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Featured Events
"FALLOUT: The Hiroshima Cover-Up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World" with Author Lesley Blume
See the DetailsThis presentation of FALLOUT, which will premiere on the Museum’s Facebook page, recounts how John Hersey got the story that no other journalist could—and how he subsequently played a role in ensuring that no nuclear attack has happened since, possibly saving millions of lives.
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Featured Events
Atomic Veterans: Regular Men, Nuclear Fallout
See the DetailsJoin Historian Hannah Dailey as she presents on what it means to be an Atomic Veteran.
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Featured Events
"Dogfight Over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II"
See the DetailsJoin us for a conversation with Pacific War historian and best selling author John Wukovits, who will be interviewed about his latest book: Dogfight Over Tokyo.
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Featured Events
The Pope of Physics: Enrico Fermi and the Manhattan Project
See the Details75 years after the dropping of the two atomic bombs, join us for a conversation with Gino Segrè, PhD, and Bettina Hoerlin, PhD, biographers of one of the most critical scientists involved in the Manhattan Project.
August 2020
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Atomic Veterans: Regular Men, Nuclear Fallout
08/12/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin Historian Hannah Dailey as she presents on what it means to be an Atomic Veteran.
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"Dogfight Over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II"
08/13/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin us for a conversation with Pacific War historian and best selling author John Wukovits, who will be interviewed about his latest book: Dogfight Over Tokyo.
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The Pope of Physics: Enrico Fermi and the Manhattan Project
08/19/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM75 years after the dropping of the two atomic bombs, join us for a conversation with Gino Segrè, PhD, and Bettina Hoerlin, PhD, biographers of one of the most critical scientists involved in the Manhattan Project.
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"The Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery"
08/20/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMCurator Larry Decuers takes us on an exploration of the Museum’s current special exhibition with special guests Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles, co-authors of The Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery.
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The Nazi Murder of the Disabled and the 1945 Hadamar Trial: A Conversation with Patricia Heberer-Rice, PhD, from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
08/26/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMThis conversation with Patricia Heberer-Rice, PhD, focuses on the Nazi T-4 program for the murder of the disabled and the 1945 trial connected to Hadamar, one of the killing centers.
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Young Readers Author Talk: "Andrew Higgins and the Boats That Landed Victory in WWII"
08/27/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin curator Josh Schick and Authors Nancy Rust and Carol Stubbs as they discuss their new book, Andrew Higgins and the Boats That Landed Victory in WWII, published by Pelican Publishing.
November 2020
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Knit-In at the Museum
11/11/2020 | 12:00 PM - 3:00 PMLearn MoreJoin area knitters and crocheters for an afternoon of knitting at The National WWII Museum!
March 2021
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The International Conference on World War II
03/04/2021 - 03/06/2021 | 12:00 AMThe National WWII Museum in New Orleans has hosted The International Conference on World War II since 2006—bringing together the best and brightest scholars, authors, historians, and witnesses to history from around the globe to discuss key battles, personalities, strategies, issues, and controversies of the war that changed the world.
April 2021
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Italy: 1944 (April 11 - 17, 2021)
04/11/2021 - 04/17/2021 | 12:00 AMThe campaigns in Italy from the first landings in September 1943 through May 1945 tested Allied soldiers to the limit.
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Italy: 1944 (April 26 - May 2, 2021)
04/26/2021 - 05/02/2021 | 12:00 AMThe campaigns in Italy from the first landings in September 1943 through May 1945 tested Allied soldiers to the limit.
Itineraries
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Full-day Itinerary (recommended)
A full day at the Museum allows you to see everything we have to offer. View all perspectives of the American experience in World War II, from the treacherous islands of the Pacific to the dogged days in Europe to the crucial efforts at home. Plus, save some time for a meal or treat at one our delicious restaurants.
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Half-day Itinerary
In a bit of a time crunch? Experience the best of the Museum with this streamlined, customizable itinerary.
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Two-day Itinerary
Savor the full Museum experience with two days to immerse yourself in everything our campus has to offer. Spend time in each gallery, enjoy lunch and/or treats, spoil you or your loved ones with a show—you can do it all!
