Imperial War Museum Manchester, IWMN Building Salford, Architect, Trafford Park Development Photos
Imperial War Museum North : IWMN Manchester
Trafford Park Building, England, UK: Salford visitor attraction design by Studio Libeskind Architects
12 Aug 2006
Imperial War Museum Manchester
Date built: 1997-2002
Design: Studio Libeskind Architects
IWMN
Location: Trafford Wharf Road, Salford Quays, near Manchester, northwest England
photos © Adrian Welch
Address: The Quays, Trafford Wharf, Trafford Park, Manchester, England, UK
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photos © Adrian Welch
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Imperial War Museum North : Open 7 days a week from 10am – 6pm (Nov to Feb 10am – 5pm) with free admission. The Quays, Trafford Wharf Road, Trafford Park, Manchester M17 1TZ (close to Harbour City Metrolink and Junction 9 of the M60)
T : 0161 836 4000 E : iwmnorth@iwm.org.uk www.iwm.org.uk
Imperial War Museum North, which opened to visitors on 5 July 2002, has fast become one of the most popular visitor attractions in the Northwest, already receiving over 1,700,000 visitors. It is on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in Trafford, in a spectacular award-winning building designed by the internationally renowned architect, Daniel Libeskind.
The Museum tells the story of how war has affected the lives of British and Commonwealth citizens since 1914. It is the 5th branch of the Imperial War Museum and the first outside the Southeast of England.
IWMN Salford – Daniel Libeskind Manchester building – more photos:
IWMN was recently named one of the top 10 English buildings of the last 100 years in the 2008 Rough Guide and voted one of the top 3 Large Visitor Attractions in England (Silver Award at Visit Britain’s Excellence in England Awards 2007)
Other notable awards include a Special Commendation (second-only to First Prize) in the European Museum of the Year Awards 2004 and Large Visitor Attraction of the Year 2006 in the Greater Manchester Tourism Awards and the Northwest Tourism Awards. The Museum has also been a finalist in the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize.
photos © Adrian Welch
Building photos
photos © Adrian Welch
IWMN Trafford Park images available upon request: photos 1280×1024 pixels, 72dpi
Location: The Quays, Trafford Wharf, Trafford Park, Location: Manchester, Northwest England Property, UK
Manchester Architecture
Contemporary Manchester Buildings
Manchester Architectural Designs – chronological list
Manchester Architecture Tours – building walks around the city centre
Manchester Architect Studios – key design offices
Opposite the Imperial War Museum North is The Quays incl. the Lowry Centre building, Salford
Manchester United Building – close by to the south: Old Trafford
Selected Buildings by Daniel Libeskind
Northwest England Architectural Designs
Manchester Airport Terminal 2 Building
Architects: Pascall and Watson
photo courtesy of Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport Terminal 2 Building
New City Centre Campus
Design: Bond Bryan & SimpsonHaugh
image courtesy of architects
The Manchester College City Centre Campus
Comments / photos for the Imperial War Museum Manchester – IWMN Salford page welcome
Website: north.iwm.org.uk