New exhibit at National World War I Museum features more personal artifacts
Visitors will see simple items that reveal what life was like on the battlefield and off Share Updated: 5:18 PM CST Jan 27, 2021
Visitors will see simple items that reveal what life was like on the battlefield and off Share Updated: 5:18 PM CST Jan 27, 2021
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Show Transcript AND IT’S DIFFERENT THAN MOST. IT TAKES US BEHIND THE SCENES TO EXPLAIN WHICH ARTIFACTS END UP IN THE MUSEUM, AND WHY. THE NEW EXHIBIT ASKS THE QUESTION WHY KEEP THAT? IT SHOWS NOT ONLY HOW THE ARTIFACTS ARE PRESERVED BUT THE SIGNIFICANCE BEHIND THEM. THE MUSEUM IS NOT JUST THE MAIN GALLERY FILLED WITH WAR-RELATED OBJECTS. IT’S THE STORIES THEY TELL. PARTICULAR WHAT YOU WILL SEE IN THIS PARTICULAR EXHIBITIO IS MUCH MORE PERSONAL OBJECTS, TICKETS, CARDS, LETTERS, THINGS THAT ARE VERY INTIMATE. KELLY: YOU WILL SEE SIMPLE ITEMS THAT REVEAL WHAT WAS WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE ON AND OFF THE