The City of Auburn considers it a great honor to host the 2020 Salute to Veterans Celebration this November, paying tribute to and celebrating our Veterans and those currently serving in the United States Armed Forces.
VETERANS MUSEUM MONDAY SHOWCASE
VIRTUAL EXHIBITIONS
To celebrate and honor our Veterans, we have compiled a variety of excellent virtual museum exhibitions, which we encourage everyone to view and experience to recognize the stories of those who have served.
Virtual Museum Exhibitions:
White River Valley Museum
Auburn, WA
Auburn’s White River Valley Museum is featuring an online virtual exhibit titled “Service Ink: Veterans’ Tattoos and their Stories.”
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
New York City, NY
Intrepid has served our nation for more than 75 years, playing crucial roles in World War II, the Cold War, Vietnam War and the Space Race. Now as the centerpiece of a world class museum – the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum – it continues to serve with a new mission: to promote the awareness and understanding of history, science and service through its collections, exhibitions and programming, in order to honor our heroes, educate the public, and inspire our youth.
Digital resources available through the Intrepid Museum’s website include: virtual talks and tours; virtual museum visits to experience the exhibitions; their own YouTube channel to search and explore over 300 engaging videos featuring aircraft highlights, Women in History, and behind-the-scenes features, collection showcases and much more; an oral history project with stories of those who served on board the historic aircraft carrier Intrepid from 1943 to 1974, as well as many teacher and students resources.
National Museum of the U.S. Navy
Washington Navy Shipyard, Washington, D.C.
Museum exhibits cover the whole of the Navy’s long history include “
The Forgotten Wars of the Nineteenth Century,” “
Steel Navy” and “
Covert Submarine Operations.” Distance learning options include school curriculums.
National Veteran's Memorial and Museum
Columbus, Ohio
This newer museum is offering a
virtual gallery tour, and current special exhibits are featuring “We The People: Portraits of Veterans in America,” and “So Ready for Laughter: The Legacy of Bob Hope.”
National WWII Museum and Memorial
Kansas City, Mo.
Current online exhibitions include “
The Rise of Giving: American Philanthropy and WWI,” “
War Fare: From the Homefront to the Frontlines” about the effects of food on the war, “
Trenches of WWI: An Immersive Tour,” and many more. The museum also offers an online collections database, and educational resources. And its bimonthly program “Mrs. Wilson’s Knitting Circle” will go virtual on April 4. Along with the knitting, public program specialist Camille Kulig will discuss the rise of modern art in the 1910s and 1920s.
National WWII Museum
New Orleans
Virtual museum offerings include “
Road to Tokyo,” the "
Arsenal of Democracy,” telling the story of how the war was won, and the "
Road to Berlin." The National WWII Museum's exhibits cover the epic and global scale of the war that changed the world, in a voice that is intimate and personal. Exhibits not only highlight the role of world leaders, but also the everyday men and women who found the strength and courage to accomplish the extraordinary.