The National WWII Museum’s private Center for Collections & Archives is excited to present rarely seen artifacts from our vault, not available for public viewing,  which give voice to the American experience in World War II. 

The National WWII Museum’s private Center for Collections & Archives is excited to present rarely seen artifacts from our vault, not available for public viewing,  which give voice to the American experience in World War II. 

The days of World War II correlated with a new and radical direction in jazz.  Dissatisfied swing musicians devised a new jazz that was faster, angular, virtuosic, and dissonant.

Join the National WWII Museum for a special virtual opening of its newest exhibit, SOLDIER | ARTIST: Trench Art in World War II.

Thanks to a generous gift from our sponsor Pritzker Military Museum and Library, we are thrilled to offer the March 5-6, 2021, International Conference on World War II 100% virtually and completely free of charge.

As the world implements a vaccination program for Covid-19, we can look to WWII history to learn more about the process.

Senior Curator Tom Czekanski discusses some of the methods and techniques used to create brass trench art.

A conversation with author Jeffrey Jackson, PhD, and Jeremy Collins about a new book that offers a glimpse into the history of World War II at the ground level.

World War II was the catalyst for many technological advances, including creating the world’s first computer—an invention that has revolutionized the world we live in.

More than 120,000 Americans were held prisoner by the enemy during World War II. In order to pass the time and to make life easier, POWs used the scarce resources available to design and build practical and artistic pieces.