Exhibitions
FAR FROM HOME: Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry 110 Years of Art
October 3, 2024 – February 17, 2025
Curated by LCol Bill Bewick (Retd) Far from Home traces the course of the Regiment’s 110 years of full-time service to Canada during war and peace. The Reg …
WITNESS: Histories of Conflict in the War Art of Bill MacDonnell
October 3, 2024 – February 17, 2025
Curated by Dick Averns – Conflict is difficult to confront yet essential to address if humanity is to better itself. This territory is adeptly navigated by …
People of Canada’s Air Force: 100 Years
April 1, 2024 – September 2, 2024
People of Canada’s Air Force: 100 Years Canada celebrates the centennial of the Royal Canadian Air Force on 1 April 2024. Conducting war in the air and fro …
Blood, Sweat, and Tears: Canadian Military Medicine
October 20, 2023 – March 3, 2024
Blood, Sweat, and Tears: Canadian Military Medicine explores Canadian military medicine from the 19th century through to Afghanistan. The exhibition featur …
Taras Polataiko: DEFIANCE
May 26, 2023 – September 24, 2023
DEFIANCE features Ukrainian-Canadian artist Taras Polataiko, whose critique of cultural representation is in reaction to political instability attributed t …
Shell Shocked: The Long Road to Recovery
May 30, 2023 – August 13, 2023
At the beginning of the First World War, mental illnesses and nervous conditions were believed to result from an individual’s “weak” mind or character, rat …
To Oldman River: New Additions to UCalgary’s Military Collection
November 8, 2022 – April 30, 2023
To Oldman River showcases significant new material in UCalgary’s Libraries and Cultural Resources’ holdings at The Military Museums (TMM). The exhibition i …
A Uniform Coat of Many Colours: Military Immigrants in Alberta
June 11, 2022 – September 11, 2022
A Uniform Coat of Many Colours: Military Immigrants in Alberta explores and presents diverse stories of immigrants in Alberta, who have undertaken military …
Currencies of Conflict: University of Calgary Collections at The Military Museums
March 9, 2022 – May 23, 2022
Currencies are much more than monetary denominations. As means of establishing value that can circulate, exert influence, and be exchanged, currencies are …
Mission: Afghanistan
July 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
Mission: Afghanistan is a major bilingual traveling exhibit developed in partnership between The Military Museums in Calgary, and the Department of Nationa …
Tensile Strength: Weavers and War
July 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
Tensile Strength: Weavers and War showcases intriguing forms of carpet-making known as Afghan War Rugs. Mounted to coincide with the twentieth anniversary …
They Never Talked About It: Untold Stories WW II
June 15, 2020 – March 31, 2021
2020 marked the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, affording opportunities for reflection on the world’s largest conflagration, and the m …