First World War Centenary News Archive

April 11, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

Canadian War Museum opens new exhibitions to mark First World War Centenary

The Canadian War Museum in Ottawa has launched its programme to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War, with two new exhibitions which explore the conflict through art.

April 12, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

Prince Charles and Camilla to take part in Canadian Centenary commemorations

Details of the upcoming tour of Canada by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have been released.

April 12, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

Cross-Channel art project explores the First World War

Four institutions from England and France are producing a series of interconnected exhibitions exploring how contemporary artists view the First World War and war in general.

April 13, 2014 CN Editorial TeamArticles

Irish television and radio presenter explores his father’s experiences of the First World War

Ronan McGreevy, writing for The Irish Times, reports on research carried out by Irish television and radio presenter Gay Byrne, into his father’s life and experiences during the First World War.

April 14, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

European football invites international leaders to Belgium for Centenary of the Christmas truce

European football’s governing body, UEFA, has announced plans to mark the 100th anniversary of the Christmas truce on the Western Front.

April 15, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

‘The Great War and the Moving Image’ conference in Kent starts

A conference exploring the First World War and how it is represented through forms of moving images, including cinema, television and computer games, is under way.

April 15, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

French and German museums collaborate for First World War exhibition

The Von der Heydt Museum in Germany is hosting an exhibition exploring how French and German artists responded to the First World War.

April 15, 2014 CN Editorial TeamEvents

The Great War and Moving Image Conference, University of Kent and Southampton

The Universities of Kent and Southhampton are holding a conference in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum.

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April 16, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

Members of the European Parliament take part in First World War Centenary debate

MEPshave marked almost a century since the outbreak of the First World War with a debate in the European Parliament today.

April 18, 2014 CN Editorial TeamArticles

Memorial book in church reveals tragic First World War sacrifices of families living in Belfast Shankill Road community

A memorial book which lists the First World War killed and wounded from streets round the Shankill Road area of Belfast reveals the terrible impact on families in a small community.