Doctors and scientists developed the technology to store blood for future transfusions during WWI. Like soldiers did 100 years ago, you can support those in need by donating blood.
This Memorial Day weekend, join us as we give special honor and recognition to the individuals who sacrificed their lives while serving their country. Free admission for active-duty and veterans; half-price for the public.
The National WWI Museum and Memorial is excited to offer a Summer 2024 professional learning opportunity to assist teachers in integrating literature that brings to life the multifaceted narratives of the Great War in their classrooms.
Author and scholar Elizabeth Galway explores how WWI-era children’s literature exposes adult concerns about nation, empire and citizenship, and how it shaped the children themselves.
Battlefield tour guide Clive Harris uncovers the traces of the Salonika Campaign imprinted in the landscapes of Greece, and previews the Museum and Memorial’s upcoming battlefield tour to Salonika.
The Modernists host a special guest for a happy hour and discussion of celebrated author Willa Cather’s 1922 novel “One of Ours,” which explores the WWI experience of a Nebraskan farmer.
Canadian medical units returned from WWI with new medical techniques – and almost 800 body parts they’d harvested for exhibition. Historian Tim Cook investigates this shocking hidden history.
A full-day onsite workshop with Museum and Memorial educators covering how to teach students about national and global civic responsibility during times of war. PL Certificate offered.