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Saving the Reality:
A Sacred Mission


The Museum of World War II is a sacred mission to preserve the lives and heroic actions of all those people who fought on the battle fronts and home fronts to destroy the evil of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan.

It is a sacred mission to show the heroism of people who left peaceful lives to defend their country and to liberate the conquered.

The Museum uniquely shows the human story interwoven with the military and political events thru all of the artifacts that made up life, from everyday, to the most momentous decisions during the war.

The Museum is a sacred mission to save the reality of those who saved the world.


Kenneth W. Rendell, Founder and Director

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Visiting the museum is a unique and intense experience, not only because of the number of original artifacts, but because most are not behind glass: most can be touched. The Museum is 20 minutes west of Boston at the junction of two major highways.

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Dan Akroyd narrated video documentary
World War II, Saving the Reality
WWII Foundation

FOR YOUR COLLECTION

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The reality of World War II told through fifty years of collecting artifacts, letters and documents from all areas of the war. This 142-page large-format book, with over 700 illustrations of pieces in the collection is available now at bookstores and Amazon. A DVD documentary about the Museum of World War II, narrated by Dan Aykroyd, is available at Amazon and is broadcast nationwide on PBS.

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SPECIAL EXHIBITION

The French Resistance-Spying and Sabotage against the Nazi Occupiers, artifacts and documents from the museum’s extensive collection not previously on display.
March 1, 2013 thru August 30, 2013

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Upcoming Exhibitions of Museum Artifacts at Other Institutions:

New York City in World War II, 10/5/12 thru 5/27/13 at the New York Historical Society

Exquisitely Evil: 50 Years of James Bond Villains, 11/01/12 thru 11/30/14 at the International Spy Museum, Washington

The OSS in World War II, permanent exhibition, The CIA Museum, Langley, Virginia

The Power of Words and Images in a World at War, September, 2014 at the Grolier Club, New York City

RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS

altar01 This particular item is a portable altar used by Chaplain Deane Babbitt. Religion was of great importance and comfort to soldiers.

See many more of these artifacts in our Virtual Tour.