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HORRIBLE HISTORIES™: Terrible Trenches Exhibition

HORRIBLE HISTORIES™: Terrible Trenches Exhibition


Imperial War Museum London presents an unmissable family exhibition based on the Trenches Handbook, one of the books by Terry Deary in the bestselling Horrible Histories™ series published by Scholastic Children’s Books. This new interactive exhibition sets author Terry Deary’s acerbic text and Martin Brown’s evocative illustration alongside hands-on activities for all ages and items from the Imperial War Museum’s unique First World War collections.

OUTBREAK 1939OUTBREAK 1939
Seventy years after the radio announcement that informed the nation that Britain was at war, Imperial War Museum London is mounting Outbreak 1939, a new special exhibition, which will explore the build-up to and preparations for war, an overview of the key events of 3 September and an account the early months of the conflict. The exhibition is being launched in association with the ITV1 documentary of the same name, to be screened in September 2009.

2009 Highlights at Imperial War Museum2009 Highlights at Imperial War Museum
2009 Highlights at Imperial War Museum

From War to Windrush - extended due to popular demandFrom War to Windrush - extended due to popular demand
To mark the sixtieth anniversary of the arrival of the MV Empire Windrush in Britain in 1948, From War to Windrush, a new special exhibition at Imperial War Museum London, tells the personal stories of West Indian people during the First and Second World Wars.

Winners of Eighth Imperial War Museum Film Festival AnnouncedWinners of Eighth Imperial War Museum Film Festival Announced
A documentary on Britain’s little-known rocket development programme, an affectionate portrait of a community of Polish exiles in Wales and a drama set in wartime Germany have all won awards at this year’s Imperial War Museum Film Festival

New Imperial War Museum Director-General, Diane Lees, Takes Up Post on 1 OctoberNew Imperial War Museum Director-General, Diane Lees, Takes Up Post on 1 October
Diane Lees, former Director of the V&A’s Museum of Childhood, takes up post as the new Director-General of the Imperial War Museum on 1 October, with overall responsibility for the Museum’s five branches and collections archives.

In Memoriam: Remembering the Great WarIn Memoriam: Remembering the Great War
To commemorate the ninetieth anniversary of the Armistice, Imperial War Museum London is mounting a major exhibition that 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.

The Battle of the Somme online exhibition