04315cam a2200505 i 4500 23062982 BJBSDDR 20260929120822.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 230412s2023 laua 000 0 eng 2023012384 9780807179512 (cloth) 0807179515 (cloth) 23062982 DLC eng rda DLC DLC eng pcc n-us--- D 733 M946b 2023 940.53074/73 Mueller, Gordon H., 1940- author 50668 Building the National WWII Museum / Gordon H. "Nick" Mueller and Kali Martin Schick. Building the National World War II Museum Building the National World War Two Museum Limited edition. New Orleans : The National WWII Museum ; Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2023] x, 179 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 x 29 cm text txt rdacontent still image sti rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Foreword --Introduction -- ch. 1. The opening of the National D-Day Museum -- ch. 2. A more expansive mission -- ch. 3. Hurricane Katrina and the Solomon Victory Theater -- ch. 4. Two major pavilions -- ch. 5. Major milestones and a change in leadership -- ch. 6. More critical milestones and completion of the master plan --Conclusion. "The second-most visited museum in the United States, The National WWII Museum attracts hundreds of thousands of patrons every year to its campus in New Orleans. Guests can tour its extensive permanent galleries and embedded multimedia displays, view special or traveling exhibits, dine in one of the two on-site restaurants, and stay at the facility's hotel, The Higgins Hotel & Conference Center. But today's sprawling complex had its start on a more modest scale, opening as The National D-Day Museum on June 6, 2000, the fifty-sixth anniversary of D-Day and the Allied landing at Normandy. Historian Stephen E. Ambrose spearheaded efforts to construct the Museum, in part as a place to gather the many hundreds of oral histories and artifacts he had collected for a book project. Attendance surged after the kickoff, and his friend, fellow historian, and collaborator on the project, Gordon H. "Nick" Mueller, secured U.S. congressional designation in 2004, acknowledging the institution as America's official museum dedicated to the Second World War. This recognition initiated a 245,000-square-foot expansion to realize the Museum's Master Plan, incorporating immersive, story-driven exhibits and architectural features meant to unify the growing campus. Building The National WWII Museum, by Mueller and research historian Kali Martin Schick, tells the story of the Museum's remarkable progress, from its early days as The National D-Day Museum to the unveiling of the Museum's final section, the Liberation Pavilion, in November 2023. As Mueller and Schick take readers on this decades-long journey, they highlight the exhibits, grand openings, and numerous benefactors who helped bring The National WWII Museum to life. This beautiful book-with more than 150 images and renderings, many never seen before by the public-not only showcases the Museum's development as envisioned in the 2004 Master Plan but also documents its important and ongoing mission of celebrating the American spirit and the teamwork, optimism, courage, and sacrifice of the men and women who won World War II"-- Provided by publisher. National World War II Museum (U.S.) History. Museo Nacional de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (Estados Unidos) Historia 50670 World War, 1939-1945 Museums United States. Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 Museos Estados Unidos 50672 World War, 1939-1945 United States Exhibitions. Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 Estados Unidos Exposiciones 50671 Schick, Kali Martin 50669 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 127985 127985 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2026-09-29 0 D 733 M946b 2023 00000207078 2026-09-29 12:09:09 1 2026-09-29 BK