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.

The National WWII Museum will be hosting a first of its kind international conference to address shifting landscapes of popular memories of this world-altering conflict. Memory Wars: World War II at 75 will take place September 9–11, 2021 at the new Higgins Hotel & Conference Center.

The Hilliard University Art Museum in Lafayette, Louisiana, and The National WWII Museum's Institute for the Study of War and Democracy invite you to join Churchill in Conflict and in Culture: A Symposium, supported by Oats & Marino.

Join leading scholars for a daylong discussion about the Yalta Conference—from the run-up to the conference, the proceedings themselves, to the legacies of Yalta for the postwar world, for the Cold War, and for our own day.

Join leading scholars for a daylong examination of the battle as waged by land, sea, and air, as well as the lessons learned.

What Do We Do When the Witnesses Are Gone?

Join top scholars for this public conversation about the academic discipline of Holocaust Studies. 

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Saving Private Ryan, The National WWII Museum’s Institute for the Study of War and Democracy is proud to host a one-day symposium featuring D-Day scholars, film historians, and production insiders.

The 75th Anniversary of The Battle of Kasserine Pass Symposium – Learning the Hard Lessons of War will take a look at these key lessons and changes, analyze how they influenced the remainder of the war, and explain the ways in which the setback in Tunisia produced a veteran, hardened US Army that would march on to victory.

The 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.