The IWM London has had on a major refit – by Foster & Partners architects – which opened in 2014 to coincide with the centenary of the start of World War I. The Central Hall is still the attention- grabbing repository of major artefacts: guns, tanks and aircraft hung from the ceiling (not least a Harrier GR9 that saw action in Afghanistan). Terraced galleries allow this section of the museum to also show a Snatch Land Rover from Iraq and an Argentine operating table from the Falklands. The already extensive World War I gallery has been expanded, and leads into the original displays for World War II.
Imperial War Museum
Open daily: 10:00 – 18:00
(last admission 17:00)
Free
Lambeth Rd London SE1 6HZ
Lambeth North
+44(0)20 7416 5000
contact@iwm.org.uk
