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Devastated Lands

The Western Front of World War I that the American forces saw when they arrived and until they returned home was comprised of scenes of environmental degradation on an unfathomable scale, obliterat

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Crucible, Life and Death: 1918

This exhibition is not an illustration or timeline of how or why the 1918 battles were fought. It focuses on individuals and their lives and deaths in the crucible of 1918.

Coming Home

From the earliest history of armed conflict, soldiers–at least the more fortunate ones–have done their duty and returned to their homes and families.

Memory Hall

A Centenary of Australian War Art

Presented for the 100th anniversary of the Allied landing at Gallipoli in April 1915, this exhibition of artworks drawn from the prolific collection of the Australian War Memorial commemorates the

Canadian War Posters in the Collection

Canadian War Posters

The posters of 1914-1919 illustrate every phase and difficulty and social and political movement from recruiting to munitions work to war loans to the Red Cross to women’s work to blatant pro

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On the Brink: A Month That Changed the World

The two bullets fired on June 28, 1914 outside of a delicatessen in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, placed the world “on the brink” and led to a sequence of events that changed the wor

The Canadians in World War I

Billy Bishop

When Great Britain entered the war, so did Canada. Prime Minister Robert Borden issued an appeal for a “supreme national effort” and offered Canada’s assistance to Great Britain.

American Women Rebuilding France

The exhibition, organized by the Franco-American Museum, Château de Blérancourt, France, consisted of more than forty vintage photographs and rare silent film footage that bring to life the e

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100 Years of Collecting – Art

Though the Museum and Memorial has focused on World War I material culture since the establishment of the collection, it has amassed significant works of art from around the globe.

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100 Years of Collecting

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 – the most comprehensive in t

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From Paris to the Chicago World’s Fair to Kansas City

Panthéon de la Guerre

A special exhibition tracing the Panthéon de la Guerre’s remarkable journey opened in 2012 in conjunction with Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at

They Shall Not Pass | 1916

Mud and mayhem, death and destruction, staggering unnecessary losses. All aptly describe the two pivotal battles of 1916, the Somme and Verdun.

Sand to Snow: Global War 1915

Sand to Snow: Global War 1915 illustrates the convergence of diverse military, political, economic and social forces of the combatant nations and neutral countries.

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Revolutions! 1917

Revolutions! 1917 showcases the incredible events that occurred worldwide from America’s official entry into the war and Russia’s upheavals from an Imperial state to popular rule.