Explore everything WWI

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.

Night at the Tower 2025 will be an extraordinary evening – both inside the Museum and Memorial and soaring high above it. Celebrate nearly 100 years of community stewardship.

Join The Modernists at Bar K this month for good company, conversation and atmosphere. Open to members and non-members alike.

Explore the Main Gallery with one of our knowledgeable Museum Guides on a tour translated by an ASL interpreter.

French general Henri Philippe Pétain saved France at least twice in WWI – but is remembered for collaborating with Nazis in WWII. Dive into his controversial influence on modern generalship.

T. E. Lawrence took over 340 photographs while he served as British liaison officer to the Arab army. Explore what these little-seen images say about his values, motives and effectiveness as a photographer.

(CANCELED) The Veterans Yoga Project offers restorative self-regulating practices to help veterans, service members and military families recover from PTS(D). Bring a mat and a friend – all are welcome.

More wounded soldiers survive wars thanks to improvements in military medicine. Investigate the resulting new human and financial implications in war and global politics.

Return (with or without the King) for trivia night centered on the life and works of WWI veteran and author J. R. R. Tolkien. Teams and solo players welcome.

Join the National Council for the Social Studies for the 2025 Summer Leadership Institute as we embark on an inspiring journey to empower social studies and aspiring leaders across the nation.

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.

In 1915, after nearly one million casualties, Czar Nicholas II took personal command of the army. Explore his unwitting path to the unrest that led to his abdication and revolutionized Russia.

Collaborate with peers, interact with real artifacts and walk away with a new ready-to-use lesson at this workshop covering WWI’s impact on the field of medicine. Certificates provided.