A TRAVELLING EXHIBITION DEVELOPED BY THE CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MEMORIAL MUSEUM PASSCHENDAELE 1917, BELGIUM, AND WITH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE E.W. BICKLE FOUNDATION.
This exhibition helps visitors learn more about the experiences of Canadian soldiers in Belgium. It explores life on the battlefield, which was characterized by the use of poison gas during the Second Battle of Ypres, and by a sea of thick mud at Passchendaele. The adaptability of soldiers and Belgian civilians lies at the heart of this exhibition, which ends with an overview of how commemoration of the war has evolved in Belgium and Canada over the past century.
Where is this exhibition travelling?
Location | Dates |
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Qualicum Beach Museum, Qualicum Beach, B.C. | November 1, 2024 – February 28, 2025 |
Fort Nelson Heritage Museum, Fort Nelson, B.C. | June 13 – September 15, 2024 |
Borrowing Museums
View all venues and tour dates.
Location | Dates |
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Qualicum Beach Museum, Qualicum Beach, B.C. | November 1, 2024 – February 28, 2025 |
Fort Nelson Heritage Museum, Fort Nelson, B.C. | June 13 – September 15, 2024 |
Swift Current Museum, Swift Current, Sask. | October 11 – December 31, 2022 |
2 Air Movements Squadron, Trenton, Ont. | April 7 – July 3, 2022 |
Fort Vermilion Community Library, Fort Vermilion, Alta. | November 1 – November 30, 2019 |
Grey Roots Museum & Archives, Owen Sound, Ont. | January 30 – May 27, 2019 |
Lloydminster Cultural and Science Centre, Lloydminster, Sask. | June 30 – September 22, 2018 |
Embassy of Belgium, Ottawa, Ont. | September 2 – September 23, 2017 |
Fort la Reine Museum, Portage la Prairie, Man. | May 8 – September 3, 2017 |
Musée du Fort Saint-Jean, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. | May 1 – August 1, 2017 |
Embassy of Canada to the United States, in Washington, D.C., Washington, USA | November 3 – November 13, 2016 |
Musée Royal 22e Régiment, Québec, Que. | October 19, 2016 – February 24, 2017 |
Sooke Region Museum, Sooke, B.C. | September 16 – December 2, 2016 |
The Fort Museum, Fort Macleod, Alta. | June 13 – August 28, 2016 |
Chimczuk Museum, Windsor, Ont. | May 17 – May 29, 2016 |
Lake of the Woods Museum, Kenora, Ont. | March 24 – April 23, 2016 |
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. | November 9 – November 29, 2015 |
The Military Museums, Calgary, Alta. | October 5 – November 1, 2015 |
New Iceland Heritage Museum, Gimli, Man. | October 4 – December 3, 2015 |
Glengarry Historical Society, Dalkeith, Ont. | September 8 – September 18, 2015 |
Guelph Civic Museum, Guelph, Ont. | August 21 – November 15, 2015 |
Canadian Historical Arms Society, Edmonton, Alta. | June 20 – June 21, 2015 |
Photo:
Canadian Gunners in the Mud, Passchendaele, Alfred Bastien, Beaverbrook Collection of War Art – Canadian War Museum (19710261-0093)