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IWM North: Director’s view

By: Graham
25-09-2012
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IWM North IWM North suffers from an identity crisis.  As a museum with the words Imperial and War in the title, some people think that we must be about military campaigns, dates and victories.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  Yes we do display tanks and guns and bombs and all the paraphernalia of warfare and conflict, but our message is far more challenging and complex.

At Imperial War Museums we believe it is important to communicate the causes, course and consequences of modern conflict in a courageous and authoritative way that is relevant to our audiences and empathetic with people’s experiences.  Our reason being – whether we recognise it or not – war has shaped all our lives and continues to do so – some more personally and tragically than others.

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Personal Stories of Truce and Conflict 1

By: Catherine
27-08-2012
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Build The Truce displays at IWM North and IWM London are based on interviews with real people. They have lived and worked in the aftermath of violent conflict from Kosovo and Northern Ireland to Iraq, El Salvador,  and Sierra Leone. Civilians, ex-paramilitaries, peace builders, medics and researchers share their stories and their views on  truce, and  its potential to unite – or divide.

In these original interview clips, they introduce themselves and their experiences of life as war comes to an end – and new struggles for peace begin.

You can watch more material from these interviews at the Build The Truce displays in IWM London and in IWM North, and we will keep adding  more links to Truce interviewees between now and the end of the month.

 

 

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Big Picture Show at IWM North

By: Catherine
25-07-2012
Belfast, Big Picture Show, Big PIcture Show, Build The Truce, El Salvador, Exhibitions: IWM North, HCRI, Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, Iraq, IWM collections, IWM North, Kosovo, Manchester, Northern Ireland, Peace, Sierra Leone
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Visitors to IWM North have been watching the new Big Picture Show for Build the Truce – a 360 degree projection of images and footage across the 27 foot high walls of the Main Exhibition Space.

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Director’s Cut: guest blog by director Mat Norman

By: admin
07-06-2012
Build The Truce, Exhibitions, Exhibitions: IWM London, film, Humanitarian Aid, Kosovo, Sierra Leone
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I directed the Build the Truce film now installed at IWM London, having worked on the project for several months with curators Catherine Roberts at IWM and Dr Tim Jacoby (University of Manchester). Becoming involved in a project like this can be daunting. There’s masses of research to do, new expressions to learn and experts to talk to. The learning curve is steep but once the research has started you wonder how on earth you went through your life not thinking about this stuff before.

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About the Project

Build The Truce was an Imperial War Museums initiative from 2009-2012. It looked at the idea of truce, and how modern conflict can be prevented or resolved. See our About page for more information.

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