In some way or the other, the wars of the twentieth century have affected each and every one of us. The Imperial War Museum covering all aspects of life in wartime is here to tell all our stories. The Imperial War Museum is a museum in London which exhibits military vehicles, weapons and war memorabilia. The Imperial War Museum has a large collection of of oral recordings of interviews with people who were affected by war in the 20th Century. The Imperial War Museum has a vast and extensive library which is open to the public Monday to Saturday, a photographic archive, and an art collection of 20th century and later conflicts, especially those involving Britain, and the British Empire. The sound archive has been used for a series of radio programmes and books, called Forgotten Voices. The museum is partly funded by the government, but also depends on individual contributions and generates revenue through retailing, licensing income and other commercial activity.
Imperial War Museum is unique in the degree of access it offers to its reserve collections. Professional and private visitors are welcome to study 'behind the scenes' and the Museum deals with over 80,000 enquiries each year. Over 120 people work in the Collections Division, helping to acquire, catalog, conserve and correctly store or display the items. The Imperial War Museum is also a major national art gallery, a national records archive and a research center. Imperial War Museum is originally located inside the Imperial Institute (now Imperial College), the Imperial War Museum was moved temporarily to the Crystal Palace, placed atop Sydenham Hill. The Museum was founded there in 1917 to commemorate those who had died in World War I. In 1939, the Museum started collecting things relating to World War II, and then finally in 1953 it began its current policy of including memorabilia from all modern British conflicts. All in all the Imperial War Museum seeks to provide for, and to encourage, the study and understanding of the history of modern war and ‘war-time experience.
You can contact Imperial War Museum:
Imperial War Museum London (Headquarters):
Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7416 5320
Fax: +44 (0)20 7416 5374
Email: mail@iwm.org.uk
Imperial War Museum Duxford :
Cambridgeshire
CB22 4QR
Telephone: +44 (0)1223 835 000
Fax: +44 (0)1223 837 267
Email: duxford@iwm.org.uk
Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms :
Clive Steps
King Charles Street
London SW1A 2AQ
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7930 6961
Fax: +44 (0)20 7839 5897
Email: cwr@iwm.org.uk
HMS Belfast:
Morgan's Lane
Tooley Street
London SE1 2JH
Telephone: +44 (0)207 940 6300
Fax: +44 (0)207 403 0719
Email: hmsbelfast@iwm.org.uk
Imperial War Museum North:
The Quays
Trafford Wharf
Trafford Park
Manchester M17 1TE
Telephone: +44 (0)161 836 4000
Fax: +44 (0)161 836 4012
Email: iwmnorth@iwm.org.uk
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