Made for the National WWI Museum 's 1st #MakersSocial last Thursday, our new video 'Crafting Courage' explores how #handicrafts became symbols of hope for #WWI troops. Watch the video 👇youtu.be/t6zReELM2dg

Join me next Monday at 7pm CT for a virtual #MuseumInsider talk about our new exhibition 'Charmed Soldiers.” From rosaries to four-leaf clovers, discover how these personal objects engendered hope & courage amid #WWI ’s carnage. theworldwar.org/events/member-…

Due to a family medical event, the Museum and Memorial is postponing the Saint Javelin: Art, Faith and Mobilization conversation planned for Feb. 24 until later this year.

The reception benefiting Stand with Ukraine KC will continue as planned at 5 p.m.: bit.ly/3ZOjvP1

Making #history at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. #ChiefsKingdom

Join us tomorrow for the parade at noon and victory celebration. Museum entry ($10 - includes restrooms!) + dining info + commemorative gear information: theworldwar.org/superbowl2023

Please be advised that the gates to the Museum and Memorial's grounds will close at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12. They will reopen the next morning at the normal time.

In 1915, Germany built a mosque in a prisoner-of-war camp. Learn the stories of Halbmondlager, a Muslim internment center during WWI in a new digital exhibition, #FightingWithFaith .

Enter the exhibition: fightingwithfaith.theworldwar.org

Exhibition sponsored by Lilly Endowment Inc.

📆 Feb. 24: Join us for a program (virtual & in-person) with the creators and founders of Saint Javelin, Christian Borys & Chris Shaw.

5 p.m.: Ticketed reception ($30). Proceeds benefit Stand With Ukraine KC (@ukrainekc)

6 p.m.: Free program begins

Register: bit.ly/3ZOjvP1

Reminder! This Saturday, Dec. 17, join us for Wichita Grand Opera's performance of 'All is Calm,' which tells the story of the Christmas Truce in the words and songs of the soldiers who lived it.

Tickets are $22 ($17 for Museum and Memorial members): theworldwar.org/events/all-cal…

I was in France this past week (more on that later), and in the meantime the The Washington Post covered Saint Javelin. Excited that this work, and the icon's upcoming exhibition at the National WWI Museum, is getting this coverage. washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/…

Thank you, Randal Maurice Jelks! We are so grateful you brought your insights on African American faiths and the fight for freedom to National WWI Museum.
To anyone who missed Reverence and Resistance, watch it now 👇
📽️youtube.com/watch?v=4ENpfN…

Join us tonight at 7pm, onsite or online! 👇

Expanding the conversation around the exhibit 'Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow' join National WWI Museum tomorrow night at 7pm for University of Kansas' Randal Maurice Jelks discussing the over 200-year-old legacy of Black faith, church life and the struggle for freedom👉 bit.ly/3Arvab0