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Open on Thursday, May 23, 2024, "Sacred Service" highlights the chaplains from many faiths and fighting nations in WWI whose service provided friendship, compassion and spiritual guidance.

The National WWI Museum and Memorial announced two Main Gallery exhibit areas that will open to the public on Tuesday, May 7.

The Museum and Memorial welcomes guests with different sensory needs with a sensory-inclusive program developed in partnership with KultureCity.

While we dig up new stories to tell, take advantage of these great resources that explore the story of servicemembers in the trenches on the Western Front and other global experiences of the Great War.

Following the first four major refreshed exhibits to open to the public on Nov. 7, 2023, exciting upgrades to the Main Gallery and other spaces will continue through 2025.

Timed to coincide with Veterans Day, the National WWI Museum and Memorial announced four major upgrades to the Main Gallery that will open to the public on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

1923 ushered in a new era of military commemoration in the wake of WWI. The 2023 Symposium featured engaging conversations on military actions, the people who served and the ways we remember them.

While the "America Mobilizes" gallery is closed for construction, take advantage of these great resources that tell the story of the United States entering the war in 1917.

The exhibition explores tangible objects that represented intangible feelings of hope, faith and luck to their owners.

Vice President of Collections and Senior Curator Christopher Warren reveals the Museum and Memorial's latest acquisition: a WWI observation balloon basket used by a training battalion in Virginia during the Great War.

Phase II of the multi-year strategic effort to provide critical upgrades to Museum and Memorial spaces begins in Sept. 2023.

On Sept. 30, come celebrate a Kansas City treasure during a night like no other! Individual tickets as well as sponsorships are now available.

Photographer Michael St. Maur Sheil worked with the Museum and Memorial to curate and present 30 photographs from his series depicting key battlefields of WWI in modern times, in stunning color.

The National WWI Museum and Memorial serves as a fitting place to spend Memorial Day weekend, giving honor and special recognize to the individuals who sacrificed their lives while serving their country.

The Lower Level of the National WWI Museum and Memorial will reopen to the public on Friday, May 19. Following a year of renovations, the Lower Level features the new Bergman Family Gallery and Open Storage Center.