Stop press! War ends!
4 May 2005
Museum of London is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II with a free exhibition featuring samples of newspapers from 1945.
Stop press! War ends! opens on Sunday 8 May (VE Day) and will be updated with relevant news pages each month until 31 August.
This fascinating display drawn from the Museum of London’s unique collection, combines quirky details of daily life; the burglaries and weddings, the flower shows and cinema listings, with headline news. Visitors can retrace the road to peace by reading the papers of 60 years ago.
From the Daily Mail to the Kilburn Times, publications both national and local whisk visitors back in time to the dying days of the War, and the events that shaped the world we live in today. You can browse the personals and classified adverts, or witness the birth of a new world order, the devastation of the first atomic bomb and the euphoria of ultimate victory.
Recapture the spirit of the day by watching the news as it happened: a series of rarely-seen British Pathé News Reels from the period, including “The Fruits of Victory”, “Demob”, “Election Landslide” and “Peace on Earth” will accompany the panel display.
Londoners who lived through this time, and those who never knew it, will be captivated by both the unexpected trivia and the moving human stories in this exhibition. Come along, and you may even discover yourself, your ancestors or your local area playing a part in front page news!
Museum of London will display the Imperial War Museum’s free travelling exhibition, “Their Past, Your Future” from 13-30 June 2005. See www.museumoflondon.org.uk for details.
Museum of London
London Wall
London EC2Y 5HN
Open daily, Monday to Saturday 10.00am-5.50pm, Sunday 12-5.50pm
Admission free
Recorded information: 0870 444 3851
www.museumoflondon.org.uk
Further information from:
Marian Williams
tel: 020 7814 5502
email: mwilliams@museumoflondon.org.uk
Tim Morley
tel: 020 7814 5507
email: tmorley@museumoflondon.org.uk
Editors’ notes
- Contents of the exhibition have been drawn from the archives of the British Library and the Museum of London.
- The Museum of London Group consists of Museum of London, London Wall, Museum in Docklands, West India Quay and Mortimer Wheeler House, Eagle Wharf Road, home to the London Archaeological Archive and Research Centre (LAARC), Museum of London Archaeology Service (MoLAS) and the Museum of London Specialist Services (MoLSS).