THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC (EIN 72-1200790)

Special Exhibits and Events
SPECIAL EXHIBITSIN 2022, THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM DEBUTED THE REAL IMAGE OF WAR: STEICHEN AND FORD IN THE PACIFIC, A SPECIAL EXHIBIT CELEBRATING THE MASSIVE CONTRIBUTION OF US NAVY PHOTOGRAPHERS TO THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE EVENTS OF WORLD WAR. OVER THE COURSE OF THE AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT IN WORLD WAR II, THOUSANDS OF SAILORS AND OFFICERS FILMED TRAINING MATERIAL, CREATED PROPAGANDA, PRODUCED DOCUMENTARIES, AND SERVED AS COMBAT PHOTOGRAPHERS. THE CAMERA'S USE OF CHEMISTRY AND MECHANICS MARRIED WITH THE HUMAN PERSPECTIVE CREATED ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL TOOLS OF WAR AND ART-AND AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE FOR RECORDING THE MEMORY OF WORLD WAR II. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) ALSO IN 2022, THE NATIONAL WWI MUSEUM WELCOMED A SPECIAL EXHIBIT THAT EXAMINED THE WORK OF ARTIST AND POLITICAL CARTOONIST ARTHUR SZYK. IN REAL TIMES. ARTHUR SZYK: ART & HUMAN RIGHTS SHOWCASED MORE THAN 50 OF SZYK'S ORIGINAL WORKS, WHICH FOCUS ON HUMANITARIAN ISSUES THAT FACED THE WORLD IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY-INCLUDING ISSUES THAT REMAIN RELEVANT TODAY. THE ARTIST FEARLESSLY RIDICULED DICTATORS, EXPOSED NAZI GENOCIDE, SUPPORTED THE POLISH RESISTANCE, CRITICIZED THE KU KLUX KLAN AND CIVIL RIGHT VIOLATIONS IN AMERICA. SZYK'S ARTWORK STANDS AS A REMINDER OF THE ATROCITIES THE WORLD FACED IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND TIED WELL INTO THE MUSEUM'S MISSION TO PROMOTE WORLD WAR II'S CONTINUED RELEVANCE FOR THE WORLD.SPECIAL EVENTSIN 2022, THE AMERICAN SPIRIT AWARDS RETURNED TO IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING AND AN INSPIRING SLATE OF HONOREES. HUNDREDS OF MUSEUM SUPPORTERS, HONOREES, AND GUESTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY GATHERED ON JUNE 9-10, 2022, TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF GREAT AMERICANS WHOSE WORK REFLECTS THE VALUES AND SPIRIT OF THOSE WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY DURING WORLD WAR II AND THROUGHOUT HISTORY. BUILDING ON THE BROAD GEOGRAPHIC REACH OF THE VIRTUAL 2021 AWARDS, THE MUSEUM COMMITTED TO INCREASING THE IMPACT AND VISIBILITY OF THE AMERICAN SPIRIT AWARDS BY LIVESTREAMING THE CEREMONY TO MORE THAN 4,800 HOUSEHOLDS. IN TOTAL, THE 14 HONOREES INCLUDED SEVEN WWII VETERANS: PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR LT. COMMANDER LOUIS CONTER, BRADFORD FREEMAN (1924-2022) OF EASY COMPANY'S "BAND OF BROTHERS," 6888TH CENTRAL POSTAL DIRECTORY BATTALION MEMBER ROMAY DAVIS, AND THE FOUR REMAINING NAVAJO CODE TALKERS-THOMAS BEGAY, JOHN KINSEL SR., PETER MACDONALD, AND SAMUEL SANDOVAL (1923-2022)-WHOSE UNBREAKABLE CODE WAS CRUCIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF ALLIED CAMPAIGNS IN THE PACIFIC AND TO VICTORY DURING WORLD WAR II.CONFERENCING AND SYMPOSIATHE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM'S 15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WORLD WAR II WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 17-19, 2022 WITH 350 GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE AND ONLINE VIEWERSHIP REACHING OVER 20,000. THIS YEAR'S DAYLONG PRE-CONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM, TITLED "RESISTANCE! LIFE UNDER OCCUPATION," WAS FOLLOWED BY TWO DAYS OF CONFERENCE SESSIONS FEATURING 35 SPEAKERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE MUSEUM WAS HONORED TO FEATURE THREE WWII VETERANS DURING THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE PROGRAM: JOHN "LUCKY" LUCKADOO OF THE US ARMY AIR FORCES, Z. ANTHONY KRUSZEWSKI OF THE POLISH HOME ARMY, AND NICOLE SPANGENBERG OF THE FRENCH RESISTANCE. SHARING FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNTS OF THE WAR ALONG WITH EXPERT INSIGHTS ON THE NEWEST RESEARCH AND FINDINGS ADVANCED THE MUSEUM'S GOAL TO BECOME THE MOST ACCESSIBLE SOURCE FOR TRUSTED KNOWLEDGE ON THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN THE WAR THAT CHANGED THE WORLD. THE MUSEUM COMMEMORATED THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PREMIERE OF THE GROUNDBREAKING BAND OF BROTHERS MINISERIES WITH A DAYLONG SYMPOSIUM IN NEW ORLEANS ON AUGUST 13, 2022 WITH OVER 500 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE AND 30 MEMBERS FROM THE CAST AND CREW TOGETHER ON STAGE TO REFLECT ON THEIR EXPERIENCES, SHARE UNIQUE INSIGHTS, AND PROVIDE BEHIND-THE-SCENES COMMENTARY. FAMILY MEMBERS OF EASY COMPANY VETERANS ALSO ATTENDED, EXPRESSING THEIR GRATITUDE FOR THE SHOW'S ROLE IN PRESERVING THE LASTING LEGACIES OF THEIR LOVED ONES. SESSION TOPICS INCLUDED REAL TO REEL: SPIELBERG, HANKS, AND SEARCH FOR AUTHENTICITY FEATURING PRODUCERS, THE CASTING DIRECTOR, AND CAST; FROM TOCCOA TO EUROPE: ON THE GROUND WITH EASY COMPANY FEATURING SCREENWRITERS AND CAST; A COMPANY OF HEROES: THE LEGACY OF EASY COMPANY, FEATURING FAMILY MEMBERS OF EASY COMPANY VETERANS AND THE ACTORS WHO PORTRAYED THEIR RELATIVES; AND WE STAND ALONE TOGETHER: ACTORS REMINISCENCES ROUNDTABLE, FEATURING 15 CAST MEMBERS FROM THE MINISERIES. FROM MARCH 24 TO 26, 2022, THE MUSEUM VIRTUALLY HOSTED A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND CONFERENCE IN 2022 TITLED MEMORY WARS: WORLD WAR II AT 75 AND BEYOND. THE CONFERENCE EXAMINED WORLD WAR II'S PLACE IN PUBLIC MEMORY AND HOW HISTORIANS, FILMMAKERS, MEDIA, MEMORIALS, AND MUSEUMS HELP SHAPE THE LEGACY OF THE GLOBAL CONFLICT. THE CONFERENCE BROUGHT TOGETHER NEARLY 40 OF THE WORLD'S LEADING MUSEUM DIRECTORS, HISTORIANS, FILMMAKERS, AND WWII GAMING PRODUCERS FOR THREE DAYS OF INSIGHTFUL DISCUSSIONS. THE OPENING CONFERENCE SESSION FEATURED A DISCUSSION ON THE ROLE THAT MOVIES AND TV HAVE PLAYED IN GENERATING, SHAPING, AND ALTERING POPULAR MEMORY OF WORLD WAR II. THERE WAS ALSO A DISCUSSION ON WHAT IT TOOK TO PRODUCE MEDAL OF HONOR, A WWII VIDEO GAME, AND THE IN-DEPTH RESEARCH PROCESS TO CREATE A HISTORICALLY REALISTIC VIDEO GAME. DURING SESSIONS OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS, HISTORIANS AND PRACTITIONERS EXPLORED VARIOUS TOPICS, SUCH AS HOW GERMAN MUSEUMS PORTRAY THE WAR, AND THE DEBATE REGARDING REMEMBERING WORLD WAR II AS A "GOOD WAR." K-12 ACTIVITIESIN 2022, THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM RESUMED OFFERING ITS EDUCATIONAL AND STUDENT TRAVEL PROGRAMS IN PERSON AFTER TWO YEARS OF PROVIDING VIRTUAL-ONLY VERSIONS TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE MUSEUM ALSO CONTINUED TO OFFER DIGITAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING A ROBUST SLATE OF STUDENT PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDED THE ROBOTICS CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP, SUMMER TEACHER SEMINARS, SUMMER CAMPS, SUMMER TEACHER INSTITUTE, NORMANDY ACADEMY AND LOUISIANA HISTORY DAY. EXPRESSIONS OF AMERICA GRAND OPENINGTHE MUSEUM'S ANNUAL OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY IS ALWAYS A HIGHLIGHT AND THIS YEAR'S WEEKLONG ACTIVITIES INCLUDED A VISIT FROM A CONTINGENT OF NEARLY 30 WWII VETERANS-THE LARGEST THE MUSEUM HAS HOSTED IN MANY YEARS-AS WELL AS A SOLD-OUT CROWD FOR THE 2022 VICTORY BALL CELEBRATION OF SERVICE ALONG WITH THE PREMIERE OF EXPRESSIONS OF AMERICA, A NIGHTTIME SOUND AND LIGHT SHOW THAT DRAWS DIRECTLY FROM WARTIME CORRESPONDENCE AND ORAL HISTORIES HOUSED IN THE MUSEUM'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION TO PAINT A PICTURE OF WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE FOR AMERICANS IN THE 1940S AND SHOW HOW EVERYDAY PEOPLE SERVED OUR COUNTRY IN EVERY WAY IMAGINABLE DURING WORLD WAR II. EXPRESSIONS OF AMERICA IS A PERMANENT ADDITION TO THE MUSEUM'S OFFERINGS, RUNNING ONE TO TWO TIMES A WEEK. PRIOR TO THE APPROXIMATELY 25-MINUTE MAIN SOUND AND LIGHT SHOW, GUESTS MAY EXPLORE THE MAIL CALL EXHIBIT WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF MAIL AND THE EFFORT REQUIRED TO SUCCESSFULLY DELIVER MAIL ACROSS A WORLD AT WAR. THE EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS THEMES FOUND IN MANY OF THE COLLECTIONS IN THE MUSEUM'S ARCHIVES: LONELINESS, INNOCENCE, LOVE, AND SERVICE. IT ALSO FEATURES A SMALL FRACTION OF THE MILLIONS OF LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE "AMBASSADOR TO THE ARMED FORCES," BOB HOPE, AS HE EXTENDED HIS BOND WITH HIS MILITARY AUDIENCE BEYOND THE STAGE THROUGH THE MAIL.
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Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
Source
990
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$53.6M
Program 1 [2024]
THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUMCOLLECTIONS & PERMANENT EXHIBITS THE ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY: THE HERMAN AND GEORGE R. BROWN SALUTE TO THE HOME FRONT INCLUDES GALLERIES THAT EXPLORE THE ROAD TO WAR AND THEN HOW THE WAR WAS FOUGHT ON THE HOME FRONT. ALLIED VICTORY WAS AN EPIC UNDERTAKING FUELED BY STATESIDE INDUSTRY, INGENUITY, AND THE LABOR OF MILLIONS OF PATRIOTIC AMERICANS. THROUGH MULTIMEDIA AND INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS, AND DRAWING ON ARTIFACTS AND ORAL HISTORIES FROM THE MUSEUM'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTIONS, THE ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY CREATES COUNTLESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR VISITORS TO MAKE PERSONAL (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) CONNECTIONS WITH THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HELPED WIN THE WAR.THE D-DAY INVASION OF NORMANDY HELPS ONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ALLIES FACED IN NORMANDY, FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PREPARATIONS BEFOREHAND TO THE DAUNTING CHALLENGES ONCE TROOPS LANDED ON NORMANDY BEACHES. VISITORS EXPLORE DEADLY FORTIFICATIONS AWAITING THE ALLIES, VIEW THE WEAPONS, UNIFORMS, AND GEAR OF THE GERMANS AND AMERICANS, AND MEET THE COMMANDERS OF OPERATION OVERLORD. THE ARTIFACTS AND STORIES OF INDIVIDUAL SOLDIERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION PUT A HUMAN FACE ON THE MOST DECISIVE DAY OF WORLD WAR II-JUNE 6, 1944. VISITORS HEAR FROM THE MEN WHO FOUGHT FOR UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO, AND SWORD BEACHES. CAMPAIGNS OF COURAGE PAVILION - IN OVER 19,000 SQUARE FEET OF EXHIBIT SPACE, TWO EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITIONS BRING VISITORS INSIDE THE EPIC STORY OF THE WAR IN ITS MOST INFAMOUS SETTINGS, BRINGING TO LIFE JUNGLES, BEACHES, MOUNTAINS, AND OCEANS IN 19 IMMERSIVE GALLERIES. ROAD TO TOKYO: PACIFIC THEATER GALLERIES RETRACES THE GRUELING TRAIL THAT LED FROM PEARL HARBOR TO TOKYO BAY BY WAY OF NEW GUINEA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA, THE HIMALAYAS, BURMA, THE ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC, CHINA, INDIA, AND ALASKA. EXHIBITS EXPLORE THE EVOLVING STRATEGY FOR FIGHTING RELENTLESS JAPANESE FORCES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, EXAMINING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES, AND THE STAGGERING RANGE OF EXTREME CONDITIONS THAT CONFRONTED AMERICAN MILITARY FORCES. CONVEYED THROUGH ARTIFACTS (INCLUDING A SHARK-FACED P-40 WARHAWK), ORAL HISTORIES, SERIALIZED "DOG TAG" PROFILES, SHORT FILMS, AND RECREATED ENVIRONMENTS, THIS IS THE STORY OF A WORLD THAT WAS UNIMAGINABLY ALIEN TO AMERICAN GIS, A CONFLICT OF SEARING BRUTALITY, AND A VICTORY SO DEVASTATING IT IS HOTLY DEBATED EVEN TODAY. ROAD TO BERLIN: EUROPEAN THEATER GALLERIES BRINGS TO LIFE THE DRAMA, SACRIFICES, PERSONAL STORIES, AND STRATEGIES OF AMERICA'S CAMPAIGN TO DEFEAT THE AXIS POWERS AND PRESERVE FREEDOM. FROM FALTERING FIRST BATTLES IN NORTH AFRICA TO THE BLOODY STRUGGLE AT GERMANY'S DOORSTEP, THE IMMERSIVE GALLERIES IN ROAD TO BERLIN RECREATE ACTUAL BATTLE SETTINGS AND VILLAGES-WITH CRUMBLING WALLS, BOMB-TORN ROOFTOPS, ICY PATHWAYS, AND A CHILLINGLY REALISTIC SOUNDSCAPE-AS THE EVOCATIVE BACKDROP FOR PERIOD NEWSREELS, VIDEO HISTORIES, INTERACTIVE KIOSKS, MACRO-ARTIFACTS, AND DIGITAL DISPLAYS DIVE DEEPER INTO THE STORY. THE RESULT IS A RICHLY LAYERED, MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE THAT INVITES EXPLORATION AND CONNECTION. VISITORS ARE ABLE TO WALK IN THE SHADOW OF NORMANDY'S BRUTALLY DENSE HEDGEROWS AND IMAGINE THE CHALLENGES THAT FOLLOWED D-DAY; ATTEND A MISSION BRIEFING WITH THE BOMBER BOYS AND GAIN PERSPECTIVE INSIDE AMERICA'S ALL-IMPORTANT AIR STRATEGY; AND SEE PERSONAL ARTIFACTS-CIGARETTE BOXES, PHOTOGRAPHS-SCATTERED OVER REAL NORMANDY SAND, PROVIDING A TOUCHING PERSPECTIVE ON THE HUMAN COST OF THE WAR.BEYOND ALL BOUNDARIES, A 4-D FILM SHOWING EXCLUSIVELY IN THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM'S SOLOMON VICTORY THEATER, IS A JOURNEY THROUGH THE WAR THAT CHANGED THE WORLD. BEYOND ALL BOUNDARIES FEATURES DAZZLING EFFECTS, CGI ANIMATION, MULTILAYERED ENVIRONMENTS, AND FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNTS FROM THE TRENCHES TO THE HOME FRONT. DURING WORLD WAR II, BOEING AND ITS PARTNERS WORKED TOGETHER TO PRODUCE A STAGGERING 98,965 AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING THE FAMED B-17 FLYING FORTRESS. THE GEORGE H.W. BUSH AVIATION GALLERY-LOCATED IN THE AIRSPACE OF THE US FREEDOM PAVILION: THE BOEING CENTER-FEATURES SIX FULLY RESTORED ICONIC WWII WARBIRDS. LIBERATION PAVILION, THE MUSEUM'S CAPSTONE EXHIBIT HALL, INCLUDES A NUMBER OF EXHIBITS THAT ILLUMINATE WHAT WORLD WAR II MEANS TODAY. FINDING HOPE IN A WORLD DESTROYED DEDICATES EIGHT GALLERIES TO EXPLORING THE IMMENSE STATES OF THE WAR AND THE COST OF VICTORY. VISITORS TRACE THE PERSECUTION OF EUROPE'S JEWISH POPULATION THROUGH THE STORY OF THE FRANK FAMILY, LEARN ABOUT THE CRUELTY OF THE NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMP SYSTEM AND HEAR FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS THAT CONVEY THE COMPLICATED EMOTIONS FELT BY HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND THEIR AMERICAN LIBERATORS. DISCOVERING A TROVE OF PRICELESS ART REVEALS THE MAGNITUDE OF LOOTING BY THE NAZIS DURING WORLD WAR II AND THE EFFORTS OF THE ALLIED MONUMENTS MEN AND WOMEN TO LOCATE AND RETURN STOLEN CULTURAL TREASURES. RELIGIOUS ARTIFACTS FROM SERVICEMEMBERS OF DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS OFFER A GLIMPSE INTO THE CRITICAL ROLE FAITH PLAYED FOR MANY DURING WARTIME AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FREEDOM OF WORSHIP.FORCES OF FREEDOM AT HOME AND ABROAD:1945-PRESENT INCLUDES SIX GALLERIES THAT EXPLORE WORLD WAR II'S IMPACT IN THE POSTWAR PERIOD AND ITS LASTING EFFECTS TODAY. THE EXHIBIT EXPLORES THE EFFORTS TO REBUILD AND RESTORE JUSTICE IN THE WAKE OF THE WAR, EXAMINING THE EMERGENCE OF THE UNITES STATES AS A WORLD "SUPERPOWER" IN AN ERA MARKED BY PROSPERITY, SOCIAL CHANGE, AND THE TENSIONS OF THE COLD WAR. ARTIFACTS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES TRIALS PUT NAMES AND FACES TO THE ATROCITIES COMMITTED BY GERMANY AND JAPAN AS POLICY, INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS LINK WARTIME INNOVATIONS TO THE SCIENTIFIC, TECHNOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL ADVANCEMENTS THAT CREATED NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN CIVILIAN LIFE.THE FIRST PART OF THE FREEDOM THEATER EXPERIENCE PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO ABOUT HOW AMERICA BECAME INVOLVED IN WORLD WAR II AND EMPHASIZES PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT'S FOUR FREEDOMS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND RELIGION, AND FREEDOM FROM WANT AND FEAR. THE THIRD FLOOR FREEDOM THEATRE OFFERS AUDIENCES A MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE FOCUSED ON WHAT WAS AT STAKE DURING WORLD WAR II AND THE MEANING OF ALLIED VICTORY. THE PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS HOW FREEDOM ALMOST VANISHED FROM THE WORLD IN THE 1930S AND 1940S, EFFORTS TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE FREEDOM DURING AND AFTER WORLD WAR II, AND HOW EACH GENERATION HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO DEFEND DEMOCRACY, PROTECT FREEDOM, AND ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS. AT A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN THE SHOW, THE THEATER AUDIENCE PLATFORM ITSELF ROTATES. THE NEWLY RENOVATED MALCOLM S. FORBES RARE AND ICONIC ARTIFACTS GALLERY IN LOUISIANA MEMORIAL PAVILION NOW HOUSES MORE THAN 50 ARTIFACTS FROM THE MUSEUM'S VAST COLLECTION FROM THE ONE-OF-A-KIND TO THE EVER-PRESENT, THE PERSONAL TO THE UNIVERSAL. THE GALLERY ALSO FEATURES VOICES FROM THE FRONT, A NEW INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE THAT HELPS VISITORS CONNECT WITH THE WWII GENERATION IN A HIGH-TECH YET PERSONAL WAY. THE EXPERIENCE ALLOWS GUESTS TO HOLD CONVERSATIONS WITH MORE THAN A DOZEN INTERVIEWEES WITH THE HELP OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PUTTING REAL FACES TO HISTORY, OFFERING UNIQUE AND INTIMATE PERSPECTIVES, AND BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN GENERATIONS.DIGITAL COLLECTIONS THE DIGITIZATION OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND IMPACTFUL WAYS THAT THE MUSEUM ACHIEVES ITS STRATEGIC GOAL OF PROVIDING BROAD ACCESS TO ITS CONTENT AND COLLECTIONS. DIGITIZATION SERVES MANY PURPOSES, BUT THE PRIMARY REASON FOR PERFORMING THIS ACTIVITY IS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO ACCESS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO BROWSE THE MUSEUM'S HOLDINGS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AS WELL AS ALLOWING TEACHERS, RESEARCHERS, AND STUDENTS TO VIEW PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL AND WATCH VIDEO ORAL HISTORIES TO GAIN ACCESS TO FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS OF CRITICAL EVENTS OF THE WAR.
Geographies
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Dates
Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
Source
990
No causes provided
No populations provided
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$54.6M
Program 2 [2024]
EDUCATION AND CONFERENCESEDUCATIONAL TRAVEL PROGRAMWHILE THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM PROVIDES VIVID INSIGHT INTO THE WAR THAT CHANGED THE WORLD, NOTHING CAN TELL ITS STORY MORE DRAMATICALLY THAN A VISIT TO THE SITES WHERE VICTORY WAS FOUGHT FOR AND WON.AS THE NATION'S FOREMOST EXPERT IN WWII HISTORY, THE MUSEUM'S TRAVEL PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY EDUCATIONAL CONTENT BY CREATING CUSTOM-CURATED ITINERARIES WITH RENOWNED HISTORIANS AND EXPERT LOCAL GUIDES WITH UNPARALLELED KNOWLEDGE OF WWII LOCATIONS- FROM LESSER-KNOWN SITES AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY TO THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM'S TRAVEL PROGRAMS TO ICONIC LANDMARKS (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) STEEPED IN HEROISM AND HISTORY. GUESTS EXPERIENCE A JOURNEY TO THE BEACHES, BRIDGES, CITIES, AND VILLAGES WHERE CRUCIAL BATTLES TOOK PLACE AND HISTORY-MAKING DECISIONS WERE MADE. TOURS GENERALLY INCLUDE THE EUROPEANEUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS (ENGLAND, FRANCE, ITALY, GERMANY) AND THE PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS (PHILIPPINES, JAPAN).IN ADDITION TO THE OVERSEAS TOURS, THE MUSEUM HOSTS DOMESTIC MULTI-DAY EXPERIENCES BASED AT THE MUSEUM'S CAMPUS IN NEW ORLEANS. THE EXPERIENCE THE VICTORY PROGRAM ALLOWS GUESTS TO BECOME FULLY IMMERSED IN THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITS AND GALLERIES, ENJOY PRIVATE TOURS, AND PARTICIPATE IN LECTURES PROVIDED BY MUSEUM HISTORIANS. GUESTS ARE HOSTED AT THE MUSEUM'S HIGGINS HOTEL.K-12 EDUCATIONTHROUGH A BROAD RANGE OF ON-SITE AND DISTANCE-LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN BOTH STUDENT CURRICULA AND TEACHER TRAINING FOR GRADES K-12, THE MUSEUM ASPIRES TO BE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE PREMIERE EDUCATIONAL LEADER ON THE LEGACIES OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN WORLD WAR II. THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM IS COMMITTED TO EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDING SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO TELL THE WWII STORY IN A FULL AND MEANINGFUL WAY. THE MUSEUM'S GENEROUS SUPPORTERS HELP MAKE MANY OF THESE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FREE OF CHARGE TO LEARNERS. TO DATE, MORE THAN 800,000 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS HAVE VISITED THE MUSEUM'S CAMPUS, AND EVEN MORE HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY THE LEGACY AND LESSONS OF THE WWII GENERATION THROUGH THE MUSEUM'S ONLINE PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES. MUSEUM STAFF ARE CONTINUOUSLY EXPANDING THE INSTITUTION'S CORE CURRICULUM AS THEY EXPLORE NEW CHAPTERS OF THE WAR AND CREATE PROGRAMMING INITIATIVES THAT BRING THE ENDURING LESSONS TO YOUNG MINDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SINCE 2006, THE MUSEUM'S SIGNATURE DISTANCE-LEARNING PROGRAM HAS ENCOURAGED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF LEARNERS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE TO SHARE CRITICAL LESSONS AND POWERFUL STORIES OF WORLD WAR II. WITHOUT LEAVING THE CLASSROOM, WORLD WAR II COMES TO LIFE FOR STUDENTS THROUGH THE MUSEUM'S EXCLUSIVE ARTIFACTS, ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE, CAPTIVATING PERSONAL TESTIMONY, AND INTERACTION WITH EXPERTS. NO MATTER WHAT A SCHOOL'S BUDGET OR LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY MAY BE, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS CAN GO ON IN-DEPTH EXPLORATIONS OF RELEVANT HISTORICAL TOPICS IN THE MUSEUM'S DYNAMIC VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS WHERE STUDENTS CAN BE TAKEN TO HISTORIC SITES ALL OVER THE WORLD. LED BY STUDENT REPORTERS, YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL IMPACT OF WORLD WAR II IN THE PLACES WHERE HISTORY WAS MADE. THROUGH THE MUSEUM'S WEBINAR SERIES, STUDENTS CAN INTERACT LIVE WITH WWII EXPERTS, AUTHORS, HISTORIANS, HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, AND WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. SINCE 2014, THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM HAS OFFERED IMMERSIVE RESIDENTIAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS ON ITS CAMPUS. HIGHLIGHTING POWERFUL WWII STORIES AND RICH PRIMARY SOURCES FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION, THESE PROGRAMS HAVE TRAINED THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS. IN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF OFFERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THE MUSEUM HAS REACHED 120 SUMMER TEACHER INSTITUTE PARTICIPANTS FROM 45 STATES WHO HAVE TRAINED NEARLY 3,000 OF THEIR COLLEAGUES AND OVER 100,000 STUDENTS BY WAY OF THE MUSEUM'S PRINT AND DIGITAL TEACHING TOOLS. THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF MUSEUM PARTNERS, EDUCATORS PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS ARE ABLE TO ATTEND FREE OF CHARGE, EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BRING THE LESSONS AND LEGACIES OF WORLD WAR II TO THEIR STUDENTS. THE EDUCATORS ARE HOSTED AT THE MUSEUM'S HIGGINS HOTEL. AN ADDITIONAL 100 REAL WORLD SCIENCE PARTICIPANTS HAVE PUT THESE INTERDISCIPLINARY LESSONS TO USE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. BY INTRODUCING TEACHERS TO THE WIDE RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES AT THE MUSEUM, BOTH ON-SITE AND THROUGH ITS VAST ONLINE RESOURCES, THE MUSEUM IS RAPIDLY EXTENDING ITS EDUCATIONAL MISSION THROUGHOUT COMMUNITIES IN EVERY REGION OF THE UNITED STATES.HIGHER EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNINGEQUALLY ESSENTIAL TO THE MUSEUM'S K-12 EDUCATIONAL MISSION IS OUTREACH TO ALL GENERATIONS INTERESTED IN STUDYING THE WAR. THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES RANGE FROM A WWII MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM TO TEACHER-TRAINING INITIATIVES TO LONGSTANDING PUBLIC EVENTS AIMED AT CONNECTING AUDIENCES WITH LEADING WWII SCHOLARS. THE HUB FOR ALL MUSEUM PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AND DISTANCE-LEARNING OUTREACH IS THE HALL OF DEMOCRACY, WHICH FEATURES A GRAND SPECIAL-EXHIBITION HALL, STUNNING RESEARCH LIBRARY, AND STATE-OF-THE-ART MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY. THE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WAR AND DEMOCRACY SERVES AS THE RESEARCH CORE AND THE HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER OF THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM. THE INSTITUTE'S GOAL IS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, SCHOLARLY PROGRAMMING AND RESEARCH TO PUBLIC AND EXPERT AUDIENCES FOCUSED ON THE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II, ITS LEGACIES AND LESSONS, AND HOW THE WAR IS REMEMBERED AROUND THE WORLD TODAY.ONE OF THE INSTITUTE'S KEY PROGRAMS IS THE THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WORLD WAR II. THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE WAS HELD ON DECEMBER 79, 2023 AT THE HIGGINS HOTEL WITH OVER 350 ATTENDEES IN ATTENDANCE. THE THREE-DAY PROGRAM FEATURED 16 PANELS OF EXPERT-LED DISCUSSIONS EXAMINING INFLUENTIAL PERSONALITIES, STRATEGIC DECISIONS, AND CONTROVERSIES OF WORLD WAR II. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED A SPECIAL SESSION "DAUNTLESS: PAUL HILLIARD IN WWII AND A TRANSFORMED AMERICA," FEATURING WWII VETERAN AND MUSEUM TRUSTEE PAUL HILLIARD IN CONVERSATION WITH AUTHOR ROB CITINO. THE TWO DISCUSSED HILLIARD'S SERVICE AS A RADIOMAN/ GUNNER IN SBD DAUNTLESS DIVE BOMBERS IN THE PACIFIC, AS WELL AS HIS LIFE FOLLOWING THE WAR. THE CONFERENCE CONCLUDED WITH AN EXCLUSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE MAKING OF THE APPLE TV+ SERIES MASTERS OF THE AIR WITH CO-PRODUCER KIRK SADUSKI AND AUTHOR DONALD L. MILLER, PHD, WHOSE BOOK ON THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE IN WORLD WAR II SERVED AS THE BASIS FOR THE SHOW. ALONG WITH IN-PERSON ATTENDEES, THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE REACHED AUDIENCES AROUND THE GLOBE WITH OVER 12,000 LIVE VIRTUAL VIEWS THAT WEEKEND AND 160,000 ON-DEMAND VIEWS SINCE. THE WWII MEDIA AND EDUCATION CENTER SERVES AS THE EPICENTER OF THE MUSEUM'S DIGITAL-BASED CONTENT PRODUCTION, RIGHTS MANAGEMENT, DISTANCE LEARNING, AND BROADCASTING, SUPPORTING THE MUSEUM IN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND CONTENT DEVELOPMENT. HOUSED IN THE CENTER ARE STATE-OF-THE-ART BROADCAST, PRODUCTION, AND EDITING FACILITIES, A DEDICATED STUDIO FOR DISTANCE LEARNING, AND MULTIPLE PUBLIC SPACES FOR LIVE EVENTS, INCLUDING A CLASSROOM AND MEDIA AUDITORIUM, EACH CONTAINING FULLY INTEGRATED VIDEOCONFERENCING AND LIVESTREAMING CAPABILITIES. THE MEDIA AND EDUCATION CENTER RECENTLY DEVELOPED A NEW WORLD WAR II ON TOPIC PODCAST WHICH HIGHLIGHTS A CURATED SELECTION OF SOME OF THE BEST CONTENT. AIRING WEEKLY IN AN EASILY DIGESTIBLE FORMAT, ON TOPIC ALLOWS LISTENERS TO REDISCOVER FAVORITE LECTURES AND EVENTS OR CATCH UP ON GREAT CONTENT THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MISSED. THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM ALSO SEEKS TO REACH LEARNERS OF ALL AGES AND EDUCATION LEVELS IN NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE MUSEUM OFFERS AN ONLINE MASTER'S DEGREE IN WORLD WAR II STUDIES AND REACHES LIFELONG LEARNERS THROUGH ONLINE CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES, AS WELL AS AN EXPANDED SYSTEM OF CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA, PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, AND PUBLICATIONS.
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Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
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$13.7M

THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC

THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC

THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC

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