American entertainer Bob Hope began his career as an immigrant who came to the United States with his family as a young boy. In the early 1920s, he worked as a newsboy, a butcher’s assistant, a shoe salesman, and an amateur boxer to scrape by. In the decades that followed, Hope shaped his art on the vaudeville stage, and by the start of World War II, he was just emerging as one of America’s most popular radio and film stars.

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April 2024 - December 2025
April 2026 Onward

The special exhibit Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II, tells the story of the 23rd and their deception operations across Europe through featured artifacts such as artwork, uniforms, an inflatable tank, and more.

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January 2025 - July 2025
November 2025 Onward

Our War Too: Women in Service is a groundbreaking special exhibit recognizing the efforts, struggles, and accomplishments of the nearly 350,000 American women who answered the call to serve their country during World War II. On display in the Senator John Alario, Jr. Special Exhibition Hall through July 21, 2024, Our War Too explores the path forged by the pioneering servicewomen of World War II that is still being traveled by women in the American military today. After its initial run at the Museum, the exhibit will be available to travel to other host venues.

Presented by the Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation with additional support from Don and Sharon Jones

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September 2025 Onward

In the years leading up to World War II, racial segregation and discrimination were part of daily life for many in the United States. For most African Americans, even the most basic rights and services were fragmented or denied altogether. To be black was to know the limits of freedom—excluded from the very opportunity, equality, and justice on which the country was founded.

Summer 2025 Onward