A MUSEUM TRANSFORMING

The General George Patton Museum of Leadership is undergoing a multi-year transformation from its former mission as a cavalry and armor museum to the Army’s only museum dedicated to leadership. This is a significant task and it requires time and money. We also ask your understanding and patience. The staff is literally building a new national level museum from the ground up, and while it will continue to house important pieces of historic armored fighting vehicles, it will cover the history of Army leadership since 1775.

This is a complex task, with much activity going on behind the scenes – visitors right now are seeing only a fraction of the future display space (over 30,000 square feet will be open in the future) and a very small portion of the museum's collection, with changes and additions. General Patton’s personal items are on display. A selection of props used in the 1970 film “Patton” starring George C. Scott are also on display. Temporary exhibits on Army recruiting and ROTC are located in the front gallery.

Events for the whole family are being held regularly, such as screenings of historical movies in the Abrams Auditorium followed by discussions led by our museum curator. Every year, we celebrate “The Life of the Soldier,” with encampments covering important time periods from the Revolution to Vietnam. We also conduct age-appropriate tours of the temporary exhibits that focus on what it means to be an Army leader. Men and women, privates and generals, who stood in the breach and faced adversity with courage and conviction. Some failed, others did not. They came from the city streets and rural roads that we all see every day. This is the story of Americans; who we were, who we are, and who we can be.

Come join us in this experience as we build a new museum to inspire future generations!