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Imperial War Museum, Lambeth, London
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Imperial War Museum, Lambeth, London

The original location of the Imperial War Museum was the Crystal Palace, located at the top of Sydenham Hill. The museum was founded there in 1917 to commemorate those who died during the First World War. When that building burnt down on November 30, 1936 a new location had to be found, they settled on a building in Lambeth. The building was originally a psychiatric hospital called Bethlem Royal Hospital, located in St. George's Fields.


The museum features a collection of military vehicles, weapons, war memorabilia, a library, a photographic archive, and an art collection. Entrance is free, though there may be charges for special exhibitions, and its open daily 10.00am - 6.00pm.


The museum concentrates on conflicts of the 20th century and later.

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The museum also has several other branches in the United Kingdom:

Located in the bunker which was operational nerve centre of the British government during World War 2.
A light cruiser moored in the Thames.
A aerospace museum, including many military aircraft.
Opened in 2002 to provide access to the people of the North to the museum's collections.

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Browse Collections (8095 words)
The material should also be beneficial to students of biomedical science, pharmacology and medicine in the HE sector.
This selection is from the IWM film and video collection recognised as one of the most important moving image resources for the study of all aspects of the major conflicts in which Britain was involved in the 20th Century.
The films are suitable for use in a wide variety of disciplines, including military, political, social history, defence and war studies, American studies, colonial and post-colonial studies, women's studies, media studies, cultural studies, international relations, town and country development, art, literacy and the uses of propaganda.
Media History | IAMHIST - Forum (6364 words)
Discussing the virtues of World at War, or the use of archive footage within The Great War is certainly worthwhile, but the new style of history programming raises different questions which we haven’t addressed.
With this in mind, I proposed a short conference in which we would look at the new trends in history on television and with the help of the Imperial War Museum and the British Universities Film Council organised ‘It May be History but is it True?’, which was held at the IWM on 15th October.
I chose a title which I hoped would raise hackles, and therefore interest, and I was not disappointed.
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