The United States and The National WWII Museum lost a great friend and leader this week with the death of US Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii.
The National WWII Museum today received an individual gift of $20 million from longtime advocate and former Board Chairman Boysie Bollinger. Ranking among the top donations in the country to a non-profit organization or Museum, this is the largest private gift ever received by the Museum.
The National WWII Museum today announced it has been recognized as a winner in the 2015 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice™ awards for museums, ranking No. 3 in the nation – up from No. 4 last year. Other winners include The Metropolitan Museum of Art (No.1), Art Institute of Chicago (No.2), The Getty Center (No.4) and Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (No.5).
In partnership with the New Orleans Opera Association, The National WWII Museum will present three performances of “Brundibár,” a two-act children’s opera written by Jewish Czech composer Hans Krása. Three performances of “Brundibár,” which was originally staged by children at Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War II, will take place in the Museum’s US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center on May 14 and 15. Ela Weissberger, an original cast member and Holocaust survivor, will be the guest of honor.
The election of the Popular Front government in France and a wave of factory occupations secured huge gains for French workers.