Exhibiting The Great War
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We look at two exhibitions in two key institutions that connect us to the history of the Great War: the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres and Imperial War Museum in London. At Ypres we see an exhibition about the history of the war cemeteries in Flanders, and at the IWM a new gallery devoted to war art, photography and film. Imperial War Museum - Restoration of the John Singer Sergeant Gassed painting. Support the show
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