Remembering the IWW at the Imperial War Museum
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Photo Credit: Cristiana Ferrauti |
Sainsbury’s, the UK based chain of supermarkets, has
launched its advert for the Christmas season.
The three minutes and forty seconds spot – Christmas Is For Sharing - recreates the football match played during the 1914 truce,
when British and German soldiers celebrated together the date, outside the
suffocating trenches.
One hundred years ago, the First World War threw the Europe – and, afterwards, many other countries outside the continent – in a terrible conflict, which lasted until the 1918.
The sparkling shopping season seems another chance not
to forget what happened and to celebrate, along with the holy Day, once again
the sacrifice of all the soldiers who died during the battles.
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One of these opportunities is the Imperial War Museum.
This institution was established with a very precise
objective: to make the visitor learning and understanding the reasons, the
suffering, the implications of a specific battle.
The person is prompted to reflect upon the progresses of those years, and not just to look at the exhibits, without critical thinking.
The person is prompted to reflect upon the progresses of those years, and not just to look at the exhibits, without critical thinking.
“It has excited different reactions through the years”,
said Suzanne Bardgett, Head of Research at the Imperial War Museum.
The building was first made on 1814 for the Bethlem
Royal Hospital, a structure for mental illnesses.
The institution was then established in the 1917, so, immediately after the end of the First World War.
The institution was then established in the 1917, so, immediately after the end of the First World War.
Since its opening, the structure has seen many
protests outside, as many crossovers demonstrated against the pro-war position
that the Museum would have represented.
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Suzanne Bardgett added that one of the recent
challenges is facing the increasingly international audience.
In fact, the institution is “becoming more international in its outlook”, as she said, that is by offering more intuitive tools for understanding and exhibitions which include a larger view of the conflicts.
In fact, the institution is “becoming more international in its outlook”, as she said, that is by offering more intuitive tools for understanding and exhibitions which include a larger view of the conflicts.
First War World, Second War World, and Truth and Memory are the most interesting galleries, but the exhibition is spread over
five floors.
The entrance is free.
The entrance is free.
It will take more time than a commercial spot to
visit it, but it is absolutely worth to an improved understanding and a
different way to remember.
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Photo Credit: Cristiana Ferrauti |
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