{"id":6372,"date":"2016-09-17T16:08:56","date_gmt":"2016-09-17T14:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=6372"},"modified":"2025-01-26T16:13:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T14:13:39","slug":"national-world-war-museum-memorial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/national-world-war-museum-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"National World War I Museum and Memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>National World War I Museum and Memorial<\/strong>, located in <strong>Kansas City<\/strong>, <strong>Missouri<\/strong>, stands as the United States&#8217; official museum dedicated to <strong>World War I<\/strong>. Established in 1926 as the Liberty Memorial, it was designated by Congress in 2004 as the nation&#8217;s official World War I museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>National World War I Museum and Memorial<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"section-info-text\">100 W 26th Street<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"section-info-text\">Kansas City<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"section-info-text\">Missouri 64108<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/north-america-2\/\">USA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theworldwar.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.theworldwar.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:info@theworldwar.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">info@theworldwar.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+1 <span class=\"section-info-text\">(816) 888-8100<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regular hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuesday &#8211; Sunday 10:00 &#8211; 17:00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Closed Mondays (except Holiday Mondays and during summer hours)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"txt\">Summer hours<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(Memorial Day &#8211; Labor Day) \u2013 Daily 10:00 &#8211; 17:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"txt\">Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day and New Year&#8217;s Day<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Admission fee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gift shop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theworldwar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-922\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"wp-image-922\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thewwimuseum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-1512\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/twitter.png\" alt=\"twitter\" class=\"wp-image-1512\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/NationalWWIMuseum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-3562\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/youtube.png\" alt=\"youtube\" class=\"wp-image-3562\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d792859.576643477!2d-95.11203177748797!3d39.08124400000002!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x914ce1eaa8dc355f!2sNational+World+War+I+Museum+and+Memorial!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1474121123198\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;Aircraft collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/national-world-war-museum-memorial\/nwwim_2016_logo_red-01\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11295\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"120\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/NWWIM_2016_Logo_Red-01-240x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/NWWIM_2016_Logo_Red-01-240x120.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/NWWIM_2016_Logo_Red-01-420x210.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/NWWIM_2016_Logo_Red-01.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>N86500<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p><\/td><td>de Havilland DH.2 (replica)<p><\/p>\n<p>Fokker D.VII (replica)<\/p>\n<p>Nieuport 12 (replica)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"txt\">The <strong>National World War I Museum and Memorial, Kansas City, MO<\/strong>, along with its Research Library and Archives, is home to one of the largest Great War collections in the world \u2013 more than 75,000 items strong<\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The museum boasts one of the world&#8217;s most comprehensive collections of World War I artifacts and documents. Interactive displays, thought-provoking films, and eyewitness testimonies guide visitors through the extensive exhibits, providing a deep understanding of the Great War&#8217;s global impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A notable feature is the glass bridge that visitors cross upon entry, which spans a field of 9,000 red poppies, each symbolizing 1,000 combatant deaths during the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Fokker-D.VII-replica-420x502.jpg\" alt=\"Fokker D.VII (replica) National World War I Museum and Memorial, Kansas City, MO\" class=\"wp-image-11298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Fokker-D.VII-replica-420x502.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Fokker-D.VII-replica-240x287.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Fokker-D.VII-replica-728x870.jpg 728w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Fokker-D.VII-replica-600x717.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Fokker-D.VII-replica.jpg 1044w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/national-world-war-museum-memorial\/nieuport-12-replica\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11299\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Nieuport-12-replica-420x630.jpg\" alt=\"Nieuport 12 (replica) National World War I Museum and Memorial, Kansas City, MO USA\" class=\"wp-image-11299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Nieuport-12-replica-420x630.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Nieuport-12-replica-240x360.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Nieuport-12-replica-728x1092.jpg 728w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Nieuport-12-replica-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Nieuport-12-replica.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photos National World War I Museum and Memorial<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National World War I Museum and Memorial, located in Kansas City, Missouri, stands as the United States&#8217; official museum dedicated to World War I&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6372","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6372"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32464,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6372\/revisions\/32464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}