Soaring Valor
WWL-TV covers the airport arrival of WWII veterans headed to the Museum via the Gary Sinise Foundation program.
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The Pelican State Goes to War
WDSU-TV previews new special exhibit about Louisiana during World War II.
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Dunkirk's Mysterious Missing Germans
In a Q&A interview with Bloomberg.com's James Gibney, Museum Senior Historian Robert M. Citino provides some of the military background that the Christopher Nolan blockbuster leaves out.
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WWII Summer Teacher Institute Team Europe: Day Five Dispatch
"As our last day began at the Summer Teacher Institute at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, we couldn’t help but feel bittersweet about our experiences. We felt this way because our time here had been nothing short of outstanding and we were not ready to leave but were excited to bring new ideas and strategies to our classrooms across the United States."
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WWII Summer Teacher Institute Team Europe: Day Four Dispatch
"Day Four has been a time of rich discourse for us as we considered ways to approach the 'dark' aspects of World War II."
Past Events
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Bob Hope's Radio Days
09/15/2018 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PMJoin us at the Museum for a full day celebrating Bob Hope’s career in radio, with a humor-writing workshop, a radio-themed STEM workshop for girls, and a “live” radio-broadcast re-creation!
Radio's Golden Age Revisited
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Radio's Golden Age RevisitedSean Patterson and the Victory Six return to the era of pre-TV entertainment for a “live” radio variety show.
Join us for a re-created "live" broadcast in the spirit of old-time radio hosted by Sean Patterson and featuring the Victory Six swing band. Sean Patterson is an actor, educator, writer, director, and New Orleans native. He has written three shows for The National WWII Museum: Let Freedom Swing!, a re-creation of a Stage Door Canteen show for the troops; On the Air, a live radio show set on Mother's Day, 1944; and The Mysterious Wisterias, an audience-participation murder mystery evoking comedy films of the 1940s.
Admission is free and open to the public, but please register to attend.
The Museum special exhibit So Ready for Laughter: The Legacy of Bob Hope is on display in The Joe W. and Dorothy D. Brown Foundation Special Exhibit Gallery through February 10, 2019.
Supported by the Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation. With special thanks to the World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum.
Radio Days: Girls Innovation Studio Radio Workshop
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Radio Days: Girls Innovation Studio Radio WorkshopMake and take your own crystal radio and produce a WWII-era radio comedy using scripts, sound-effects, and music.
Radio Days
By the end of World War II, Bob Hope was one of the world’s biggest stars of show business, but he got his start on radio, taking his vaudeville show on the road to entertain troops. Join us for this discussion on the tools of the trade that made Hope famous: radio.
All day, members of the Jefferson Amateur Radio Club will be stationed throughout campus to interact with visitors and explain how amateur radio works. Also, catch a special appearance by WTUL Kids Show DJ Liz E (Kids Director Liz Elliot).
Program supported by the Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation, with special thanks to the World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum.
Girls Innovation Studio: Radio Workshop
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
STEM Innovation Gallery in the John E. Kushner Restoration PavilionGirls will do hands-on activities to explore the physics of radio and produce a WWII-era radio comedy using scripts, sound effects, and music. The workshop takes participants through the many stages of radio production before they put on a "live" broadcast. This event is free for all girls and their caregivers, but please register to attend.
