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Imperial War Museum North

Name: Imperial War Museum North
Address: The Quays, Trafford Wharf Road, Manchester, M171TZ, GB
Telephone: +442074165000
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IWM North is one of the five branches of the Imperial War Museums - the only one outside the South Ea See the moving artwork Poppies, now on permanent display.
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Visit the award-winning IWM North, part of Imperial War Museums, and experience amazing personal stories in Daniel Libeskind’s iconic building on the Quays. The award-winning Big Picture Show is a 360-degree audio-visual experience unique to IWM North. Using surround sound, projected moving images and photographs, the show brings to life people’s experiences of war. It immerses you in the action,

creating a sensory experience which is totally involving, and often moving. The installation is one of many artworks at IWM North created in response to war and conflict, including the architecture of the building itself. Our dedicated team of volunteers are on hand to help you with your visit. Look out for veterans on selected days who tell stories about their service. Enjoy handmade, locally produced food and cakes in our Café & Kitchen and browse retro gifts and souvenirs our onsite shop. Our social media house rules can be found here: https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/policies/social-media

10/11/2024

Help us remember. The War Memorials Register is a national register of over 90,000 UK war memorials.

Keeping it up to date means relying on public contributions from across the country.

Find out more and contribute today: bit.ly/2GCZpno

30/09/2024

Visit us this half-term at IWM North. See how the war in Ukraine has affected those who live there in our new Big Picture Show, ‘Ukraine: Our Ordinary Lives’ playing daily at 1pm.

Enjoy free family activities every day, and on 30 October hear from those who have experience of war in our ‘We Were There: Family Day’.

Find out more: https://bit.ly/3XKMd38

19/09/2024

Man on Fire – by British sculptor Tim Shaw, displayed outside IWM North – has been shortlisted for the Public Statues and Sculpture Association Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture.

Based on images of the 2005 Basra riots, the 2007 Glasgow airport attack and Shaw’s own memories from the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the sculpture shows a figure engulfed in flames.

You can read more about the award and other shortlisted sculptures here: bit.ly/4eIcSEX

© IWM Richard Ash

16/09/2024

This the last week to see our exhibition 'Northern Ireland: Living with the Troubles'.

The free exhibition will close this weekend, on 29 September. Find out more about the exhibition here: https://bit.ly/3uAwmt8

Image: IWM (TR 32994-1)

13/09/2024

We’re recruiting at IWM North!

Join our volunteer crew at Imperial War Museums. No experience is necessary, full training is provided, with short and longer term commitments available both for onsite and online for those aged 18 and over.

Apply before 30 September 2024: https://bit.ly/4dQGfol

23/08/2024

Soldiers of the 50th (Northumbrian) Division search prisoners from the 12th SS Panzer Division 'Hitlerjugend' following their capture at Putot-en-Bessin, France, June 1944.

IWM A70 41-3

20/08/2024

British servicemen in India send messages back to their loved ones in the Manchester area and the surrounding areas, specially recorded for morale purposes, 1945.

IWM (MGH 3667)

23/07/2024

Men of the 4th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment parade through Sheffield, 3 November 1914.

IWM 1136

22/07/2024

Join us over the summer holidays for free daily family activities. Learn about D-Day, from the deceptive tactics used by the Allies to how the perfect weather conditions for the operation were forecast.

On 6 August, join children’s author Tom Palmer as he talks about how he creates his stories in the perfect event for budding writers. On 13 and 14 August, actor and presenter Ben Shires will be putting on a one-man show exploring the planning and preparation behind D-Day.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3zLvk08

02/07/2024

Our new Big Picture Show, ‘Ukraine: Our Ordinary Lives’, is now showing at IWM North, daily at 1pm.

In partnership with Freeda En, the show follows the powerful, real-life stories of 15 young Ukrainians as they try to find normality amid the war, living their ordinary lives through extraordinarily challenging times. Told through their own social media posts, their stories are shared through images and footage capturing the reality of what everyday life is like for young Ukrainians caught up in war.

You can find out more here: https://bit.ly/3L898zK

02/07/2024

A Belgian paratrooper does 'flying angel' jumps over a wooden horse as part of his 'limbering up exercises during parachute training at Ringway, near Manchester, 1942.

IWM (D 8696)

14/06/2024

Join us this weekend as IWM North takes part in 'We Invented the Weekend: The Festival of Free Time'.

The two-day festival will throw open spaces and places to celebrate the joy of free time, taking in sports, music, comedy, theatre, dance, workshops, talks, food, charity, wellness, crafts and more.

Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/3pZ14qf

10/06/2024

This weekend, IWM North will be taking part in the We Invented The Weekend festival at MediaCity and Salford Quays, 15-16 June.

Watch out for our pop up shop on the festival site and learn more about the event and what's on here: https://bit.ly/3pZ14qf

30/05/2024

Spend family time learning together at IWM North. Join us every day during May half-term for free family missions and adventure trails.

Learn how disguise and deception were used in war, and hear the story of D-Day from veterans who were there.

Plan your visit today: https://bit.ly/3yvtS1m

29/05/2024

Mr Koi Obuadabang-Larbi, BA, Superintendent of West Indies House, a Merchant Seamen's Hostel located at 14-16 Lovaine Place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, works at the typewriter in his office. Mr Larbi was originally from the Gold Coast.

© IWM (D 5767)

22/05/2024

A group of British Honduran Forestry workers, finished work for the day on the pine clad hills of East Lothian, Scotland, are seen talking to the manager Mr John Dunbar.

During the war one million acres of land in Scotland was set aside for training troops, commandos, members of the Home Guard and special agents. Many volunteers from the Empire and Commonwealth were also based there.

Learn more about life on the home front on our website: https://bit.ly/3TF90gd

© IWM (ZZZ 12728D)

18/05/2024

Life in wartime Durham - a series of photos show life around Durham during the Second World War.

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Address

The Quays, Trafford Wharf Road
Manchester
M171TZ

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+442074165000

Website

http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-north

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Soldiers of the 50th (Northumbrian) Division search prisoners in France, 1944 | IWM A70 41-3

Soldiers of the 50th (Northumbrian) Division search prisoners from the 12th SS Panzer Division 'Hitlerjugend' following their capture at Putot-en-Bessin, France, June 1944. IWM A70 41-3

British servicemen in India send messages back home, 1945 | IWM (MGH 3667)

British servicemen in India send messages back to their loved ones in the Manchester area and the surrounding areas, specially recorded for morale purposes, 1945. IWM (MGH 3667)

Soldiers parade through Sheffield, 3 November 1914 | IWM 1136

Men of the 4th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment parade through Sheffield, 3 November 1914. IWM 1136

Our new Big Picture Show, ‘Ukraine: Our Ordinary Lives’, is now showing at IWM North, daily at 1pm. In partnership with Freeda En, the show follows the powerful, real-life stories of 15 young Ukrainians as they try to find normality amid the war, living their ordinary lives through extraordinarily challenging times. Told through their own social media posts, their stories are shared through images and footage capturing the reality of what everyday life is like for young Ukrainians caught up in war. You can find out more here: https://bit.ly/3L898zK

Band of the Belgian Grenadiers, 1916 | © IWM (NTB 272-2)

Battle of the Bogside | Northern Ireland | IWM North

The story of Northern Ireland is complicated. Whilst the origins of the Troubles can be traced back hundreds of years, the Battle of the Bogside in August 1969 is often considered the start of the 30 year conflict. Learn more and watch in full: https://bit.ly/3AtWMN7