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Memorial Day 2024: Discounts and Events All Weekend

This Memorial Day weekend, join us as we give special honor and recognition to the individuals who sacrificed their lives while serving their country. Free admission for active-duty and veterans; half-price for the public.

Schedule of events

Sacred Service

Open May 23, 2024: Rabbis, pastors, monks, imams, priests and more served with the fighting nations ...

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The Little War

Explore the lives of children swept up by the storms of World War I while adults were fighting on th...

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Virtual Reality Experiences

Experience the Great War like you never have before in 3D virtual reality: A battle in a trench on t...

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Mail Call

On envelopes carrying letters to his son, John Ross Myers carefully painted cartoons, scenes of camp...

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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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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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Upcoming Events

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Live Programming

Saturdays at 11 a.m.

Hands-on History 2024

History is brought to life in this family-friendly program in which guests of all ages are invited to handle Great War artifacts.

Conversation and reception

Wednesday, May 29 | Reception 5:30 p.m. | Program 6:30 p.m.

In Conversation: Dean Cross and Indigenous Art

Join in conversation with the Museum and Memorial’s inaugural Australian indigenous Artist-in-Residence, Worimi artist Dean Cross, in partnership with...

Lecture and reception

Thursday, May 30 | Reception 5:30 p.m. | Program 6:30 p.m.

Fields of Battle, Lands of Memory: An Evening with Michael St Maur Sheil

Explore how photographer Michael St Maur Sheil captures the lasting impact of WWI across the fields, mountains, shores and towns where some of the fie...

Special opening hours

Sunday, June 2 | 8:30 - 10 a.m.

Low-Sensory Sunday

Guests with sensory sensitivities are welcome to explore the Main Gallery in a calm, low-stimulating environment 90 minutes before public opening.

Curator Lecture

Sunday, June 2 - 1 p.m.

Service and Citizenship: American Indians and WWI

Thousands of American Indian soldiers served with U.S. forces in WWI to honor and protect the land they had inhabited for millennia – and to gain the ...