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Imperial War
Museum London: 18 July 2009 – 31 October 2010
Imperial War Museum London
presents an unmissable family exhibition based on the Trenches Handbook,
one of the books by Terry Deary in the bestselling Horrible Histories™
series published by Scholastic Children’s Books. This new interactive
exhibition sets author Terry Deary’s acerbic text and Martin Brown’s
evocative illustration alongside hands-on activities for all ages and
items from the Imperial War Museum’s unique First World War collections.
 Visitors
can test their survival skills in an interactive gallery which explores
the dire details of life in the blood and mud of the First World War
trenches, from the British and
German sides of the barbed wire.
Find out more about how soldiers coped with foul food, legions of lice,
gruesome gas, sickness and sores. Try on the curious clothing of the
British and German soldiers, see real items used by soldiers in the
trenches, climb through a mining tunnel and explore an officers’ dugout.
Peer into no man’s land with a periscope, experience the terrible
toilets, smell the stenches and splat the rats.
Lisa Edwards, Editorial Director
– Non Fiction and Licensed Properties at Scholastic Children’s Books,
said: “When we launched the Frightful First World War exhibition at
Imperial War Museum North, we knew we had created a very special
experience for children and their families. The chance to extend that
exhibition into a deeper experience of trench life was an unmissable
one. Every visitor will be asking themselves if they could have survived
as a First World War soldier - this exhibition brings it all to life
like never before.”
Diane Lees, Director-General,
Imperial War Museum said: “Following the success of the Horrible
Histories: Frightful First World War exhibition at Imperial War Museum
North, we are delighted to be working with Scholastic again to help
bring the world’s best-selling history series for children to life. By
combining the popular format
of the Horrible Histories Trenches Handbook with interactive activities
and material from the Museum’s own collection, we hope to make
the First World War
Accessible to visitors of all
ages and encourage younger visitors to understand more about the
personal experiences of soldiers who fought in the trenches during the
First World War.”
The exhibition is particularly
recommended for children aged 8 – 12 years. A programme of free family
activities will run alongside the Terrible Trenches Exhibition during
the school summer holidays. An exclusive range of Horrible Histories
merchandise to accompany the exhibition will also be available for
purchase from the Museum shop and online. For latest event listings and
further information on the exhibition and retail products visit
www.iwm.org.uk/trenches
Tickets on sale from 1 May
Adults £4.95, Concessions and
Groups £3.95, Children £2.50, Family Ticket £13.00
Book online at www.iwm.org.uk/trenches
or call 020 7416 5439http://www.ivm.org.uk/trenches
 IMPERIAL
WAR MUSEUM
The national museum of the
experiences of people who have lived, fought and died in conflicts
involving Britain and the Commonwealth since 1914. The Imperial
War Museum is the museum of everyone’s story: the history of modern
conflict told through the stories of those who were there. It is an
educational and historical institution responsible for archives,
collections and sites of outstanding national importance. The
Museum’s five branches are Imperial War Museum London, with six floors
of exhibitions and displays; Churchill Museum and Cabinet War
Rooms, housed in Churchill’s secret headquarters below Whitehall;
theSecond World War cruiser HMS Belfast; Imperial War Museum Duxford, a
world renowned aviation museum and former Second World War airfield; and
Imperial War Museum North, housed in a spectacular awardwinning building
designed by Daniel Libeskind.
IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM LONDON
The London branch of the
Imperial War Museum explores how the history of modern conflict affects
us all, from the front line to the home front. Exhibits range from tanks
and aircraft to photographs and personal letters; they include film and
sound recordings and some of the twentieth century's best-known
paintings. Visitors can explore six floors of exhibitions and
displays, including a permanent exhibition dedicated to the Holocaust
and a changing programme of special temporary exhibitions.
Imperial War Museum London
Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ
Open daily 10.00am – 6.00pm
except 24, 25 and 26 December
Public Enquiries + 44 (0)20 7416
5000
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