My colleagues have done an amazing job bringing this exhibition to life, from the curation to the design, and even the marketing copy. Do come and see it in London when it opens on 31 July

Worth pointing out that there's an Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza, and Argentina arranged a rugby match against England there in 2017

A sweeping epic of an intergalactic war against fascism, hyper capitalsim and AI

What's the tennis for "It's coming home"?

"Oh say can you see..." Happy #4thJuly from the Duxford Summer Airshow

Air show week is always fun at IWM Duxford. Snapped quickly earlier while out and about. Really looking forward to seeing the P-38 flying on Saturday. Tickets are still available for the weekend; www.iwm.org.uk/airshows/dux...

Is now the best time to begin the commute home?

It's raining, cue the Shawshank gif

The aircraft is still flying; it's operated by the RAF Battke of Britain Memorial Flight as a trainer for tail-wheeled aircraft

Bonus round; England fans and media - Before the World Cup; "this is madness how hot it will be, how will the players cope? It's actually dangerous." - Once the World Cup starts; "These hydration breaks are a JOKE. I can't comprehend a stop in play. FLOG THE PLAYERS INTO THE GROUND"

England fans and media - Before the World Cup; "Let's be realistic. We've not been great in the warm ups." - After the World Cup has started but before 1st England game; "There are some very good teams here, aren't there? It's going to be tough." - Two minutes into 1st game: "IT'S COMING HOME"

Today in 1944 - Sergeant Grant lands on Sword Beach, accompanying troops of No.45 Royal Marine Commando. Panning his camera, he captures a burning Sherman Crab flail hit by fire from a bunker glimpsed top of frame at around 32s. #DDay #filmcataloguing Film: A70 31-2 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...

Today in 1944 - Sergeant George Laws films the landing on Sword Beach, and British and French troops fight their way inland supported by amphibious Sherman DD tanks of the 13/18th Hussars, and prisoners are taken. #DDay #filmcataloguing Film: A70 31-3 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...

I love this post as a fellow Masters of the Universe fan and also museum curator. Because it's ok to get the specimens out the jars, but you sure ain't getting that Lizard Man figure out the box and ruining it's value

Glad to see that IWM Duxford made TimeOut's "20 Best Museums in the UK for 2026" list. Come see us! www.timeout.com/uk/culture/b...

Wait, is he doing the Macarena? #Austria #Eurovision

I mean it's still getting 12 points from Greece isn't it? #Cyprus #Eurovision

Yeah.... No, Sweden

Sorry, which entry is this again? #Eurovision

Sorry BBC but not having Loreen's Euphoria on "Your Ultimate #Eurovision Superstar" playlist means you immediately forfeit all and any right to be taken seriously. It's nearly time...

In July IWM London opens Childhood in War. This free exhibition shares children's view of war from more than 100 years. 450 million children live in conflict zones worldwide; their stories have never been more important. Read more here: www.iwm.org.uk/events/child...

What a thread. Top Gun inspired my love of aviation and I'll never miss a chance to check out an F-14. This one is at Air and Space's Udvar-Hazy Center #avgeek

Last week Fiona Hill delivered the 2026 IWM Institute Annual Lecture on readiness, resilience and the realities of war in the world today. If you read about it in the extensive media coverage but weren't able to join us, then you can watch it online via: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Ep...

The same things could have been written about Germans in NRW and Niedersachsen when British Forces Germany left in 2015-2020. One Bürgermeister had refused to believe it, having adopted the British into a garrison town tradition going back to Hanoverian times www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

I really enjoyed Samurai at the British Museum. There are terrific objects that are beautifully presented. But the exhibition also has a great narrative that explores and explodes the mythology that existed around the Samurai, even in their own time let alone in subsequent centuries

We're currently recruiting for five (yes five!) Collaborative Doctoral Partnership awards at IWM See the full list of projects and partners here, with further details of how to apply: www.iwm.org.uk/research/doc...

Of possible interest: a funded PhD project in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRB897/p...

🚨🎓Funded #PhD opportunity: AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship - ‘𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗿’, with Imperial War Museums (IWM) & University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk. Supervised by Tim Peacock, Matt Barr & Ian Kikuchi. Apply by Friday 22 May, 5pm. October 2026 start. Details in next post.

Well done BBC. You had a literal countdown clock and somehow you still nearly missed the moment the Artemis II mission went beyond the distance record

Enjoyed visiting the Spy Museum today and checking out the Camouflage exhibit (including IWM loans)

Intrigued? Me too. Why not come to Pentagon 1 for the Tail End Charlie session of #SMH2026 and find out more

Another great pair of papers from @abbyswhitlock.bsky.social and @edgitre.bsky.social at #SMH2026, on Army Talks and GI Roundtables, and segregation and desegregation in the SWW respectively.

Yesterday I got to enjoy @meganahamilton.bsky.social's excellent paper on learning and innovation in the SWW. Today I'm listening to @milhistcurator.bsky.social , @mhptpodcast.bsky.social and @amyjay401.bsky.social on making military history accessible and connecting people with the past #SMH2026

Really enjoying this panel on AI at #SMH2026. Lots of tools to make use of, but I'm also looking forward to sharing what IWM has managed to do so far

It’s the last week to see Emergency Exits at the Imperial War Museum, which explores decolonisation in Kenya, Cyprus and Malaya and which I was lucky enough to consult on as a part of a team of imperial historians. Go and see it if you can — it’s really great!

Very much looking forward to this! Hope to see some of you there

What sad news. Bomber and Winter, and the Bernard Samson novels, were wonderful

I'm just back from a fantastic @lrefoundation.bsky.social conference in Arnhem where we met to discuss the future of SWW commemoration. I visited the bridge (cue "Bring up the PIAT!") but also the @cwgc.bsky.social cemetery where John Grayburn rests, a remembered Chiltern Rugby Ranger

In a competitive field, ski mountaineering must be one of the most lunatic sports at the Winter Olympics. The uphill zig zags through an approximation of an Elizabethan country house's formal garden. The flight of stairs mid piste. Ripping the grip tape off but having to pocket it. It's outstanding

When my eldest daughter said she wanted to go collect shells at the beach, this wasn't quite what I had in mind

IWM has acquired a collection relating to Dame Vera Lynn, inc. uniform, more than 600 fan letters she received, and her diary of her 1944 tour of India and Burma. Congratulations to all my colleagues who've worked so hard to both acquire and celebrate and share this www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I hope to see some of you @smh-historians.bsky.social #SMH26 where I'll be presenting on afterlives of British Forces Germany in the UK. I'm tail gun Charlie on the programme, speaking on Sunday at 10.00 in Pentagon. Let me know if/when and where you'll speaking and I'll mark up the dance card!

What's going on at the Natural History Museum and their Pokémon pop up shop is wild!

Have come across two stonking photos from the Burma campaign this morn. Left: IWM SE 142, men of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers use paddy fields for cover as they approach Japanese positions. On the right: IWM SE 778, a Bren gunner guards a jungle path after artillery has cleared an area near Pinwe #SWW

Hoping to catch up with lots of @smh-historians.bsky.social friends and colleagues while at #SMH2026 in a few weeks. Let me know if you're going to be there. I'm still waiting on the final schedule, but know for sure I'll be talking about Afterlives of British Forces Germany on the Sunday at 10.00

There's still time to sign up for TNAs archival skills training sessions relating to military history/records on 3/4 February: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/practical-...

Just squeaks in

This genuinely sounds like a cracking exhibition www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...