Imperial War Museum's war planning revealed in new display

Art in Exile shows how museum prioritised artworks to remove from London for protection

As the second world war approached, Britain’s national museums had to decide what to move out of London. For the Imperial War Museum, it was obvious: paintings by William Orpen and Sir John Lavery.

Documents which shine light on the museum’s war planning are to go on display for the first time this summer as part of an exhibition telling the stories of how cultural treasures were protected during the second world war.

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