The Tower of London poppy sculptures will begin a First World War Centenary tour of the UK in northern England in autumn 2015.
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‘The Road to Bletchley Park’ – pioneer codebreakers of WW1 revealed
The story of how Britain’s codebreaking skills were pioneered during the First World War is explored in a new exhibition at Bletchley Park.
Continue readingGallipoli veteran HMS M.33 opens on centenary of August offensive
Britain’s only surviving warship from the Gallipoli campaign has opened to the public after a £2.5 million restoration project at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth.
Continue readingBattle of Jutland ensigns unveiled at UK Navy Museum
Ensigns flown by British warships at the Battle of Jutland are being readied for display as part of a major centenary exhibition at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in 2016.
Continue readingFrench maritime museum explores the Mediterranean sea war of WW1
A new exhibition at France’s National Maritime Museum in Toulon invites visitors to discover the ‘still unknown’ role of sea power during the First World War.
Continue readingErnest Hemingway: new exhibition in New York shows writer’s World War 1 connections
An exhibition about the work of Ernest Hemingway has opened in New York – at the Morgan Library and Museum in Manhattan. Centenary News writer Jillian Davidson visited the exhibition, and describes how the First World war had a major impact on the writer.
Continue readingErnest Hemingway: new exhibition in New York shows writer’s World War 1 connections
An exhibition about the work of Ernest Hemingway has opened in New York – at the Morgan Library and Museum in Manhattan. Centenary News writer Jillian Davidson visited the exhibition, and describes how the First World war had a major impact on the writer.
Continue readingUK National Maritime Museum announces exhibition on Battle of Jutland
The exhibition, called ‘Jutland: the Battle and its Legacies’, will run from 20 May 2016 to 2018.
Continue readingJutland Centenary – UK navy museum to mark ‘defining naval battle’ of First World War
Britain’s National Museum of the Royal Navy has announced a major exhibition next year marking the centenary of the Battle of Jutland.
Continue readingSerb soldiers of the Great War remembered at Paris exhibition
An exhibition paying tribute to Serbia’s First World War soldiers has just opened at the Serbian Cultural Centre in Paris, running until November 14th 2015.
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