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Imperial War Museum North

Imperial War Museum North is a museum in the in , England. One of five branches of the , it explores the impact of modern conflicts on people and society.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: military museum in Manchester, England
  • Also known as: “IWM” and “IWM North”
  • Address: Trafford Wharf Road, Salford Quays, M17 1TZ
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Trafford and The Lowry.

Stadium
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is a football stadium in , Greater Manchester, England, and is the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,197, it is the largest club football stadium in the United Kingdom, and the eleventh-largest in Europe. is situated 2,900 feet southeast of Imperial War Museum North.

Art gallery
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Lowry is a theatre and gallery complex at , , , England. It is named after the early 20th-century painter L. S. Lowry, known for his paintings of industrial scenes in . is situated 730 feet northeast of Imperial War Museum North.

Bridge
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The , also known as the Salford Quays Millennium footbridge or the Lowry bridge, is a 91.2-metre long vertical lift bridge spanning the Manchester Ship Canal between Salford and in , England. is situated 700 feet east of Imperial War Museum North.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include The Quays and MediaCityUK.

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covers the four areas of Salford Quays, Trafford Wharf, Old Trafford and Trafford Centre to the west of Manchester city centre.

Neighborhood
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is a 200-acre mixed-use property development on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in , , England. The project was developed by Peel Media; its principal tenants are media organisations and the Quayside shopping centre.

Suburb
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is an area of , , England, near the end of the Manchester Ship Canal. Previously the site of Manchester Docks, it faces across the canal.

Imperial War Museum North

Latitude
53.46965° or 53° 28′ 11″ north
Longitude
-2.29881° or 2° 17′ 56″ west
Elevation
92 feet (28 metres)
Open location code
9C5VFP92+VF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 187293587
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6691423
Wiki­data ID
Q1393304
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Imperial War Museum North” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف الحرب الإمبراطوري الشمالي”
  • Chinese: “帝国战争博物馆北馆”
  • Chinese: “帝國戰爭博物館北館”
  • Chinese: “曼徹斯特帝國戰爭博物館”
  • Chinese: “英國皇家戰爭博物館北部分館”
  • Dutch: “Imperial War Museum North”
  • French: “Imperial War Museum North”
  • Georgian: “საიმპერიო ომის ჩრდილოეთ მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Imperial War Museum North”
  • Italian: “Imperial War Museum North”
  • Japanese: “ノース帝国戦争博物館”
  • Japanese: “北帝国戦争博物館”
  • Japanese: “帝国戦争博物館北館”
  • Polish: “Imperial War Museum North”
  • Portuguese: “Imperial War Museum North”
  • Portuguese: “IWM North”
  • Spanish: “Imperial War Museum North”
  • Turkish: “İmparatorluk Savaşı Müzesi”
  • Turkish: “Imperial War Museum North”
  • Welsh: “Amgueddfa Ryfel Ymerodrol y Gogledd”

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