canadian war museum

We’ll livestream the scene at the war museum when a beam of light shines on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

At the Canadian War Museum, visitors scribble notes on pieces of poppy paper that will later be planted: ‘Dear dad,’ one writer began

We livestreamed the scene at the war museum when a beam of light shines on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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.

Michael Petrou on the artifacts and stories within the museum’s latest exhibition

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.

Eschewing triumphalism, the exhibit is a narrative of four wars — or rather, four perspectives of the same war

The War Museum’s new exhibit on medicine blends history, emotion and gore

A show at the Canadian War Museum points out artists’ long association with camouflage