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The Canadian War Museum is located on the traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabeg. This land has held, and continues to hold, great historical, spiritual and sacred significance. Read the full land acknowledgement.

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The Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, featuring a unique building with a roof made of metal and grass.

What’s on

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Canadian naval personnel
Temporary exhibition

Last Voices of the Second World War

Until Jan. 18, 2026
A group of people in Ottawa looking at an old truck in the Canadian War Museum.
Ongoing exhibition

From The Cold War To The Present – Canadian Experience Gallery 4

Canada became a respected international player through its commitments to Western defence and peacekeeping.

The Canadian War Museum in Ottawa showcases a historic plane hanging from the ceiling.
Ongoing exhibition

LeBreton Gallery: The Military Technology Collection

The most extensive collection of military technology in Canada

Coloured poster with soldiers and poppies
Temporary exhibition

Winners of the National Youth Remembrance Contests 2024

Until Oct. 13, 2025
A man and a woman standing in front of the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
Ongoing exhibition

Memorial Hall

A place to remember

A man is looking at a statue at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
Ongoing exhibition

The Royal Canadian Legion Hall of Honour

Canada’s rich history of honouring and remembrance

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North Lakeshore Chorus in concert

The North Lakeshore Chorus is back for a special Sunday concert, as the Canadian War Museum continues to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Founded in 2012, the North Lakeshore Chorus often performs in honour of royal events and military anniversaries — including a 2018 concert at the War Museum, marking the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. The Chorus has also been touring since 2014, presenting commemorative concerts in Canada, France, Belgium, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Italy. In the summer of 2025, the Chorus will embark on its 10-day Liberation Anniversary Tour of the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France, performing at venues from Apeldoorn to Dunkirk. Presented in association with the new War Museum exhibition Last Voices of the Second World War, this one-hour choral performance features wartime favourites and songs of remembrance.

A choir

Public Tours

Join our regularly scheduled public tours for a closer look at the different chapters in Canadian military history. Our passionate team of program interpreters will lead groups of up to 15 people through our galleries and make these spaces, stories, and artifacts come to life.

Program interpreters

Digital on demand

Resource

Concrete and light: Inside the Canadian War Museum

Faces of men and women
Online exhibition

In Their Own Voices: Stories From Canadian Veterans and Their Loved Ones

Video

Canadians in the Second World War

A group of people on the top of a tank at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
Online exhibition

Liberation! Canada and the Netherlands, 1944–1945

Online exhibition

Invasion! Canadians and the battle of Normandy, 1944