Arts & Culture – Page 7 – First World War Centenary News Archive

March 19, 2014 CN Editorial Team

World Poetry Day launch for international Centenary cultural events and performances

The impact of the poetry and literature of the First World War is to be examined in a wide programme of international cultural events and performances.

March 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Malta’s Eurovision song entry commemorates First World War Centenary

Malta has selected a song which commemorates the Centenary of the First World War to represent it at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.

March 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Malta’s Eurovision song entry commemorates First World War Centenary

Malta has selected a song which commemorates the Centenary of the First World War to represent it at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.

March 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Professor Gary Sheffield dubs UK ‘lights out’ Centenary plan a “gimmick”

Professor of War Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, Gary Sheffield, has described an initiative which asks people to switch off their lights to mark the First World War Centenary as a “ludicrous gimmick”.

March 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Call for ‘lights out’ across UK on August 4 to mark First World War Centenary

People across the UK will be invited to commemorate the First World War Centenary by turning off their lights on 4th August 2014, the 100th anniversary of Britain declaring war on Germany.

April 11, 2014 CN Editorial Team

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 Team

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 15, 2014 CN Editorial Team

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 23, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Canadian orchestra to mark First World War Centenary with UK concert tour

A leading Canadian orchestra will tour the UK in October 2014 to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War and celebrate the close ties between the two nations.

April 30, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary News speaks to Taylor Downing, author of ‘Secret Warriors’

Centenary News’ Books Editor, Eleanor Baggley, has spoken to author Taylor Downing about his latest publication, Secret Warriors.

Author: Eleanor Baggley