Exhibitions – Page 29 – First World War Centenary News Archive

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

January 21, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Poppy seeds highlight WW1 Centennial on US Inauguration Day

US Centennial Commission volunteers handed out Flanders poppy seeds during the Presidential inauguration in Washington to raise awareness of America’s forthcoming Great War commemorations.

January 25, 2017 CN Editorial Team

US WWI Museum seeks your vote on historic Great War posters

Ahead of a new war poster exhibition, the National World War I Museum, Kansas City, is holding a global ballot to find the most popular choice with the public.

January 27, 2017 CN Editorial Team

War artist Wyndham Lewis to feature in IWM’s 2017 Centenary events

A major retrospective devoted to the First World War work of modernist painter Wyndham Lewis is among the special exhibitions announced for Imperial War Museums’ Centenary year.

February 27, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘Posters as Munitions, 1917’ – Centennial exhibition at US WW1 museum

A special exhibition illustrating the use of the poster as a propaganda weapon has opened at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri.

March 13, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Royal opening for ‘Women and the Royal Navy’ centenary exhibition

Princess Anne has opened a centenary exhibition at the Royal Navy Museum, Portsmouth, dedicated to the role of women in the British navy.

March 21, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘1917 – How One Year Changed the World’: US Jewish history museum exhibition

A centennial exhibition exploring the dramatic events of 1917 that reshaped America’s role in the world has opened at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.

March 22, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘Congress and the World Wars’- Capitol Hill marks Centennial

America’s entry into WW1 in 1917 is being commemorated with an exhibition at the US Capitol Visitor Center, highlighting the response of Congress to both world wars.

March 29, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘Fields of Battle Through Canadian Eyes’ – Arras Centenary Exhibition

The French city of Arras is hosting a touring exhibition of Canadian First World War art at the Musée des beaux-arts as part of the Battle of Arras Centenary commemorations.

April 7, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Canadian War Museum commemorates Battle of Vimy Ridge

The Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, is marking the Battle of Vimy Ridge Centenary with upgrades to its existing Vimy display, and a special 100th anniversary exhibition, Vimy – Beyond the Battle.