Exhibitions

Home Before the Leaves Fall explores the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the July Crisis and the opening months of the Great War through an examination of images, objects, video

Explore highlights of the National WWI Museum and Memorial with this narrated, immersive tour of the galleries, guided by our Curator of Education.

How women's contributions to WWI fueled the suffrage movement and changed American democracy, leading to passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920.

See one of the most devastating battles of the Great War through the eyes of a young Canadian lieutenant, who was ultimately lost as one of the million casualties of the Somme.

Faced with the catastrophic impact of World War I, many Americans were moved to greater generosity.

The Volunteers: Americans Join World War I examines the stories of the young men and women who transformed the meaning of volunteerism.

It unites us, divides us and is one of the most effective weapons in war: the control (and cooking) of food.

On Christmas Eve of 1914, along parts of the Western and Eastern fronts in Europe, a spontaneous truce was declared among the weary, entrenched combatants of World War I. Was this a miracle?

"Fighting with Faith" explores the WWI alliance between Germany and the Ottoman Empire – how they used art, writing, architecture and special treatment to target prisoners in the Half Moon Camp, an

Michael St. Maur Sheil’s photography bridges a gulf between remembrance and history, offering a unique lens on the path that nations and their lands take from war to peace.

Surrounded by industrial violence and death, servicemembers of World War I renewed faith, discovered magic and witnessed miracles in everyday and extraordinary objects.

Despite the darkness that covered the Great War, the belongings of chaplains demonstrate how light still existed through the power of friendship and faith.

In an era of federal segregation, the national call as “champions of the rights of mankind” rang hollow.

Explore the architecture of the National WWI Museum and Memorial with a narrated tour of this National Historic Landmark.

One of the most common images associated with World War I is the trench.

On November 11, 1918, after four years of horrific fighting and the loss of millions of lives, the guns on the Western Front fell silent.