Imperial War Museum London

military museum in London
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Imperial War Museum London

Summary

Imperial War Museum London is a military museum[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of military_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,551 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Imperial War Museum London was a member of Digital Preservation Coalition[3].
  • Imperial War Museum London is located in London Borough of Southwark[4].
  • Imperial War Museum London is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Imperial War Museum London's instance of is recorded as military museum[6].
  • Imperial War Museum London's instance of is recorded as national museum[7].
  • Imperial War Museum London's founder is recorded as Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett[8].
  • Imperial War Museum London is part of Imperial War Museums[9].
  • Imperial War Museum London's Commons category is recorded as Imperial War Museum[10].
  • Imperial War Museum London's archives at is recorded as Imperial War Museum Archives[11].
  • Imperial War Museum London's chairperson is recorded as Prince Edward, Duke of Kent[12].
  • Imperial War Museum London comprises Imperial War Museum Archives[13].
  • January 1, 1917 marks the founding of Imperial War Museum London[14].
  • Imperial War Museum London's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ3141179148[15].
  • Imperial War Museum London's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.495831, 'lon': -0.108662}[16].
  • Imperial War Museum London's official website is recorded as https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-london[17].
  • Imperial War Museum London's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Imperial War Museum[18].
  • Imperial War Museum London's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[19].
  • Imperial War Museum London's has facility is recorded as Changing Places toilet[20].
  • Imperial War Museum London's Commons gallery is recorded as Imperial War Museum[21].
  • Imperial War Museum London's director / manager is recorded as Diane Lees[22].
  • Imperial War Museum London's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+320542'}[23].
  • Imperial War Museum London's phone number is recorded as +44 20 7416 5000[24].
  • Imperial War Museum London's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building[25].
  • Imperial War Museum London's Commons Institution page is recorded as Imperial War Museum London[26].
  • Imperial War Museum London's date of official opening is recorded as 1917[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Country: GB[28]

  • Began / founded: 1917[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 33423e6c-6936-4c92-b035-bf089c038c98[30]

Body

Founding

Imperial War Museum London's founder is recorded as Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett[8]. January 1, 1917 marks the founding of it[14].

Identity

Imperial War Museum London is part of Imperial War Museums[9].

Leadership

Imperial War Museum London's chairperson is recorded as Prince Edward, Duke of Kent[12]. Its director / manager is recorded as Diane Lees[22].

Why It Matters

Imperial War Museum London ranks in the top 3% of military_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,551 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . iwm.org.uk. iwm.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . iwm.org.uk. iwm.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . dpconline.org. dpconline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . iwm.org.uk. iwm.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Art's most popular : Exhibition and museum visitor figures 2021. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . iwm.org.uk. iwm.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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