Pearl Harbor
The surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, forever known as a "day of infamy," plunged the United States into World War II. Each year, The National WWII Museum commemorates the lives lost on December 7, 1941.
The surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, forever known as a "day of infamy," plunged the United States into World War II. Each year, The National WWII Museum commemorates the lives lost on December 7, 1941.
Join New York Times best-selling author Alex Kershaw, The National WWII Museum’s President & CEO Emeritus, Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller, PhD, and the Museum’s Samuel Zemurray Stone Senior Historian, Rob Citino, PhD, on this all-new cruise experience from Valletta, Malta, to Florence, Italy, aboard the 5-star small cruise ship Sea Cloud II.
The National WWII Museum mourns the loss of John P. Laborde, who served on General MacArthur's staff during World War II and became one of the Museum's founding Trustees.
On the eve of Veterans Day, The National WWII Museum in New Orleans will unveil its newest attraction, Expressions of America, a first-of-its-kind nighttime sound and light show celebrating the power of individual Americans to impact the world around them during a time of monumental conflict.
National World War II Museum dedicates U.S. Freedom Pavilion
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.
Each year, our D-Day commemoration celebrates the Museum’s birthday but also calls to remember the men who landed on the beaches in Normandy, and Americans’ responses all around the world upon learning about the actions of that day.
Join us in celebrating the visit of the American Rosie the Riveter Association on Saturday, June 2.
Join us in celebrating the visit of the American Rosie the Riveter Association on Saturday, June 2. Through their efforts, the organization recognizes and preserves the history and legacy of working women, including volunteer women, during World War II, in addition to furthering the advancement of patriotic ideals, excellence in the workplace, and loyalty to the United States.
Members of the Association, which consists of Rosies and their descendants, will be on campus from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and visitors will have the opportunity to meet a Rosie from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion.
This event is free to the public and Museum admission is not required to attend the event.