CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION
Remembering the Events of WWI, 100 Years Ago
During the centennial of the Great War (1914-19), the National World War I 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.
A Centenary of Australian War ArtJuly 17 - Dec. 6, 2015, Memory HallPosted: June 29, 2015The most comprehensive collection of Australian war art ever seen outside of Australia consists of artworks from the Australian War Memorial depicting Australian military experience from the First World War to Afghanistan. The exhibition features Australia’s best known war artists, including George Lambert and Arthur Streeton, and the works highlight the crucial role Australians played in some of the most defining moments in modern history. Read More |
Sand to Snow: Global War 1915May 1, 2015 - April 17, 2016, Exhibit HallPosted: April 23, 2015The year 1915 was pivotal in terms of the world-wide involvement in the war. World War I was the first truly global war starting in Europe, then spreading to Africa, Asia and the Near East. The European powers mobilized their colonies and commonwealths around the world. Soldiers and laborers from Southeast Asia, India, Africa and the Caribbean were sent to Europe and the Near East to fight. Read More |
Drawn to War The Political Cartoons of Louis RaemaekersMarch 24 - Oct. 18, 2015, Research Level GalleryPosted: March 19, 2015Showcased in this exhibition, Dutch artist Louis Raemaekers, described as the “supreme cartoonist of the war,” used his pencils as a weapon to create powerful impressions characterizing and criticizing the nature and legacy of war. Read More |
The Christmas Truce, Winter 1914Posted: December 02, 2014On Christmas Eve of 1914, along parts of the Western and Eastern fronts in Europe, a spontaneous truce was declared among the weary, entrenched combatants of World War I. Was this a miracle? Was it a myth? Explore these questions and declare your own truce on social media through The Christmas Truce, Winter 1914, the new online exhibition from the National World War I Museum and Memorial. Read More |
War & ArtNov. 18, 2014 - Feb. 22, 2015 in Memory HallPosted: November 07, 2014World War I coincides with the popularization of portable cameras and the simplification of procedures related to the development and printing. It was no longer necessary to be a professional. These cameras were less bulky, simple and relatively inexpensive. This exhibition, curated by the Instituto Per La Storia Del Risoorgimento Italiana, Roma, records Italian servicemen’s personal visions of the conflict, their war and their diary of the past days in uniform in the trenches. Read More |
Letters & Artworks From War – Renefer: 1914-18Oct. 28, 2014 - March 8, 2015, Research Level Gallery Posted: October 22, 2014Writer and artist Raymond Fontanet, known as Renefer (1876-1957), was mobilized to serve in the French military in 1914 and, throughout the war, always carried pencils and a sketchbook in his hands. This exhibition is designed from an artistic and educational point of view as photos taken by soldiers are connected to reference the works of Renefer, offering an opportunity to understand how he depicts and transcends the reality of a soldier’s life. Read More |