Museum

The Lord Ashcroft VC and GC Gallery, which closed in September 2025, was a free gallery located at Imperial War Museum London that for 15 years housed the Extraordinary Heroes exhibition, which contained the world’s largest collection of Victoria Crosses and George Crosses.

The VC is Britain and the Commonwealth’s most prestigious award for bravery in the presence of the enemy; and the GC is Britain and the Commonwealth’s most prestigious award for bravery not in the presence of the enemy.

The £5 million gallery, funded by Lord Ashcroft, aimed to intrigue, inspire and amaze by re-telling forgotten stories of bravery that showed how, when faced with extreme situations, some people can do extraordinary things.