August 2021
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New Orleans Museum Month
08/05/2021 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PMThroughout August 2021, your Membership to The National WWII Museum will include benefits that extend beyond our campus.
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New Orleans Museum Month
08/06/2021 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PMThroughout August 2021, your Membership to The National WWII Museum will include benefits that extend beyond our campus.
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140 Days to Hiroshima: The Story of Japan's Last Chance to Avert Armageddon
08/06/2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin us for an engaging discussion on the lead up to the dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, 76 years after that historic day, between author David Dean Barrett and the Museum’s Senior Historian Rob Citino, PhD.
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Tiki Culture: From the South Pacific to Pontchartrain Beach
08/06/2021 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PMJoin us for a discussion on Tiki drinking culture from its early beginnings after Prohibition to its explosion as a global phenomenon after World War II.
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Operation Home Front (August 12 - 15, 2021)
08/12/2021 - 08/15/2021 | 12:00 AMTravel to The National WWII Museum in New Orleans to explore, remember, and reflect on World War II through exclusive access to the Museum’s campus.
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From Soldiers to Civilians: Reflections on How the VA Assisted Veterans Returning Home After World War II
08/17/2021 | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PMJoin The National WWII Museum and historians with the Veterans Benefits and Health Administrations as we reflect on and discuss the impact of these institutions on soldiers returning to civilian life after World War II.
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SOLD OUT! Dinner with a Curator: The Hesse Jewel Heist--Spoils of War or Theft?
08/17/2021 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PMResearch Historian Kali Martin will delve into a little-known postwar scandal that shocked America: the Hesse Jewel Heist.
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The World War II Challenge Webinar Series
08/19/2021 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMBestselling author, James M. Scott, will discuss MacArthur’s return and the struggle for Manila in 1945.
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Wartime Piano Happy Hour
08/27/2021 | 4:00 PM - 4:45 PMAfter your Museum visit, join us in BB’s Stage Door Canteen for a casual performance of wartime piano music!
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Sensory Friendly Mornings
08/28/2021 | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PMAvailable on the last Saturday of each month*, Sensory Friendly Mornings are for individuals of all ages with special needs and their families to enjoy early access to the Museum with modifications to make the experience more sensory friendly.
