Imperial War Museum North

The Imperial War Museum North is a museum in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford. Its building is on the south side of the Manchester Ship Canal opposite MediaCityUK. It is part of the Imperial War Museum whose main office is in Southwark.

The building was designed by architect Daniel Libeskind. It opened in July 2002, with 470,000 visitors in its first year. It is a prime example of Deconstructivist architecture. ^[1]

Inside there is a Russian T-34 tank, a United States Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jet and the 13-pounder field gun which fired the British Army's first shot of the First World War.^[2] Outside there is an ex-Iraqi Army T-55 tank which was captured by the Royal Engineers during the Iraq War in 2003.^[3]

The exhibitions at the museum are frequently changed.

Imperial War Museum North Media

Imperial War Museum North is located in Manchester City.
View from the museum's air shard viewing platform; The Lowry opposite the museum in Salford, across the Manchester Ship Canal.
The entrance to Imperial War Museum North, at the base of the air shard tower.
Ex-Iraqi Army T-55 tank on display outside the museum.
Photo of imperial war museum north at night taken from Media City Footbridge
159233 AV-8II Harrier USMC
A Soviet T-34 tank
Berlin Wall searchlight. At the Imperial War Museum North.
British Mk XVII contact sea mine. At the Imperial War Museum North.
QF 13 pounder gun that fired the first Allied shot of WWI, Imperial War Museum North, Manchester, England.*For view from right rear see