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Special hours and holiday hours for the National WWI Museum and Memorial.

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Visitors celebrating Veterans Day at the Museum and Memorial were some of the first to view three new exhibits in the Main Gallery – a field hospital, a new and immersive crater and updates to the FT-17 Renault Tank.

In 2026, the Museum and Memorial plans to create a NEW time capsule to celebrate 100 years! We need your help to determine what should go into the new time capsule.

While the Main Gallery upgrades continue, take advantage of these great resources that tell the stories of technology and the people who relied on it during the Great War.

Exciting upgrades to the Main Gallery and other spaces will not only upgrade technology and tell new and interesting narratives from WWI, they will create a richer and more immersive visitor...

Mayor Quinton Lucas and KC2026 announced today that the National WWI Museum and Memorial will be the host site of Kansas City FIFA Fan Fest for the 2026 World Cup.

The Walk of Honor bricks on the south side of the Museum and Memorial were moved and re-laid to prevent wear-and-tear and improve accessibility, in line with the original design for the project.

Open on Thursday, May 23, 2024, "Sacred Service" highlights the chaplains from many faiths and fighting nations in WWI whose service provided friendship, compassion and spiritual guidance.

The National WWI Museum and Memorial announced two Main Gallery exhibit areas that will open to the public on Tuesday, May 7.

The Museum and Memorial welcomes guests with different sensory needs with a sensory-inclusive program developed in partnership with KultureCity.

While we dig up new stories to tell, take advantage of these great resources that explore the story of servicemembers in the trenches on the Western Front and other global experiences of the Great War.

Following the first four major refreshed exhibits to open to the public on Nov. 7, 2023, exciting upgrades to the Main Gallery and other spaces will continue through 2025.

Timed to coincide with Veterans Day, the National WWI Museum and Memorial announced four major upgrades to the Main Gallery that will open to the public on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

1923 ushered in a new era of military commemoration in the wake of WWI. The 2023 Symposium featured engaging conversations on military actions, the people who served and the ways we remember them.