Explore everything WWI

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

Explore how wartime opened new doors for some Americans – while closing others – reshaping work, mobility, and social possibility.

This session explores how Americans debated participation in a global conflict while confronting questions of voting rights, representation and the needs of “America First.”

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.

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."

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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).