Imperial War Museum

The conference dinner this week was at the Imperial War Museum. Conference dinners can be the best part of the event, as the organizers really do try and come up with something unusual, and I think this weeks was particularly spectacular. 


The museum is based on all war and there were exhibits on wars historical and current.  The museum itself and the exhibits were very modern in presentation. The dinner tables were set up right in the middle.  The food was really good - lamb loin and raspberry creme brulee.


My favorite exhibits was behind the tables.  It had file cabinets floor to ceiling. 

The files - with a bit of a self portrait

Each drawer had a photograph on it.  Some of the drawers were open with larger photos of some scene either from war or associated with war time.

Drawer photos - love the dogs in the upper corner

Other drawers were open, and there was personal items in the drawer, presumably associated with the photo on the drawer itself.  The items were every day, very personal, and sometimes very sobering.

He dies as he lived, brave and fearless, a true British hero

 They had a 'show' between courses.  There were images projected on the museum walls and a narrative from people talking about their experience in the war, some were soldiers, wives, and children during the war.

This photo is SO I Wore Pink - isn't it?

This all seems TOTALLY worth doing 20 minutes of something I really don't enjoy - doesn't it?