The National Vietnam War Museum
Construction Update as of January 2021
“A great building must begin with the unmeasurable, must go through measurable means when it is being designed and in the end must be unmeasurable.” -Louis Kahn
We are finishing up the exhibits and getting everything in order for our Grand Opening. Oh that feels good to finally say!
Jim Messinger has been giving some walk-thrus already and the feedback has been good, but there is work to be done. We are finishing up some live dioramas that will showcase various things like foxholes, huts, and more.
We are finally happy to be able to announce that the elevator is finally working and has passed inspection. We are now fully ADA compliant.
After receiving a donation, we now have furniture and desks set up in a special room that is awaiting our soon to be staff to fill them. We are now having our monthly meetings in our conference room on the 2nd floor and it’s a great setup.
Our direct mail fundraising campaign had over 4,000 engraved bricks to order for donors and we have completed the first wall to hold them. Each wall will hold 2,800 bricks. And finally, funds are coming in at a much slower rate. We can use some more donations to speed up the process and open on time!
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Watch our website for future developments.
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Wall of Bricks.
Wall of Bricks.
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Parking Lot!
Parking Lot!
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Exhibit Boxes just ready to fill
Exhibit Boxes just ready to fill
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Art Gallery
Art Gallery
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Art Gallery
Art Gallery
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Moving the OH-23 Hiller into the Museum
Moving the OH-23 Hiller into the Museum
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Moving the OH-23 Hiller into the Museum
Moving the OH-23 Hiller into the Museum
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Some Finished exhibits
Some Finished exhibits
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Treasurer Jim Messinger tries out our replica Resolute Desk!
Treasurer Jim Messinger tries out our replica Resolute Desk!
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Live Diorama in the works with a foxhole
Live Diorama in the works with a foxhole
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Jim proudly standing in our WORKING elevator
Jim proudly standing in our WORKING elevator
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Some Finished exhibits
Some Finished exhibits
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Some Finished exhibits
Some Finished exhibits
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https://www.nationalvnwarmuseum.org/construction.html#sigProIdcfc19f1db7
Wall of Bricks.
Wall of Bricks.
Parking Lot!
Parking Lot!
Exhibit Boxes just ready to fill
Exhibit Boxes just ready to fill
Art Gallery
Art Gallery
Art Gallery
Art Gallery
Moving the OH-23 Hiller into the Museum
Moving the OH-23 Hiller into the Museum
Moving the OH-23 Hiller into the Museum
Moving the OH-23 Hiller into the Museum
Some Finished exhibits
Some Finished exhibits
Treasurer Jim Messinger tries out our replica Resolute Desk!
Treasurer Jim Messinger tries out our replica Resolute Desk!
Live Diorama in the works with a foxhole
Live Diorama in the works with a foxhole
Jim proudly standing in our WORKING elevator
Jim proudly standing in our WORKING elevator
Some Finished exhibits
Some Finished exhibits
Some Finished exhibits
Some Finished exhibits
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