Explore everything WWI

Join the National Council for the Social Studies for the 2025 Summer Leadership Institute as we embark on an inspiring journey to empower social studies and aspiring leaders across the nation.

Doctors and nurses evolved emergency medical practices enormously in WWI – including storing blood for future transfusions. Donate in their honor to support those in need.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

This month, Living History Volunteers will focus on the people of various nationalities who served or were impacted by the fighting on the Western Front. Bring your questions and curiosity!

"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.