2018 Bunker Blog
Twas’ the Night Before Grinchmas
Twas' the night before Grinchmas and all through the bunker,Not a creature was stirring from their deep nightly slumber.All the staff had gone home, and all gone to bed,With visions of tomorrows activities in their heads! The presents had...
Diefenbunker Introduces new Visitor Experience Manager
Our team is ever growing and last week we welcomed Courtney to our team! Courtney has ten years experience working in the museum and heritage sectors. During her Master of Arts in Cultural Heritage Studies in England, she curated a...
Livin’ the Guide Life
This week the Diefenbunker family welcome two new members to the team: Kat and Mat! Kat and Mat have both joined our team as Diefenbunker guides and will be guiding you on your next tour! We asked them both to write a few words on what their...
Artifact by Air
The Diefenbunker Museum always has exciting things going on underground, but this past Thursday we shook things up and had a little fun above ground!For many years now a large artifact has remained off property in a farmer's field. This...
Snow Day? S’No Problem! Strengthen your spy skills with these at home crafts!
All across Ottawa today, schools are closed for a snow day!! That means kids are home and probably wondering what to do... Well we have a few ideas!Just like the schools, the Diefenbunker is closed today too due to the snow! With our whisky...
100 years ago, the guns fell silent.
100 years ago, the guns fell silent, on November 11th, 1918. The final shot of the First World War rang out and for the first time in 4 years the fields were silent. Across the world, millions of people held their breath as they waited to...
Artifacts and Archives: Behind the Scenes
This week we introduced a new member to our team: Grant! He’s our new Development Assistant! Here’s a few words about his first week. “My first week at the bunker has been outstanding! Everyone was very welcoming and extremely friendly. I...
"The mountains opened, and two missiles appeared into the sky.”
“The mountains opened, and two missiles appeared into the sky.” This was how Annette Hegel – The Diefebunker museum’s 2018 Artist-in residence – described her inspiration for “Now You See Me”, an art installation located in the blast...
There’s been an incident at the Bunker.
There’s been an incident at the bunker. The following message was left on a computer by our Communications Coordinator, Teigan. It is dated Saturday, October 12th at 1:43am. She was last seen at 3:54pm on October 11th.“I don’t want to alarm anyone, but...
Thankful for Freedom: A Cold War Thanksgiving
This weekend in Canada is Thanksgiving! In just 6 weeks our neighbours to south will be celebrating this holiday as well. Across North America millions of people will be consuming turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberries and whatever else...
