National Prisoner of War Museum

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The National Prisoner of War Museum is a U.S. museum dedicated to interpreting and commemorating the experiences and sacrifices of American prisoners of war throughout the nation’s history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf history museum
museum
adjacentTo Andersonville National Cemetery NERFINISHED
site of Camp Sumter military prison
commemorates American prisoners of war
prisoners of war from all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces
sacrifices of American prisoners of war
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dedicatedTo American prisoners of war
experiences of prisoners of war
sacrifices of prisoners of war
focusesOnConflict American Civil War NERFINISHED
Korean War NERFINISHED
Vietnam War NERFINISHED
World War I NERFINISHED
World War II NERFINISHED
later U.S. military conflicts
hasCollection art created by prisoners of war
documents related to American prisoners of war
personal effects of prisoners of war
photographs of prisoner of war camps
hasExhibitTheme American prisoners of war in all U.S. wars
capture and imprisonment of U.S. military personnel
impact of captivity on prisoners and families
repatriation of prisoners of war
survival and resilience of prisoners of war
hasExhibitType artifacts
audio-visual presentations
oral histories
permanent exhibits
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.nps.gov/ande/index.htm
hasVisitorCenterFunction orientation for Andersonville National Historic Site
heritageDesignation component of a U.S. National Historic Site
inception 1998
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Andersonville National Historic Site NERFINISHED
Andersonville, Georgia NERFINISHED
Georgia NERFINISHED
Sumter County, Georgia NERFINISHED
opened 1998
operatedBy National Park Service NERFINISHED
ownedBy National Park Service
subjectOf interpretation of prisoner of war experiences
theme human rights in wartime captivity
law of war and treatment of prisoners
memory and commemoration of POWs

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Andersonville National Historic Site hasPart National Prisoner of War Museum
Andersonville National Historic Site visitorCenter National Prisoner of War Museum