles and weapons

Historical displays
First World War (booking required) 
Second World War (booking required)
Conflicts Since 1945 (no booking required)

Special Permanent Exhibitions
The Holocaust Exhibition (booking essential)
Secret War (no booking required)
Crimes Against Humanity (booking required)

Art Galleries
Please note that displays change and occasionally galleries are closed. 
For information ring 020 7416 5211

The Children’s War
Marking the sixtieth anniversary of VE Day and the end of the Second World War, this major exhibition looks at the home front in Britain through the eyes of children. It provides a unique and moving insight into the impact of the war on the children who lived through it. Taking a child’s perspective on such topics as evacuation, air raids, rationing and the blackout, the positive and negative aspects of the war are illustrated through original letters, diaries, artefacts, photographs and oral recordings. As part of the exhibition, the popular 1940s House has received a victory make-over and has become the centrepiece of a new hands-on gallery where children can learn about life on the home front.

Dates	Until December 2010
Times	10.00am – 6.00pm
Suitability	Years 3 – 13, Ideal for History and Citizenship
Party Size	Maximum 30

It is essential to pre-book; the exhibition is very popular with school groups and it is unlikely that there will be space available if left until the date of your visit.
Further information including downloadable worksheets www.iwm.org.uk/childrenswar

D-Day
This is a special exhibition focusing on the biggest and most complex combined operation in history. The story of the day itself is told through the personal stories of those who took part, including commanders who planned the invasion, soldiers who landed on the beaches, a German defender, a British nurse who looked after casualties and a secret agent working behind the lines.

Dates	Until December 2008
Times	10.00am – 6.00pm
Suitability	Years 3 – 13, Ideal for History and Citizenship
Party Size	Maximum 30

For Your Eyes Only:  Ian Fleming and James Bond
To celebrate the centenary of Ian Fleming’s birth, this is the first major exhibition
devoted to the life and work of the man who created the world’s most famous secret agent, James Bond. Including an examination of how the Bond novels reflect the Cold War and post-Second World War society.

Dates	Until 1 March 2009
Times	10.00am – 6.00pm
Suitability	Years 9 – 13
Party Size	Maximum 30

Please note that there is only limited availability for this exhibition.

War to Windrush
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.

Dates	13 June 2008 – 29 March 2009
Times	10.00am – 6.00pm
Suitability	Years 3 – 13
Party Size	Maximum 30

In Memoriam: Remembering the Great War
A special exhibition to mark the ninetieth anniversary of the end of the First World
War.

Dates	30 September 2008 – 6 September 2009
Times	10.00am – 6.00pm
Suitability	Years 3 – 13
Party Size	Maximum 30

Unspeakable:  The Artist as Witness to the Holocaust
The exhibition explores how artist have responded to the Holocaust from the 1940s
to the present day.  Drawing on the Museum’s collection of Holocaust art, the exhibition
takes a chronological approach – from the eyewitness record of war artists, camp
inmates and survivors created in the 1940s, to the reflections of Holocaust survivors 
produced in later decades, to the responses of contemporary artists.

Dates	4 September 2008 – 31 August 2009
Times	10.00am – 6.00pm
Suitability	Years 9–13
Party Size	Maximum 30

1939
An exhibition of personal stories marking the seventieth anniversary of the
outbreak of the Second World War.

Dates	July 2009 – 3 January 2010
Times	10.00am – 6.00pm
Suitability	Years 3 – 13
Party Size	Maximum 30