tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post7391442990398132495..comments2024-03-26T11:47:07.063+00:00Comments on BigLee's 'Miniature Adventures': Imperial War Museum LondonBigLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00960213980906190335noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-69804958744199446082014-09-05T05:46:15.074+01:002014-09-05T05:46:15.074+01:00I haven't been there in well over a decade loo...I haven't been there in well over a decade looks great though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04802420094217299660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-63238569161179248502014-09-05T00:26:08.157+01:002014-09-05T00:26:08.157+01:00Would love to visit this Museum one day. I don'...Would love to visit this Museum one day. I don't understand photo bans either.<br />Having been to Dachau concentration camp it was an EXTREME education but done very respectfully. No truth is hidden there and we should never forget.<br />cheersThe Kiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-47565909522797214612014-09-04T17:13:47.754+01:002014-09-04T17:13:47.754+01:00They were handing out times entry tickets for the ...They were handing out times entry tickets for the WWI exhibit as we went in, so no queues but the gallery was still very very busy. <br /><br />I'd guessed they moved the big tanks to Duxford. Mind you there isn't much room there for new acquisitions so I'm not sure where the vehicles will be displayed.<br /><br />I take the view that the primary role of a museum is to preserve artifacts and educate the public. I don't see how banning photo's benefits the latter objective. I can understand some sensitivity about taking pictures in the Holocaust exhibit but surely this is one subject for which Education to a wide audience is its overriding raison d'ĂȘtre. In my mind banning pictures runs completely contrary to this objective.BigLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960213980906190335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-18341080615856215862014-09-04T16:17:09.806+01:002014-09-04T16:17:09.806+01:00I was there the week it opened - are the WW1 exhib...I was there the week it opened - are the WW1 exhibiton queues still insanely large? <br /><br />I don't really remember how it looked like before, but I do miss all the great tanks they had back then. I was told they are at Land Warfare museum as well :P. I did like the modern exhibits, though. Not sure if they'd fit into a museum, but still very nice. <br /><br />I am with you on forbidden photography and I was warned last year in the Holocaust exhibit as well - I think it's because of the age limit, but that's still a very bad excuse for banning it.Mathyoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254075235438097742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-8063857392388210372014-09-04T13:18:01.181+01:002014-09-04T13:18:01.181+01:00I hope I can visit this museum one day. It looks v...I hope I can visit this museum one day. It looks very impressive! And I will take pictures then! I can always play teh dumb Belgian then! Me don't understand! Me from Belgium! :-D<br />Thanks for sharing Lee!<br /><br />Greetings<br />Peterpeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09450643635236807442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-68070423168049450052014-09-04T11:26:05.024+01:002014-09-04T11:26:05.024+01:00I've visited 4 or 5 times over the past 2 deca...I've visited 4 or 5 times over the past 2 decades - love it every timePaul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-8512427068850943962014-09-04T11:19:47.144+01:002014-09-04T11:19:47.144+01:00It's a great place, I went up a few weeks ago ...It's a great place, I went up a few weeks ago for the Great War Exhibit, I would recommend it to anyone. And it's free! What isn't to like?Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07727751389191052408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-28437010444122957232014-09-04T10:40:41.489+01:002014-09-04T10:40:41.489+01:00An excellent place to visit. A must for every hist...An excellent place to visit. A must for every histircally interested on a trip to London.<br />Thanks for sharing your impressions.Stefan (aka. Monty)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03298066752782204072noreply@blogger.com