The National Museum of the Royal Navy says its Jutland Centenary exhibition, opening on May 19th 2016, will challenge “the belief that the battle was a German victory.”
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Bids sought to host Tower of London poppies in 2017
The UK WW1 Centenary arts programme, 14-18 NOW, is inviting expressions of interest from locations wanting to host the Tower of London poppy sculptures in 2017.
Continue readingFrance prepares for Verdun Centenary – February 2016
France embarks on a year of commemorations in February 2016, marking the Centenary of the Battle of Verdun.
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Museum honouring Verdun’s fallen reopens after €12.5m centenary renovation
Verdun’s Memorial Museum is reopening after major redevelopment, part of events today remembering the devastating offensive launched by German troops in eastern France on February 21st 1916.
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Online project to share stories of British sailors at the Battle of Jutland
Britain's Royal Navy Museum has launched a digital project to map stories of sailors who fought at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
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Online project to share stories of British sailors at the Battle of Jutland
Britain’s Royal Navy Museum has launched a digital project to map stories of sailors who fought at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
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New Zealand Home Front exhibition opens in Auckland
The differing experiences of New Zealanders left at home during the First World War are explored in the latest centenary exhibition at Auckland War Memorial Museum.
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‘Remnants’ – Review of South African artist’s Somme exhibition in Boston
Susan Werbe reviews 'Remnants', artist Paul Emmanuel's installation remembering the missing soldiers of the Somme, at Boston University's 808 Gallery in the United States.
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‘Remnants’ – Review of South African artist’s Somme exhibition in Boston
Susan Werbe reviews ‘Remnants’, artist Paul Emmanuel’s installation remembering the missing soldiers of the Somme, at Boston University’s 808 Gallery in the United States.
Continue readingWilfred Owen’s birthday marked with arts festival
18th March 2016 marks 123 years since the birth of Wilfred Owen. To commemorate the Great War poet’s birthday, the UK museum dedicated to his memory is hosting a festival in his honour.
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