Culture24/War & Conflict

Culture24's top ten re-enactment and living history events for summer 2013

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Check out the top ten re-enactment and living history events happening at museums and heritage sites cross the UK during summer 2013.

RAF Museum's delight as World War II Dornier 17 bomber is rescued

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The German bomber at the centre of the RAF Museum's delicate, frequently-thwarted underwater excavation has been raised with its wings and engines intact off the coast of Kent.

First World War Centenary Partnership of national and international partners tops 1,000

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Imperial War Museum-led network of organisations marking the centenary of the First World War between 2014 and 2018 has reached more than 1,000 members.

Government reveals detailed plans to mark 100 years since beginning of First World War in 2014

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Educational battlefield visits for schoolchildren, a series of candlelit vigils marking the outbreak of war in 1914 and funding for local community projects will be at the centre of the government's commemoration of the First World War.

RAF Museum hopeful as Dornier 17 World War II excavation is narrowly foiled by winds

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Archaeologists say they came "within 40 minutes" of raising the German plane on the Kent seabed on Sunday, and remain hopeful of completing the lift within 24 hours.

Picturing Derry unites photography from The Troubles in City of Culture 2013 show

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Covering the turbulent period between the late 1960s and late 1980s in Derry-Londonderry, a major display of shots by Irish and international photographers in the City of Culture has intense local significance.

RAF Museum bid to save Luftwaffe Dornier Do 17 bomber postponed

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Bad weather has hindered the daring bid to save the only surviving World War II Luftwaffe Dornier bomber from the seabed off the coast of Kent.

RAF Museum celebrates the golden age of Airfix kits

Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Royal Air Force Museum in London is celebrating the 75th anniversary of Airfix with an exhbition of box artwork, throwing in a few classic kits for good measure.

From ancient woodlands to industrial mills - HLF supports five projects with £18 million

Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Heritage Lottery Fund has chosen five projects which "celebrate the breadth of the UK's heritage" in a potential round of funding worth £18 million.

In Pictures: Ancient exhibits from the new Mary Rose Museum

Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

As the new £35 million Mary Rose Museum prepares to open to the public aboard Henry VIII's rescued ship, we take a look at some of the exhibits lying in wait.

Historic aircraft pay tribute to WWII American airmen in poignant tour from IWM Duxford

Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Flying out of Imperial War Museum Duxford, the Eagle Squadron of historic aircraft took a Bank Holiday tour of historic World War II American airfields.

Propaganda: Power and Persuasion at the British Library

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The major new exhibition at the British Library offers some compelling insights into how the power of text and images can be used to create social change, says Emily Beeson.

Heritage Lottery Fund unveils small grants programme to help commemorate First World War

Tue, 15 May 2103 00:00:00 GMT

The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced details of a new £6 million small grants programme for smaller community projects marking the Centenary of the First World War.

National Maritime Museum to open new Nelson gallery for Trafalgar Day, October 21 2013

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A major new gallery celebrating the life of Admiral Lord Nelson and his influence on the Royal Navy and British society during the 18th century is to open in October 2013.

Fusilier Museum portrays Animals in the Armed Forces at Bethnal Green Library

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A pigeon who survived attacks from hawks and bombs and a messenger dog who saved a city are a couple of the stories in an animalistic new show in London.

The Last Stand: Marc Wilson's wartime defences at Royal Armouries Fort Nelson

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Marc Wilson's project to photograph World War II defences has resulted in a thought-provoking series of ethereal "documentary landscapes" at Fort Nelson.

RAF Museum begins task of rescuing the last German Dornier bomber from the seabed

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The RAF Museum has begun the delicate process of lifting the last remaining World War Two Luftwaffe Dornier bomber from its 1940 resting place beneath the Kent sea.

Forensic reconstruction of Richard III's head to appear at Yorkshire Museum this summer

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

In what may be the most accurate representation of the King yet, a head based on scans carried out by Leicester Royal Infirmary will form a cranial summer centrepiece in York.

Jets turned off after three decades as Mary Rose Museum prepares to dazzle Portsmouth

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The continuous spray which has protected the timbers of the Mary Rose for three decades has been turned off ahead of a five-year drying-out process for the famous ship.

Imperial War Museum to reopen to public with Spies, drones and photography displays

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Imperial War Museum has announced its programme for its partial reopening at the end of July, returning after a closure of more than six-months.