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Learning at The National World War II Museum


The National World War II Museum is a dynamic educational resource serving the needs of students from grade school through the post-graduate level. USA Today gave the Museum its top rank as the “Best Places to Learn U.S. Military History”.  Exhibitions and programs allow students from all backgrounds to explore the values and beliefs—the universal concepts—that Americans and their Allies embraced during World War II. Through Museum tours, workshops, special on-site and outreach programming, film and lecture series, and our new distance learning initiative, young visitors experience the lessons of teamwork, optimism, courage, decision-making, and problem-solving that led to the Allied victory.

Employing an object-based learning experience, the Museum uses its rich collection of artifacts and archives to take history beyond the pages of textbooks and into the hands of curious students.

The National World War II Museum is a living museum. It honors the generation that won the war by enlightening today's generation about its own potential. The Museum is dedicated to the premise that these lessons are just as valuable today as they were over sixty years ago.

Yours Sincerely,


Kenneth Hoffman,
Director of Education

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