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London

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London

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Manchester

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London

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Duxford

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[H2] What's On

Join us for one of our events, from tours and talks to immersive experiences, online and on site.

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Exhibitions

IWM North

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Spies, Lies and Deception

29 November 2025 to 31 August 2026

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Festivals

IWM Duxford

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IWM History Festival

Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 June 2026

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Activities and experiences

HMS Belfast

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Family Activities: HMS Belfast

Every Weekend | Daily during school holidays

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[H2] Support us

As a charity, now more than ever IWM needs your support to ensure we can continue to tell personal stories and experiences of conflict for current and future generations to come.

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Volunteer with IWM

At IWM we are extremely proud to be a volunteer involving organisation with over 1000 volunteers across our five sites. Our volunteers help bring to life the stories of our collections, care for our many significant objects and promote great customer experiences.

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Become an IWM Member

Help tell the stories that deserve to be heard by supporting us as a member. Uncover a host of benefits including free standard admission to Churchill War Rooms, HMS Belfast and IWM Duxford.

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Donate Now

Make a donation to IWM and help us to tell the stories of those affected by conflict, launch our ground-breaking exhibitions and deliver our world-class learning programmes.

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Hear about our collections, exhibitions, stories, events and other ways you can support us. Sign up now and enjoy a 10% discount in our IWM shop.

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Become a member and help IWM protect our world-leading collections and historically important sites for generations to come. As a thank you, enjoy a host of benefits including free entry to HMS Belfast, IWM Duxford, Churchill War Rooms – plus much more.

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Our members receive

Members’ Welcome Pack and Welcome Event

Free entry to our charging sites: IWM Duxford, Churchill War Rooms and HMS Belfast

10% discount on Duxford Air Show tickets and access to members area. Free entry to Duxford Flying Days.

10% discount in IWM shop (online and in branch)

Priority booking on selected events

Regular members’ eNews and updates

Access to the members area at Air shows is subject to availability.Certain products are excluded from the 10% shop discount.  For more information on benefits review our membership FAQs and membership terms and conditions.

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To book your membership tickets just add your 14-digit member number and surname to the ‘Book Member Tickets’ button on the left of the ticketing pages. Book tickets.

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What our members say

Your membership helps IWM protect over 33.5 million items in our collection, funds our schools programme, and helps deliver ground-breaking exhibitions. Hear from our members about what they value about their connection to our historic sites and collections below.

Membership represents excellent value for money, and helps with the preservation of important historical artefacts, I wish I’d joined years ago.- Joint adult member

The value is beyond the visits to the locations. The newsletters, the YouTube channel all add up to a super experience.- Family member

Being a member enables me to support the vital work of the IWM. Remembering the sacrifices of those who've gone before is important. Understanding the futility of war is even more important if we're not to repeat the mistakes of the past. The IWM venues across the country enable the youth of today to truly understand the value of peace.- Family member

Before visiting the IWM [branches] I used to think it would glorify war and war machinery but I realise now it tells difficult human stories of conflict, coping and endurance.- Adult member

I love IWM, I think it’s really important to keep the stories of those impacted by war alive as we move through time. I want my young children to have access to these museums in future as World War One and World War Two will be even further down history for them.- Family member

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Enjoy great days out

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Make the most of free entry to our paid sites:Get up close to over a century of aviation at IWM Duxford. Walk through the same hangars and buildings as those who served at RAF Duxford, and see aircraft take to the skies from the airfield where Spitfires first flew.Explore all nine decks of the iconic HMS Belfast, the most significant surviving Second World War Royal Navy warship. Discover personal stories of those who served on board and enjoy new interactive and immersive experiences deep under the Thames waterline.Walk the top-secret corridors of Churchill War Rooms, the underground nerve centre where Britain’s leaders directed the Second World War. Find out about Churchill's remarkable 90-year life and leadership, from his lonely childhood to his military career, two periods as Prime Minister and beyond in the interactive Churchill Museum.

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Stories that deserve to be heard

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Bernie Bristoll served on HMS Belfast as a Radio Operator and volunteered regularly on board for many years, bringing the history of the ship to life by sharing his stories with visitors.Volunteers make an essential contribution to IWM's work - and the support of our members helps ensure we can continue to tell these important stories for generations to come.Become a member.

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Other ways to support

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Give a gift membership

You can purchase all membership types as a gift. Support IWM and treat the history lover in your life with our gift membership options.

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IWM family membership

There's plenty for families to explore and discover across IWM branches. With IWM family membership, you'll get unlimited free entry to all of our charging sites and a range of other benefits.

Find out more

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Make a donation

Make a donation to IWM and help us to tell the stories of those affected by conflict, launch our ground-breaking exhibitions and deliver our world-class learning programmes.

Ways to donate

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Further information

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Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about membership.

Frequently asked questions

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Get in Touch

By email:  [email protected]By telephone: +44(0)207 091 3000 Calls are answered Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, standard call charges apply We receive a high number of enquiries but will get back to you as quickly as we can.

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Terms & Conditions

Read through the terms and conditions of membership.

Terms & conditions

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Since its foundation in 1917 IWM has been building its collections in order to illustrate and record all aspects of conflict in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. We want our collections to continue to engage, challenge and remain relevant to our audiences, and we need to safeguard it for future generations.IWM’s collection covers all aspects of conflict involving Britain, its former Empire and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present day. As well as objects, it includes a range of media, from art, film and photographs to printed materials, documents and sound.

Explore over 1 million items from IWM's collections that tell the story of war and conflict.

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Photographs

IWM holds approximately 11 million photographs covering the cause, course and consequences of modern conflict from the First World War to present day.

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Exhibits

IWM cares for over 155,000 three-dimensional objects.

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Sound Archive

The Sound Archive holds over 33,000 recordings relating to conflict since 1914. This consists of the largest oral history collection of its type in the world, with contributions from both service personnel and non-combatants as well as significant holdings of speeches, sound effects, broadcasts, poetry and music.

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Film

Our constantly growing collection now extends to over 23,000 hours of moving images.

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Documents

Our documents cover a wealth of personal experience and testimony, both British and foreign, as well as official records.

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Art and Design

IWM's exceptional Art collection is one of the most important representations of twentieth century British art in the world

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Books and Publications

IWM holds a large collection of published material relating to twentieth and twenty-first-century conflict.

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Museum Administrative Records

The museum archive manages IWM’s own administrative records, which date back to its foundation in 1917. They are public records and researchers may search some of the records online or book an appointment at the IWM London Research Room to consult these records.

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Donate an Object to IWM

IWM welcomes gifts of historic material. Public generosity has helped to grow IWM's collections since our foundation in 1917.

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Managing IWM's Collections

Find out how IWM safeguards its collections for future generations.

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Borrowing from IWM's collections

Our loans programme is one of the ways IWM shares its collections, knowledge and skills with organisations worldwide. IWM lends material from its exceptional collections to museums across the UK and abroad.

[H2] What is the IWM Institute?

The IWM Institute is IWM’s hub for research, development and knowledge exchange, exploring links between past conflicts, today's world and future wars.Research: We are an Independent Research Organisation, working in partnership with leading universities, and our research services enable public access to IWM’s world class collections.Programme: Our public programme of talks, performances and podcasts explores our major research themes, and supports IWM's exhibition seasons and anniversaries.Networks: We work in collaboration with our global network of experts, researchers, eyewitnesses and Associates.

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IWM London
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IWM Institute Annual Lecture 2026

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The 2026 IWM Institute Annual Lecture examines national preparedness amid the turbulence of today's world order. Watch Fiona Hill, former senior US presidential advisor, explore how we can be more resilient in the face of geopolitical upheavals, with tensions around the world rising to their highest levels in recent memory.

Watch the lecture

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Explore the IWM Institute's programme of talks, debates and podcasts.

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Podcast Series

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Conflict of Interest: Series 1

In Conflict of Interest Series 1, celebrity guests explore recent conflicts like the Northern Ireland "Troubles" and the Iraq War. Through simple yet profound questions, they uncover the people, objects and stories that bring these modern conflicts to life.

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Podcast Series

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Conflict of Interest: Series 2

In Series 2 of Conflict of Interest, celebrity guests and IWM curators delve into the complexities of the Cold War. From the Vietnam War to the division of Korea, each episode uncovers the stories and objects that shaped this era of global tension.

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Podcast Series

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Conflict of Interest: Series 3

In Series 3 of Conflict of Interest, celebrity guests join IWM curators to explore how art, film, and photography unveil the realities of war.

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Associates

Associates are experts drawn from fields including the arts, media, academia, policy and the NGO sector. Associates work with IWM to develop creative new ways of deepening understanding of war and conflict.

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Christina Lamb

Christina Lamb is Chief Foreign Correspondent at The Sunday Times and one of Britain’s leading foreign journalists as well as a bestselling author.

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Professor Lina Khatib

Lina Khatib is a Visiting Scholar with the Harvard Kennedy School’s Middle East Initiative at Harvard University.

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Philippe Sands KC

Philippe Sands KC is Professor of Law at University College London and appears as counsel before the International Court of Justice and other international courts and tribunals.

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Research is at the heart of the IWM Institute. Explore our work below.

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Research

Research is a central pillar of IWM's work.

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Collaborative Doctoral Awards

Learn more about our Collaborative Doctoral Partnership programme, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

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Research Room

Find out more about IWM London's Research Room and facilities including access to a wide range of documents, printed material, photographs, sound recordings, IWM’s administrative records and e-resources.