Virtual Hall of Remembrance interactive development

In September 2018, we're marking the centenary of the end of the First World War with a series of exhibitions and events across our museums in London and Manchester. As part of the public programme, we will be examining the story of the never-built Hall of Remembrance and how it plays into the early history of IWM. The Imperial War Museum, established in 1917, was charged with collecting a wide variety of material documenting the war, including art. In addition to acquiring works produced under the Department of Information scheme, the museum commissioned its own artists. In February 1918 the Department of Information became the Ministry of Information and established the British War Mem…