Last year, Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy signed the Monuments Men Bill in Congress, which acknowledged the efforts of men (two of whom are still alive) who were trained in Williamstown to protect European art before America dropped the bombs. In the spirit of both art preservation and honoring the veterans and survivors of the last world war, you'll eventually be able to visit the Museum of the Arts of WWII, which ultimately aims to house, display and preserve over 20,000 items from 1930-1946, including concentration camp art, airplane nose art, trench art, stolen art, music, film and more. In a prelude to the museum's projected opening, North Adams' Brill Gallery is hosting a show entitled The Arts of World War II, which features a broad sampling of propaganda "broadsides," or posters, created by American, German and Japanese artists.

Since the exhibit's opening, Gallery Owner Ralph Brill and his associates in the new museum endeavor have received over 1,000 broadsides from families who had a father or grandfather who served in the war, and the collection keeps growing. Plans for the museum's eventual location between the Eclipse Mill and The Clark Museum are in the works, and a smaller, interim space will serve for 12-18 months as a place to document, catalogue and store the accumulating collections.

Through June 30, Brill Gallery, Eclipse Mill, Studio 109, 243 Union St., North Adams, (800) 294-2811, www.brillgallery109.com.