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Full speed ahead! The National WWII Museum unveils its new $3 million Restoration Pavilion
The National WWII Museum opens the John E. Kushner Restoration Pavilion on June 4, 2011.
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Are you the next Stage Door Idol?
The National World War II Museum hosts '40s themed talent competition at the Stage Door Canteen
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U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation to speak at The National WWII Museum
New Orleans, LA (June 17, 2011) — In conjunction with the special exhibits Joe Beyrle: Hero of Two Nations and The Great Patriotic War, T... -
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Hitler's Atlantic Wall Arrives in New Orleans
The National WWII Museum is gifted with a portion of the Atlantic Wall from the Utah Beach Museum in France. The three pieces of the wall, an artifact from the D-Day invasion, will be on display indefinitely at the New Orleans museum.
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The National WWII Museum Premieres Exhibition on the “Four Freedoms”
In a new exhibit, Roosevelt, Rockwell and the Four Freedoms,
The National WWII Museum explores how America moved from isolation to action in the lead-up to World War II and how four iconic paintings by Norman Rockwell came to represent the ideals we fought for in the war that changed the world.
Past Events
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and the Manhattan Project
06/24/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin President Harry Truman’s grandson, Clifton Truman Daniel, and Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum Director Paul Sparrow for this special event discussing America’s two WWII presidents and their role in the Manhattan Project’s dramatic race for atomic power.
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Beneath the Bayou: A Macro-Mystery
06/19/2020 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AMJoin educators from the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation as they dip nets in the waters of New Orleans to discover little fish, tadpoles and other animals.
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Keeping the Country Going: A Conversation with Anne Keene about Baseball and World War II
06/17/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMAuthor Anne Keene joins Jason Dawsey, PhD, from the Museum's Institute for the Study of War and Democracy, for a discussion of her new book, The Cloudbuster Nine: The Untold Story of Ted Williams and the Baseball Team That Helped Win World War II.
