PAST EXHIBITS ARCHIVE:
Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in World War IIJuly 4, 2015 – May 30, 2016
Examines the discrimination African Americans faced at home and abroad, and the fight for "Double Victory" that laid the groundwork for the Civil Rights Movement.
Manufacturing Victory: The Arsenal of DemocracyNovember 7, 2014 – May 31, 2015
Follow the industrial journey that took the United States from a nation perilously unprepared for war to a global superpower that led the Allies to victory in World War II.
From Barbed Wire to Battlefields: Japanese American Experiences in WWIIMarch 15, 2014 – October 12, 2014
Depicts the hardships faced by Americans of Japanese ancestry, while also honors the heroics of Japanese Americans who helped to secure American victory on the battlefields.
We Can...We Will...We Must! Allied Propaganda Posters of WWIINovember 27, 2013 – February 16, 2014
An exhibit featuring some of the most famous propaganda posters from the era along with more obscure works, Home Front artifacts, newsreels and more.
With support from The James R. Moffett Family Foundation
Bob Hope: An American TreasureAugust 3 – October 27, 2013
The story of this beloved entertainer is told through a series of 15 exhibit displays units celebrating his comedic contributions, achievements in entertainment and his other passion — golf.
Presented by the World Golf Hall of Fame
Guests of the Third Reich: American POWs in EuropeNovember 11, 2012 – July 7, 2013
A rare look behind the barbed-wire worlds of the Americans held as prisoners of war in Germany. Highlighted are the wartime logs these "Kriegies" filled with hopes and dreams of their lives after the camps.
Gridiron Glory: The Best of the Pro Football Hall of FameJanuary 26 – May 5, 2013
A panoramic view of the story of professional football — from its humble beginnings to the cultural phenomenon it is today.
Organized by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, in partnership with NFL Films
American Heroes: Japanese American World War II Nisei Soldiers and the Congressional Gold MedalJanuary 12 – February 17, 2013
An exhibit honoring soldiers of Japanese ancestry who bravely fought while many of their families were held in US camps.
On loan from the Smithsonian Institution
Deadly MedicineJuly 25 – October 15, 2012
A thought-provoking exhibit examining the complicity of physicians and scientists in Nazi racial health policies.
Produced by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Sponsored locally by the Tulane School of Medicine
Snapshots of D-Day: Photographs of the Normandy InvasionJune 2 – July 8, 2012
Capturing some of the most dramatic photographic moments of the 6 June 1944 invasion, this exhibit also had a selection of helmets on display on loan from the Wilson History & Research Center.
Turning Point: The Doolittle Raid, Battle of the Coral Sea, and Battle of MidwayApril 18 – July 8, 2012
Focusing on aircraft and the men who flew them, this exhibit focuses on the point in the war when the American underdogs turned the tables on the Japanese, ending the threat of future Japanese advances in the Pacific.
September 11, 2001: A Global MomentMarch 15 – May 20, 2012
This exhibit included rare and important artifacts from the World Trade Center.
Exhibit organized by the New York State Museum
Sponsored by RBC Wealth Management
Infamy: December 1941December 7, 2011 – February 19, 2012
Through the use of interactive maps, artifacts and oral histories, this exhibit traces the events of December 1941, covering battles at Pearl Harbor, Guam, Wake Island and the Philippines.
Face to FaceNovember 11, 2011 – February 5, 2012
A cultural and visual arts project centered on the sculpting of more than 100 life-size busts of men and women who served in World War II.
Presented by the Art Options Foundation
Roosevelt, Rockwell and the Four Freedoms: America's Slow March from Isolation to ActionSeptember 2 – November 13, 2011
This exhibit explores FDR’s 1941 State of the Union speech and Norman Rockwell’s iconic paintings inspired by that speech.
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