Join The National WWII Museum as curators Josh Schick and Cory Graff discuss the different ways that World War II influenced the Star Wars saga, from its weapons and costumes to its epic galactic battle scenes.

Today we commemorate former US Secretary of Commerce and Transportation Norman Mineta, who passed away on May 3 at the age of 90.

Join The National WWII Museum and the Consulate General of Canada as we salute the last living French-speaking World War II veterans from Canada and south Louisiana.

Join us in person or virtually to learn more about career Life magazine photographer Ralph Morse!

Join us for a webinar concluding our Women’s History Month programming discussing a pioneer in American aviation.

Join The National WWII Museum as we pay tribute to these women and commemorate National Rosie the Riveter Day by hearing from local, modern-day trailblazers about their experiences in the workforce, with a historical overview given by Kim Guise, Senior Curator and Director of Curatorial Services.

Join exhibit curator Josh Schick as he introduces and discusses the process of creating the Museum’s newest special exhibition, The Real Image of War: Steichen and Ford in the Pacific—on display in the Museum’s Senator John Alario, Jr. Special Exhibition Hall from March 17, 2022, to January 3, 2023.

Many may know Martha Gellhorn as one of the many wives of fellow journalist and literary giant, Ernest Hemingway; however, she was so much more. Although just a budding journalist during the Spanish Civil War, Gellhorn would later witness and cover many pivotal moments of World War II and the rest of the 20th century.

The National WWII Museum is saddened to learn of the passing of Colonel Gail S. Halvorsen (USAF, Ret.), who died February 16, 2022, at the age of 101.

Students will learn about the brave men of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion and their extraordinary mission to help protect US soldiers during the D-Day Invasions on June 6, 1944.

In this lecture, hear Historian Dr. Kristen D. Burton, Lecturer of US History at The University of Alberta, delve into the life, artistry, and espionage of a true icon of the generation.

One of the country's leading authorities on post-1945 Japan joins an Institute historian to discuss this crucial time in Japanese history.