Professional Development
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026 | 7 p.m.

Educator Professional Development: Freedom and WWI

The session explores debates around conscription, civil liberties, and voluntary service, placing students at the center of this historic decision-making.

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 needs of “America First.”

Educator Institute
Monday-Tuesday, July 20-21, 2026

Game Changers: Sports, Society and WWI

A Summer 2026 digital professional learning opportunity to assist teachers in integrating stories of athletes and WWI – the courage, sacrifice, and social change spurred on by the Great War – in their classrooms.

Monday-Saturday, Sept. 7-12, 2026

2026 Battlefield Tour: Paris at War

Immerse yourself in the lives of ordinary Parisians enduring extraordinary circumstances in this year’s battlefield tour, hosted in conjunction with the Museum and Memorial’s newest exhibition "Paris at War."

Lecture
Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025 | 2 p.m. Central Time

Winnie-the-Pooh: A Canadian Story

We associate Winnie-the-Pooh with British storybooks or American movies – but the original real-life black bear had Canadian roots. Investigate Winnipeg’s story and her place in Canadian history.

Ceremony
Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025 | 11 a.m.

Wreaths Across America

Along with concurrent ceremonies across the nation, Wreaths Across America volunteers will lay wreaths on Memorial Courtyard to remember the fallen and honor those who serve.

Lecture
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025 | 6:30 p.m. Central Time

Pershing Lecture Series: The Naval Revolution

Peer through the periscope of history at what changed in naval warfare before and during WWI. Historian Richard Faulkner also dives into British admiral John Fisher’s role in leading these sea changes.

Museum Member Exclusive
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025 | 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Member Holiday Market

Museum Members, kick off your holiday at the Museum Store with 20 percent off all purchases – for one night only! Check your email for more information.

Film Screening
Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025 | 11 a.m.

Film Screening: “Joyeux Noël”

It’s our annual holiday screening of the 2005 Oscar-nominated film “Joyeux Noël,” the story of the 1914 Christmas Truce between opposing soldiers on the Western Front.

Living History
Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Day in the Life: The Holidays in WWI

How did WWI soldiers and their families celebrate winter holidays in the midst of war? Ask the Living History Volunteers – and see their collections of non-accessioned WWI objects up close!

Lecture
Monday, Nov. 17, 2025 | 6:30 p.m.

Member Insider: A Post-War Kansas City

Members, join a museum curator for an exclusive presentation on the social, cultural and political changes that shaped life in Kansas City after WWI.

Activities and ceremonies
Friday-Tuesday, Nov. 7-11, 2025

2025 Veterans Day Weekend

On Veterans Day, Americans are encouraged to commit themselves to the cause of peace and to honor the nation’s veterans for their courage, honor, patriotism and sacrifice. Join us in honoring veterans with special activities and a free public ceremony on the grounds.

Ellis Gallery

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 the Worimi tradition of Scar Trees to create a piece dedicated to “remembrance, honour and servi

Lecture
Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025 | 2 p.m. Central Time

Canada and the Polish Army

What does the United States’ Polish community have to do with Canadian WWI military organizers? Find the answer with Professor Piotr Wróbel (University of Toronto).