Remembrance Week at the Canadian War Museum

Throughout November, we invite you to join us to REMEMBER.

Padre X
November 8 at 7:30 p.m.; November 10 at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.;
November 11 at 1:30 p.m.
Barney Danson Theatre
Tickets available at the Box Office
Adults: $10 / Members & Seniors: $8 / Youth: $7

Travel back to the Second World War and experience the amazing true story of John Weir Foote in this play written and performed by Marc Moir. In this dramatic performance, Moir shares Foote’s experiences of the disastrous raid on the beaches of Dieppe and the three years he spent as a prisoner of war.
Running time: 75 minutes.

Waiting For You… En t’attendant… – A musical presentation
November 10 at 3 p.m.
LeBreton Gallery
Free with Museum admission
In English and French

Let singer and flutist Gertrude Létourneau carry you away in this heartfelt musical tribute to Canadian military families. Accompanied by guitarist Garry Elliot and trumpet player Don Paterson, Létourneau performs songs from 1930–1950, evoking the sense of hope and sorrow felt by the wives of soldiers who served in the Second World War.
Running time: 60 minutes

Create Your Own Medal
November 5–12
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Lobby

Do you know someone who deserves a medal for their hard work or bravery? Find inspiration in the gallery to create your own medal.

Wreath-making
November 5–12
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Lobby

Inspired by the poem “In Flanders Fields,” the poppy is the official symbol of remembrance. In your personal act of remembrance, decorate a poppy and add it to a wreath, to be displayed outside of Memorial Hall.

Messages of Comfort
November 5–12
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Lobby

Send a note of appreciation to Canadian Forces members serving overseas. Let them know that they are in your thoughts.

1812 Buttons
November 5–12
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae Gallery

Design and create a souvenir pin-back button in memory of one of the war’s key players. Draw inspiration from the decorative buttons, coins and medals you see in the exhibition 1812.

Memorial Hall visitation and broadcast
November 11 at 10:40 a.m.
Memorial Hall
Tickets available at 9 a.m.

On Remembrance Day, at exactly 11 a.m., sunlight shines through a single window in Memorial Hall to frame the headstone representing Canada’s Unknown Soldier. A limited number of free tickets will be available as of 9 a.m. at the Information Desk. No reservations are permitted.

Broadcast of the official Remembrance Day ceremony from the National War Memorial
November 11 at 10 a.m.
LeBreton Gallery (in English)

Battlefield Medicine
November 11–12
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Gallery 1

If a soldier was wounded in battle, would he survive a trip to the doctor? Explore a typical 19^th century medical kit and learn how battlefield surgeons treated wounds.

Muskets that Made History
November 11–12
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Gallery 1

Many early conflicts in Canada were fought with muskets. View and touch reproductions of two of these muskets – the French Charleville and the British Short Land Pattern – both of which were used in the War of 1812.

First World War Kit
November 11–12
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Gallery 2

What would First World War soldiers bring to the trenches? Explore artefacts from the First World War.

Second World War Kit
November 11–12
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Gallery 3

What was life like for soldiers in the Second World War? See some of the clothes, gear and weapons used by Canadian soldiers.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
November 11
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Lobby

Are you related to a Commonwealth soldier who died in one of the two World Wars? Have you ever wondered where he or she is commemorated? Staff from the Canadian Agency of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission will help you access the Debt of Honour Register and search for their location of commemoration.

Bank of Canada
November 11
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Lobby

To mark the recent launch of the $20 polymer bill, representatives of the Bank of Canada will present information about the new bill, which features the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

Choirs
November 11
12 p.m. – Joan of Arc Academy
1 p.m. – Tone Cluster
2:30 p.m. – Ottawa Catholic School Board
LeBreton Gallery

Listen to the beautiful voices of three local choirs, performing songs of remembrance.