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Liberty's Beacon: An Artistic Light Installation

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The world's most comprehensive WWI collection

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The Words that Bind Us

On Sept. 17, 1787, fifty-five delegates approved the final document that would become the Constituti...

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Paris at War

Follow the people of Paris through the twists and turns of World War I: from pinnacle of the French ...

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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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Bergman Family Gallery and Open Storage Center

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

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Encounters

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

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Iron Harvest

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

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Story of the Museum and Memorial

Shortly after the Armistice, Kansas City residents built the Liberty Memorial to honor those who ser...

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Upcoming Events

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Friday, Sept. 25 - Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026 (Weekends) | 7:30 p.m.

Liberty's Beacon: An Artistic Light Installation

This fall, see the National WWI Museum and Memorial in a way you never have before. Created in celebration of the Museum and Memorial's 100th annivers...

Live Demonstration

Monday, Wednesday, Friday-Sunday | 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Hands-on History (Nov. 2026)

History is brought to life in this family-friendly program in which guests of all ages are invited to handle Great War artifacts.

Monday, Friday-Saturday | Select times

Main Gallery Tours (Nov. 2026)

Explore the Main Gallery with one of our knowledgeable Museum and Memorial guides on a tour.

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026 | 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Operation: Us

In an all-decades birthday bash on Kansas City’s Front Porch, celebrate what has sustained the Museum and Memorial as a beacon of remembrance and a co...

Activities and ceremonies

Nov. 6-9 and 11, 2026

2026 Centennial Veterans Day Weekend

On Veterans Day, Americans are encouraged to commit themselves to the cause of peace and to honor the nation’s veterans for their courage, honor, patr...