Events

(Beginning February 2025) History is brought to life in this family-friendly program in which guests of all ages are invited to handle Great War artifacts. 

An intimate, behind-the-scenes presentation and exclusive conversation with the Curatorial Affairs staff. Museum Members only.

Join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion addressing the question of whether free speech is undermining American democracy or is essential to its survival.

Join The Modernists for good company, conversation and even better cocktails, this month at Tannin Wine Bar. Open to members and non-members alike.

In the tradition of British suffragettes practicing jiu-jitsu to protect themselves in their fight for voting rights, learn self-defense in this two-hour hands-on training session.

History remembers Erich von Falkenhayn for the “blood mill” of Verdun – despite realizing early on that attrition would be ultimately disastrous. Examine his controversial legacy with Dr. Scott Stephenson.

Explore the Main Gallery with one of our knowledgeable Museum Guides on a tour translated by an ASL interpreter. Sign up onsite.

From drill to first aid to cooking with what the army gave you, the Living History Volunteers will teach you the lessons that soldiers and civilians needed to know in basic training.

Collaborate with peers, interact with real artifacts and walk away with a new ready-to-use lesson at this workshop covering WWI’s impact on the field of medicine. Certificates provided.

Romp through “a universe of ineffable gaudiness” as we celebrate the centennial of WWI veteran F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” in true 1920s fashion.  

In 1915, after nearly one million casualties, Czar Nicholas II took personal command of the army. Explore his unwitting path to the unrest that led to his abdication and revolutionized Russia.

"WWI and the Age of Innovation" is a five-day residential Summer Institute for 4th-12th grade educators. This competitive and rewarding professional development will assist teachers in integrating stories of innovation and change spurred on by the Great War in their classrooms. Applications due March 31, 2025.

In a beautiful landscape immortalized by Lt. Col. John McCrae’s iconic poem “In Flanders Fields,” explore the gateway of the Western Front with the Museum and Memorial in Belgium.

Above the clouds and under choppy waters, explore the wide variety of battle strategies beyond trenches.