Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 21 and Version 13 of Imperial War Museum

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An excellent museum focused on modern war and warfare, near [[Lambeth North Station]]. It [http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7291 underwent refurbishment] in early 2014 but [http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7728 is now open again].
 An excellent museum focused on modern war and warfare, near [[Lambeth North Station]].
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<b>Note:</b> The Imperial War Museum is [http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-london/closures closed for six months] from 1 January 2013.
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Entry is free (but donations are encouraged). They have special exhibitions (such as one on World War I in 2014) which are also free, but for which you may require a timed ticket.
 Entry is free (but donations are encouraged).
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There is a cinema, unsurprisingly focusing on war-related films. There's also a cafe on the western side of the main hall, opening out to (uncovered) tables overlooking the adjacent Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park, which can get busy with families on the weekend.
 There is a cinema, unsurprisingly focusing on war-related films. There's also a cafe in the Museum's lobby, which can get busy with families on the weekend.
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* [http://d1970p.blogspot.com/2007/05/imperial-war-museum-lambeth-road-london.html Layman's London writeup]
* [http://diamondgeezer.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/iwm-14.html diamond geezer article]
 * [http://d1970p.blogspot.com/2007/05/imperial-war-museum-lambeth-road-london.html Layman's London writeup of the museum]
* [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/restaurants/restaurant-313577-details/Imperial+War+Museum+Caf%C3%A9/restaurantReview.do Evening Standard review of the cafe]
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* [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/23106 Qype comments]
* [http://thelondoneer.blogspot.com/2009/05/war-what-is-it-good-for.html Londoneer review]
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Ewan]] and family, July 2014. Opening hours taken from website, July 2014.</div>
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summary='Museum dedicated to modern warfare, in Lambeth.'
 summary='A temporarily-closed museum dedicated to modern warfare, in Lambeth.'

An excellent museum focused on modern war and warfare, near Lambeth North Station.

Note: The Imperial War Museum is closed for six months from 1 January 2013.

It is housed in the building which was formerly the Bethlem Royal Hospital (or "Bedlam"). (There are other outposts of the Imperial War Museum in Manchester and Duxford. It also runs the Cabinet War Offices and the HMS Belfast.)

Entry is free (but donations are encouraged).

The exhibits are based around twentieth-century conflicts, especially World War II, and the many items in the collection are well-researched and presented in context, including such things as a whole house from during the Blitz.

There is a cinema, unsurprisingly focusing on war-related films. There's also a cafe in the Museum's lobby, which can get busy with families on the weekend.

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