national wwi museum

May 24, 2023

Entertaining the Troops

As near as anyone can figure, this saying came out of the endless trench warfare of World War I, for good reason. But what to do about the boredom?

January 25, 2023

‘Captured,’ National WWI Museum and Memorial

The exhibit “Captured” explores the personal stories, historical accounts and conditions that prisoners and guards endured in far-flung locales.

November 4, 2022

Captured

During the four brutal years of the Great War, nearly 9 million people were held as prisoners of war at some point during the conflict.

September 22, 2022

Reimagined Website Increases Access to WWI Collection and Resources

The impact of WWI is still being felt today — yes, even in your day-to-day life, but do you know how?

July 21, 2022

Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow

Explore the struggle for full citizenship and racial equality that unfolded after the Civil War, and leading into WWI, in the newest exhibition at the National WWI Museum and Memorial, Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow.

June 30, 2022

‘Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow’: National WWI Museum and Memorial

Produced with lead support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, this exhibit uses historical artifacts to do a “deep dive” into the Black struggle for full citizenship.

March 1, 2022

In Memoriam: Mary Davidson (1936-2021)

During my first meeting with Mary Davidson several decades ago, I was immediately struck by her passionate love of the arts, history and education.

September 26, 2019

“Lest We Forget,” World War I Museum and Memorial courtyard

Warshawski is one of 70 Holocaust survivors represented in “Lest We Forget,” an exhibition of photographic portraits by Luigi Toscano, which opened Sept. 20 and runs through October 6.

June 25, 2014

Remembering the Great War

At the end of June 1914, the world changed dramatically. First there was the assassination of Archiduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, the Duchess..

Tag: national wwi museum