Imperial War Museum
London · United Kingdom · Founded 1917
Britain's national museum of conflict from the First World War to the present, in a former asylum in Lambeth.
About Imperial War Museum
Founded in 1917 to record the experience of the First World War, IWM London expanded into the former Bethlem Royal Hospital in 1936 and now spans a century of conflict.
Exhibitions include the renowned Holocaust Galleries and the Second World War Galleries, which together rebuilt the historic building's heart.
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