Imperial War Museum

This review is of the Imperial War Museum in London, a military museum marking the contribution made by the armed forces over the centuries. I visited the museum in early April 2012, and for anyone interested in going, it's best to make a visit sooner rather than later as from August 2012 many of the large objects are being moved out, and in January 2013 the museum will be closed for six months for a major renovation. Like many other of the London museums, entrance is free of charge to everyone (some special exhibits have an extra charge) because of a grant from the Department of Culture ... more

I went to the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester just to pass a couple of hours while we happened to be in Manchester as we were going to watch Manchester United vs. Aston Villa at Old Trafford (what a great match that was!) On the second floor there are all the various exhibitions are and there are two rooms one for the main exhibition and one for special exhibitions which are not always there. Every hour in the Main Exhibition there is the award winning Big Picture show which shows different parts of the War and there are 3 different shows which last between about 12-20 minutes. These ... more