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PUBLIC PROGRAMMING:

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  • Lectures
  • Solomon Victory Theater
  • Family Workshops
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The National WWII Museum hosts a number of ongoing and special events open to the public throughout the year. From learning workshops for the whole family to lectures (both scholarly and more general) to film screenings, the Museum offers a variety of programming that helps to deepen the understanding of the American experience in World War II.

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FEATURED PROGRAMMING:

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White Glove Wednesdays
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
It’s one thing to read on an exhibit label that an infantryman’s pack in World War II weighed forty pounds. But now The National WWII Museum offers you the opportunity to pick up an infantryman’s pack and try it on for yourself!

Mason Lecture
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Jonathan Parshall — founder of the web’s foremost site on the Japanese Imperial Navy — will present The 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway: The Turning Point in the Pacific.

Lunchbox Lecture
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Historian Tommy Lofton will explore some of the events of June 1944, focusing not only on the Normandy invasion, but other events often overshadowed by Operation Overlord.
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Check the calendar for specific dates and times and for additional events. All programs are free to the public unless otherwise indicated.

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WHAT'S ON:

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May 23, 2012
White Glove Wednesdays
9:00 am – 12:00 pm

May 23, 2012
The Victory Belles present "Lullaby of Broadway"
12:00 pm buffet seating
Stage Door Canteen
Broadway hits from the 1940s

May 25, 2012
On the Air
6:00 pm dinner seating, 8:00 pm performance
Stage Door Canteen

May 26, 2012
On the Air
6:00 pm dinner seating, 8:00 pm performance
Stage Door Canteen

May 26, 2012
Band Performance - The Band of the US Air Force Reserve Brass Quintet
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

May 27, 2012
On the Air
11:00 am brunch seating, 1:00 pm performance
Stage Door Canteen

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