The William T. Kemper Foundation has pledged $300,000 in support of the Museum’s effort to preserve precious objects and documents from the Great War as well as to make them accessible online. The grant also assists with expenses for additional staff and critical digitization equipment.
The grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is focused on building the long-term financial strength of America’s official World War I museum and memorial.
"Revolutions! 1917" showcases the incredible events that occurred worldwide in 1917 from America’s official entry into the war and Russia’s upheavals from an Imperial state to popular rule.
The experience of American soldiers in the Great War is documented in a free outdoor special centennial exhibition, "Fields of Battle, Lands of Peace: The Doughboys, 1917-1918", which debuts Friday, March 31 in the Museum’s Memorial Courtyard.
The National World War I Museum and Memorial will host America’s national ceremony commemorating the centennial of the United States’ entry into the Great War as announced by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission. The national ceremony, “In Sacrifice for Liberty and Peace: Centennial Commemoration of the U.S. Entry in World War I,” will be held on April 6, 2017 at the Museum.
