We’ll livestream the scene at the war museum when a beam of light shines on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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The poppy papers: notes for Remembrance Day
At the Canadian War Museum, visitors scribble notes on pieces of poppy paper that will later be planted: ‘Dear dad,’ one writer began
Watch Remembrance Day at the Canadian War Museum: Replay
We livestreamed the scene at the war museum when a beam of light shines on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
What it feels like to be at the Canadian War Museum on Remembrance Day
On November 11, at exactly 11:00 a.m., sunlight shines through a single window in Memorial Hall at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, illuminating the headstone from the tomb of Canada’s Unknown Solider. This is what it’s like to experience this sombre event in our nation’s capital.
Canada’s war museum ponders peace
Michael Petrou on the artifacts and stories within the museum’s latest exhibition
Looking at art with history in mind: a very brief Ottawa summer tour
Among the many fine things about a classic summer family road trip is the way history often becomes part of the holiday. Pull the car over at that historic plaque. Drag the kids through another museum. Then, ice cream—perfect balance achieved.
Not your usual War of 1812 at the Canadian War Museum
Eschewing triumphalism, the exhibit is a narrative of four wars — or rather, four perspectives of the same war
The stuff of war, raw and uncensored
The War Museum’s new exhibit on medicine blends history, emotion and gore
What to ‘see’ in Ottawa this year
A show at the Canadian War Museum points out artists’ long association with camouflage