News – Page 60 – First World War Centenary News Archive

December 25, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Italian Senate passes Stability Law: Centenary funding confirmed

The Italian Senate has passed the country’s Stability Law, setting out the country’s budget for 2014.

December 28, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Banjo signed by First World War soldiers given to Canadian War Museum

A banjo signed by 28 Canadian soldiers while they were serving in France during the First World War has been donated to the Canadian War Museum.

December 30, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Truce Tournament held at National World War I Museum, Kansas City

The National World War I Museum in Kansas held a ‘Truce Tournament’ to commemorate the 1914 ‘Christmas Truce’.

December 30, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Campaign for statue of Canadian General Sir Arthur Currie to mark Centenary receives funding boost

A campaign to erect a statue of the first Canadian general to lead Canadians in the First World War has received a $50,000 boost.

December 30, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘The Avant-Gardes At War’ exhibition, Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn

The Bundeskunsthalle in Germany is holding an exhibition about modern art in the context of the First World War.

December 31, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Austrian National Library to mark First World War Centenary

The Austrian National Library will mark the Centenary of the First World War with a large scale digitisation project and a major exhibition.

January 1, 2014 CN Editorial Team

BBC explores the radio programme which inspired Oh, What a Lovely War

A forgotten musical documentary which inspired the satirical First World War stage show Oh, What a Lovely War is rediscovered in a BBC Radio 4 programme.

January 1, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Is Britain’s new First World War Centenary coin “too jingoistic”?

The British newspaper The Daily Mail has highlighted the “backlash” on social media about a new coin featuring Lord Kitchener to mark the Centenary.

January 1, 2014 CN Editorial Team

National Museums Scotland unveils First World War Centenary programme

National Museums Scotland has announced its First World War Centenary programme.

January 3, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Emilia-Romagna region of Italy prepares to commemorate First World War Centenary

A bill submitted at the end of 2013 seeks to “raise awareness & disseminate information about the events, people & places of memory associated with the First World War” in the Emilia-Romagna region.