Imperial War Museum North , Salford

The imperial War Museum is unique in it's coverage of conflicts , especially those involving Britain and the commonwealth from the first world war to the present day. They seek to provide for and to encourage the study and understanding of the history of modern war and war time experience.

The multi award winning museum opened on the banks of the Manchester ship canal on July 5th 2002 and has had over 2.5 million visitors. It is the youngest of five branches and the first one outside the south-east of England. It is the first U.K building to be designed by world renowned architect Daniel Libeskind. Clad in aluminium the landmark building is a visionary symbol of the effects of war . The design is based on a concept of a world shattered by conflict , A fragmented globe reassembled in three interlocking shards , These shards represent conflict on land , water and in the air.

2012 marked the museums 10th anniversary , Since opening .....

*They have won 30 awards

*They have held 41 special exhibitions

*They have held over 5,500 object handling sessions

*Over 600,000 visitors have had at least a ten minute learning experience with a member of the museum staff.

I think the architecture looks amazing and I like what it represents , I am looking forward to seeing the Holocaust Memorial exhibition by Manchester ceramic artist Chava Rosenzwieg this is the latest in the museums Reactions series where artists are invited to display their work showing how war shapes lives.