Images of Ukrainian people struggling to survive in a brutal war are now on display in the Imperial War Museum at Salford Quays.
The museum was the first ever building in the UK to be designed by internationally acclaimed architect, Daniel Libeskind, who designed the Jewish museum in Berlin.
The Museum is currently hosting an exhibition about the Ukrainian war and Photojournalist Anastasia Taylor-Lind documents the harsh reality of living among the conflict.
The photographs were taken in the capital city Kyiv.
Taylor-Lind said: “I’ve been reporting on the effects of violence on ordinary people everyday lives in Ukraine since 2014.
“I’m grateful to IWM for giving these photographs a space where they can reach an audience far away from the war.
“I hope they can illuminate the ways, sometimes small and something big , in which Ukrainians continue to live, adapt and build futures, despite violence and instability.”
During WWII Manchester experienced a Blitz and unfortunately Hovis Grain Silo got destroyed during the Blitz and now the IWM North is built on top of the ruins.
You do not have to pay money to enter because it is free and If you feel like donating money to the museum you can just put the money in a box on your way in.
Once you have entered you can sit inside the restaurant with your friends or family and order some food or you can go and buy yourself some items from the shop. Furthermore you are welcomed by the staff.
When you have finished eating you can go upstairs into the section where photos of Ukrainian soldiers in the frontline are taken once you enter the exhibition you feel depressed and sad.
When I was looking at the pictures I could feel the pain the citizens of Ukraine have had to endure for 8 years.
Finally, you can enter the war section of the museum which shows famous people like Douglas Clark who was gassed twice during WW1 before he became a legendary rugby player.
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