Exhibitions

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

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.

"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

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.

Colonel (ret) R. Dudley, a Museum volunteer, narrates this immersive tour of the National WWI Museum and Memorial, including his personal highlights.

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

The National WWI Museum and Memorial is America’s only museum dedicated to sharing the stories of the Great War through the eyes of those who lived it.

In an era of federal segregation, the national call as “champions of the rights of mankind” rang hollow. Many African Americans saw the war as an opportunity to redefine their U.S.

From Animals to Zeppelins, this A-Z Guide helps viewers better understand the “War that Shaped the 20th Century.”

In WWI, the poster, previously a successful medium for commercial advertising, was recognized as a means of spreading national propaganda with near unlimited possibilities.

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?

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

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

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.

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