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Gateways to the First World War is a centre for public engagement with the Great War centenary, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Our aim is to encourage and support public interest in the centenary through a range of events and activities such as open days and study days, advice on access to materials and expertise, and signposting for other resources and forms of support.
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  1. Outbreak 1914: Wales Goes to War

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    Organised by National Army Museum

    To commemorate the centenary of the First World War the National Army Museum has partnered with Firing Line, Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier to co-curate of temporary exhibition exploring the early months of...

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  2. Your Country Calls: Enlistment to Embarkation. An exhibition presented by the National Army Museum, Step Short and Folkestone Town Council

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    Organised by National Army Museum

    In partnership with Step Short and Folkestone Town Council.

  3. Portsmouth Museums: The Tank in the First World War

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    Organised by Portsmouth City Museum

    The tank was developed during the First World War and made its first appearance on the battlefields of the Western Front in September 1916.

  4. Portsmouth Museums Lest We Forget Exhibition

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    Organised by Portsmouth City Museum

    Portsmouth City Museum has been awarded £97,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund for Lest We Forget - an exhibition which will commemorate the anniversary of the start of the First World War.

  5. Royal Engineers Museum: War Time Christmas Weekend

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    Organised by Royal Engineers Museum, Library and Archive

    Come to the Royal Engineers Museum to find out how Christmas time was celebrated during the Second World War.

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