September at the Canadian War Museum

Ottawa, Ontario, August 22, 2011—This month at the War Museum: come celebrate some special anniversaries or check out Bodies in Motion, a new program offered in conjunction with the ongoing exhibition War and Medicine!

The 70th Anniversary of the Canadian Women’s Army Corps
September 17, 2011
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
LeBreton Gallery
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Canadian Women’s Army Corps (CWAC), Mr. Douglas Townend, an avid collector of memorabilia related to the Corps, will be displaying his extensive collection. We invite you to come share his passion and meet some of the CWAC veterans.

Battlefield Medicine
To September 11�
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Gallery 1
If a soldier was wounded in battle, would he survive a trip to the doctor? Learn how battlefield surgeons treated wounds in the nineteenth century and see the contents of a typical toolkit.

Bodies in Motion
September 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
LeBreton Gallery
War causes devastating injuries. Medicine and sport have evolved together to provide new means to overcome a loss of mobility or even a sense. Try features of paralympic sports to experience a new mobility and a new way to perceive your world.

Offered in partnership with the Canadian Paralympic Committee.

War and Nutrition
September 12 to October 2
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
LeBreton Gallery
It’s often said that an army marches on its stomach. But what if the army is far from home and nowhere near a supermarket? How do soldiers get the nutrition they need? See how military rations have evolved over the past 150 years. Try a sample to compare with your favourite food.

Media Information:

Avra Gibbs Lamey
Communications and Media Relations Officer
Telephone: 819 776-8607
avra.gibbs-lamey@warmuseum.ca

Yasmine Mingay
Manager, Communications,
Canadian War Museum
Telephone: 819 776-8608
yasmine.mingay@warmuseum.ca