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- Imperial_War_Museum abstract "Imperial War Museums (IWM) is a British national museum organisation with branches at five locations in England, three of which are in London. Founded as the Imperial War Museum in 1917, the museum was intended to record the civil and military war effort and sacrifice of Britain and its Empire during the First World War. The museum's remit has since expanded to include all conflicts in which British or Commonwealth forces have been involved since 1914. As of 2012, the museum aims 'to provide for, and to encourage, the study and understanding of the history of modern war and "wartime experience"'.Originally housed in the Crystal Palace at Sydenham Hill, the museum opened to the public in 1920. In 1924 the museum moved to space in the Imperial Institute in South Kensington, and finally in 1936 the museum acquired a permanent home which was previously the Bethlem Royal Hospital in Southwark. The outbreak of the Second World War saw the museum expand both its collections and its terms of reference, but in the post-war period the museum entered a period of decline. The 1960s saw the museum redevelop its Southwark building, now referred to as Imperial War Museum London, which serves as the organisation's corporate headquarters. During the 1970s the museum began to expand onto other sites. The first, in 1976, was a historic airfield in Cambridgeshire now referred to as IWM Duxford. In 1978 the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Belfast became a branch of the museum, having previously been preserved for the nation by a private trust. In 1984 the Cabinet War Rooms, an underground wartime command centre, was opened to the public. From the 1980s onwards the museum's Bethlem building underwent a series of multimillion-pound redevelopments, completed in 2000. Finally, 2002 saw the opening of IWM North in Trafford, Greater Manchester, the fifth branch of the museum and the first in the north of England. In 2011 the museum rebranded itself as IWM, standing for 'Imperial War Museums'.The museum's collections include archives of personal and official documents, photographs, film and video material, and oral history recordings; an extensive library, a large art collection, and examples of military vehicles and aircraft, equipment and other artefacts.The museum is funded by government grants, charitable donations and revenue generation through commercial activity such as retailing, licensing, and publishing. Admission is free to IWM London and IWM North, but an admission fee is levied at the other branches. The museum is an exempt charity under the Charities Act 1993 and a non-departmental public body under the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. As of January 2012 the Chairman of the Trustees is Sir Francis Richards. Since October 2008, the museum's Director General has been Diane Lees.".
- Imperial_War_Museum collection "10,700,000 items or collections of items.".
- Imperial_War_Museum director Diane_Lees.
- Imperial_War_Museum location Cambridgeshire.
- Imperial_War_Museum location Duxford.
- Imperial_War_Museum location Lambeth_Road.
- Imperial_War_Museum location London.
- Imperial_War_Museum location Manchester.
- Imperial_War_Museum location Salford_Quays.
- Imperial_War_Museum location The_Queen's_Walk.
- Imperial_War_Museum president Francis_Richards_(diplomat).
- Imperial_War_Museum president Prince_Edward,_Duke_of_Kent.
- Imperial_War_Museum thumbnail The_Imperial_war_museum.jpg?width=300.
- Imperial_War_Museum wikiPageExternalLink www.iwm.org.uk.
- Imperial_War_Museum wikiPageExternalLink search.
- Imperial_War_Museum wikiPageID "187432".
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- Imperial_War_Museum caption Churchill_War_Rooms.
- Imperial_War_Museum caption HMS_Belfast_(C35).
- Imperial_War_Museum caption Imperial_War_Museum_Duxford.
- Imperial_War_Museum caption Imperial_War_Museum_North.
- Imperial_War_Museum caption "IWM London".
- Imperial_War_Museum collection "10700000".
- Imperial_War_Museum director Diane_Lees.
- Imperial_War_Museum established "1917".
- Imperial_War_Museum hasPhotoCollection Imperial_War_Museum.
- Imperial_War_Museum header "Branches of the Imperial War Museum".
- Imperial_War_Museum image "HMS Belfast 1 db cropped.jpg".
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- Imperial_War_Museum image "MapRoomCabinetWarRoomsTrim.jpg".
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- Imperial_War_Museum location "Churchill War Rooms: Clive Steps, King Charles Street, London".
- Imperial_War_Museum location "HMS Belfast: The Queen's Walk, London".
- Imperial_War_Museum location "IWM Duxford: Duxford, Cambridgeshire".
- Imperial_War_Museum location "IWM London: Lambeth Road, London".
- Imperial_War_Museum location "IWM North: The Quays, Trafford Wharf Road, Manchester".
- Imperial_War_Museum name "Imperial War Museums".
- Imperial_War_Museum network "IWM".
- Imperial_War_Museum president Prince_Edward,_Duke_of_Kent.
- Imperial_War_Museum president "Chairman: Sir Francis Richards".
- Imperial_War_Museum visitors "All branches: 2,271,013".
- Imperial_War_Museum visitors "Churchill War Rooms: 364,583".
- Imperial_War_Museum visitors "HMS Belfast: 243,179".
- Imperial_War_Museum visitors "IWM Duxford: 387,508".
- Imperial_War_Museum visitors "IWM London: 973,445".
- Imperial_War_Museum visitors "IWM North: 302,298".
- Imperial_War_Museum website www.iwm.org.uk.
- Imperial_War_Museum width "100".
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- Imperial_War_Museum subject Category:Museums_in_Southwark.
- Imperial_War_Museum subject Category:Museums_sponsored_by_the_Department_for_Culture,_Media_and_Sport.
- Imperial_War_Museum subject Category:Non-departmental_public_bodies_of_the_United_Kingdom_government.
- Imperial_War_Museum subject Category:Photo_archives.
- Imperial_War_Museum subject Category:World_War_II_museums_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- Imperial_War_Museum subject Category:World_War_I_museums_in_the_United_Kingdom.
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