IWM War and Conflict Network

🎨 Last month, inspired by our staircase frieze by Khaled Hafez, Harris visitors dropped into a workshop led by local student artists Joe, Matt and Ambar. 🎨 Visitors created a magnificent collection of art using paper cut-outs, magazines and paint. Check it out in The Studio!

A British soldier holding up a can of Christmas pudding at snow-covered Neulette, France 17 December 1917. Read more about Christmas during the First World War here: bit.ly/49ab2MV Image: IWM (Q 6401)

On 8 November, join Surrey Heritage Centre over Zoom or in person for a talk and exhibition about R C Sherriff, who wrote the #WW1 play 'Journey's End'. Find out more here: customer.surreycc.gov.uk/surrey-heritag…

11th Oct 2025-Oct 2026 @SPatootee Black heritage drama CORNWALLIS CLOTH" showing @orncgreenwich Visit info here tinyurl.com/2fvwcywh - Newspaper article here tinyurl.com/ysmpy932 Trailer here tinyurl.com/53vs5cxv #BlackHistoryMonth

🗣️ Join us for a special evening celebrating Khaled Hafez's new commission. The event will feature an in-conversation with Khaled exploring the ideas and process behind the new commission. 📅 Thursday 9 October, 6.30-8pm

🎨 Scissors and glue at the ready! Get inspired by artist Khaled Hafez and try out the same techniques he uses to create bold, expressive collage art. 📅 Tuesday, 28 October at 1pm and 4pm 🔗 Event is now a free drop in! This activity is recommended for children aged 5+

Today marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Japan (VJ) Day and the end of the Second World War. Created in partnership with @SODAmcr and @ManMetUni, this new film, August 1945: It Was Over Then invites viewers to reflect on the final stages of the conflict. <1/2>

Can you help make the IWM photograph collection more discoverable? Find out more about joining our online community: bit.ly/4dQGfol

We’re running a photography competition alongside our current Temporary Exhibition "Ad Astra" for budding photographers. Submit your photo portrait showcasing someone who inspires you to be in with a chance of winning a prize. Full comp details here: buff.ly/9OxXx8a

Delighted to have written a blog for @iwm_network (@I_W_M) sharing some reflections - my own and those of young people - on visiting former First World War battlefields. Drawing on pieces of my work at @MorayHouse, available to read at the link below… iwm.org.uk/blog/partnersh…

Today is Anzac Day, marking 110 years since the landing on the Gallipoli peninsula. The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) was formed in Egypt in early 1915, joining British and French troops in the Gallipoli landings in April that year. Image IWM (Q 13622) <1/3>

Today marks 80 years since the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp by British forces. This menorah, on display in IWM London's Holocaust Galleries, was crafted by a soldier from the British Army's Jewish Brigade using parts of a Sten gun. <1/2>

Volunteer with IWM and help our stories reach everyone! We’re currently recruiting for remote volunteers from across the world to help make history more accessible. Find out more and apply before 21 April 2025: bit.ly/4dQGfol IWM (Q 30459)

This year marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Find out how you can get involved: ➡️ Share: @I_W_M Letters to Loved Ones ➡️ Explore: toolkits for schools ➡️ Prepare: Your Tip Top Town #VE80 ve-vjday80.gov.uk

This #InternationalWomensDay, we're celebrating inspirational women in the IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund programme. With 20+ art commissions across the UK, the Legacy Fund showcases diverse perspectives on conflict through various artforms. Learn more: bit.ly/4kohX8O

Super excited that the wonderful @Dick_Institute is launching an exhibition of young people's work in response to 'Somewhere to Stay', the art exhibition we have been working on with Diana Forster, exploring forced migration in the wake of conflict: eastayrshireleisure.com/events/snippet…

We’re recruiting for volunteers at Imperial War Museum North! Help tell the stories of lives changed by war and conflict. Join us for a Volunteer Open Morning on Thursday 27th February 10am-1pm. Find out more: bit.ly/41r2n52

Chila Welcomes You opens today at IWM North! Step in to the vivid imagination of Chila Kumari Singh Burman in this major new art comission at IWM North. 30 January 2025 to 31 August 2025. Free entry. #ChilaWelcomesYou Learn more: bit.ly/3CB9nlK <1/3>

Today, 27 January marks #HolocaustMemorialDay and eighty years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and death camp. Tonight, IWM London and HMS Belfast will join others taking part in the #LightTheDarkness national moment.

Happy New Year from IWM! Here, men of the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 15th (Scottish) Division celebrate New Year's Day in the hutments at Henencourt, 1917. Image: IWM (Q 4642)