Special Hours
Thursday, July 10, 2025 | 5-8:30 p.m.

Tower After Hours

Go up Liberty Memorial Tower after hours for the rare opportunity to take in the evening Kansas City skyline from the top. (Weather permitting)

Chaplain C. W. Mayfield's A.E.F. tunic

This olive-colored wool jacket belonged to C. W. Mayfield, an American chaplain who served with the American Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F.) during World War I.

Documentary screening and conversation
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | 5:30 p.m.

Celebrating a Legacy: U.S. Army Chaplain Corps

Celebrate the 250-year legacy of the United States Army Chaplain Corps with a reception, documentary screening and panel conversation.

The Bonus March – Vince Vaise

Learn why veterans of WWI, in a racially integrated movement, marched on Washington D.C. in 1932 and how they created a camp at Anacostia Park.

Professional Development
Monday, July 28 - Thursday, July 31, 2025

2025 Teacher Seminar: American Indian History Since 1900

Dr. Donald L. Fixico and Museum and Memorial curator Natalie Lovgren give a live seminar on Native peoples in modern America since the turn of the 20th century.
Thursday, July 17, 2025 | 5:30 p.m.

Modernist Social Hour

Join The Modernists this month for good company, conversation and atmosphere. Open to members and non-members alike.
Member Exclusive
Monday, July 14, 2025 | 6:30 p.m.

Member Insider: Faith Under Fire

Examine the significant impact WWI had on churches, synagogues and mosques and how they became both casualties and symbols of resilience. Exclusive to Museum Members.
Living History
Sunday, July 6, 2025 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Day in the Life: Medical

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.
Leave a birthday wish
July 4, 2025

Hats off to U.S.!

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 year.
Thursday, July 3, 2025 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Save a Life: Blood Drive

Doctors and nurses evolved emergency medical practices enormously in WWI – including storing blood for future transfusions. Donate in their honor to support those in need.

Niqab

As Western empires colonized more nations and grabbed more influence, travelers to previously distant regions like Africa and West Asia sent back rapidly reproducible images that made them accessible...

Special Hours
Thursday, June 26, 2025 | 5-8:30 p.m.

Tower After Hours

Go up Liberty Memorial Tower after hours for the rare opportunity to take in the evening Kansas City skyline from the top.

Special Hours
Thursday, June 12, 2025 | 5-8:30 p.m.

Tower After Hours

Go up Liberty Memorial Tower after hours for the rare opportunity to take in the evening Kansas City skyline from the top.

Main Gallery

Encounters

Through cutting-edge audio/visual storytelling, visitors meet 16 individuals and hear their intimate first-person accounts crafted from diaries, letters and photos.