Museum Highlights
Winston S. Churchill: A Life of Leadership Exhibit
Explore the life and times of one of the greatest statesmen of the 20th century at this fun, exciting and educational interactive exhibit!
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The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury
Twice destroyed by fire, the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury, located at the corner of Westminster Avenue and 7th Street, is part of the National Churchill Museum. Dating from the 12th century, it was redesigned by Sir Christopher Wren in 1677 after the Great Fire of London. Left in ruins by World War II, the architectural masterpiece was saved from demolition The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury and the Breakthrough sculpture on the Westminster campus by the bold idea to move it to the Westminster campus where it was reconstructed and restored.
Breakthrough - The Cold War Memorial
One year after the November 9, 1989, fall of the Berlin Wall, President Ronald Reagan dedicated Breakthrough, an 11-foot-high by 32-foot-long structure sculpted from 8 sections of the Berlin Wall by artist Edwina Sandys, granddaughter of Winston Churchill, as the centerpiece of the Cold War Memorial on the Westminster campus. Visitors may view Breakthrough on Latshaw Plaza adjacent to the Churchill Museum.