Lewis Army Museum

Lewis Army Museum The Friends of the Lewis Army Museum support the museum’s mission to preserve the heritage of Fort Lewis and the Army in the Pacific Northwest.

The Lewis Army Museum collects, preserves, displays and interprets artifacts pertinent to the history of Camp Lewis, Fort Lewis, and Army component of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the units which have served here and the role of the U.S. Army in the exploration, defense and development of the Pacific Northwest. The Museum features an outstanding collection of uniforms, weapons, military art and memorabilia associated with the United States Army.

08/02/2025
Living History Weekend off to a great start!
08/02/2025

Living History Weekend off to a great start!

07/30/2025
06/14/2025

Happy 250 U.S. Army!

06/10/2025
Museum news: The Lewis Army Museum's Living History Weekend will be Saturday and Sunday August 2-3, 2025 from 10:00 am t...
06/09/2025

Museum news: The Lewis Army Museum's Living History Weekend will be Saturday and Sunday August 2-3, 2025 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

This will be the only weekend the museum is open over the summer.

Visitors without base access will need to pre-register and use the JBLM Visitor Center for access. We will provide more information about pre-registering soon!

Museum staff are caring for the dog until the owners can be found. We hope he wasn’t abandoned, he’s a very good dog.
06/08/2025

Museum staff are caring for the dog until the owners can be found. We hope he wasn’t abandoned, he’s a very good dog.

Lost dog at the museum! Joint Base Lewis-McChord
06/07/2025

Lost dog at the museum! Joint Base Lewis-McChord

06/06/2025

NEWS FLASH *** ARMY MUSEUMS SET TO CONSOLIDATE AND CLOSE FACILITIES ***

In support of Army transformation and a focus on directing resources toward readiness and lethality, the Center of Military History has begun a consolidation and reduction of Army museums, a process that will continue through Fiscal Year 2029.

The Army Museum Enterprise (AME) will reduce from 41 museum activities at 29 locations to 12 field museums and four training support facilities at 12 locations.

In the current AME, a substantial maintenance backlog and insufficient staffing prevent our museums from reaching their fullest potential as educational and historical resources. These challenges also pose significant risk to our ability to care for the Army’s priceless artifact collection, which is one of the world’s largest.

The future Army Museum Enterprise is designed to best support Soldier training and public education within our available budget and professional staff. The consolidation plan ensures the widest possible access to the highest quality museums within available Army resources.

Specific closure dates and procedures have not been determined. CMH is committed to maintaining communications with affected local communities and commands, and to addressing stakeholder concerns.

As soon as a timeline of closures and consolidations of specific museums is set, we will provide the information.

U.S. Army U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM)

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Fort Lewis, WA
98433

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4am

Telephone

2539677206

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