Pictures of Verdun by British photographer Michael St Maur Sheil are displayed at a Franco-German exhibition in Berlin marking the centenary of the 1916 First World War battle.
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Somme Centenary – 2016 cultural programme at Péronne WW1 museum
Conferences focussing on the German occupation of the Somme and France’s role in the 1916 offensive feature in a centenary cultural programme organised by the Museum of the Great War, Péronne.
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National Museum of Ireland exhibition marks 1916 Centenary
The events of the Easter Rising are told in a new centenary exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin.
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Major Austrian exhibition marks Emperor Franz Joseph death centenary
Emperor Franz Joseph’s 68-year reign is re-examined with simultaneous exhibitions in and around Vienna marking the centenary of his death during the First World War.
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America’s volunteers – new exhibition at US National World War I Museum
The many roles of American volunteers in the Great War are highlighted in a new exhibition at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Centenary News focus on US First World War volunteers
Patrick Gregory discusses how America's voluntary effort took shape in WW1, as a new exhibition opens at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Centenary News focus on US First World War volunteers
Patrick Gregory discusses how America’s voluntary effort took shape in WW1, as a new exhibition opens at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.
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‘Changing the Landscape’ – artist’s personal quest for great uncle killed on the Somme
Centenary News visits artist Sarah Kogan’s exhibition telling the story of her great uncle who fell on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
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Jellicoe family items for display at UK navy museum’s Jutland exhibition
Uniform and medals belonging to Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, British commander at the Battle of Jutland, will go on display as part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy’s forthcoming centenary exhibition.
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IWM focus on historic Somme film for 2016 Centenary
The pioneering documentary,The Battle of the Somme, is at the centre of Imperial War Museums’ events marking the centenary of the 1916 offensive.
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