A BRITISH war office propaganda film will be one of the exhibits shown this week at the national museum in Dublin to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of the first World War.
Visitors can also see demonstrations of weapons, hear talks on the experiences of Irish soldiers and take part in workshops, such as one with a first World War British army recruitment re-enactor.
The British propaganda film focuses on the Battle of the Ancre, a part of the Battle of the Somme, from September to November 1916. It was shown in cinemas in 1917. All events are being held at the museum's decorative arts and history branch at Collins Barracks next Saturday.
About 200,000 Irishmen served in the British services in the first World War. "The activities at the museum will explore these Irishmen's experiences in World War I and what it was like to serve in that war," said museum spokeswoman Siobhán Pierce.
There will also be a demonstration of the museum's large 18-pounder field gun.