| National WWI Museum and Memorial

Donate blood

Friday, April 18, 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.

Borne Back Ceaselessly Into the Past: Fitzgerald, Gatsby and WWI

“The Great Gatsby,” written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925, offers a vivid portrayal of post-World War I America.

Lecture

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | 6:30 p.m.

Pershing Lecture Series: Czar Nicholas II as Warlord

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.

Professional Development

Sunday, April 6, 2025 | Noon-4 p.m.

Teacher Workshop: WWI Medical Technology

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.

Living History

Sunday, April 6, 2025 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Day in the Life: Basic Training

From drill to first aid to cooking with what the army gave you, the Living History Volunteers will teach you the lessons that soldiers and civilians needed to know in basic training.

There is a Spy Among Us: Exploring the Role of Spies in WWI

Students will take on the roles of soldiers and spies, completing learning tasks while working to uncover the spies in the room. Students will learn about a variety of methods used for spying and...

Switchboard Soldiers: Women in WWI

Women at the time of WWI were still fighting for Universal Suffrage (twelve states in the west had given women the right to vote), but when the Great Warbroke out it created opportunities for women.

Guided tour

Saturday, March 29, 2025 | 2:30 p.m.

ASL Guided Tour

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

Lecture

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | 6:30 p.m.

Pershing Lecture Series: An Enigma in Red Stripes and Gold Braid

History remembers Erich von Falkenhayn for the “blood mill” of Verdun – despite realizing early on that attrition would be ultimately disastrous. Examine his controversial legacy with Dr. Scott Stephenson.

Training Session

Saturday, March 22, 2025 | 10:30 a.m.

Empower: Modern Self-Defense

In the tradition of British suffragettes practicing jiu-jitsu to protect themselves in their fight for voting rights, learn self-defense in this two-hour hands-on training session.

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