CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION
Remembering the Events of WWI, 100 Years Ago
During the centennial of the Great War (1914-19), the National WWI Museum and Memorial will host a series of special exhibitions, programs and events to commemorate the first global war in history. Highlights of the Museum's offerings are below. See the Museum's Upcoming Events for a full list of programs.
Nov. 11, 1918Armistice on the Western FrontPosted: October 11, 2018On Nov. 11, 1918, after more than four years of horrific fighting and the loss of millions of lives, the guns on the Western Front fell silent. Although fighting continued elsewhere, the armistice between Germany and the Allies was the first step to ending World War I. Learn more about the Armistice of the war, one hundred years ago. Read More |
Armistice CommemorationSpecial Activities, Nov. 2‑11, 2018Posted: October 06, 2018Join us for an array of activities as we commemorate the Armistice of the first global war in human history. Activities include: free admission for veterans/active duty military and half-price general admission to the public (Nov. 9-11); free Research Stations to find your WWI connection (Nov. 9-11); Armistice Day Ceremony featuring moving readings of poems and letters from soldiers, musical performances and more (Nov. 11, 9:30 a.m.); the Walk of Honor Brick Dedication Ceremony (Nov. 11, 2 p.m.) and much more. Read More |
Make Way for Democracy!Google Arts & CulturePosted: June 29, 2018Created in partnership with the Google Cultural Institute, the new digital exhibition Make Way for Democracy! portrays the lives of African Americans during the war through a series of rare images, documents and objects. Read More |
For Liberty: American Jewish Experience in WWIJune 29 – Nov. 11, 2018, Wylie GalleryPosted: May 22, 2018Hailed as “remarkably prescient” by the New York Times, this special exhibition examines the American Jewish battlefield and homefront participation through a series of remarkable stories and objects. Featured items including Irving Berlin’s draft registration card and the handwritten draft of the Balfour Declaration, which eventually paved the way for the establishment of the Jewish state. Exhibition open June 29 - Nov. 11, 2018 in the Wylie Gallery. Read More |
War Around Us: Soldier Artist ImpressionsMay 22, 2018 - February 24, 2019, Ellis GalleryPosted: April 17, 2018Creating art when surrounded by war seems contradictory. Artists Jean Lefort, Curtiney George Foote, Charles Thatcher Shellabarger, Myron Chapin and Jean Berne-Bellecour demonstrate several ways one can capture wartime experiences using the fields, villages, and people who witnessed the devastation of WWI, in War Around Us: Soldier Artist Impressions. The exhibition is open May 22, 2018 – February 24, 2019 in the Ellis Gallery. Read More |
Crucible Life and Death 1918April 3, 2018 – March 3, 2019, Exhibit HallPosted: March 09, 2018For the Doughboys on the Western Front, 1918 was their year. It was the crucible where the American land forces forged their fighting force. They fought alongside their main allies from Cantigny to Belleau Wood to the Champagne Region, the Piave River to the Marne to St. Mihiel to the Meuse Argonne to Vladivostok. This exhibition is not an illustration or timeline of how the 1918 battles were fought, rather it focuses on individuals and their lives and deaths in the crucible of 1918. Exhibition open April 3, 2018 – March 3, 2019 in Exhibit Hall. Read More |