Campers Embrace the Spirit of Bob Hope
At the Museum's fourth annual Bob & Dolores Hope Summer Theater Camp, 16 middle schoolers became stars of the show.
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Dwight Anderson
A history buff, it took just one visit to the Museum for Anderson to want to be involved.
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Guadalcanal Gallery Tour
Tour Road to Tokyo's Guadalcanal gallery with Keith Huxen, PhD, Senior Director of Research and History in the Institute for the Study of War and Democracy.
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Distance Learning: The Battle of Guadalcanal
Museum Distance Learning Manager Chrissy Gregg and Richard Frank, author of Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, kick off an online learning series dedicated to the 75th anniversary of a pivotal battle in the Pacific war.
Past Events
Bob Hope's Legacy of Helping Wounded Warriors
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Bob Hope's Legacy of Helping Wounded WarriorsHonoring Bob Hope’s lifelong dedication to troops and veterans, the Museum visits hospitalized heroes.
In the spirit of Bob Hope’s dedication to both hospitals and veterans, The National WWII Museum will partner with the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System and Help Heal Veterans to donate make-and-take WWII-era model vehicles to local hospitalized servicemembers. Additionally, the Museum’s Knit Your Bit program will invite local knitters to pass out scarves to veterans and their families.
This event is free and open to the public, but please register to attend. For questions, please contact 504-528-1944 x 484.
Produced in partnership with Help Heal Veterans and the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System.
Program supported by the Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation, with special thanks to the World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum.
The special exhibit So Ready for Laughter: The Legacy of Bob Hope is on view in the Joe W. and Dorothy D. Brown Foundation Special Exhibit Gallery through February 10, 2019.
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Easy Company Tour: England to the Eagle's Nest (October 6, 2018 start)
10/06/2018 - 10/18/2018 | 12:00 AMThe National WWII Museum provides vivid insight into the war that changed the world. But nothing can tell the story of that war more dram... WWII Air, Sea & Land Festival 2018
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WWII Air, Sea & Land Festival 2018In October 2018, The National WWII Museum, Commemorative Air Force, and Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation will host their fifth annual historic WWII aircraft show at New Orleans Lakefront Airport, honoring the legacy of the WWII generation and highlighting the mighty machines that contributed to Allied victory on air, sea, and land.
In October 2018, The National WWII Museum, Commemorative Air Force, and Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation will host their fifth annual historic WWII aircraft show at New Orleans Lakefront Airport, honoring the legacy of the WWII generation and highlighting the mighty machines that contributed to Allied victory on air, sea, and land.
The three-day festival, formerly known as WWII AirPower Expo, brings new experiences along with a new name. Additions include dockside tours on the Museum's fully restored PT-305; an expanded Kids Zone—complete with a challenge course, a rock-climbing wall, face-painting, hands-on history stations, and more; a Victory warbird Parade; an expanded selection of WWII-era military vehicles; a fashion show inside the James Wedell Hangar; and the Flight Line VIP Chalet, which moves to a location directly in the flight line of the soaring WWII warbirds.
Buy tickets and see more info on the website.
