The National WWII Museum joins fellow Smithsonian affiliates in showcasing the history and culture of our community!

The Victory Belles are a delightful vocal trio performing the music of the 1940s, serenading audiences at The National WWII Museum and across the globe.

Available on the last Saturday of each month*, Sensory Friendly Mornings are for individuals of all ages with special needs and their families to enjoy early access to the Museum with modifications to make the experience more sensory friendly.

Join us for another Virtual Innovation Studio! The first 50 families to sign up will receive a FREE Innovation Studio kit, with all of the necessary supplies to follow along with 3 hands-on science and engineering activities at home.

After your Museum visit, join us in BB’s Stage Door Canteen for a casual instrumental performance of wartime piano music!

This lecture rethinks the attack on Pearl Harbor from the perspective of Native Hawaiian history.

Join us for Big Band Autumn Swing at BB’s Stage Door Canteen!

The campaigns in Italy from the first landings in September 1943 through May 1945 tested Allied soldiers to the limit.

World War II was a watershed moment for Mexican Americans and their quest for equality—during the war, Mexican Americans served in the military and worked on the Home Front to support their country, and therefore, when it ended, were no longer willing to accept second-class citizenship.

Join us at BB's Stage Door Canteen for a discussion on the history of whiskey—from the illicit stills during Prohibition to an era of refined tastes for American whiskeys after World War II (and the whiskey distilleries' pivot to support the wartime effort in the production of rubber and industrial alcohol).