Imperial War Museums (IWM) is a group of museums that explore how war affects people’s lives. It was founded in 1917 during the First World War to record the efforts and sacrifices of people from Britain and across the Empire in that conflict.
IWM was founded on 5 March 1917 when the War Cabinet approved a proposal by Sir Alfred Mond MP for the creation of a national war museum to record the events still taking place during the Great War. The intention was to collect and display material as a record of everyone’s experiences during that war – civilian and military – and to commemorate the sacrifices of all sections of society. The interest taken by the Dominion governments led to the renaming of the National War Museum to Imperial War Museum later in 1917. It was formally established by Act of Parliament in 1920 and a governing Board of Trustees appointed.
Today, IWM holds a vast collection of photographs, film, documents, and oral history recordings. Together, these collections help people understand the impact of war on individuals and societies over time.
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