Canadian War Museum

Canadian War Museum Enhances Remembrance Day Online Resources

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Monday, November 1, 2021
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OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 1, 2021 /CNW/ -One year after the successful launch of its Remembrance Day online resources, the Canadian War Museum has added powerful new videos, more evocative artifacts, and detailed historical overviews.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 1, 2021 /CNW/ -One year after the successful launch of its Remembrance Day online resources, the Canadian War Museum has added powerful new videos, more evocative artifacts, and detailed historical overviews.
  • "The Canadian War Museum is an important place to learn more about Canada's military history, and to remember Canadians' service, sacrifice and loss," says Caroline Dromaguet, Interim President and CEO of the Canadian Museum of History and Director General of the Canadian War Museum.
  • The additions to the Remembrance Day resource have been made possible with the generous support of the Royal Canadian Legion Dominion Command, and the Friends of the Canadian War Museum.
  • The Canadian War Museum is Canada's national museum of military history.

Canadian Museum of History expresses its condolences on the passing of W. Galen Weston

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Thursday, April 15, 2021
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b'GATINEAU, QC, April 15, 2021 /CNW/ -The Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum were greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Canadian entrepreneur and patron of the arts, W. Galen Weston.\nIn 2017, as Chairman of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, W. Galen Weston and his family generously donated $2 million to support the successful completion of the Canadian Museum of History\'s signature exhibition, the Canadian History Hall.

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  • b'GATINEAU, QC, April 15, 2021 /CNW/ -The Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum were greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Canadian entrepreneur and patron of the arts, W. Galen Weston.\nIn 2017, as Chairman of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, W. Galen Weston and his family generously donated $2 million to support the successful completion of the Canadian Museum of History\'s signature exhibition, the Canadian History Hall.
  • This gallery explores modern Canada, from 1914 to the present a period that mirrors many of the significant events associated with the Weston family\'s own history.\n"The Weston family\'s story is very much a Canadian one," said Caroline Dromaguet, Acting President and CEO of the Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum.
  • "\nThe Canadian History Hall presents Canada\'s story through the diverse experiences and perspectives of the real people who lived it.
  • This signature exhibition illuminates the enduring legacy of Canada\'s past a legacy that is alive, relevant and continually unfolding.\nThe Canadian Museum of History operates the Canadian Museum of History, the Canadian War Museum and the Virtual Museum of New France.

Statement from the Canadian Museum of History

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Thursday, January 28, 2021
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GATINEAU, QC, Jan. 28, 2021 /CNW/ - The following is a media statement on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Canadian Museum of History:

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  • GATINEAU, QC, Jan. 28, 2021 /CNW/ - The following is a media statement on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Canadian Museum of History:
    "Workplace safety and inclusion are core values of the Canadian Museum of History.
  • Upon receipt of a complaint about workplace harassment, the Museum's Board of Trustees made the decision that formal steps were required to review the issue on behalf of all employees of the Museum.
  • The Canadian Museum of History operates the Canadian Museum of History, the Canadian War Museum and the Virtual Museum of New France.
  • Their principal role is to enhance Canadians' knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the events, experiences, people and objects that have shaped Canada's history and identity.Work of the Canadian Museum of History is made possible in part through financial support of the Government of Canada.

Canadian War Museum launches online exhibition exploring VJ Day and its legacy

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Wednesday, August 12, 2020
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Produced by the Canadian War Museum, this exhibition presents the Battle of Hong Kong, along with the harrowing experiences of Canadians in Japanese prisoner-of-war camps, and their rescue at the end of the conflict.

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  • Produced by the Canadian War Museum, this exhibition presents the Battle of Hong Kong, along with the harrowing experiences of Canadians in Japanese prisoner-of-war camps, and their rescue at the end of the conflict.
  • "Canada's contributions to the war against Japan are often overshadowed by Canadian participation in the Allied campaigns against Germany and Italy," said Caroline Dromaguet, Acting Director General of the Canadian War Museum.
  • Canada at War Against Japan, 19411945is one of several initiatives developed by the Canadian War Museum to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
  • Work of the Canadian War Museum is made possible in part through financial support of the Government of Canada.

Canadian War Museum launches Supply Line Second World War Discovery Box

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Wednesday, September 18, 2019
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OTTAWA, Sept. 18, 2019 /CNW/ - Building upon the runaway success of its First World War Supply Line program, the Canadian War Museum officially launched the Second World War version of its popular Discovery Boxes today at an event at Bayside Middle School in Saint John, New Brunswick.

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  • OTTAWA, Sept. 18, 2019 /CNW/ - Building upon the runaway success of its First World War Supply Line program, the Canadian War Museum officially launched the Second World War version of its popular Discovery Boxes today at an event at Bayside Middle School in Saint John, New Brunswick.
  • "Since its launch in 2014, Supply Line First World War Discovery Boxes have been borrowed more than 1,975 times," said Caroline Dromaguet, Acting Director General of the Canadian War Museum.
  • New to the Second World War version of Supply Line are bilingual thematic packages available for download from the Canadian War Museum website.
  • The Supply Line Second World War Discovery Boxes are supported by the Crabtree Foundation and the Friends of the Canadian War Museum.

Highland Warriors exhibition brings broadswords and bagpipes to the Canadian War Museum

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Thursday, June 6, 2019
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The Ottawa world premiere of Highland Warriors, a major new exhibition at the Canadian War Museum, explores the changing role and reputation of these iconic kilted fighters, from the broadsword-wielding medieval warrior to today's elite modern soldier.

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  • The Ottawa world premiere of Highland Warriors, a major new exhibition at the Canadian War Museum, explores the changing role and reputation of these iconic kilted fighters, from the broadsword-wielding medieval warrior to today's elite modern soldier.
  • "The Highland military tradition has evolved from early clan warfare in Britain's northern reaches to a highly respected global force with the power to influence and inspire," said Mark O'Neill, President and CEO of the Canadian War Museum and the Canadian Museum of History.
  • The Canadian War Museum is Canada's national museum of military history.
  • Work of the Canadian War Museum is made possible in part through financial support of the Government of Canada.

Canadian War Museum marking 75th anniversary of D-Day with the exhibition Invasion! - Canadians and the Battle of Normandy, 1944

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Thursday, June 6, 2019
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OTTAWA, June 6, 2019 /CNW/ -The Canadian War Museum is pleased to present a special exhibition to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

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  • OTTAWA, June 6, 2019 /CNW/ -The Canadian War Museum is pleased to present a special exhibition to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
  • "This exhibition marks a crucial campaign that helped to end the Second World War," said James Whitham, Acting Director General of the Canadian War Museum.
  • Canadians and the Battle of Normandy, 1944, will be displayed on the Portrait Wall in the Museum Lobby from June 6 to November 24, 2019.
  • Work of the Canadian War Museum is made possible in part through financial support of the Government of Canada.

The National Gallery of Canada Announces New Canadian War Art Research Fellowship

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Thursday, November 8, 2018
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The Rodger and Joann McLennan Canadian War Art Research Fellowship encourages and supports advanced research in Canadian and Indigenous Canadian war and military art.

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  • The Rodger and Joann McLennan Canadian War Art Research Fellowship encourages and supports advanced research in Canadian and Indigenous Canadian war and military art.
  • "We are pleased to be able to expand the Gallery's Fellowship Program to include a fellowship in this important area of Canadian art historical research" said Cyndie Campbell, Chief, Library, Archives and Research Fellowship Program at the National Gallery of Canada.
  • The Rodger and Joann McLennan Canadian War Art Research Fellowship supports original research relating to any aspect of Canadian war or military art, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking and other media, focusing on the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, Canadian War Museum, and Library and Archives Canada.
  • The Rodger and Joann McLennan Canadian War Art Research Fellowship is a welcome addition to the Gallery's Research Fellowship Program which includes fellowships offered by the Canadian Photography Institute and the Claudia De Hueck Fellowship in Art Conservation.

Canadian War Museum opens new exhibition commemorating the last 100 days of the First World War

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Thursday, October 25, 2018
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One hundred years later, the Canadian War Museum will conclude its commemoration of the First World War Centenary with Victory 1918 The Last 100 Days.

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  • One hundred years later, the Canadian War Museum will conclude its commemoration of the First World War Centenary with Victory 1918 The Last 100 Days.
  • "Many historians consider the battles of the Hundred Days campaign to be some of the greatest victories of the First World War," said Mark O'Neill, President and CEO of the Canadian War Museum and the Canadian Museum of History.
  • The Canadian Museum gratefully acknowledges the support of its Official Partners of the First World War Centenary: John and Pattie Cleghorn and Family; HCol (Ret'd) John C. Eaton, O.Ont, K.St.J., D.Com.
  • Work of the Canadian War Museum is made possible in part through financial support of the Government of Canada.