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Featuring 48 full-length, award-winning World War II documentaries produced for global television and narrated by renowned celebrities, the National Geographic–ranked International Museum of World War II—recognized among the world’s top ten museums to visit—and the International College Film and History Program.

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National Geographic says our International Museum of World War II
is one of the TOP WWII museums in the world that people should visit.

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The Theatre, Virtual Reality Center, and International Museum of World War II are open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10 am until 5 pm. Please call 401.862.3030 or email us at info@wwiifoundation.org for more information. Our address is 344 Main Street, South Kingstown, Rhode Island. We are located 20 minutes from Newport and 30 minutes from Providence. We offer both guided and self-guided tours.

Museum Cost

There is no cost for school groups to visit. The Foundation will pay the school bus rental fee for public schools. Each visitor to the world-class International Museum of World War II will receive a free World War II Foundation documentary film (a $20 value). The regular admission cost is $10 for adults. Children 12 and under are free when accompanied by an adult. There is never any cost for veterans to tour the center.

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Filmmaker Tim Gray has received 7 Regional Emmy Awards for his Films.

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WWII Foundation Films Recently Won Three National Telly Awards.

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Award-Winning Documentary Films About World War II

The World War II Foundation tells the personal stories of the World War II generation through award-winning documentary films and uses the latest in Virtual Reality and AI storytelling to educate students about the war.

Our Founder and President, Tim Gray, has directed, produced, and written 48 documentaries about the war that air worldwide on American Public Television. Tim has received 7 Regional Emmy Awards, dozens of international film awards, and, prestigiously, American Public Television’s National Programming Excellence Award. Recently, Tim received three prestigious national Telly Awards, announced during the 47th annual competition.

World War II Foundation Documentaries Rank in the Top 5 of Most Requested Programs Nationally by PBS Stations.

The film’s narrators include Tom Brokaw, Jeff Daniels, Kevin Bacon, John Malkovich, Paul Giamatti, Dan Aykroyd, Gary Sinise, Tom Selleck, Keith Morrison, Jane Lynch, Matthew Broderick, Darius Rucker, Luke Bryan, Greg Kinnear, Jim Nantz, Bill Belichick, Damian Lewis, Jon Seda, Jason Beghe, David McCallum, Liev Schreiber, Kyle Chandler, Tim McCarver, and Dale Dye. ww2-foundation-15-years

Tim’s films are shot on location in Europe and the Pacific.

Tim Gray was inducted into the State of Rhode Island’s Hall of Fame, founded in 1965, for his contributions to preserving personal stories from World War II.

48 films and counting…

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      Amazing!!
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      What an amazing place -- so much history and a truly rare find. Our tour guide, Kash, was patient and incredibly knowledgeable. He answered all the questions my 6th and 4th graders had with patience and respect, sharing interesting facts and stories that really connected with kids their age. He spent an hour and a half walking us through all the exhibitions, making the experience engaging and memorable. Another highlight for the kids was watching a documentary in VR at the end of the tour. I found it to be a good way to make history feel fun and relatable to younger visitors. I can’t recommend this museum enough!
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      Incredible amount of rare artifacts, uniforms, photos, posters, weapons and GREAT descriptions. Truly amazing collection of items with well written nuances to capture interest. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!! RI should be very proud!!!
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      An absolute amazing number of world war II artifacts Too much for the small area, but they alluded to having plans for a larger area. I hope they do. I'll be back
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      Go here. 'Nuff said.
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      Was extremely impressed with their collection. Completely blown away. Cheap entry and the tour guides really knew their stuff, you can tell everyone there had a passion for history. Definitely recommended for anyone who loves history.
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      Totally fantastic for every age.

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      International Museum of World War II

      344 Main St, South Kingstown, RI 02879
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      Tuesday through Saturday, 10am – 5pm.

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