Explore everything WWI

What’s the story of the Museum and Memorial and why does it look like that? Chip away at the architectural answers on this outdoor walking tour. Space is limited, so sign up soon!

In 1914, Japanese-led Allied forces besieged Tsingtao on the Chinese coast – the crown jewel of Germany’s Pacific colonies, long coveted by the Japanese Empire. Examine the two-month siege with historian Scott Stephenson.

This month, Living History volunteers focus on how medicine was used and changed in response to new diseases and injuries in the war. Get up close to non-accessioned WWI artifacts!

Germany produced hundreds of “war medallions” to spread propaganda and commemorate major figures and battles. Inspect the Museum and Memorial’s recent acquisitions with a curator. Exclusive to Museum Members.

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 only.

Learn where to find and how to identify authentic T. E. Lawrence artifacts with author Joe Berton as he shares a lifetime of lessons in collecting.

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 Scott Moseman spies on the men responsible.

Celebrate a century of educators who have used the National WWI Museum and Memorial as a place of learning and inspiration.

This month, Living History volunteers focus on the ways family and friends supported their soldiers from the home front. Bring your curiosity and questions!

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 professor John Fabian Witt.

Author Dava Sobel illuminates the life and enduring influence of scientist Marie Skłodowska-Curie from a unique angle – through the women who became her legacy, including her daughter Irène.

Winnie-the-Pooh turns 100! Celebrate and learn more about the real-life WWI bear who inspired the “tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff” with an educational extravaganza for all ages.

From a Prussian soldier on the Western Front to a U.S. Army major helping to denazify his homeland decades later, journey through Fritz Oppenheimer’s incredible story spanning an ocean and two world wars.

The worldwide scouting movement began in the years leading up to the Great War. On Scout Day at the Museum and Memorial, Scouts and Scout Leaders receive $5 admission.

Donate blood to support those in need, in honor of the WWI doctors and soldiers who first stored blood for future transfusions.