War & Conflict
From regimental museums and national collections to forts, redoubts, bunkers and battlefields Britain's military heritage is rich and varied. Explore it all here with Culture24 news, reviews, features, events, websites and more...
Museums at Night 2012: Your guide to this year's military history events
From WWII bomber bases to medieval archery there's lots to entice military history fans out the house during the Museums at Night weekend of May 18-20 2012.
Kalashnikov schoolbook gives chilling insight into Afghan conflict at National Army Museum
A school textbook at the National Army Museum reveals how the Soviet-Afghan war touched the everyday lives of citizens in Afghanistan.
Hitler's postcards and bombproof bibles: The remarkable results of Europeana 1914-18
The public roadshows held by the Europeana 1914-1918 project have resulted in some incredible World War I stories and artefacts, organisers have revealed.
Norwich Arts Centre photographic exhibition and special event remembers the Baedeker Raids
A photographic exhibition with a special day-long programme of events at Norwich Arts Centre remembers the Baedeker Raids which wreaked havoc on the city in World War Two.
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge boost IWM London's plans for 1914-18 centenary
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge publicly backed the Imperial War Museum's centenary fundraising campaign with an appearance on Thurdsay April 26.
Imperial War Museum looks at life on the home front in new Family in Wartime exhibition
A selection of interviews, pictures and everyday artefacts at the IWM follow the lives of the Allpress family who lived in South London during the Second World War.
HMS Belfast to reopen to public in May with weekend celebration of events
A host of activities have been planned for the relaunch of HMS Belfast next month, welcoming visitors back aboard the historic warship following its closure last year.
The Essence of Beauty looks at 500 years of Italian Art at Kelvingrove Gallery in Glasgow
Drawing together pieces from galleries across the city, this new exhibition features some of the best of Italian Art produced between the late 14th and 19th centuries.
Yorkshire Museum celebrates 800 years since Royal Charter with The Making of the City
Some of York's most significant medieval objects have been brought together in a new exhibition exploring the history of the city since it received independence from the Crown.
Artists explore the area surrounding the Pump House Gallery for the space's latest show
During their residencies at the Delfina foundation Baptist Coelho and Nadia Kaabi-Linke used the local Wandsworth borough to inspire work for the Social States display.
IWM North marks 30th anniversary of Falklands War with new photographic display
Images from the Imperial War Museum archives capturing both sides of the Falklands conflict have been blown up into huge frames outside the venue's Manchester home.
Education and ingenuity: The Second World War Past and Present at Lighthouse
Photos, testimonies, a computer game for visitors and more in an exhibition remembering wartime communities, created by residents and students in Brighton and Hove.
Team at IWM Duxford unveil restored RAF de Havilland Vampire WZ590 training jet
The newly restored aircraft is the result of a four year project by vounteers and staff at the IWM in which the Vampire was fully dismantled and restored.
Royal Air Force Nimrod delivered to RAF Museum Cosford
A low loader lorry has moved a 38-metre long Nimrod aircraft, retired last year after decades of military air service, to the RAF Museum in Cosford.
First World War digitisation project launches in UK as crowds flock to museum roadshow
The British leg of a European-wide project to digitise family First World War collections is underway after a successful roadshow at the Museum of Lancashire in Preston.
