Latest Centenary exhibitions in the Béthune-Bruay area of Northern France focus on Canadian soldiers and Commonwealth air units based in Artois during the First World War.
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CWGC opens ‘For Then, For Now, Forever’ Centenary exhibition
An exhibition marking the Centenary of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has opened at Brookwood Military Cemetery, CWGC’s largest site in the UK.
Continue readingThe Menin Gate at 90 – CWGC photo display in Ypres
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has opened a photo exhibition to mark the 90th anniversary of the Menin Gate.
Continue reading‘Mud Soldier’ rests in Trafalgar Square for Ypres/Passchendaele Centenary
The wearied figure of a soldier, sculpted using mud from Passchendaele, has been unveiled in London as a reminder of the sacrifices made during the Third Battle of Ypres 100 years ago.
Continue reading‘Passchendaele’ artist Wyndham Lewis showcased at IWM North
Centenary News visits IWM North's exhibition highlighting the work of Wyndham Lewis – artillery officer at the Third Battle of Ypres and challenging WW1 war artist.
Continue reading‘Passchendaele’ artist Wyndham Lewis showcased at IWM North
Centenary News visits IWM North's exhibition highlighting the work of Wyndham Lewis – artillery officer at the Third Battle of Ypres and challenging WW1 war artist.
Continue readingNew projects mark 1917 Centenary of China joining WW1
China’s entry into the Great War 100 years ago is being marked with the launch of new initiatives by the UK-based Ensuring We Remember campaign.
Continue reading‘Beyond the Battlefields’ – Käthe Buchler’s Photographs of Germany in the Great War
The work of a German photographer who focussed her camera on the home front is being displayed for the first time outside Germany, at twin UK exhibitions in Birmingham.
Continue reading‘Making a New World’ – 2018 Centenary events coming up at IWM
As well as displaying the Tower of London Poppies, Imperial War Museums announce they will also hold a programme of special events in 2018 to close their First World War Centenary commemorations.
Continue readingFinal Tower Poppies tour venues named
Six cities are to host the Tower of London Poppies in 2018, the last year of their UK tour marking the First World War Centenary.
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