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sound archive. The Big Picture was devised after the reduction in the museum's budget forced the scrapping of the previous exhibition plan by designers DEGW and Amalgam. With some seeing one of the museum's shortcomings as a lack of artefacts, the projections and the building itself are now the main
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architecture. The museum features a permanent exhibition of chronological and thematic displays, supported by hourly audiovisual presentations which are projected throughout the gallery space. The museum also hosts a programme of temporary exhibitions in a separate gallery. Since opening, the museum
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The museum enjoyed a successful first year, with an initial target of 300,000 visitors surpassed after six months, with over 100,000 visitors in the first six weeks; by the museum's first anniversary on 5 July 2003 some 470,000 visitors had been received. The museum won the Building
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with views of the Manchester skyline. The construction of the tower leaves viewers exposed to the elements and one reviewer considered that it reflected "the aerial perspective of modern warfare and the precariousness of the life below". The earth shard houses the museum's exhibition spaces, while
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Permanent exhibitions are housed in the museum's first-floor main gallery space within the earth shard. These consist of a chronological display which runs around the gallery's 200-metre (660 ft) perimeter and six thematic displays in "silos" within the space. As part of the earth shard, the
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In addition to the physical exhibits, the walls of the gallery space are used as screens for the projection of hourly audiovisual presentations called the Big Picture, which explore themes related to modern conflict. These presentations use up to 1,500 images from the Imperial War Museum's
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with each shard being a remnant of an imagined globe shattered by conflict. These shards in turn represented air, earth and water, and each formed a functionally distinct part of the museum. The 55 m high air shard, provides the museum's entranceway and a viewing balcony (now closed to the
1021: 679: 407:. It was his first building in the United Kingdom. At the museum's opening, Libeskind said that he sought to "create a building ... which emotionally moved the soul of the visitor toward a sometimes unexpected realization"'. Libeskind envisaged a 1320: 452:, Berlin-based company Topotek 1 were appointed to complete this landscaping. Despite these economies, the fundamental "shattered globe" concept remained intact. A final £3 million was raised by a fundraising campaign led by 518:. Around the gallery, a number of vertical mechanical conveyors called "timestacks" display selections of smaller artefacts, some of which can be handled by visitors. Libeskind's subsequent work on the masterplan for renewal the 209:, it explores the impact of modern conflicts on people and society. It is the first branch of the Imperial War Museum to be located in the north of England. The museum occupies a site overlooking the 2885: 284:
During the 1990s, the Imperial War Museum sought to open a branch in the north of England. Seventy-one sites were offered for consideration by 36 local councils. One such council was that of
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mounted throughout the space. In 2011 digital projectors were installed, allowing a greater degree of flexibility. The images are complemented by personal accounts from the museum's
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and opened in July 2002, receiving 470,000 visitors in its first year of opening. It was recognised with awards or prize nominations for its architecture and is a prime example of
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in late September that year. Exhibition fitting started in November 2001, and the museum opened to the public on 5 July 2002, shortly before the
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The WaterWay, a passageway linking the earth and water shards, is used for smaller art or photographic exhibitions, such as Ghislaine Howard's
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offered the museum, on behalf of Hartlepool council, a total of £14.4 million towards construction and running costs. However, the
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programme since opening in 2002. The programme seeks to engage local people at risk of social exclusion. Originally based on a
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combat aircraft. By 1945 the area employed 75,000 people. The area was consequently heavily bombed, particularly during the
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Also within the earth shard, a separate gallery accommodates a programme of temporary exhibitions. These have included the
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Originally budgeted at £40 million, the museum was eventually completed for £28.5 million after anticipated
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An architectural competition for the new museum was held in 1997, with the winning design being that of Berlin-based
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In Touch volunteer programme: Volunteering and training at the Manchester Museum and Imperial War Museum North
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funding was not forthcoming. The museum was funded by local, national and European development agencies. The
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later reported that the corporation's offer breached government rules and negotiations were abandoned.
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site is echoed in the exhibit of a 7 m (23 ft) section of twisted steel from that building.
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tank was put on display at the main entrance in August 2008. This vehicle was captured by the
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who were commissioned to create a visual record of Britain during the world wars, among them
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Supporting Imperial War Museum North's educational goals, the museum has operated a
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The entrance to Imperial War Museum North, at the base of the air shard tower.
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Case study: A striking, sculptural landmark building on the waterfront...
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3,500 m floor of the gallery is curved, gradually dropping away like the
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Interview: Ghislaine Howard discusses 365 at Imperial War Museum North
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The Imperial War Museum (North): The Triumph of Style over Substance?
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programme, which since January 2007 has been run in partnership with
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First Look: Topotek 1 adds to Libeskind's Imperial War Museum North
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and displayed to mark the museum's fifth anniversary in July 2007.
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Museums sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Martin, David 'Full metal jacket: Imperial War Museum North'
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The Operation and wind up of Teesside Development Corporation
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the water shard accommodates a cafe with views of the canal.
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The museum that was bowed – but not broken – by the lottery
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in 2003. The spot had previously been occupied by an Iraqi
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Imperial War Museum North awarded for Volunteers Programme
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for poor energy efficiency, as part of a report into the
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Witness 2 – The Art Of WWII At Imperial War Museum North
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and were originally projected from 60 synchronised
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Ex-Iraqi Army T-55 tank on display outside the museum.
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gun. Captured by the Royal Artillery after the 1991
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Libeskind's war museum to go ahead – but at a cost.
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The 'L' Press. Forging the Jacket of an 18-inch Gun
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The 'L' Press. Forging the Jacket of an 18-inch Gun
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Index

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Trafford Park
Greater Manchester
England
Coordinates
53°28′11″N 2°17′56″W / 53.4697°N 2.2989°W / 53.4697; -2.2989
Imperial War Museum

iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-north
Imperial War Museums
Churchill War Rooms
HMS Belfast
IWM Duxford
IWM London
IWM North
Metropolitan Borough of Trafford
Greater Manchester
Imperial War Museum
Manchester Ship Canal
Trafford Park
World War II
key industrial centre
Manchester Blitz
the Lowry
MediaCityUK
Salford Quays
architect
Daniel Libeskind
Deconstructivist
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