Museums – Page 23 – First World War Centenary News Archive

July 30, 2015 CN Editorial Team

First World War ‘sound mirrors’ restored on White Cliffs of Dover

Two First World War sound mirrors can now be seen on Engand’s Kent coast as part of a newly-opened National Trust site exploring Second World War tunnels.

August 3, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Help remember every soldier who fought at Battle of the Somme – IWM

Ahead of the Somme Centenary, Imperial War Museums is appealing for help to complete the stories of soldiers who fought in the 1916 battle on its digital memorial, Lives of the First World War.

August 5, 2015 CN Editorial Team

‘The Road to Bletchley Park’ – pioneer codebreakers of WW1 revealed

The story of how Britain’s codebreaking skills were pioneered during the First World War is explored in a new exhibition at Bletchley Park.

August 8, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli veteran HMS M.33 opens on centenary of August offensive

Britain’s only surviving warship from the Gallipoli campaign has opened to the public after a £2.5 million restoration project at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth.

August 22, 2015 CN Editorial Team

‘Entangled Islands’ – New Zealand/Sāmoa WW1 exhibition displayed in Sāmoan capital

Auckland War Memorial Museum’s exhibition exploring the First World War history of New Zealand and Smoa has gone on display at the Museum of Smoa in Apia.

September 5, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Battle of Jutland ensigns unveiled at UK Navy Museum

Ensigns flown by British warships at the Battle of Jutland are being readied for display as part of a major centenary exhibition at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in 2016.

September 18, 2015 CN Editorial Team

French maritime museum explores the Mediterranean sea war of WW1

A new exhibition at France’s National Maritime Museum in Toulon invites visitors to discover the ‘still unknown’ role of sea power during the First World War.