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Exhibitions

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Paris at War

Opening November 6, 2025: Follow the people of Paris through the twists and turns of World War I: fr...
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Encounters

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

Explore the lives of children swept up by the storms of World War I while adults were fighting on th...
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Sacred Service

Rabbis, pastors, monks, imams, priests and more served with the fighting nations of World War I; man...
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Virtual Reality Experiences

Experience the Great War like you never have before in 3D virtual reality: A battle in a trench on t...
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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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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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Upcoming Events

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Live Demonstration
Wednesdays and Saturdays | 11 a.m.
Hands-on History
History is brought to life in this family-friendly program in which guests of all ages are invited to handle Great War artifacts. 
Professional Development
Monday, July 14 - Wednesday, July 16, 2025
2025 Summer Leadership Institute
Join the National Council for the Social Studies for the 2025 Summer Leadership Institute as we embark on an inspiring journey to empower social studi...
Member Exclusive
Monday, July 14, 2025 | 6:30 p.m.
Member Insider: Faith Under Fire
Examine the significant impact WWI had on churches, synagogues and mosques and how they became both casualties and symbols of resilience. Exclusive to...
Special Hours
Thursday, July 17, 2025 | 5-8:30 p.m.
Tower After Hours
Go up Liberty Memorial Tower after hours for the rare opportunity to take in the evening Kansas City skyline from the top. (Weather permitting)
Thursday, July 17, 2025 | 5:30 p.m.
Modernist Social Hour
Join The Modernists this month for good company, conversation and atmosphere. Open to members and non-members alike.
Professional Development
Sunday, July 20 – Thursday, July 24, 2025
2025 Summer Educator Institute: WWI and the Age of Innovation
"WWI and the Age of Innovation" is a five-day residential Summer Institute for 4th-12th grade educators. This competitive and rewarding professional d...

Welcome to the National WWI Museum and Memorial

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

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Video still of an older white man facing the viewer, standing by a museum display of a WWI-era trench gun.
Video
Museum Minute: The French 75
Scanned card shaped like an elongated shield. Striped in red and blue. Gold star printed at top. Text: Mothers and Widows Pilgrimage. Car B. Compartment 2.
Collection
Gold Star Mothers and Widows Pilgrimage Billet Card
Collage of four individuals in front of four CGI backgrounds: a Black soldier, an Indian soldier, a woman factory worker and a European soldier
Exhibitions
Encounters
Vintage map of Turkey and Middle East regions
Video
The West and Conflicting Promises in the Middle East - Christopher Rose
Screenshot from a webinar with image of historic newspaper reading Suffrage Wins
Video
When Women Won the Right to Vote: History, Myth and Memory - Lisa Tetrault
Video still of a Black man at the podium giving a presentation on the Museum auditorium stage.
Video
Torchbearers of Democracy: African American Soldiers in the World War I Era - Chad Williams
Background: creamy vintage paper texture. Image: Painting of a red/white/blue hot air balloon with U.S. flags for wings. Text: 'Mail Call'
Exhibitions
Mail Call
Video still of a white woman in a colorful top speaking at a podium on the Museum auditorium stage.
Video
Judging the Paris Peace Conference a Century Later - Margaret Macmillan
Modern photograph of a handmade violin in a clear exhibit case
Collection
The Violin
Video still of a white man in aa suit giving a presentation on the Museum auditorium stage.
Video
The Fighter Pilot with a Thousand Faces: The Birth of the Knights of the Air - Michael Hankins
Armistice
Article
The Armistice
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.
Video
The Influenza Epidemic
Screenshot from a movie: young white men wearing steel helmets lined up in the rain in a trench.
Collection
5 Real-Life WWI Artifacts As Depicted In Netflix’s "All Quiet on the Western Front"

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