IWM: WW1 Centenary

The First World War Centenary Partnership united over 4,000 organisations and millions of people across the world to commemorate the Centenary. Find out how @I_W_M are preserving this legacy ow.ly/JGiM30nVKRN #FWW

Join the @IWM_Network! We welcome members of the cultural heritage sector who look at conflict from #WW1 to the present day, and offer a range of free resources and events to support you. Sign up here: ssn.iwm.org.uk #WW2 #Holocaust #ColdWar

A new report from @CommonsCMS has been published, examining what we can learn from the First World War Centenary. See their findings and read more about IWM's role. twitter.com/CommonsCMS/sta…

Want to find out more about our plans for Partnerships @I_W_M, including our FWWCP website 1914.org? Browse our FAQs, or get in touch with the team on partnerships@iwm.org.uk. We're looking forward to hearing from you ow.ly/sSVf30ofovB

We're delighted to be working with @UkNatArchives to make a full archive of 1914.org, and this Twitter feed, available via the UK Government Web Archive. We will be live in April 2018. Follow @I_W_M to be the first to hear #FWW

Thank you from everyone @I_W_M for engaging with the #FWW Centenary Partnership over the past four years. We will be back with a legacy site and archive in Spring 2019. Find out more and stay in touch ow.ly/G98Y30ofrj9

On 1st April we say a temporary goodbye to the First World War Centenary Partnership websites, while we work behind the scenes to create a legacy site and archive @I_W_M, which will ensure this rich content remains publicly accessible. Find out more ow.ly/jrpp30ofqBf

@IWM_Centenary @I_W_M We will miss you, but daily remembrance of those lost in Shropshire will continue @WW1RestinPeace and weekly WW1 remembrance services continue @StChadsShrews Weds 5pm until June 26, as each 100th anniversary passes, their name will be read and a candle lit. Rest in Peace

After 4 years, the Centenary Partnership’s feed will be closing from today as the archiving process begins. Keep up to date with future projects by following @I_W_M and signing up to for news of the War and Conflict Subject Specialist Network here: ow.ly/VG8r30o5hWW

Thank you for being part of our community over the past four years. Though this channel will be radio silent from 29th March, you can stay informed about the museum’s future partnerships work and other projects by following @I_W_M

To stay informed about @I_W_M forthcoming partnerships work after 29th March, follow @I_W_M and sign up for news of the War and Conflict Subject Specialist Network here: ow.ly/W0gw30o5gag

Thank you for following the Centenary Partnership over the past four years. After we’ve said goodbye on 29th March, follow @I_W_M to stay in the loop about our future partnerships work.

The #LivesofWW1 project has now closed. Thank you for all your incredible contributions over the past 5 years - stay tuned to find out more about our permanent digital #WW1 memorial, launching this June, and read our FAQs here: ow.ly/mdSq50nrwPj

ONLY 12 HOURS LEFT FOR #LivesofWW1 - upload your images, share your stories and add facts today, so that the information can be preserved in our forthcoming permanent digital #WW1 memorial: ow.ly/wejq30o5ipH

Want to stay in the know about @I_W_M 's partnership work after 29th March? Follow our main channels @I_W_M, @IWMNorth and @IWMDuxford to keep up to date.

Final few days: find out how to add details to #LivesofWW1 ow.ly/RhAr30o2PBg #WW1

We're delighted that @IWM_Centenary has been shortlisted for the Partnership of the Year Award and #TheyShallNotGrowOld has been shortlisted for the Innovation of the Year Award in the @MandHShow Awards! Congrats to all the teams involved! 👏 @1418NOW

Thank you @HannahMawdsley for answering our questions today and sharing the stories of the women on the forefront of treating the Spanish Flu in 1918/1919 #IWD2019 #WomenandFlu

@spencerbmeeks @IWM_Centenary There are also accounts in contemporary newspapers of suicides and murders that were directly attributed to the after-effects of influenza, which often included severe depression 2/2

@spencerbmeeks @IWM_Centenary I’d known nothing about one of its hallmark symptoms, the extreme hallucinations/delirium that many victims experienced. Voluntary nurse Vera Brittain recalled being chased around the ward by a six-foot-four New Zealander in ‘the fighting stages of delirium’ 1/2

#WomenandFlu #FWW