Upcoming Events

November 8, 2009
Mason Lecture Series - Dr. Alan Brinkley
6:00pm "Cold War Battles: The struggle for a policy"

November 11, 2009
Veterans Day at The National WWII Museum
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

November 15, 2009
VOICES: Veterans Day Spoken Word Program by Orlin Corey
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

November 21, 2009
Meet the Author - Dr. Thomas Schoonover
Dr. Thomas Schoonover signs Hitler’s Man in Havana 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM



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Image and Video Gallery

Video

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The exterior of The National World War II Museum

 The Museum’s C-47, which flies aloft over the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion, took part in the Normandy invasion, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge and Operation Varsity.

Museum Exterior 
Footage of the museum's exterior features, including a view of the Louisiana Memorial Pavillion.

 Museum Interior 
Footage of the museum's interior, including the aircraft hanging over the Louisiana Memorial Pavillion.

 

 normandy beach

Normandy Archival Footage 
Archival footage of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France.		 Normandy Location Footage 
On location footage of the beaches of Normandy, France.

 

Images

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 The exterior of The National World War II Museum

 The National World War II Museum at Night

Exterior
View of the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion of The National World War II Museum on Andrew Higgins Drive in New Orleans		 Exterior Night
The Museum's Louisiana Memorial Pavilion on Andrew Higgins Drive

 The Museum’s C-47, which flies aloft over the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion, took part in the Normandy invasion, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge and Operation Varsity.

 

C-47
The Museum’s C-47, which flies aloft over the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion, took part in the Normandy invasion, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge and Operation Varsity.		 Higgins Boat
A reproduction LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) or Higgins Boat, built from original WWII plans by former Higgins employees is displayed at the museum.

 The War Clouds exhibit illustrates the imbalance of power between Germany, Japan and the United States in 1939.

 The Home Front exhibition explores wartime shortages, Rosie Riveters, draft boards and the art of the propaganda poster.

War Clouds
The War Clouds exhibit illustrates the imbalance of power between Germany, Japan and the United States in 1939.		 Home Front
The Home Front exhibition explores wartime shortages, Rosie Riveters, draft boards, boot camp and the art of the propaganda poster.

 Museum exhibits featuring Higgins Industry artifacts reveal an important connection between New Orleans and the beaches of Normandy.

 The typical uniform and weapons of a German Infantryman and an American Assualt Infantryman in 1944 on display at the Museum.

Higgins Industries
Museum exhibits featuring Higgins Industries artifacts reveal the important connection between New Orleans and the beaches of Normandy.		 Uniforms
The typical uniform and weapons of a German Infantryman and an American Assualt Infantryman in 1944 on display at the Museum.

 A wounded glider in the fields of France represents a very dangerous and little-known aspect of the history of World War II.

 The recreation of the hedgerows that covered Western Normandy illustrates difficult fighting terrain for the Allies.

Normandy - Glider
A wounded glider in the fields of France represents a very dangerous and little-known aspect of the history of World War II.		 Hedgerows
The recreation of the hedgerows that covered Western Normandy illustrates difficult fighting terrain for the Allies.

 The Air and Sea Armada exhibit displays the greatest invsaion force in history with models of Allied attack boats and planes.

A giant high-definition map summarizes battles that took place throughout the Pacific Theater. 

Air and Sea
The Air and Sea Armada exhibit displays the greatest invsaion force in history with models of Allied attack boats and planes.		 Pacific Theater – Animated  Map
A giant high-definition map summarizes battles that took place throughout the Pacific Theater.

 Artifacts, posters, videos and interactive touch screens help audiences learn about race issues and warfare in the Pacific Theater of World War II.

 Artifacts, posters, videos and interactive touch screens help audiences learn about race issues and warfare in the Pacific Theater of World War II.

Race & War
Artifacts, posters, videos and interactive touch screens help audiences learn about race issues and warfare in the Pacific Theater of World War II.		 Pacific Theater
Visitors are surrounded by photographs of life in the Pacific Theater of World War II. On display in the Museum's Pacific exhibit.

 Museum founder Stephen E. Ambrose talks with World War II Reenactors at the June 6, 2000, opening events.

 

Ambrose
Museum founder Stephen E. Ambrose talks with World War II Reenactors at the June 6, 2000, opening events.		 Pavilion
The Louisiana Memorial Pavilion makes a spectacular location for Museum-sponsored and private functions.

 American soldiers landing on the coast of France during the D-Day invasions.

A photograph of women war workers assembling fuselage sections is displayed in The D-Day National Museum. 

Normandy
American soldiers landing on the coast of France during the D-Day invasions.		 Women
A photograph of women war workers assembling fuselage sections is displayed in The Home Front Exhibition.

US Marine Raiders on Cape Totkins on Bougainville Soloman Islands. 

 Marine dashes through Death Valley on Okinawa.

Marines
US Marine Raiders on Cape Totkins on Bougainville Soloman Islands.		 Okinawa
A Marine dashes through Death Valley on Okinawa.

 

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