Imperial War Museum North

Housed in a stunning building designed by world-famous architect Daniel Libeskind, the museum exposes the peerless collection of the Imperial War Museum to the people of the North-West. The IWM North is situated beside the Lowry art gallery in Salford Quays, Manchester.

Permanent exhibitions include:

• The Big Picture: regular presentations with booming sound and immense projections filling the main space of the museum to convey a startling war experience.
• Objects and artefacts: weaponry and other war paraphernalia from the two world wars and countless other conflicts.
• Timeline: wars since 1900 chronicled in a chart along the gallery walls.
• Themed areas: including women's work in wartime, war reporting and propaganda.

In addition, war-inspired art is regularly exhibited and there is a series of special exhibitions.

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