Father Browne's War Through His Lens - A Jesuit Chaplain with the Irish Guards
A new photographic exhibition will be available from 10th October 2024. Fr Frank Browne may be best known for the photographs he took onboard RMS Titanic, but he had also carried his camera with him into the thick of battle. He captured life on the frontline and created an amazing collection of First World War photographs while attached as a Jesuit Chaplain to the Irish Guards. These photographs serve as a legacy to the realities of war. 30 images are available to view in this new exhibition in the Somme Museum.
Christmas in the Trenches
Late on Christmas Eve 1914, men of the British Expeditionary Force heard German troops in the trenches opposite them singing carols and patriotic songs and saw lanterns and small fir trees along their trenches. Messages began to be shouted between the trenches.
The Christmas truce was a series of widespread unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front around Christmas 1914.
Why not join us in the Somme Museum for Christmas in the Trenches and hear about this period of history. Meet Tommy and Arno who will tell you what life was like on both sides of No-Mans-Land. Listen as Silent Night can be heard in the trenches.
Festive Refreshments after the tour.
Tickets Adult £12 Children £10
Saturday 14th December 2024
11am or 2pm
Sunday 15th December 2024
12noon or 3pm
Booking is essential by emailing Carol at sommeassociation@btconnect.com
'Women in the First World War'
The Role of Women in the First World War Period
Prior to the outbreak of the First World War education had reinforced the role of a woman as a wife and mother but women were increasingly beginning to make a significant impact on society as their legal and social status started to gradually improve. To mark this female milestone the Somme Museum has produced this exhibition that looks at international and local women and the roles they played in changing social, industrial and political events of the time and how their achievements became a catalyst for others.
There is also an outreach presentation available on Women and the First World War by Carol Walker MBE, Director of the Somme Association. Book by emailing: sommeassociation@btconnect.com
