Current Exhibitions
100 Years of Collecting
The National WWI Museum and Memorial began collecting directly from the First World War in 1920 and has amassed the most comprehensive Great War collection in the world. In a tremendous stroke of foresight, the organization’s founders determined that the collection should be inclusive of every nation that actively participated in the war. 100 Years of Collecting provides a window to examine incredibly diverse objects and documents, as well as the opportunity to see how this monumental collection came to fruition. The exhibition is presented in conjunction with 100 Years of Collecting – Art in Memory Hall. June 2, 2020 – March 7, 2021, Exhibit Hall
100 Years of Collecting – Art
The National WWI Museum and Memorial began collecting directly from the First World War in 1920 and has amassed the most comprehensive Great War collection in the world. In a tremendous stroke of foresight, the organization’s founders determined that the collection should be inclusive of every nation that actively participated in the war. 100 Years of Collecting - Art examines striking works related to the First World War, including pieces from the U.S., Germany, France and the U.K. The exhibition is presented in conjunction with 100 Years of Collecting in Exhibit Hall. June 2, 2020 – March 7, 2021, Memory Hall
Votes & Voices
On Aug. 26, 1920, after more than a century and half of activism, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution took effect, officially barring discrimination of voting explicitly based upon one’s “sex.” The passage and ratification of the amendment was deeply influenced by women’s significant involvement on the battle and homefronts during World War I coupled with unrelenting political organizing. Votes & Voices explores some of the history of the women’s suffrage movement and its connections to the Great War, largely from the perspectives of the women who fought for democracy at home and abroad. Opens July 29, 2020, West Lobby Gallery