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Exhibitions

Encounters

Through cutting-edge audio/visual storytelling, visitors meet 16 individuals and hear their intimate...

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...

Iron Harvest

Explore the open wounds that WWI battles left in the fields of northeastern France and Belgium, conf...

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 Demonstration
Saturdays | 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. 
Special Hours
Thursday, June 26, 2025 | 5-8:30 p.m.
Go up Liberty Memorial Tower after hours for the rare opportunity to take in the evening Kansas City skyline from the top.
Thursday, July 3, 2025 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Doctors and nurses evolved emergency medical practices enormously in WWI – including storing blood for future transfusions. Donate in their honor to s...
Leave a birthday wish
July 4, 2025
Stop by the front entrance to send birthday wishes to Uncle Sam as part of the #OnOur250th initiative honoring the United States’ 250th birthday next ...
Friday, July 4, 2025
Kansas City’s official Independence Day celebration! Bring your friends and family to grab a bite to eat, shop from local vendors, listen to live musi...
Living History
Sunday, July 6, 2025 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Join us as the Living History Volunteers share how medicine was used in WWI and how it changed in response to new diseases and injuries.

Welcome to the National WWI Museum and Memorial

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