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The National WWII Museum Honors the Fallen
Veterans, their families and the general public will come together this weekend for a series of events at The National WWII Museum held in honor of Memorial Day.
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Press ReleaseThe National WWII Museum to Reopen with Limited Capacity on Memorial Day
After temporarily closing its doors on March 13, 2020 to protect the health and safety of visitors, staff and volunteers, The National WWII Museum today announced it will officially reopen to the public on Memorial Day, May 25, 2020.
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Memorial Day at The National WWII Museum
Join us for a day of solemn remembrance of those who paid the ultimate price for their country.
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National WWII Museum Kicks Off Week of Commemoration
Beginning with Memorial Day on May 31, a series of major events, ceremonies, special exhibits and lectures will be taking place at The National World War II Museum in New Orleans. The commemorative period will culminate with a weekend of special events June 5-6 to honor the 66th anniversary of the D-Day invasion at Normandy and to celebrate the Museum’s 10th anniversary.
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In Pursuit of the Missing: The National WWII Museum and DPAA Unite to Honor America’s Promise
Through partnership, research, and remembrance, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and The National WWII Museum help ensure that no family is forgotten and no hero is left behind.
Past Events
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Memorial Day Commemoration
05/29/2023 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin us for this solemn remembrance of those who paid the ultimate price for their country.
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Blue Star Museums Kickoff Cookout
05/20/2023 | 12:00 PM - 2:30 PMJoin The National WWII Museum in celebrating Blue Star Families!
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Violins of Hope: New Orleans
01/24/2023 - 01/28/2023Music brings together people of all backgrounds, unifying them for the measures and notes of a song. Music is also an especially powerful educational tool—something visitors to The National WWII Museum will experience firsthand when the Violins of Hope arrive in New Orleans in January 2023. Violins of Hope is a project of concerts based on a private collection of violins, violas, and cellos all collected since the end of World War II, many of which belonged to Jews before and during the war.
