Weapons technology developed dramatically in the 50 years before WWI, but communications technology failed to keep pace. Dr. Dirk Ringgenberg explores the ramifications on the Great War.
The Wichita Grand Opera performs “All is Calm”, a concert retelling of the 1914 Christmas Truce when parts of the Western Front fell quiet…until there was song.
Teachers, learn about the seldom-told experiences of WWI POWs in this partnered workshop with the Pritzker Military Museum and Library featuring Curator of Education and Interpretation, Lora Vogt.
Join us for our holiday tradition: a screening of the 2005 French film “Joyeux Noël”, which tells the story of the 1914 Christmas Truce between enemy soldiers.