Press Release

This election day, the National WWI Museum and Memorial encourages Kansas Citians to participate in democracy by exercising their right to vote. On Nov. 3, 2020 the Museum and Memorial will serve as a polling location for Ward 1, Precinct 6 residents, as well as individuals registered to vote in Kansas City, Mo within Jackson County.

From the evolution of the war-time silhouette, the influence of military uniforms and post-war emancipation, Silk and Steel: French Fashion, Women and WWI provides a new chapter of the history of the war at the Museum and Memorial.

The National WWI Museum and Memorial, the Doughboy Foundation and the World War One Centennial Commission launched How World War I Changed America today, an interactive educational website about the enduring impact of the World War I featuring videos and podcasts with free resources for teachers, including lesson plans and primary source student activities.

Votes & Voices explores the history of the fight for women’s right to vote, largely from the perspective of those who fought for enfranchisement more than 100 years ago. Presented by PNC Bank, the exhibition opens Wednesday, July 29 at the Museum and Memorial.

The National WWI Museum and Memorial announced a grant for $125,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to digitize and transcribe letters, diaries and journals from soldiers and family members originated from World War I.

The National WWI Museum and Memorial will reopen to its members on Monday, June 1 and to the general public on Tuesday, June 2.

On the heels of an increase in reported cases of the COVID-19/Coronavirus in both the Kansas City metropolitan area and across the country, the National WWI Museum and Memorial will close at 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 14 and remain closed through Friday, April 3.

Contact: Mike Vietti, National WWI Museum and Memorial, 816-888-8122, mvietti@theworldwar.org

Opening Tuesday, Sept. 24, Etched in Memory, the latest special exhibition from the National WWI Museum and Memorial, features color etchings by British artist James Alphege Brewer published throughout the Great War as a reminder of the cultural losses it inflicted.

As part of the nationwide campaign, Wunderbar Together: Year of German-American Friendship, Goethe Pop Up Kansas City brings the international Holocaust remembrance project Lest We Forget to Kansas City in partnership with the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Opening on Sept. 20, this impressive installation from German-Italian photographer and filmmaker Luigi Toscano will be exhibited on the Memorial Courtyard at the National WWI Museum and Memorial until Oct. 6, 2019.

The National WWI Museum and Memorial will host the special exhibition The Vietnam War: 1945-1975 beginning on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 (Veterans Day Weekend) through Sunday, May 31, 2020. From perspectives covering both the home front and the war front, the exhibition explores themes of patriotism, duty and citizenship through a remarkable collection of objects, documents, photographs and more.

Free General Admission for Veterans/Active Duty Military and half-price general admission for the public during Memorial Day Weekend (Friday-Monday, May 24-27).

1919: Peace?, the latest special exhibition at the National WWI Museum and Memorial featuring more than 100 objects and documents never previously exhibited, opens Tuesday, April 2 and examines the incredibly complex situations found throughout the world in the wake of the first truly global conflict in human history.

Opening Tuesday, March 12, We’re Home—Now What? examines the challenging transition for service personnel from war-time duty to civilian life through archival materials such as soldier-issued pamphlets, posters and more.

Color of Memory: Fabric Art of WWI, the latest special exhibition in the Wylie Gallery at the National WWI Museum and Memorial, explores expressions of remembrance through striking and moving works from the Museum and Memorial’s collection.