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Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents that Forged a Nation

March 6-22, 2026: A new, free traveling exhibition featuring founding-era documents of the United St...
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Paris at War

Follow the people of Paris through the twists and turns of World War I: from pinnacle of the French ...
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Main Gallery: The World War, 1914-1919

Included with your General Admission ticket, the Main Gallery of the National WWI Museum and Memoria...
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The Beautiful Game

Open April 2026: Journey through the story of football's impact on WWI and explore the poignant infl...
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Bergman Family Gallery and Open Storage Center

Included with your General Admission ticket, the Lower Level features the Bergman Family Gallery and...
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Encounters

Through cutting-edge audio/visual storytelling, visitors meet 16 individuals and hear their intimate...
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In L ving Memory: Dean Cross, Artist-in-Residence

Worimi artist-in-residence Dean Cross draws on his ancestor George Moss's sacrifice at Gallipoli and...
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Iron Harvest

Explore the open wounds that WWI battles left in the fields of northeastern France and Belgium, conf...
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Upcoming Events

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Live Demonstration
Saturdays | 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Hands-on History (2026)
History is brought to life in this family-friendly program in which guests of all ages are invited to handle Great War artifacts.
Living History
Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
(CANCELED) Day in the Life: Help from the Homefront
(CANCELED) This month, Living History volunteers focus on the ways family and friends supported their soldiers from the home front. Bring your curiosi...
Lecture
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026 | 6:30 p.m. Central
Pershing Lecture Series: U.S. Military Intelligence at Home and Abroad
How did the U.S. Army’s Military Intelligence Division grow during WWI into an all-powerful institution by the beginnings of the Red Scare? Historian ...
Professional Development
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 | 7 p.m.
Educator Professional Development: Democracy and WWI
This session explores how Americans debated participation in a global conflict while confronting questions of voting rights, representation and the ne...
Lecture and reception
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 | 6 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. program
The Radical Fund
Discover the astonishing story of a lost world of men and women who remade American democracy amid the reverberations of the Great War with Yale profe...
Discounted Admission
Sunday-Saturday, Feb. 22-28, 2026 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Homeschool Week (Feb. 2026)
Enjoy a discount all week long (on days the Museum and Memorial is open) for any homeschool student 18 and under. Available at the Ticketing Counter o...

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From Research & Education, to our Collection & Exhibitions. We offer a variety of ways to Learn About WWI.

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Observation, Donation, Action: Americans Respond to War 1914-1915 - Christopher Capozzola
Modern-day aerial view of the Liberty Memorial Tower, Memorial Courtyard, Guardian Sphinxes and Great Frieze.
Event
Architecture Walking Tour
Background image: A person in a nurse headdress with a red cross on the band holds a sheet in front of their face. Foreground text: The Influenza Pandemic.
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The Influenza Epidemic
Background image: Black and white photograph of General Pershing inspecting a row of soldiers. Foreground text: Pershing Lecture Series.
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Leadership and the French Mutinies of 1917 - Ethan Rafuse
Background image: Black and white photograph of General Pershing inspecting a row of soldiers. Foreground text: Pershing Lecture Series.
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Total War Comes to the Fatherland: The German Home Front, 1914-1918 - Scott Stephenson
Modern photograph of vibrant poppy blooms close up.
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American First World War Poetry: From Alan Seeger to E.E. Cummings - Tim Dayton
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The Outbreak of War in 1914: New Ways to Think About the 'Road to War' - Michael Neiberg
Image: a cartoon painting of a white man smoking a cigarette and holding a stack of papers labeled '1918 MAI'. Text: 'Dans Le Camp De Philippopolis'
Collection
Bulgaria Prisoner of War Camp Scrapbook
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Ottoman Entry into WWI: Politics, Nationalism and Diplomacy - Lisa Adeli
Painting of a thin, haunted-looking person with long black hair.
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The Armenian Genocide: Origins, Factors and Repercussions - Bedross Der Matossian
Sepia photograph of a white woman in an aviation uniform sitting in the cockpit of an WWI-era airplane
Collection
Ruth Law
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The Ottomans’ ‘Wilsonian Moment’ - Yigit Akin
Black and white photograph of two rows of Native American soldiers standing at attention in front of tents and barracks.
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Native Americans in WWI: Courage and Sacrifice

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