Museums
Vietnam War ‘Summit’ at LBJ Library
April 20, 2016
The LBJ President Library and the University of Texas at Austin are hosting what they're calling "The Vietnam War Summit " April 26-28. This "summit" will feature appearances by some big names in the Vietnam War…
New VN War Exhibit Opens at Army Heritage Center in Carlisle, PA
November 6, 2015
To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the start of U.S. combat operations in the Vietnam War, the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center at the Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, will open a new…
‘Reporting Vietnam’ Exhibit to Open in D.C.’s Newseum
May 20, 2015
"Reporting Vietnam , " a multimedia exhibit showcasing how journalists covered the Vietnam War, opens May 22 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The extensive exhibit, held in conjunction with the 50th anniversary commemorations of…
1968: The Exhibit in Philadelphia
July 3, 2013
The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia's current special exhibit is called, fittingly enough, "The 1968 Exhibit." It focuses on that pivotal year in U.S. history when the war in Vietnam was at its height and…
'The Animal Called POW' Museum Exhibit
March 9, 2012
It sometimes seems as though the only stories you hear about Vietnam War POWs are those involving American pilots who were shot down over North Vietnam and held prisoner in the infamous Hanoi Hilton.…
Marine Air Art from WWII to Today
January 15, 2012
"Fly Marines! The Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation: 1912-2012" is the name of a new exhibit that opened on January 14 at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum . The exhibit is made up…
New Exhibit on VN War Helicopters in Birmingham
April 27, 2011
The latest special exhibit at the Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham, Alabama, is The Vietnam War Helicopters Exhibit and Diorama, which opened on April 21. The Museum of Flight works to investigate, preserve, and promote southern…
The Vietnam Experience Exhibit in Petaluma
September 29, 2010
The newest exhibit at the Petaluma Historical Museum in California, “The Vietnam Experience, A Soldier’s Story, ” opened September 26 and will run through November 28th. The exhibition includes Vietnam War artifacts, photographs, and documents…
Modern Art: VNese Perspectives on the Helicopter War
August 21, 2010
The artist Dinh Q. Lê was born in Vietnam at the height of the American war there, in 1968. He came to this country with his family ten years later; today he is an accomplished…
Photos of the Names on The Wall
September 22, 2009
Last week the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund announced a national call for photographs of the more than 58, 000 men and women whose names are on The Wall in Washington. The photos will be featured…