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A key architectural feature that unites the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion with the Solomon Victory Theater complex, the Horatio Alger Assoc...
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STEM Innovations Summer Teacher Workshop
This year the Museum will host two weeks of seminars for teachers of science and STEM on-site at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans.
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Curator's Choice: The Luck of the Irish
The shamrock is the symbol of Ireland and a recurring theme in The National WWII Museum’s collection.
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Press Release
PT-305 Returns Home to The National WWII Museum Campus
On July 9, The National WWII Museum’s patrol torpedo (PT) boat 305 will return to her permanent home on the Museum’s campus in the John E. Kushner Restoration Pavilion (KRP), providing an opportunity for hundreds of thousands of Museum visitors each year to observe the fully restored vessel up close and learn of her wartime crew members and tours of duty.
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Press Release
The National WWII Museum Celebrates 15 Years of Honoring and Preserving the Stories of the Greatest Generation
On June 6, 2015, The National WWII Museum will simultaneously commemorate the 71st anniversary of the D-Day invasion at Normandy and the 15th anniversary of its opening as The National D-Day Museum in 2000. After receiving Congressional designation to become America’s WWII Museum in 2004, the institution launched a major campaign in order to expand into a world-class educational institution that preserves the stories of the Greatest Generation, while benefiting and inspiring future generations.
Past Events
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Wartime Piano Happy Hour
02/04/2022 | 4:00 PM - 4:45 PMAfter your Museum visit, join us in the Higgins Hotel for a casual performance of wartime piano music!
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Wartime Piano Happy Hour
01/28/2022 | 4:00 PM - 4:45 PMAfter your Museum visit, join us in the Higgins Hotel for a casual performance of wartime piano music!
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Smithsonian Museum Day
09/18/2021 | 8:30 AM - 5:00 PMThe National WWII Museum joins fellow Smithsonian affiliates in showcasing the history and culture of our community!