Saturday is a big day for Kansas City. A new attraction will open that hopefully will draw tens of thousands of people to our area every year and will add another great reason for people to come to the heart of the city.

On Saturday morning, the new World War I museum will open at the Liberty Memorial. I visited the museum months ago as work was underway, but I haven't seen it since. This week, I had a chance to talk to the museum's curator who, while extremely busy, couldn't hide his excitement about the project.

What's really fascinating about the World War I museum is the way cutting edge technology will be used to bring a century-old conflict to life. There will be plasma screens, audio and video displays and even interactive study tables. This was a war that featured everything from air warfare to hand-to-hand combat and the new museum promises to show it all.

Curator Doran Cart emphasized to me that the museum will focus on the people affected by the war, both soldiers and civilians. "This is not an historian-driven exhibit," he told me. "It's a people-driven exhibit, of the ones who took part in the war."

You can see the new museum for yourself this Friday morning on First News. I'll be live inside the exhibit all morning long, with a look at the interesting features and we'll talk to the people who made it all happen. I can't wait to see it for myself and share it with you, a day before a new crown jewel in Kansas City opens to the public.