Free Guided Tours
Once a month, join Museum historian and exhibition curator James Taylor for a guided tour of the exhibition
Tours are free with the purchase of a ticket for the exhibition
Hide Side Guide
Watch a new performance piece and personal exploration by artist Silvia Ziranek inspired by the exhibition
Learn more about the performance here
Graphotism
Working with artists, help to create a communal artwork using ideas from contemporary fashion and urban graffiti. In partnership with community youth group SE1 United.
Camouflage film season
An associated programme of shorts, newsreels and documentaries.
For more information visit the Imperial War Museum London screenings area
For Families
Now You See Me, Now You Don’t!
A drop in art activity looking at how designers have been influenced by the natural world to create effective camouflage for military use
Wartime Illusions
Join ‘The Magician’ Granville Markland to explore the work of wartime illusionist Jasper Maskelyne who created deceptions and camouflage on a grand scale for British Military Intelligence. Learn some of the techniques behind his illusions and have a go yourself.
Bird’s Eye View
Taking inspiration from the different aerial views of the Museum’s large exhibits, a drop-in art activity exploring how the disruptive patterns of Cubism were used to create camouflage and trick the eye
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