New Special Exhibit on Four Freedoms Opens Today
Picture this scene: a man stands up to speak his mind at a community meeting. He’s not a town leader or a wealthy businessman. He’s a farmer, or a truck driver, or maybe a factory worker. But at this...
View ArticleFour Freedoms in Action
Our current special exhibit, Roosevelt, Rockwell and the Four Freedoms, gave the Museum a great opportunity to address one of our core missions – to tell the story of what World War II means today. We...
View ArticleYoung Historians Explore the Four Freedoms
This past Saturday the Education Department had its first Young Historians Tour as part of our Family Programming. Our tour took place in the Roosevelt, Rockwell, and the Four Freedoms: America’s Slow...
View ArticleA Reflection on the Four Freedoms
Roosevelt, Rockwell and the Four Freedoms: America’s Slow March From Isolation to Action, the Museum’s special exhibit focusing on the years leading up to World War II, recently closed. The exhibit...
View ArticleExhibit Opening | Infamy: December 1941
Infamy – December 1941 On December 7, 2011, The National WWII Museum will debut a new exhibit that commemorates not only the 70th anniversary of the costly attack on Pearl Harbor, but also sheds...
View ArticlePearl Harbor Survivor – Roy S. “Swede” Boreen
Artifact Spotlight Stopped Watch Preserves a Moment in History December 7, 1941, was a day that would live forever in the memory of any American who was alive and old enough to understand the magnitude...
View ArticleGuam Surrendered!
First Loss of US Territory in World War II Guam is the largest and most southern island of the Marianas island chain. Guam had come under American ownership following the Spanish-American War of 1898...
View ArticleBook Discussion and Film Screening
Save the date and start reading! In conjunction with the Special Exhibit September 11, 2001: A Global Moment, the Museum will host a book discussion and film screening of Extremely Loud and Incredibly...
View ArticleTurning Point: The Doolittle Raid, Battle of the Coral Sea, and Battle of Midway
On April 2, 1942, the USS Hornet steamed out of San Francisco with sixteen B-25s secured to the flight deck. Also on board was the already legendary Lt. Col. James Doolittle and his crew. He and his...
View ArticleComing Soon – Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race
Special Exhibit – Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race On Display July 25, 2012 – October 15, 2012 From 1933 to 1945, Nazi Germany carried out a campaign to “cleanse” German society of people...
View ArticleGridiron Glory – The National Football League’s World War II Losses
World War II claimed the lives of 23 NFL men – 21 active or former players, an ex-head coach and a team executive. Listed below are the NFL personnel killed during the war. Cpl. Mike Basca (HB,...
View ArticleGuests of the Third Reich Special Guests
The month of January was quite exciting in our special exhibit, Guests of the Third Reich: American POWs in Europe on display through July 7, 2013. We had visits from several former POWs—some featured...
View ArticleFeatured Artifact – Gridiron Glory: The Best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
In 1943, Hall of Fame defensive tackle, Art Donovan, put his college and pro football careers on hold to serve in World War II. Enrolled in Notre Dame, Donovan postponed college, opting instead to...
View ArticleExhibit Spotlight – Post-WWII Reintegration of Pro Football
Although the end of WWII brought a new sense of social consciousness, segregation and discrimination remained in much of the United States. However, employment opportunities did begin to open up for...
View ArticleThe Four Freedoms: Freedom from Want
Seventy years ago today, on 6 March 1943, Norman Rockwell’s painting Freedom from Want appeared in the Saturday Evening Post. The third in his series on The Four Freedoms featured a family sitting down...
View ArticleSpecial Exhibit – Gridiron Glory: The Best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
NFL Teams Take Drastic Measures Due to Manpower Shortage As World War II siphoned the ranks of the NFL, a severe manpower shortage emerged. In 1943, the shortage was so severe the league changed its...
View ArticleHogan’s Heroes at the Museum
Meanwhile back at the Museum…. we wrapped up our series Hogan’s Heroes Happy Hour, in the line of related programming for our special exhibit, Guests of the Third Reich: American POWs in Europe. Over...
View Article4 July 1944: “Forever, Just Me”
Major Newton Cole was captured on 19 June 1944, D+13 near St. Lô. On 4 July 1944, he wrote his wife, Marion, back in Medford, Massachusetts, telling of his capture. Gift of The Men of Oflag 64,...
View ArticleBob Hope: An American Treasure Public Events
Join us for these free, public events in conjunction with the special exhibit, Bob Hope: An American Treasure, on display August 3, 2013 through October 27, 2013. For more information call 504-528-1944...
View ArticleBob Hope: An American Treasure Opens August 3
World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum’s “Bob Hope: An American Treasure” to open at National WWII Museum, Traveling exhibition highlights Hope’s military ties The National WWII Museum is pleased to...
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