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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. Recovering the First World War Theatre

    Project

    Are you interested in the First World War?

    Do you like learning about theatrical and cultural history?

    Would you like to research long-lost plays?

    Are you looking to develop new skills?

  2. Music in the First World War

    Event
    Gateways Event
    Supported by Gateways to the First World War

    Sports Pavilion University of Kent Canterbury

    Are you interested in researching the history of music, musicians and musical performance on the home or fighting fronts during the First World War?

    Military Doctors in costume
    (C) IWM_32810 Concert Party

  3. Body and Soil: Corporeality and Territoriality in Great War Europe

    Event

    Convenor: Sophie De Schaepdrijver, Leverhulme Visiting Professor 2016-2017 scd10@psu.edu

    Oil Painting: RN Armoured Car Squadron: Transport of wounded on the Turkish Front by Jan Gordon
    RN Armoured Car Squadron: Transport of Wounded on the Turkish Front Art.IWM ART4003

  4. First World War Engagement Centres Funding Extended

    News

    The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has announced that it is continuing funding for the five First World War Engagement Centres set up as part of the nation’s commemoration...

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  5. Tangled Memories: Remembering and Forgetting the Occupations of the Great War

    Event
    Supported by Gateways to the First World War

    University of Kent, Canterbury, Grimond Lecture Theatre 1

    King Albert and Queen Elisabeth cheered by crowd Bruges Nov 1918
    (C) IWM Q69972 King Albert and Queen Elisabeth cheered by the crowd in Bruges November 1918
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