Published date: 6 February 2017

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Closing: 24 February 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Motion picture and video production services - 92111000

Location of contract

SE1 6HZ

Value of contract

£20,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

IWM/Exh/1650

Published date

6 February 2017

Closing date

24 February 2017

Contract start date

15 March 2017

Contract end date

30 November 2017

Contract type

Not applicable

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The existing Churchill Museum displays are arranged in a cyclical formation, starting and ending in 1940.
This means that visitors leaving the tour of the site's historic rooms, which are laid out as they were in
October 1940, encounter the section covering 1940-1945 (entitled 'War Leader') first. These displays look at
Churchill's time as Prime Minister during the Second World War, when he spent time in the Cabinet War
Rooms.
Visitors can then explore his career after the war, school life, and early political career in the following four
chapters:
 Cold War Statesman 1945-1965
 Young Churchill 1874-1900
 Maverick Politician 1900-1929
 Wilderness Years 1929-1940
Unlike the rest of the museum, Churchill and the Middle East will cover a broader time period than the other
chapters, but with particular emphasis on those periods when he held a position of significant political power
or influence - as Secretary of State for the Colonies in the early 1920s, and as Prime Minister during the
Second World War.
The use of an immersive audio visual display will ensure that complex stories can be told more effectively.
This will allow us to examine the geographic region over time, compare personal and official documents, and
combine traditional static displays with digital content. We particularly wish to highlight the people, places,
and ideas which can be traced throughout the story, and how Churchill's ideas and influence may, or may
not, have changed during that time. Alongside this we would also like to animate some of the more unusual
personal anecdotes and stories which add colour to this central narrative.
As the new section will cover many decades of Churchill's career, rather one specific period, Churchill and
the Middle East is intended to be seen alongside the existing chapters in the gallery, rather than an addition
to them. The content will reference themes and events highlighted in the existing five chapters.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Chris Cast

Address

Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road
London
SE1 6HZ
England

Telephone

0207 091 3060

Email

ccast@iwm.org.uk