The United States Freedom Pavilion: Land, Sea & Air
Project Information
- Owner WWII Museum
- Design Voorsanger Mathes, LLC
- Size 36,000 Square Feet
- Budget $20,548,400
- Completion June 2012
In the News
- Woodward to Build Freedom Pavillion at National World War II Museum
30 Sep 2010 - Expansion of The National World War II Museum Continues
30 May 2011 - Woodward Takes Part in History
25 Jul 2011 - Reaching the Top at the National World War II Museum
22 Mar 2012
The National World War II Museum first opened its doors as the National D-Day Museum on the 56th anniversary of the Normandy invasion in 2000. Since that time, the museum has continued to expand to cover all of World War II. Part of this new expansion includes The United States Freedom Pavilion: Land, Sea & Air, a 36,000 square foot addition that will both honor all of the service branches who served in the war and will display the large artifacts that were a key part of the war effort.
Of the serveral important components of the Land, Sea & Air Pavilion, the Atrium will be a soaring 5 story space to showcase some of the museum's largest artifacts. Airplanes will be frozen in flight above a large number of land vehicles. The Atrium will feature catwalks that will allow visitors to get closer looks at planes such as a Boeing B-17G "flying fortress" and P51, as well as, learn about the lives of pilots during WWII. The Submarine Experience will provide visitors with an immersive and interactive experience based on the last war patrol of the USS Tang in the Pacific Theater. The second level of the museum will contain the Services Gallery. This area will educate the public about the roles and lives of the men and women that served in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Army Air Corps and Merchant Marines.
“The United States Freedom Pavilion will be our largest building, a dramatic architectural statement anchoring the entire Museum campus,” said Dr. Gordon “Nick” Meuller, Museum President and CEO. “It will further our mission to tell all generations the epic story of the war that changed the world – every service, every campaign, every hero.”
National WWII Museum Press Release – August 27, 2010
