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Today, I am going to visit the Museum. I am so happy to learn more about Canada’s involvement in different wars throughout history.

A concrete and glass building with large, multi-storey windows and a tall, fin-like concrete structure.

When I arrive, I may walk a few steps to the entrance from outside.

The covered front entrance to a concrete building consisting of six doors and some floor-to-ceiling windows. Metal letters on the concrete read “Canadian War Museum.”

If I come by car, I may come up the stairs from the parking lot.

An adult and two children wait for an elevator in a concrete and glass room.

If I have a bag or coat, I can leave it at the Coat Check. I must hang up my own coat and remember where I put it.

An adult and two children hang up a coat in a room with many hangers, below a sign reading “Coat Check.”

Next, I will buy a ticket at the Box Office. I may need to wait in line, and it could be crowded.

An adult and two children stand at a counter, interacting with a Museum staff member, below a sign reading “Information.”

In different areas of the Museum, it may get suddenly loud because of a video or soundtrack. I can cover my ears when I walk by or borrow headphones at the Information desk.

Next, I head up the ramp and walk through the big doors.

Two children walk towards a bank of several metal and glass doors below a sign reading “Exhibitions.”

I will get my ticket checked and receive a stamp on my hand ― only if I want one. If not, it is fine, and I can go in.

The staff member who checked my ticket can give me a Museum Guide so I can find my way.

A Museum staff person uses an ink stamp to mark the wrist of an adult, as two children watch.

Next, I can choose where to go. I can go straight and explore the galleries.

Two children stand next to a large map of the Museum.

I can go and check out what new exhibition is on display in the gallery on my left. It’s possible there isn’t a special exhibition on right now.

An adult and two children stand next to a Museum staff member, in front of a large painted mural of female military personnel.

I can choose to go down the ramp to see the LeBreton Gallery, which is full of military equipment. There are tanks, airplanes and trucks once used by the military on display.

Two children stand in a very large room containing armoured vehicles and a fighter jet mounted on a column, with sunny floor-to-ceiling windows in the background.

Museum staff members wear beige shirts with black vests and are everywhere in the Museum. They can tell me more about the exhibitions, show me some objects I can touch, and help me to find my way.

Three Museum staff members stand in a large gallery space.

If I need to use the washroom, I can look for this sign.

A child drinks from a water fountain, while another child opens a door, and an adult in a wheelchair enters another door marked with a sign showing two people and a wheelchair. An inset image shows a close-up view of a sign with male and female icons and the word “Washrooms.”

I can use the elevators or the stairs or ramps like this one to access the different floors.

Top: two children walk along a long, wide hallway that slopes gently upwards.

Some places are a bit dark, such as the reproduction of a trench in Gallery 2. It is interesting to learn about how the soldiers had to live in the war.

Two children, one wearing protective headphones, stand at the entrance of a simulated wartime trench.

If I get hungry, I can go to the Café to buy food or eat food I brought with me. The Café is beside where we bought our tickets in the Museum Lobby.

A dining area with large tables, with a cafeteria and kitchen area visible through large doorways in the background.

If I get tired or overwhelmed, I can take a rest on any bench. There is a quiet place in the Memorial Hall, but there are also lots of places to sit in the Lobby.

Two children look closely at a marble gravestone set into a concrete wall.

When it’s time to leave the Museum, I will exit from the front door or the parking elevator. I had so much fun, and I will come back again!

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