Gateways to the First World War

About Us

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.

Watch our short films:
Gateways at Broadwater Farm and Not Far from the Front.

BREAKING THE MYTHS - WORLD WAR ONE AND AFRICA

Project

ABOUT:

Diversity House Heritage Project
‘Inventing the “Front”: Cognition and Reality in the Great War’ - Professor John Horne (Dublin/Oxford)

Event

1–2 pm, Thursday, 8 December 2016 University of Kent, Rutherford College, Seminar Room 7
Home Front Britain, 1914-18: the cartoonist’s view

Event

Saturday 15 October 2016 to Sunday 30 April 2017

The Drawing Room, The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge
Free Family History Day at Dover Library

Event

Learn how to trace your ancestors, find out what resources Kent Libraries have available and learn what life was like in Dover during the First World War.
Undertaking Cultural History Projects with Partners and Publics: Methods and Approaches

Event

On Friday December 2, 2016, the Scientific Research Community “Cultures of Spectacle” invites Dr Helen Brooks (University of Kent) for a research seminar.

About Us

BREAKING THE MYTHS - WORLD WAR ONE AND AFRICA

‘Inventing the “Front”: Cognition and Reality in the Great War’ - Professor John Horne (Dublin/Oxford)

Home Front Britain, 1914-18: the cartoonist’s view

Free Family History Day at Dover Library

Undertaking Cultural History Projects with Partners and Publics: Methods and Approaches