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Liberty's Beacon: An Artistic Light Installation

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The world's most comprehensive WWI collection

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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 Words that Bind Us

On Sept. 17, 1787, fifty-five delegates approved the final document that would become the Constituti...

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What Fit in a Suitcase: Art by WWI POWs in Siberia

In a harsh prisoner-of-war camp in southern Siberia, Austrian officer Rudolf Ernst collected his fel...

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Story of the Museum and Memorial

Shortly after the Armistice, Kansas City residents built the Liberty Memorial to honor those who ser...

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Encounters

Through cutting-edge audio/visual storytelling, visitors meet 16 individuals and hear their intimate...

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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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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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Upcoming Events

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Friday, Sept. 25 - Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026 (Weekends) | 7:30 p.m.

Liberty's Beacon: An Artistic Light Installation

This fall, see the National WWI Museum and Memorial in a way you never have before. Created in celebration of the Museum and Memorial's 100th annivers...

Live Demonstration

Monday, Wednesday, Friday-Sunday | 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Hands-on History (Nov. 2026)

History is brought to life in this family-friendly program in which guests of all ages are invited to handle Great War artifacts.

Monday, Friday-Saturday | Select times

Main Gallery Tours (Nov. 2026)

Explore the Main Gallery with one of our knowledgeable Museum and Memorial guides on a tour.

Professional Development

Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026 | 7 p.m.

Educator Professional Development: Rights and WWI

Analyze the rights expanded, challenged and restricted during wartime, and how upheaval reshaped civic life in the United States.

Lecture

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2026 | 6:30 p.m.

Pershing Lecture Series | The Wars Before the War: The Boer Wars

The First and Second Boer Wars shattered romanticized illusions of 19th-century empire. Dr. Sean Kalic analyzes the deep systemic vulnerabilities that...