Visiting the Museum & Library
Admission to the Museum & Library is $5. Admission is free for members and all visitors with active military ID.
Hours
Mon
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tue–Thur
10 a.m.– 6 p.m.
Fri & Sat
10 a.m.– 4 p.m.
Sun
12 - 4 p.m.
Thursday, Oct 25 at 6:00 p.m., author Joel Bius visits the Museum & Library to discuss his book about the relationship between soldier and cigarette.
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MEMBERS ONLY - Saturday, Nov. 3 at 10:30 a.m., 2018 Pritzker Literature Award recipient Dennis Showalter will visit Nov. 2nd for a small-group discussion on his book Armor and Blood: The Battle of Kursk, The Turning Point of World War II.
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Nathan Finney and Tyrell Mayfield visit the Museum & Library Nov. 6th to discuss their book on the intersection of professionalism and ethics in the military.
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Author Andrew Roberts visits the Museum & Library Nov. 14th to discuss his book on the iconic war leader, Winston Churchill.
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Author James Holland returns to the Museum & Library Nov. 19th to discuss his latest book about the biggest air battle of WWII in his new book, Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War II.
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Author Stephen Moore visits the Museum & Library Dec. 5th to discuss his book about the highly covert Vietnam War-era Study and Observations Group.
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2018 Colby Award winner, Steven Sodergren visits the Museum & Library to discuss his book about the transition to trench warfare during the Civil War and its impact on Union Soldiers.
Commemoration of the Battle of Hamel including a brief ceremony with the Australian Consulate and the Illinois National Guard with John Schwan, interim CEO and President.
New book, Lest We Forget: The Great War World War I Prints from the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, is now on sale! Published in collaboration with the United States World War One Centennial Commission.
Learn more about WWI
Explore the experiences of those who served in WWI and the role the United States played in ending the first truly global conflict through Lest We Forget: Sailors, Sammies, and Doughboys over there in World War I.
Get your copy of the PMML's latest publication - The General: William Levine, Citizen Soldier and Liberator, by Alex Kershaw and Richard Ernsberger.
Visit the online archive
FACES OF WAR is an eye-opening exploration of the Vietnam War through a unique collection of photographs, videos, and artifacts from the Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO).
Explore the online exhibit
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