Visit top ten at war museum (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Visit top ten at war museum
2:51pm Thursday 5th July 2012 in Looking Back
THIS month the Imperial War Museum North, at The Quays in Manchester, is celebrating its 10th birthday.
It is marking the anniversary by celebrating all things 10 – and is calling on youngsters, born on July 5, 2002, to go along and win a special birthday present.
The museum is also inviting visitors to explore its 10 must-see objects and experiences, from the field gun that fired the first British shell of the First World War to a seven metre, one-ton section of steel from the World Trade Centre, in New York, from 9/11.
The 10 unique items ,and experiences, have been chosen from more than 1,400 objects, documents and artworks currently on display for visitors to discover.
All tell remarkable personal stories of how war shapes people’s lives.
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