The John E. Kushner Restoration Pavilion, featuring the iconic PT-305, provides a unique venue for corporate events, social gatherings, and military ceremonies, offering an unforgettable experience tailored to your needs. Attendees have the opportunity to explore WWII macro artifacts up close, including an ambulance, LVT4 amphibious warfare vehicle, and other artifacts which played an important role in winning World War II. Home to PT-305, with its storied history serving in the US Navy during WWII, it was acquired by the National WWII Museum in 2007. Through extensive volunteer efforts and donations, it underwent restoration over nearly a decade. Resuming sailing in 2017, it has since offered rides and tours to thousands of visitors. Now, back at its permanent home on the museum’s campus, guests can witness it firsthand and learn about its courageous wartime missions and crew.

The Museum does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, religion or disability and reserves the right to refuse any private event rental to any group that discriminates on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, religion or disability.

Contact our event managers at 504-528-1944 x 236 or email rentals@nationalww2museum.org for more information about booking The National WWII Museum for your next event.

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