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Featured Events
Topics in Holocaust Studies Symposium
See the DetailsWhat Do We Do When the Witnesses Are Gone?
Join top scholars for this public conversation about the academic discipline of Holocaust Studies.
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Featured Events
Film Screening and Murder Mystery Party
See the DetailsJoin us for a night of spooky revelry, including a happy hour followed by a murder mystery party and film screening.
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Featured Events
An Evening with "Stuff You Missed in History Class"
See the DetailsHolly Frey and Tracy V. Wilson bring their hit podcast to The National WWII Museum.
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Featured Events
2018 International Conference on World War II
See the DetailsThe International Conference on World War II, presented by Pritzker Military Museum and Library, is a premiere educational gathering of writers, scholars, and enthusiasts for a weekend of talks, panels, and social events centered on the war that changed the world.
October 2018
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Behind the Lines Tour
10/27/2018 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PMStep inside The National WWII Museum’s private Center for Collections & Archives and climb into a B-24 Liberator! It’s all part of Behind the Lines, the exclusive Curators’ Collection tour.
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PT-305: The Ride of a Lifetime!
10/27/2018 | 9:00 AM - 2:30 PMSee and feel the PT boat experience and learn about the service of the men who called them home with PT-305—the world's only fully restored combat-veteran PT boat in operation today!
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Dames at Sea
10/27/2018 | 7:30 PM - 9:30 PMA long-running Off-Broadway hit that brought stardom to a 20-year-old Bernadette Peters, this production is a tongue-in-cheek version of those large, flashy, 1930s Busby Berkeley-style musicals in which the naive chorus girl arrives in New York on the bus, steps into a role on Broadway, and becomes a star.
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Dames at Sea
10/28/2018 | 11:00 AM - 3:00 PMA long-running Off-Broadway hit that brought stardom to a 20-year-old Bernadette Peters, this production is a tongue-in-cheek version of those large, flashy, 1930s Busby Berkeley-style musicals in which the naive chorus girl arrives in New York on the bus, steps into a role on Broadway, and becomes a star.
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Film Screening and Murder Mystery Party
10/29/2018 | 5:00 PM - 9:00 PMJoin us for a night of spooky revelry, including a happy hour followed by a murder mystery party and film screening.
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Dinner with a Curator: Tall Mountains, Shorter Soldiers, Bigger Hearts
10/30/2018 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PMCome explore the WWII exploits of these determined warriors with Assistant Director of Education for Interpretation Walt Burgoyne, and share the food culture of their homeland—the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal.
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The Best of Sinatra
10/31/2018 | 11:45 AM - 2:00 PMOur salute to “Ol’ Blue Eyes” features the adorable and charming Spencer Racca backed by the Museum’s Victory Trio.
November 2018
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Meet The Author
11/01/2018 | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PMThe Institute for the Study of War and Democracy, with the generous support of the Strake Foundation, is delighted to host Blanche Wiesen Cook, PhD, for a presentation about the third book in her Eleanor Roosevelt trilogy.
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Behind the Lines Tour
11/02/2018 | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PMStep inside The National WWII Museum’s private Center for Collections & Archives and climb into a B-24 Liberator! It’s all part of Behind the Lines, the exclusive Curators’ Collection tour.
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PT-305: The Ride of a Lifetime!
11/03/2018 | 9:00 AM - 2:30 PMSee and feel the PT boat experience and learn about the service of the men who called them home with PT-305—the world's only fully restored combat-veteran PT boat in operation today!
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!
