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Find out at <strong>Poetry v History!</strong> at IWM London on 4 October 2006. <a href="/web/20060929031129/http://london.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.1220"><strong>Find out more >></strong></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div><div height="5px"><img src="/web/20060929031129im_/http://london.iwm.org.uk/img/shim.gif" alt="" width="1" height="5"></div><div class=""><div class="heading">Exhibitions</div><div class="contentcontainer"><div class="contentsummary"><div class="conEventContainer"><table summary="" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="vertical-align: top" class="thumbpadd"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060929031129/http://london.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.1245"><img src="/web/20060929031129im_/http://london.iwm.org.uk/upload/img_100/HMoore_100.jpg" width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="Henry Moore: War and Utility" class=""></a></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060929031129/http://london.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.1245" class="docHeadLink"><span class="docHead">Henry Moore: War and Utility</span><br></a><span class="eventdate">14 Sep 2006 to 25 Feb 2007</span><br><span class="eventdate">聽at聽10.00am - 6.00pm</span><br><span class="eventdate">Location:聽IWM London</span><br><span class="descriptionText">A special exhibition of Moore's work from 1938 to 1954 and a unique opportunity to see Moore鈥檚 public sculpture, lithographs, textiles and the poignant shelter drawings set against the machines of war.</span></td></tr></table></div></div></div><hr class="sepdefault" style="color: #f6f6ec; background-color: #f6f6ec"><div class="contentcontainer"><div class="contentsummary"><div class="conEventContainer"><table summary="" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="vertical-align: top" class="thumbpadd"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060929031129/http://london.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.992"><img src="/web/20060929031129im_/http://london.iwm.org.uk/upload/img_100/Dolphin_100.jpg" width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="The Animals' War" class=""></a></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060929031129/http://london.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.992" class="docHeadLink"><span class="docHead">The Animals' War</span><br></a><span class="eventdate">14 Jul 2006 to 22 Apr 2007</span><br><span class="eventdate">Location:聽IWM London</span><br><span class="descriptionText">Discover the story of all creatures great and small caught up in twentieth century conflicts. Includes horses, mules, donkeys, elephants, camels, dolphins, pigeons, rats and cats.</span></td></tr></table></div></div></div><hr class="sepdefault" style="color: #f6f6ec; background-color: #f6f6ec"><div class="contentcontainer"><div class="contentsummary"><div class="conEventContainer"><table summary="" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="vertical-align: top" class="thumbpadd"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060929031129/http://london.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.1135"><img src="/web/20060929031129im_/http://london.iwm.org.uk/upload/img_100/Somme_100.jpg" width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="The Battle of the Somme" class=""></a></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060929031129/http://london.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.1135" class="docHeadLink"><span class="docHead">The Battle of the Somme</span><br></a><span class="eventdate">1 Jun 2006</span><br><span class="eventdate">Location:聽IWM London & website</span><br><span class="descriptionText">To mark the nintieth anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, the Museum is launching its first online exhibition. It will look at the course of the Battle, the personal experiences of those involved, and the battlefields as they are today.</span></td></tr></table></div></div></div><hr class="sepdefault" style="color: #f6f6ec; background-color: #f6f6ec"><div class="contentcontainer"><div class="contentsummary"><div class="conEventContainer"><table summary="" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="vertical-align: top" class="thumbpadd"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060929031129/http://london.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.381"><img src="/web/20060929031129im_/http://london.iwm.org.uk/upload/img_100/Children_100.jpg" width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="The Children's War" class=""></a></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060929031129/http://london.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.381" class="docHeadLink"><span class="docHead">The Children's War</span><br></a><span class="eventdate">18 Mar 2005 to 1 Mar 2008</span><br><span class="eventdate">聽at聽10.00am - 6.00pm</span><br><span class="eventdate">Location:聽IWM London</span><br><span class="descriptionText">Marking the sixtieth anniversary of VE Day and the end of the Second World War, this major exhibition will look at the home front in Britain through the eyes of children.</span></td></tr></table></div></div></div><hr class="sepdefault" style="color: #f6f6ec; background-color: #f6f6ec"><div class="contentcontainer"><div class="contentsummary"><div class="conEventContainer"><table summary="" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="vertical-align: top" class="thumbpadd"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060929031129/http://london.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.346"><img src="/web/20060929031129im_/http://london.iwm.org.uk/upload/img_100/Dday_100.jpg" width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="D-Day聽Exhibition" class=""></a></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060929031129/http://london.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.346" class="docHeadLink"><span class="docHead">D-Day聽Exhibition</span><br></a><span class="eventdate">27 Jul 2004 to 10 Jan 2007</span><br><span class="eventdate">聽at聽10.00am - 6.00pm</span><br><span class="eventdate">Location:聽IWM London</span><br><span class="descriptionText">A special exhibition marking the Sixtieth Anniversary of D-Day.</span></td></tr></table></div></div></div></div></td><td class="color3" width="150px" valign="top" id="rightColumn"><div height="15px"><img src="/web/20060929031129im_/http://london.iwm.org.uk/img/shim.gif" alt="" width="1" height="15"></div><div class="advertSetContainer"><div style="text-align: left" class="advertText"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060929031129/http://www.iwm.org.uk/server/show/nav.00o"><img src="/web/20060929031129im_/http://london.iwm.org.uk/upload/img/WebAdvert1.jpg" width="155" height="225" alt="The Battle of the Somme online exhibition" border="0"></a></div><hr class="sepdefault" style="color: #FFFF99; background-color: #FFFF99"></div><div class="advertSetContainer"><div style="text-align: left" class="advertText"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060929031129/http://lb.bcentral.com/ex/manage/subscriberprefs?customerid=10968"><img src="/web/20060929031129im_/http://london.iwm.org.uk/upload/img/IWM_SubscribeMailingList155.jpg" width="155" height="56" alt="Subscribe to our mailing list" border="0"></a></div><hr class="sepdefault" style="color: #CCCCCC; background-color: #CCCCCC"></div><div height="5px"><img src="/web/20060929031129im_/http://london.iwm.org.uk/img/shim.gif" alt="" width="1" height="5"></div> 聽 </td></tr></table></body></html>