Imperial War Museums behind £2m project for new art on conflicts

Commissioning of more than 20 artworks is nod to 1916 government scheme to document first world warImperial War Museums has announced a £2m project for new art commissions depicting conflict, continuing a role dating back to the first world war.The fund from royalties from Peter Jackson’s Academy Award-winning film They Shall Not Grow Old, which was commissioned by IWM, would ensure funding for more than 20 ambitious commissions bringing art to audiences across the UK, the museums sa