Exhibitions – Page 28 – First World War Centenary News Archive

September 9, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘North Carolina & World War I’ – US Centennial exhibition in 2017

A multimedia exhibition marking the centennial of America’s entry into the First World War opens at the North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, in April next year.

October 13, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘The Price of a Mile’ – Anaesthesia during the Battle of the Somme

The Price of a Mile, an exhibition honouring doctors who gave anaesthesia and pain relief to wounded soldiers on the Somme, opened at the Anaesthesia Heritage Centre in London with a lecture by military medical historian Dr Emily Mayhew.

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October 22, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Canadian War Museum acquires ship’s wheel from Halifax blast survivor HMCS Niobe

One of the few surviving artefacts from an historic Canadian warship caught up in a First World War disaster is joining the Canadian War Museum’s collections in Ottawa.

November 3, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘World War I and American Art’ – Centennial exhibition launching in Philadelphia

The first major exhibition devoted to exploring how American artists reacted to the First World War opens this week at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia.

November 8, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Update on ‘Far From the Western Front’ – exhibition focussing on South Asia’s soldiers

Centenary News visits a London exhibition highlighting the First World War contribution of the men who served in the colonial Indian Army and their families.

November 19, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘Shrouds of the Somme’ – Artist’s Centenary tribute in Bristol

As the 2016 Somme commemorations draw to a close, Centenary News finds the public deeply moved during another display of the ‘Shrouds of the Somme’ installation following its July debut in Exeter.

November 30, 2016 CN Editorial Team

WW1 soldier’s Victoria Cross donated to Australian War Memorial

A Victoria Cross awarded to New Zealand-born soldier Lawrence Carthage Weathers has gone on permanent display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.

December 2, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘A legacy for future generations’ – Auckland Museum’s new remembrance gallery

A new gallery for New Zealanders to discover and commemorate those who’ve served their country in war has opened at Auckland War Memorial Museum.

January 16, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘Women and the Royal Navy: Pioneers to Professionals’ – Exhibition opening February 2017

The role of women in the British navy will be highlighted in a centenary exhibition opening at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, in February.

January 18, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘War in the Sunshine: The British in Italy 1917-18’

An exhibition at the Estorick Collection in London offers a rare glimpse of Britain’s First World War Italian campaign, writes CN Editor Peter Alhadeff.

Author: Peter Alhadeff