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The world's most comprehensive WWI collection
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Explore the history of a war that changed everything

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Exhibitions

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Paris at War

Follow the people of Paris through the twists and turns of World War I: from pinnacle of the French ...
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Main Gallery: The World War, 1914-1919

Included with your General Admission ticket, the Main Gallery of the National WWI Museum and Memoria...
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The Beautiful Game

Open April 2, 2026: Journey through the story of football's impact on WWI and explore the poignant i...
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Bergman Family Gallery and Open Storage Center

Included with your General Admission ticket, the Lower Level features the Bergman Family Gallery and...
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Encounters

Through cutting-edge audio/visual storytelling, visitors meet 16 individuals and hear their intimate...
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In L ving Memory: Dean Cross, Artist-in-Residence

Worimi artist-in-residence Dean Cross draws on his ancestor George Moss's sacrifice at Gallipoli and...
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Iron Harvest

Explore the open wounds that WWI battles left in the fields of northeastern France and Belgium, conf...

Upcoming Events

All Events

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Live Demonstration
Saturdays | 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
History is brought to life in this family-friendly program in which guests of all ages are invited to handle Great War artifacts.
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Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Members, this is your opportunity to see The Beautiful Game – the newest exhibition about football (soccer) at the Museum and Memorial – before it ope...
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Living History
Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
From drill to first aid to cooking with what the army gave you, the Living History Volunteers will teach you the lessons that soldiers and civilians n...
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Lecture
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 6:30 p.m. Central
What purpose does law serve in war? Historian Ben Schneider traces the century-long legacy of efforts to control battlefield violence and hold combata...
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Lecture
Sunday, April 19, 2026 | 2 p.m. Central
Lift the covers of the first edition of T. E. Lawrence’s “Seven Pillars of Wisdom” (fewer than 200 copies were published) and peek at the paintings, c...
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Professional Development
Sunday, April 19, 2026 | 7 p.m.
Explore how wartime opened new doors for some Americans – while closing others – reshaping work, mobility, and social possibility.

Welcome to the National WWI Museum and Memorial

From Research & Education, to our Collection & Exhibitions. We offer a variety of ways to Learn About WWI.

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