2005 marks the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the most extensive and terrible conflict of the 20th century. To mark the end of hostilities, 24 Hour Museum, in partnership with Their Past Your Future, has produced a dedicated section of news stories, trails, features and useful links. Scroll down the page to explore World War Two through the UK's heritage sites, museums, galleries, archives and libraries - or use our quick navigation:TRAILS AND FEATURESNEWS STORIESLINKS
Their Past Your Future (TPYF) is an educational programme led by the Imperial War Museum and supported by the Big Lottery Fund that aims to inspire people of all ages to truly discover the Second World War.
TPYF travelling exhibitions are visiting over 70 venues throughout the UK until February 2006. Full details of 'where and when' can be found on the Touring Exhibition Page of the TPYF website.
You can also explore associated TPYF events - such as talks, exhibitions, workshops and other activities by clicking on the listings in the orange display box on the left of this page.
24 Hour Museum trails and features explore different aspects of World War Two through heritage sites, locations, museums and archive collections found in the UK.
National Trails: from the home front to the Battle of Britain, our national trails look at various World War Two themes - investigating them through the heritage sites, museums, archives and galleries of the UK.
Regional Trails: a series of regional trails, produced by 24HM journalists in the regions for the anniversary of VE Day, exploring what happened in some of our major cities and their surrounding areas during World War Two.
Bomb Census Maps: The National Archives holds maps and tracings compiled by the Ministry of Home Security during World War Two. Each map attempts to plot bomb damage in UK cities so a complete picture of raids across Britain could be built. In this way raid patterns, types of weapon used and the consequent damage could be analysed. For a detailed look at the some bomb maps click on the links below.
Browse the 24 Hour Museum archive of news stories and reviews relating to the 1939-45 conflict. Throughout this period of remembrance and commemoration 24 HM will be keeping you up to date with WWII-related news and reviews in the heritage sector. News stories from 2005 are listed below together with links to index pages for previous years. Each link takes you through to a new page - to return you will need to use your browser 'back' arrow.
For more news, open the index pages to previous years below: 2004 2000-2003
TPYF Online Exhibition: The Their Past Your Future team have produced an online exhibtion featuring some of the best items from their travelling exhibitions. For more information see the links section below.
Our links section gives you an overview of some of the web sites where you can find out more about TPYF initiatives and VE Day related info. Click here to visit the section. Please note you will need to use your back button to return to this index page.
This commemorative trail section was funded by the Big Lottery Fund through MLA.
