Churchill Memorial
The Winston Churchill Memorial and Library in the United States will open a new, temporary exhibit of selected World War II posters from its collection on Friday, July 25 with a special reception.
The opening reception and viewing will be held that evening from 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. in the Anson Cutts Gallery of the Memorial and beverages will be served. The reception is free and open to the public.
This exhibit is comprised of selected pieces from the White Collection of over 400 posters from World War I and World War II.
“This exhibition is a great chance to see how the War was conducted on the Home Front and what devices, visual and verbal, the government employed to create a sense of shared endeavor,” says Rob Havers, Executive Director of the Memorial.
The special exhibit will be on display until November and is free with entry to the museum.
In addition, the new WC Kids Club at the Memorial, open to children ages 6-12, will have a fun and creative workshop Saturday, August 9, from 11 a.m.-noon. Children in attendance will learn about World War II advertising. Using the poster exhibit, they will create their own propaganda poster.
The fee is $5.00 per child and an r.s.v.p. is required.
Those interested in the workshop should contact Mandy Crump, Education/Public Programming Coordinator for the Memorial, at 573-592-6242 for more information.
The Winston Churchill Memorial and Library in the United States is located on the campus of Westminster College in Fulton, MO, the site of Churchill’s famous “Iron Curtain” speech. The Memorial was founded in 1969 to honor the life and legacy of one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century. The most visible aspect of the Memorial is the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury, a 12th century church from the middle of London, redesigned by Sir Christopher Wren in 1677 and relocated to Fulton in 1969. Beneath this beautiful and historic Wren church is the Undercroft, a museum filled with a priceless treasury of artifacts and information relating to the life and times of Sir Winston Churchill. In 2006, the museum was transformed with state-of-the-art interactive exhibits into the Churchill Leadership Gallery.
The Winston Churchill Memorial is open from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily. Admission is Adults: $6.00; Senior Citizens, AAA and AARP members: $5.00; Youth (12-18): $4.00; College Students: $4.00; Children (6-11): $3.00; and Children (5 and under): free.