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Nov 9, 2018 · World War 1 memorials were going up around the world. But what made Kansas City's monument unique was the quick, community-driven financing and the scope of the design.
- Suzanne Hogan
The National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri was opened in 1926 as the Liberty Memorial. In 2004, it was designated by the United States Congress as the country's official war memorial and museum dedicated to World War I.
In 2004, the Museum and Memorial was designated by Congress as the nation's official World War I Museum, and construction started on a new 80,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art museum and the Edward Jones Research Center underneath the Liberty Memorial.
May 17, 2023 · Hands-on exhibits throughout, including large-screen technology allowing visitors to design propaganda, explore World War I-era Kansas City, and learn more about the period, helped shape our girls’ perspective of history.
- Kristina Light
- (816) 888-8100
- 2 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 2, 2006 · An opening film tries to touch on some of the war’s causes: a European nexus of secret alliances, the beginning of an urban society, rival colonial powers seeking to increase their...
The Museum began collecting items from all nations involved in the First World War in 1920. It is now home to one of the largest Great War collections in the world.
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LOCATION: 2 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO. In 2004, the Museum was designated by Congress as the nation’s official World War I Museum, and construction started on a new 80,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art museum and research center underneath the Liberty Memorial.
