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.

Friday, July 4, 2025

Stars and Stripes Picnic 2025

Kansas City’s official Independence Day celebration! Bring your friends and family to grab a bite to eat, shop from local vendors, listen to live music and enjoy the largest fireworks display in the city.

Cold Weather Gear

Besides mud and artillery, WWI armies had another critical condition to consider – the cold. Fighting in the cold was a war unto itself.

Whistles

Soldiers, sailors and marines in World War I used a variety of visual and auditory signals to communicate over the noise of battle – including the trusty whistle.

Uncle Sam: We Want You

Clad in his American flag suit, Uncle Sam has long been popular as the personification of the United States. His most famous depiction comes from a 1917 WWI poster.

Conversation and reception
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 | 6:15 p.m. Conversation, 7:45 p.m. Reception

Truth in Turmoil

Explore how free expression has been challenged, protected and politicized by political parties in the U.S. in a panel conversation including author Jonathan Turley.