Just to be clear for some in the thread, this is not ours. This is at another venue. We appreciate the unique visual of the situation but we promise our facilities look quite different! Colin Hanks even complimented our men’s restroom once so you have to believe us.
National WWI Museum
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The only museum in America dedicated to sharing the stories of those who served during the Great War.
- Watch our time lapse of the 2017 Total Solar #Eclipse as it passed over the Museum and downtown #KansasCity.
00:00 - When someone dislikes our content that branches out of their strict idea of war history and advises us to "stay in our lane." Sir, this is a World War I museum. We have a lot to say about literally everything that happened to everyone.
GIF - This morning our stonework was defaced. We are proud to be a polling location & condemn this attempt at voter intimidation. Our democracy is something that generations of veterans, including those in WWI, have fought to defend. We hope you’ll vote today & make your voice heard.
- We are excited to announce Chris Shaw's painting Saint Javelin, viral symbol of Ukrainian resistance, will be on temporary loan at the Museum and Memorial from Christian Borys mid-Sept. through Feb. 2023. Learn more about religious iconography in WWI: bit.ly/3K4a5ri
- 5:30 this morning in #ChiefsKingdom, awaiting the #ChiefsParade from atop the hill. Most of #KC seems to be awake!
- Trailer released for new World War I epic film "1917" directed by #SamMendes, the Oscar®-winning director of Skyfall | #WW1
00:00 - Time-lapse from the Museum of the #ChiefsParade crowds still gathering this morning. Sweeping views of a wonderful celebration. Reminder that the Museum is OPEN today. Food, warmth, and facilities are available to guests. | #ChiefsKingdom
00:00 - Thank you for a great day of celebrating, #KansasCity. Same time, same place next year, #ChiefsKingdom?
00:00 - A wreath is in place at the Museum overlooking the poppy field to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the formal end to WWI with the signing of The Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. | #ParisPeace100







