2025 marks the 80-year anniversary of the end of the Second World War. VE Day 2025 commemorates Victory in Europe, and the unconditional surrender of German forces to the Allies.
Join historian Mike Brown for this special lecture commemorating this significant anniversary through reference to historic figures represented in the National Portrait Gallery’s Collection. Brown will speak on the subject of his new book, The Day Peace Broke Out: The VE-Day Experience, which describes the VE-Day celebrations in Britain and across the world through the memories of those who were there.
