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Imperial War Museum London

Imperial War Museum London

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Open to the public

Museum or gallery in Southwark

820 artworks

Part of IWM (Imperial War Museums)

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Lambeth Road, London, Greater London SE1 6HZ England

mail@iwm.org.uk

020 7416 5000

Explore six floors of exhibitions and displays to discover how the history of modern conflict affects us all. Free admission. Open daily 10am–6pm except 24, 25 and 26 December. Last admission 5.45pm. The Imperial War Museum regularly updates its displays and also loans works to other institutions. If you wish to see a specific painting in the Collection please call in advance to check whether it is currently on display.

http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-london

Artworks

  • The Attack on Convoy SC7: The Sinking of SS 'Assyrian'
    The Attack on Convoy SC7: The Sinking of SS 'Assyrian' John Alan Hamilton (1919–1993)
    Imperial War Museum London
  • HMS Submarine 'Upholder'
    HMS Submarine 'Upholder' John Alan Hamilton (1919–1993)
    Imperial War Museum London
  • HMS 'Biter' in an Arctic Gale
    HMS 'Biter' in an Arctic Gale John Alan Hamilton (1919–1993)
    Imperial War Museum London
  • Arctic Gale
    Arctic Gale John Alan Hamilton (1919–1993)
    Imperial War Museum London
  • SS 'Rathlin', Rescue Ship
    SS 'Rathlin', Rescue Ship John Alan Hamilton (1919–1993)
    Imperial War Museum London
  • Distant Escort: The Cruisers HMS 'Sheffield' and HMS 'Jamaica' with the Battleship HMS 'Duke of York' Patrol the Convoy Route to Russia
    Distant Escort: The Cruisers HMS 'Sheffield' and HMS 'Jamaica' with the Battleship HMS 'Duke of York' Patrol the Convoy Route to Russia John Alan Hamilton (1919–1993)
    Imperial War Museum London
  • Gassen: Sergeant Classeurs à pied
    Gassen: Sergeant Classeurs à pied Raymond Desvarreux (1876–1961)
    Imperial War Museum London
  • 813 more

Not every artwork is on display – if you would like to see a particular work, contact the venue before your visit

IWM (Imperial War Museums) has another 2,123 artworks

Artists

  • A Camp of Twins: Auschwitz
    Edith Birkin (1927–2018)
  • Night Action: Crew Abandoning Sinking Submarine U-70, 7 March 1941
    John Alan Hamilton (1919–1993)
  • Cheese Rolling on Cooper's Hill, Gloucestershire
    Charles March Gere (1869–1957)
  • A Minesweeper's Wheelhouse
    Oliver Gilmore Brabbins (1912–1973)
  • The Storming of Zeebrugge Mole, St George's Day, 23 April 1918
    William Lionel Wyllie (1851–1931)
  • Fishing on the Serpentine
    Anthony Gross (1905–1984)
  • Milford-on-Sea
    Rodney Joseph Burn (1899–1984)
  • Destroyer in Thick Mist
    Robert D. F. Butler (b.1916)
  • Lieutenant Warneford's Great Exploit: The First Zeppelin to Be Brought down by Allied Aircraft, 7 June 1915
    Frederick Gordon Crosby (1885–1943)
  • Interior of the Pavilion, Brighton: Indian Army Wounded
    Charles Henry Harrison Burleigh (1869–1956)

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