Trench Art Exhibition Virtual Opening
Join the National WWII Museum for a special virtual opening of its newest exhibit, SOLDIER | ARTIST: Trench Art in World War II.
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"Give Us Faith: African Americans and the Home Front:" A Conversation With William Sturkey, PhD, and Jason Dawsey, PhD
Join us for an engaging discussion about African Americans’ contributions on the Home Front and how they helped lay the groundwork for the post-war Civil Rights Movement.
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American Liberators of the Holocaust
Join Museum educators to discuss the few Americans who saw the atrocities of the Holocaust with their own eyes.
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Setsuko's Secret: Heart Mountain and the Legacy of the Japanese American Incarceration, a conversation with Shirley Ann Higuchi, JD and Rob Citino, PhD
A conversation with the Chair of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, whose parents were both incarcerated as a result of President Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066, signed on February 19, 1942.
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Lunchbox Lecture: "World War II Military Service as Civil Rights Activism" by Dr. Marcus Cox, Xavier University
Military service during World War II and racial integration in the armed forces heightened expectations for social progress.
Past Events
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Red Tail, WASP and Firefly: The Aviators of WWII
10/08/2020 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMIn this session, Sherri L. Smith will talk about her research and the very human stories behind the history of WWII aviation.
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Lunchbox Lecture: "The 4 Chaplains of the SS Dorchester" by Barry Simon
10/07/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMIn this lecture, Simon will discuss the torpedoing and sinking of the SS Dorchester, as well as the four American chaplains from different denominations who unselfishly sacrificed their own lives to save others.
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The Ghost Army: Telling the Story of the Combat Con Artists through the Exhibit and the Collections
10/06/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin Director of Exhibits, Jenney Fazande, as we delve into the process of creating The Ghost Army Exhibit currently on view at The National WWII Museum. Then go on a highlights tour featuring some of the artifacts within the exhibit with curator Larry Decuers.
