Exhibitions
ÖDE
June 22, 2018 – September 24, 2018
ÖDE is an artwork created by the artist Sarah Beck. The work will be installed on the grounds of the Military Museums. This work address the idea of securi …
Witness: Canadian Art of the First World War
February 8, 2018 – May 27, 2018
Witness is a traveling exhibition developed by the Canadian War Museum. This exhibition contains 53 works by 40 of Canada’s best-known artists including AY …
War Stories 1917
April 9, 2017 – August 27, 2017
War Stories 1917 focuses on the individuals who fought, died in, and contributed to the pivotal battles of 1917—Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, and Passchendaele. The …
H-Hour: Normandy, 1944.
December 2, 2016 – March 5, 2017
The latest series of work by photographer Leslie Hossack explores the structural remains of the Atlantic Wall – giant bunkers and fortifications, largely h …
REGISTERED: The Japanese Canadian Experience
November 11, 2016 – March 5, 2017
This exhibition by Leslie Hossack includes photographs and archival material to explore the experience of Japanese Canadians during World War II when they …
The Art of Command: Portraits and Posters from Canada’s Afghan Mission
July 4, 2016 – October 30, 2016
The Art of Command: Portraits and Posters from Canada’s Afghan Mission is a solo exhibition by Gertrude Kearns, Canada’s leading contemporary war artist. …
The Cold Before the War
February 27, 2016 – June 5, 2016
In 1946, the Canadian Forces undertook what was then the largest and longest military trek into the North of our own country and the first mechanized cross …
Mapping A Cold War
February 26, 2016 – June 5, 2016
Through historical photographs, contemporary photography, painting and video, Leslie Reid explores the complexities of the Canadian North and High Arctic r …
Barracks to Banks: Canadian Silkscreens for War and Peace
September 18, 2015 – January 17, 2016
The Sampson-Matthews print project was envisioned by official First World War artist AY Jackson and championed by many of the Group of Seven—AJ Casson, in …
Trees Heeft een Canadees: Dutch War Brides by Beverley Tosh
May 6, 2015 – August 16, 2015
Trees Heeft een Canadees, (Teresa Has A Canadian) is a popular song in the Netherlands about Dutch women who fell in love with Canadian soldiers during the …
The Maple Leaf and the Tulip: The Liberation of Holland in the Second World War
May 5, 2015 – August 16, 2015
This exhibit will include artifacts and photos related to members of the Canadian military serving in the Netherlands in the Second World War, as well as t …