Last Chance To See Fascinating First World War Poster Exhibition

By: BWW News Desk Jan. 23, 2017

There is just one week left to see a fascinating display of propaganda posters used by the Government during the First World War.

The exhibits in this colourful display, entitled Your Country Needs You!, were created by the British Government as a form of propaganda to persuade men to join the armed forces after the country went to war in August 1914.

They became increasingly necessary as the war dragged on for four long years: brightly coloured posters with striking images and memorable slogans were the ideal means of mass communication in an age before television, the internet and social media.

Many also featured messages for those living on the Home Front: for example, housewives were told that not wasting bread could help defeat the U-boat and bring about victory.

Your Country Needs You!, which ends on Saturday 4 February, complements another exhibition currently being featured at Warrington Museum & Art Gallery to mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War: Keep the Home Fires Burning focuses on life on the Home Front.

As Warrington's men were away fighting in the trenches of the Western Front, munitions girls, nurses, aid workers, conscientious objectors and the women left behind fighting on the "kitchen front" all had their part to play in the story of these tumultuous years.

Keep the Home Fires Burning features photography which captures this extraordinary time in history.

Listings information

Exhibition title: Your Country Needs You!

Dates: Until Saturday 4 February

Times: All day

Admission: Free

Location: Warrington Museum & Art Gallery, Museum Street, Warrington, WA1 1JB

www.warringtonmuseum.co.uk

Exhibition title: Keep the Home Fires Burning

Dates: Until Saturday 11 March