Hall of Remembrance scheme

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The Hall of Remembrance scheme was a British First World War commemorative art project intended to create a national memorial space filled with paintings and sculptures honoring the sacrifices of the war.

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instanceOf British war memorial scheme
First World War commemorative art project
artisticMedium oil painting
sculpture
commemorates British servicemen killed in the First World War
sacrifices of the British Empire in the First World War
country United Kingdom
field commemorative art
public memorials
war art
hasPart paintings
sculptures
inception 1918
influenced later British war art commissions
inspired creation of a national collection of First World War art
languageOfWorkOrName English
locationIntended London, England
surface form: London
notableAspect focused on official artistic commemoration rather than purely architectural monument
intended as a permanent architectural memorial space
organisedBy Ministry of Information (United Kingdom)
surface form: British Ministry of Information

UK government
surface form: British government
purpose to commemorate the sacrifices of the First World War
to commission paintings and sculptures of the war
to create a national memorial space
status never fully realised as originally planned
theme national mourning
remembrance
sacrifice
timePeriod World War I
surface form: First World War

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British War Memorials Committee sponsoredProject Hall of Remembrance scheme