This year, join IWM in marking the 150th anniversary of Churchill’s birth. Join us for a visit to Churchill War Rooms, an early-morning 'Secrets of Churchill War Rooms' tour or for a special Churchill ...

We have over 1.7 million object records online, and we are adding to this all the time. Our records are never finished. Sometimes we discover new information that changes what we know about an object, ...

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Step back in time and explore the secret underground headquarters where the course of the Second World War was determined. This year, join IWM in marking the 150th anniversary since Sir Winston ...

Date and details for the 2025 IWM History Festival to be announced soon. Sign up to our email newsletter to be the first to know when tickets go on sale. The perfect event for anyone interested in war ...

Hear about our collections, exhibitions, stories, events and other ways you can support us. Sign up now and enjoy a 10% discount in our IWM shop.

IWM North’s architecture delivers an award-winning immersive experience. Walk through a timeline of history from the First World War to the present day. Explore over 2,000 objects and immerse yourself ...

If you want to understand the broader context of Masters of the Air, there is no better place to start than the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford. - Kirk Saduski, executive producer of Masters of the ...

Since its foundation in 1917 IWM has been building its collections in order to illustrate and record all aspects of conflict in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. We want our collections to ...

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When the First World War broke out in 1914, Germany had a massive problem. The alliance between France and Russia left them totally surrounded, with only Austria Hungary on their side. Outnumbered, ...