National World War I Memorial

Kansas City, United States

Freely accessible

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Opening hours: We-Mo 10:00-17:00; May Mo[-1]-Sep Mo[1]: Su-Sa 10:00-17:00; Jan 01 off; Sep 21 off; Nov 11 10:00-17:00; Nov Th[4] off; Dec 24-25,31 off
Wheelchair access: Partly accessible
Phone: +18168888100

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Opened in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1926 as the Liberty Memorial, this Beaux-Arts and Egyptian Revival structure was designed by Harold Van Buren Magonigle, Hare & Hare, George Kessler, and the Olmsted Brothers. Designated by Congress in 2004 as the nation's official World War I museum and in 2014 as its official war memorial, the facility underwent major renovation and expansion, closing in 1994 and reopening in December 2006. The 32,000-square-foot museum traces global events from the war's origins before 1914 through the 1918 armistice and 1919 Paris Peace Conference. Visitors cross a striking glass bridge suspended above a field of 9,000 red poppies—each representing 1,000 combatant deaths—before entering the exhibition space. The collection, begun in 1920, now comprises more than 350,000 items, ranking among the world's largest World War I archives. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark.

Architect

Harold Van Buren Magonigle Hare & Hare George Kessler Olmsted Brothers

Movement

Beaux-Arts Egyptian Revival architecture

Type: war memorial, National Memorial of the United States, military museum
Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place, National Historic Landmark
Place: Kansas City, United States

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Location

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