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Exhibitions

The Little War

Explore the lives of children swept up by the storms of World War I while adults were fighting on th...

Sacred Service

Rabbis, pastors, monks, imams, priests and more served with the fighting nations of World War I; man...

Virtual Reality Experiences

Experience the Great War like you never have before in 3D virtual reality: A battle in a trench on t...

War Toys: Ukraine

Twelve Ukrainian children's drawings are presented alongside photographer Brian McCarty's photograph...

Mail Call

On envelopes carrying letters to his son, John Ross Myers carefully painted cartoons, scenes of camp...

Bergman Family Gallery and Open Storage Center

Included with your General Admission ticket, the Lower Level features the Bergman Family Gallery and...

Main Gallery: The World War, 1914-1919

Included with your General Admission ticket, the Main Gallery of the National WWI Museum and Memoria...
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Upcoming Events

All Events
Live Programming
Saturdays at 11 a.m.
History is brought to life in this family-friendly program in which guests of all ages are invited to handle Great War artifacts.
Friday, Nov. 29, 2024 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
In recognition of the WWI doctors who first stored blood for future transfusions and the soldiers who gave their blood, you can also donate to support...
Reading and crafts
Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 | 10:30 a.m.
A family-friendly craft activity and storybook reading for all: when Ruthie’s father leaves to fight in WWI, she and her mother wonder how to continu...
Living History
Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
The Living History Volunteer Corps are onsite to share stories of how WWI soldiers and their families celebrated the winter holidays. Bring your curio...
Film Screening
Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 | 11 a.m.
It’s our annual holiday screening of the 2005 Oscar-nominated film “Joyeux Noël,” the story of the 1914 Christmas Truce between opposing soldiers on t...
Virtual Tour
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024 | 6:30 p.m. Central
Upon returning to the U.S., WWI hero Sgt. Alvin York was gifted a farm in Tennessee, where he lived until his death. Explore his home with Tennessee S...

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