The Joan Miró Foundation of Barcelona presents ‘Barcelona, neutral zone (1914-1918),’ an exhibition that aims to represent the visual Barcelona during the period of the First World War.
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Tag: First World War
‘Catch 2039’: a campaign to reform historic copyright
UK cultural institutions are displaying blank paper in their exhibitions to protest restrictive copyright protection laws. The campaign is calling on the UK Government to reduce the term of copyright protection in certain unpublished works.
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Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company 18 Pounder Gun Project
The Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company (RAAHC) has undertaken a project to deliver an original WW1 Quick Firing 18 Pounder gun and ammunition limber complete with horse team and gun detatchment.
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Honest History provides resources for Australian history
Honest History is a group of historians and others supporting the reinterpretation of Australian history. They say that their aim is to present "a more balanced viewpoint", during the Centenary of the First World War.
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Events held around UK to mark the first Remembrance Sunday during 2014-18 Centenary
Remembrance Sunday events are being held today at the Cenotaph in London and at memorials in cities, towns and villages throughout the UK.
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“Liberté!” A French-Canadian one-man show inspired by Canada’s WWI history
Centenary News writer, Christopher Harvie, discusses “Liberté!”, the one -man, one act play that attempts to give a voice to a unique part of Canada’s First World War heritage in French.
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“Liberté!” A French-Canadian one-man show inspired by Canada’s WWI history
Centenary News writer, Christopher Harvie, discusses “Liberté!”, the one -man, one act play that attempts to give a voice to a unique part of Canada’s First World War heritage in French.
Continue readingPublic Lecture: The Nature and Character of Military Medicine from the First World War to Today’s Conflicts
Northumbria University will be hosting a public lecture featuring Surgeon Lieutenant Commander Jowan Penn-Barwell on Tuesday 11 November. The lecture will be centred on the Navy medics role in the First World War, as well as the advances in medicine from WWI until the present.
Continue readingSomaliland marks First World War Centenary
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission reports that in East Africa, the Centenary of the First World War was remembered at Hargeisa War Cemetery, Somaliland.
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A Childhood Delight: How, 100 Years Ago, Compassion Helped Create a Literary Favourite
Centenary News writer, Christopher Harvie, tells the story of how an act of kindness from a Canadian Lieutenant 100 years ago led to a literary legend beloved by millions around the world.
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