June 25, 2017

For the first time, the international Churchill photo exhibition Churchill’s Finest Hour, 1940-45 will be on show in Portugal.

The exhibition is produced by Niels Bjerre from Copenhagen, Denmark. Bjerre has been interested in Churchill’s life since the early 1990´s. It was his visit to the Churchill War Rooms in London in 1987 gave him the inspiration to create the photo exhibition of the “Greatest Briton”.

‘Like many other countries which were occupied by the Nazis during the Second World War we Danes see Winston Churchill as the one who saved the free world. He succeeded in kindling the spirit of the British people and also everyone who wanted to take a stand against dictatorship! Here is this man who comes into history and gives the inspiration of leadership and charts the way for the people to go. I was also so lucky to know Churchill’s daughter Lady Soames (1922-2014) over many years. She always showed interest in what other “Churchillians” were doing around the world’, says Niels Bjerre.

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It is a photo and fact exhibition, meant to be an inspiration for people and giving the viewer an opportunity to find something they did not know about Winston Churchill.

The challenge was to choose some photos which are a bit different from those we normally see of Churchill during the Second World War. It is the third photo exhibition about Churchill by Niels Bjerre.

The exhibition in Cascais is created on ‘Trend Banners’. It is excellent exhibition material and has been easy to move to the different venues since 2011. The Exhibition has visited many cities in Denmark, England, Norway, Holland and a brief visit to Washington D.C.

Each year from 1940-1945 has got two banner´s, showing ten photos from the year. On top of each section, there is a timeline “Action This Day” showing important dates during the Second World War.

For more information on the exhibition, contact Niels Bjerre +45 20 24 95 67 or [email protected].

Tour Dates – 2011-2017

• Bristol Central Library
• Portsmouth Central Library
• Bletchley Park
• International Churchill Conference 2011, London
• Skive Bibliotek
• Museumscenter Hanstholm
• Kolding Bibliotek
• Esbjerg Bibliotek
• Fredericia Bibliotek
• Slagelse Bibliotek
• Narvik War Museum, Norge
• Det Kongelige Bibliotek, København
• Helsingør Bibliotek
• Grenå Bibliotek
• Ikast-Brande Bibliotek
• Korsør Bibliotek
• Svendborg Bibliotek
• Nakskov Bibliotek
• Vordingborg Bibliotek
• Hjørring Bibliotek
• Vejle Bibliotek
• Oldham Library
• Chartwell
• International Churchill Conference 2015, Oxfordshire
• Newcastle City Library
• Manchester Central Library
• Verzetsmuseum, Holland
• Århus Rådhus
• International Churchill Conference 2016, Washington DC

2017

• Estoril Political Forum, Portugal
• Centro Cultural de Cascais, Portugal
• Edinburgh Central Library