Imperial War Museum North

L'Imperial War Museum North ou IWM North est une partie du Musée Impérial de la Guerre situé à Trafford, dans l'agglomération de Manchester, en Angleterre. Ouvert le 5 juillet 2002, il a été conçu par l'architecte Daniel Libeskind et ouvragé pour un coût de 28 millions de livres par Sir Robert McAlpine. Le bâtiment a une géométrie assez complexe, avec des sols et des plafonds inclinés et peu de surfaces se croisant à angle droit, pour créer une désorientation réminiscente de celle causée par la guerre. La tour est connue sous le nom de l'« éclat d'air » (en anglais : Air Shard) et dispose d'une plateforme d'observation à son sommet, accessible par un ascenseur, avec une bonne vue sur le pont piétonnier Lowry (du même architecte) et les quais Salford. Le musée possède une exposition appelée The Big Picture (en français : « la Grande Image »). À chaque heure, les lumières du principal hall d'exposition se tamisent, et des photographies et des citations de la guerre sont projetées sur tous les murs, et des enregistrements sonores d'évènements résonnent dans le hall. Cette exposition renforce le sentiment que ce musée est fait pour créer. L'entrée est gratuite et le musée est ouvert tous les jours de 10 h à 17 h. L'Imperial War Museum North a gagné en 2003 le prix de la British Construction Industry Building, et le titre de la plus grande attraction de l'année à l'édition 2006 du prix du tourisme de Manchester. Il est cité comme un exemple d'architecture déconstructiviste.

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Imperial War Museum North

Imperial War Museum North (sometimes referred to as IWM North) is a museum in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. One of five branches of the Imperial War Museum, it explores the impact of modern conflicts on people and society. It is the first branch of the Imperial War Museum to be located in the north of England. The museum occupies a site overlooking the Manchester Ship Canal on Trafford Wharf Road, Trafford Park, an area which during World War II was a key industrial centre and consequently heavily bombed during the Manchester Blitz in 1940. The area is now home to the Lowry cultural centre and the MediaCityUK development, which stand opposite the museum at Salford Quays. The museum building was designed by architect Daniel Libeskind and opened in July 2002, receiving 470,000 visitors in its first year of opening. It was recognised with awards or prize nominations for its architecture and is a prime example of Deconstructivist architecture. The museum features a permanent exhibition of chronological and thematic displays, supported by hourly audiovisual presentations which are projected throughout the gallery space. The museum also hosts a programme of temporary exhibitions in a separate gallery. Since opening, the museum has operated a successful volunteer programme, which since January 2007 has been run in partnership with Manchester Museum. As part of a national museum, Imperial War Museum North is financed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and by self-generated income. Admission is free.

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Imperial War Museum tram stop

Imperial War Museum is a tram stop on the Manchester Metrolink's Trafford Park Line. It is located adjacent to Trafford Wharf Road and serves Imperial War Museum North. It opened on 22 March 2020.

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Media City Footbridge

The Media City Footbridge is a swing-mechanism footbridge over the Manchester Ship Canal near MediaCityUK. It is an asymmetric cable-stayed swing bridge and was completed in 2011. It was designed by Gifford (now part of Ramboll) and WilkinsonEyre. The pedestrian bridge links MediaCityUK with the Imperial War Museum North on Trafford Wharf. It weighs 450 tonnes, and has two spans of 65 and 18 metres (213 and 59 ft). It swings through 71 degrees to give a 48-metre (157 ft) navigation channel. The deck of the bridge is an orthotropic steel box. The bridge is supported by eight tapered steel fanned masts. It was built by Balfour Beatty, with the steel fabrication by Rowecord Engineering of Newport, South Wales. The swing mechanism is built on a reinforced concrete caisson foundation of 13 metres (43 ft) diameter. Above the water it is 7.3 metres (24 ft) in diameter.

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The Lowry

Lowry is a theatre and gallery complex at Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is named after the early 20th-century painter L. S. Lowry, known for his paintings of industrial scenes in North West England. The complex opened on 28 April 2000 and was officially opened on 12 October 2000 by Queen Elizabeth II.

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Salford Quays lift bridge

The Salford Quays lift bridge, also known as the Salford Quays Millennium footbridge or the Lowry bridge, is a 91.2-metre (299 ft) long vertical lift bridge spanning the Manchester Ship Canal between Salford and Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. The pedestrian bridge, which was completed in 2000, is near the terminus of the ship canal at the old Manchester Docks. It is sited beside The Lowry theatre and gallery and links Salford Quays and MediaCityUK to Trafford Wharf and the Imperial War Museum North. It has a lift of 18 metres (59 ft), allowing large watercraft to pass beneath. The bridge features prominently on the backdrop for the BBC North West Tonight television news programme, which also shows The Lowry and MediaCityUK.

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