August 2014 at the Canadian War Museum

Canadian Literature of World War I International Conference
The conference presented form July 31 to August 3, 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the “war to end all wars.” It contributes to the contested debate about Canada’s participation in the First World War from literary, aesthetic, critical, political, historical and other perspectives.

Sponsors: University of Ottawa, University of British Columbia, and Canadian War Museum
For more information please visit http://worldwaronelit.ca/

Public Lecture with Tim Cook
Canada and the Commemoration of the Great War, 1918–2018
Canadian War Museum
Thursday, July 31 at 7 p.m.
Atelier C – Open to the public – Free admission – Limited seating

Tim Cook is a First World War historian at the Canadian War Museum and an adjunct professor in history at Carleton University. He has published several books about the military history of the First World War including Clio’s Warriors: Canadian Historians and the Writing of the World Wars, At the Sharp End: Canadians Fighting the Great War 1914–1916, Shock Troops: Canadians Fighting the Great War 1917–1918 (2008) which won the 2009 Charles Taylor Prize and his 2012 book Warlords: Borden, Mackenzie King, and Canada’s World Wars.

Public Lecture with Margaret MacMillan
The Great War in Literature
Canadian War Museum
Friday, August 1 at 7 p.m.
Atelier C – Open to the public – Free admission – Limited seating

Margaret MacMillan is a historian and professor at the University of Oxford, where she is Warden of St Antony’s College. She is an award-winning historian and author of the international bestseller Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World. In the fall of 2013, her new book, The War that Ended Peace: The Road to 1914, has been published in anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the First World War.

Concert: Till the Boys Come Home, 100th Anniversary Musical Tribute
August 4 at 2:30 p.m.
Lobby – Free

Join the North Lakeshore Mass Chorus as they present Till the Boys Come Home, a 100th anniversary musical tribute to the Canadians who served in the Great War of 1914–1918. Enjoy songs and music of the First World War that captured the spirit of the time.

Debbie Fingas and Ian Juby, music directors, with Clare Gordon, piano.

These activities are presented in conjunction with
Transformations – A.Y. Jackson and Otto Dix and Witness – Canadian Art of the First World War
Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae Gallery

Gallery Exploration
Sundays — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesdays — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Thursdays — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.

Join one of our Volunteer Interpreters to learn more about key works of art in Transformations – A. Y. Jackson and Otto Dix and/or Witness – Canadian Art of the First World War.

iSketch
Daily — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

What was it like to be a soldier-artist during the First World War? Put on a uniform and pick up an artist’s box like the ones used during the war. Inside, you’ll find an iPad.

Beyond the Edge
Daily — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Throughout Witness – Canadian Art of the First World War, you can see how people depicted their wartime experiences in art. But have you ever wondered what’s beyond the edge of the picture?

Art and Story
Daily — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Art can be used to tell a story — as in a comic book or graphic novel. What story would you tell about the First World War in the form of a comic book?

Animals and War
Daily — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

There are animals hidden in the art. Can you find them all? Pick up a copy of this fun, family-friendly scavenger hunt in the Studio.

Tools of War
Daily — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Canadians used a wide variety of tools and equipment during the First World War — from tanks to planes, shells to artillery. See if you can find them all!

“isms-2-go”
Available for pick-up whenever the gallery is open.

What is Expressionism? Symbolism? Impressionism? And how do they relate to the art on display in Transformations – A. Y. Jackson and Otto Dix? Explore the exhibition to find all six in this postcard series — free for you to take home.