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Press ReleaseNEW ORLEANS (July 31, 2008) – Walk in the footsteps of McArthur, Eisenhower and everyday fighting men with the Heat of Battle wargaming c...
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Germany and Britain face off at The National WWII Museum
In the Battle of Britain, the first major campaign to be decided strictly in the air, the German Luftwaffe was fighting to destroy the Ro... -
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Knit Your Bit: The National WWII Museum provides warm gifts to Veterans, enters year three
NEW ORLEANS – In October of 2006, The National World War II Museum in New Orleans introduced Knit Your Bit, a national, grass-roots progr... -
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New Orleans museums, attractions sign on for Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day 2008
NEW ORLEANS (September 18, 2008) – On Saturday, September 27, 2008, New Orleans-area museums and attractions will participate in the four... -
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Lives Remembered: Photographs of a Small Town in Poland 1897-1939
On September 27, 2008, The National World War II Museum will welcome the exhibit Lives Remembered: Photographs of a Small Town in Poland ...
Past Events
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Ghost Army Painting with Artist Journey Allen
10/20/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMGrab your art supplies and join New Orleans artist Journey Allen as she takes us through painting a special piece inspired by the National WWII Museum’s newest special exhibition, Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II, on display through January 2021.
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WWII and the Early Civil Rights Movement
10/15/2020 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMJoin The National WWII Museum and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History as we explore World War II as catalysts of the modern civil rights movement.
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"The Perfect Fascist: A Story of Love, Power, and Morality in Mussolini's Italy"
10/14/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMTune into a webinar featuring Dr. de Grazia presenting on her latest book, The Perfect Fascist, which tells the story of fascist, Attilio Teruzzi—a war hero turned commander of Mussolini’s Black Shirts—and how the personal became political in the fascist quest for manhood and power.