New Imperial War Museum is spectacular and heartbreaking

'Fascinating and frequently heartbreaking' exhibits make up for more 'adult' transformation

The World War I exhibit at the Imperial War Museum
(Image credit: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

The Imperial War Museum in London will open its doors to the public on Saturday with more objects on display than ever before, following its £40m transformation.

Among the objects is a suicide bomb vest, a piece of the World Trade Center, a Desert Hawk drone and a battered suitcase belonging to a Jewish couple who died in Auschwitz.

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