The National WWII Museum in New Orleans doesn’t list a discounted ticket for teachers, but it does sell a Student/Teacher membership for $45 that includes free admission privileges for one person. You redeem the admission by showing a valid Student or Teacher ID to an Admissions Associate when you arrive.
If you’re planning a New Orleans trip around your unit on the Pacific or the home front, this is the one teacher-priced way into the galleries that the museum’s own pages offer. It’s a membership rather than a markdown, so it’s worth a minute to see whether it fits how often you’ll really visit.
How To Get The National WWII Museum Teacher Discount
The member benefits page lists the Student/Teacher membership at $45 and describes it as all membership privileges at Advocate Level plus free admission privileges for one person and a WWII Museum Dog Tag. The Buy Tickets page carries the same tier under Member Tickets as Student/Teacher Member Tickets, with free General Admission for 1 person.
On the day you visit, the page says a valid Student or Teacher ID must be shown to an Admissions Associate upon arrival to redeem the member benefit admission. It doesn’t say which kinds of ID count, so if yours is unusual, ask the museum before you travel.
What The $45 Membership Is Worth
The admission is for one person, which means this is a deal for your own visit. It doesn’t cover a partner, a friend or your kids, so they would buy general admission, which starts at $27 on the Buy Tickets page. At that starting price, two of your own visits at general admission would cost more than the $45 membership, as long as the membership covers both. The pages we read don’t say how long a membership runs, so that math is only as good as the term, and it’s the first thing to ask about before you pay.
The Dog Tag comes with the membership. The page names it as a benefit and doesn’t describe it further, so think of it as a keepsake rather than a perk with a use.
Bringing A Class: Free Louisiana Field Trips And Group Rates
Class visits run through a separate program. The field trips page announces free field trips for Louisiana schools, grades 5 through 12, for groups of 10 or more. It says a visit counts as a field trip when a teacher or school leader or administrator books it with the intention of enhancing classroom curriculum, and that trips must be booked at least 14 business days before the visit date.
That free trip includes one free chaperone for every 10 students, and the page says additional chaperones must pre-purchase through the booking link provided by Group Sales. Schools outside the Louisiana program aren’t left out: the same page says the museum offers special group rates for schools that do not qualify for the free trips, so a class from another state starts on that page too.
Classroom Resources For Teachers
Even before you buy anything, the Students & Teachers page describes resources for K-12 teachers and students, led by its From the Collection to the Classroom curriculum guides. The educator resources page also lists online teacher professional development courses offered with the American Battle Monuments Commission. Neither page mentions an admission discount, which is why the membership above is the only teacher-priced admission route we found on the museum’s site.
What We Couldn’t Confirm
The pages we read don’t say how long the Student/Teacher membership lasts or whether it renews. They also don’t define who counts as a Teacher, or which of the Advocate Level privileges carry over to a tier that admits one person. The member benefits page shows a Museum Store discount in a list further down the page, and it doesn’t say whether the Student/Teacher tier gets it, so don’t count on one at the register until you’ve asked.
Q&A
Does the National WWII Museum give teachers a discount on tickets?
We couldn’t find one. The Students & Teachers and educator resources pages mention no admission discount. The teacher-priced route is the $45 Student/Teacher membership, which includes free admission privileges for one person.
What ID do I show?
The page says a valid Student or Teacher ID must be shown to an Admissions Associate upon arrival. It doesn’t list which IDs are accepted.
Can my family come in on my membership?
The Student/Teacher tier lists free admission privileges for one person, so the page doesn’t extend it to anyone else.
Is this only for Louisiana teachers?
The membership page names no state. The Louisiana limit applies to the free field trip program, which is for Louisiana schools, grades 5 through 12.
How far ahead do I book a school field trip?
The field trips page says at least 14 business days before the planned visit date.
Can I use the membership for a school group?
The member benefits page doesn’t say it can. Class visits are booked through the field trips page and Group Sales.
More Information:
The details above come from The National WWII Museum’s own pages as they loaded when we checked, and programs change without notice. See more entertainment discounts for teachers.