Imperial War Museum North (IWM North)
Purpose-built to tell the powerful stories of over a century of war, IWM North delivers an award-winning immersive experience across its extraordinary exhibition space.
Walk through a timeline of history from the First World War to the present day. Explore a vast collection of over 2,000 objects, each one with the power to move, surprise, inspire and change your perspective – from the First World War field gun that fired the opening British round on the Western Front, to the twisted rust-ridden steelwork retrieved from the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York.
Immerse yourself in the 360-degree cinematic Big Picture Show that uses voices, sounds, music and imagery to ignite curiosity about challenging topics. Six shows bring a broad range of stories into powerful focus, reflecting not only on the immediate effects of war, but also what happens when the guns stop firing.
Walk through a timeline of history from the First World War to the present day. Explore a vast collection of over 2,000 objects, each one with the power to move, surprise, inspire and change your perspective – from the First World War field gun that fired the opening British round on the Western Front, to the twisted rust-ridden steelwork retrieved from the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York.
Immerse yourself in the 360-degree cinematic Big Picture Show that uses voices, sounds, music and imagery to ignite curiosity about challenging topics. Six shows bring a broad range of stories into powerful focus, reflecting not only on the immediate effects of war, but also what happens when the guns stop firing.
Travelling here by car
https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-north/getting-here
Travelling here by train
https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-north/getting-here
Travelling here by other means
https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-north/getting-here
Purpose-built to tell the powerful stories of over a century of war, IWM North delivers an award-winning immersive experience across its extraordinary exhibition space.
Walk through a timeline of history from the First World War to the present day. Explore a vast collection of over 2,000 objects, each one with the power to move, surprise, inspire and change your perspective – from the First World War field gun that fired the opening British round on the Western Front, to the twisted rust-ridden steelwork retrieved from the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York.
Immerse yourself in the 360-degree cinematic Big Picture Show that uses voices, sounds, music and imagery to ignite curiosity about challenging topics. Six shows bring a broad range of stories into powerful focus, reflecting not only on the immediate effects of war, but also what happens when the guns stop firing.
Walk through a timeline of history from the First World War to the present day. Explore a vast collection of over 2,000 objects, each one with the power to move, surprise, inspire and change your perspective – from the First World War field gun that fired the opening British round on the Western Front, to the twisted rust-ridden steelwork retrieved from the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York.
Immerse yourself in the 360-degree cinematic Big Picture Show that uses voices, sounds, music and imagery to ignite curiosity about challenging topics. Six shows bring a broad range of stories into powerful focus, reflecting not only on the immediate effects of war, but also what happens when the guns stop firing.
Travelling here by car
https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-north/getting-here
Travelling here by train
https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-north/getting-here
Travelling here by other means
https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-north/getting-here
IWM
- Free entry
- Family friendly
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Imperial War Museum North (IWM North)
The Quays, Trafford Wharf Road
Manchester
M17 1TZ
02070913067
Events at Imperial War Museum North (IWM North)
Event date: 1 April – 31 December
The Roads We Walked: The Fifth Pan-African Congress
The Roads We Walked is IWM North's newest Big Picture Show, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Fifth Pan-African Congress, which took place at Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall, Manchester, in October 1945.
Event date: 8 November
Remembrance at IWM North
At 11am on Remembrance Sunday, IWM North will observe a two-minute silence to mark the end of the First World War and commemorate the lives lost in both World Wars and subsequent conflicts.
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