CAPITAL EXPANSION:
The National WWII Museum’s capital campaign, The Road to Victory: A Vision for Future Generations, will tell the entire story of the American Experience in World War II. When completed in 2015, this $300 million expansion project will quadruple the size of the original Museum, adding state-of-the-art programs and exhibit space, libraries and archives, and collections and conservation space. An endowment campaign will provide long-term funding for educational programs, research and collection of oral histories, and future exhibitions.
The first major achievement on The Road to Victory came in 2006 when the E. J. Ourso Discovery Hall was completed, creating new educational facilities and spaces. In November 2009 we celebrated the grand opening of the Solomon Victory Theater, Stage Door Canteen entertainment venue and the American Sector restaurant. In June 2011 we opened the John E. Kushner Restoration Pavilion, which allows visitors a behind-the-scenes look at volunteers and staff restoring World War II artifacts, such as boats and vehicles. Next, the Museum will construct three new exhibit pavilions. Together, these interactive spaces will portray all campaigns of the war on land, sea and air, honor each branch of the U.S. military services, and tell the powerful story of life after the war.
We invite you to join us on The Road to Victory.
Upcoming Exhibit Pavilions:
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WHAT'S ON:
February 8, 2012
Film Screening: "They Were Expendable" (1945)
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Stage Door Canteen
February 8, 2012
The Victory Belles present "Lullaby of Broadway"
12:00 pm buffet seating
Stage Door Canteen
Broadway hits from the 1940s
February 14, 2012
The Victory Big Band presents "Valentine's Dine and Dance"
6:00 pm dinner seating, 8:00 pm show only ticket
Stage Door Canteen
February 15, 2012
Lunchbox Lecture
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Gemma Birnbaum presents "Double Victory: Black WWII Veterans and the Struggle for Civil Rights"
February 15, 2012
The Victory Belles present "Lullaby of Broadway"
12:00 pm buffet seating
Stage Door Canteen
Broadway hits from the 1940s
February 16, 2012
Virtual Field Trip
9:00 am – 10:00 am





