Crafts and Lecture
Saturday, June 4 - 10:30 a.m.

Mrs. Wilson’s Knitting Circle: Sharing the Point

There are patterns and common ground between the language of needlepoint and needleguns. Get to the point with Lt. Col. Nikki Dean as she lays out, using cross-stitch, what military doctrine is, why everyone should care and its impact from WWI to today.
1919 Rand McNally Pamphlet

The World, Today and Yesterday

From the archives of the National WWI Museum and Memorial, "The World, Today and Yesterday" was a pamphlet published by Rand McNally in 1919. It includes maps of the changes to countries and territories brought about by the war, as well as information on the treaties, the League of Nations and provides summaries on key figures and events.

 

 

Members-Only Preview
Thursday, May 26 - 10 a.m-6 p.m.

Member Preview: Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow

Reserve your tickets for this exclusive extended-hours preview of the newest exhibition at the National WWI Museum and Memorial, 'Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow.'
Free to the Public
Sunday, May 29 - 7 p.m.

Bank of America Celebration at the Station

Kick off your summer with the largest free Memorial Day weekend event in the Midwest, featuring the Kansas City Symphony and a fireworks display over the Liberty Memorial Tower.
Onsite and Online
Saturday, May 21 - 10:30 a.m.

WWI Changed Us: Craftivism

Join onsite or online as fiber artist Shannon Downey examines the evolution of craft as a tool of activism and some examples of WWI craftivism.
Wylie Gallery

Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow 

From the end of the Civil War to the end of WWI, explore the central role played by African Americans in advocating for their rights – and the depth of the opposition to them.

Onsite and Online
Thursday, May 12 - 6:30 p.m.

Lives and Legacy of Liberty: African American Service in WWI

The Liberty African American Legacy Memorial honors more than 750 African Americans buried in the segregated sections of cemeteries in Clay County, including several WWI veterans. Learn about the sacrifice of Black Missourians in WWI with a group of distinguished speakers.
Concert
Sunday, May 1 - 2 p.m.

Proud and True: Understand the Great War through Song

"Proud and True" is a concert of song and visual imagery, seeking to bring a modern understanding of the far-reaching effects of the First World War on artists, soldiers and the men and women who were coming of age in a time of great turmoil.
Onsite and Online
Thursday, May 26 - 6:30 p.m.

Anzac Journeys: Honoring the Dead, Acknowledging the Living

107 years after Gallipoli, how does the story of the ANZACs still shape Australian memory? Join us for the U.S. premiere of a stunning new film and a discussion to follow with Visiting Fulbright Scholar Professor Bruce Scates.
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