Maps: Memories from the Second World War
Through personal stories, photography and memorabilia, this new exhibition charts the creation and use of maps during the Second World War.
Through personal stories, photography and memorabilia, this new exhibition charts the creation and use of maps during the Second World War.
Between 1939 and 1945, over 3,000 million maps were produced for the Allied, Soviet and German forces during the Second World War.
Originally used to navigate the jungles of south-east Asia or for devising an escape plan, the maps on display are now mementoes, kept alongside medals and photographs to say ‘I was there.’
From aerial photography to war diaries, and even a fashionable dress made from escape and evasion maps, the exhibition introduces us to a Prisoner of War, an RAF pilot, a Brigadier and an army chaplain through the maps they kept as a memory of their war service.
Image © Stewart Attwood
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Performances on 12/20/2025 12:00:00 AM
Daily starting on 20th December 2025 at 09:45 until 23rd December 2025
Saturday 20 December 2025 9:45AM to 4:30PM
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The exhibition is on display in the National War Museum.
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Book ticketsPerformances on 12/21/2025 12:00:00 AM
Daily starting on 20th December 2025 at 09:45 until 23rd December 2025
Sunday 21 December 2025 9:45AM to 4:30PM
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Book ticketsPerformances on 12/22/2025 12:00:00 AM
Daily starting on 20th December 2025 at 09:45 until 23rd December 2025
Monday 22 December 2025 9:45AM to 4:30PM
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Book ticketsPerformances on 12/23/2025 12:00:00 AM
Daily starting on 20th December 2025 at 09:45 until 23rd December 2025
Tuesday 23 December 2025 9:45AM to 4:30PM
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Book ticketsPerformances on 12/24/2025 12:00:00 AM
24 Dec 2025 & 1 Jan 2026
Wednesday 24 December 2025 9:45AM to 3:30PM
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Book ticketsPerformances on 12/27/2025 12:00:00 AM
Daily starting on 27th December 2025 at 09:45 until 31st December 2025
Saturday 27 December 2025 9:45AM to 4:30PM
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Daily starting on 27th December 2025 at 09:45 until 31st December 2025
Sunday 28 December 2025 9:45AM to 4:30PM
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Daily starting on 27th December 2025 at 09:45 until 31st December 2025
Monday 29 December 2025 9:45AM to 4:30PM
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Daily starting on 27th December 2025 at 09:45 until 31st December 2025
Tuesday 30 December 2025 9:45AM to 4:30PM
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Daily starting on 27th December 2025 at 09:45 until 31st December 2025
Wednesday 31 December 2025 9:45AM to 4:30PM
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24 Dec 2025 & 1 Jan 2026
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