The National WWII Museum is excited to open its doors to welcome the state’s top notch history students April 20 for competition in the Louisiana History Day Contest. The prestigious academic research program and competition is for students in grades 6-12 and is part of a nation-wide hunt for the best budding historians.
The National WWII Museum today announced it has been recognized as a winner in the 2016 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice™ awards for museums, ranking No.4 in the nation and No.11 in the world. Other winners include The Metropolitan Museum of Art (No.1), Art Institute of Chicago (No.2), The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum (No.3) and Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (No.5).
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).
The National WWII Museum commemorates the 70th Anniversary of D-Day in France and in New Orleans with the help of the men who took part in the historic invasion on June 6, 1944.
Iconic entertainer of the Jazz Age, famous for her risqué performances, Josephine Baker responded to the start of World War II by becoming a spy for the French Resistance. Known as the “Creole Goddess” of France, Baker used her celebrity to gain access to high-ranking Axis officials.