Learn the story of one of the early collections acquired by the Museum.

Victory gardens became (and remain) an iconic image of life on the Home Front during World War II. 

The National WWII Museum welcomed 100,592 visitors to its campus in March 2018, shattering the institution’s previous monthly record of 84,858 visitors set in March 2017.

On March 18, The National WWII Museum and The Churchill Society of New Orleans will bring scholars from across the globe to the Museum in New Orleans to give insights and lectures on the life and work of Winston Churchill. The 2017 Winston S. Churchill Symposium will feature a day of enriching discussion and discovery, all focused on one of the most important figures in modern history.
 

This October, The National WWII Museum will embark on an inspiring seven-day, six-night tour of France, based on Alex Kershaw’s New York Times best sellers—“Avenue of Spies” and “The Bedford Boys”—with the author himself serving as featured historian. Guests will get an up-close view of the beaches of Normandy, while hearing stories of sacrifice about the Bedford Boys who came ashore with Company A, 116th Regiment, 29th Infantry Division during the first wave at Omaha Beach on D-Day.