25 Artifacts: Admission and Discharge Book
In honour of the Diefenbunker’s 25 anniversary, we continue to highlight 25 artifacts from within our collections. This week, we are featuring the Department of National Health and Welfare’s civil defence first-aid station log, from 1966. Acquired by the museum in...
25 Artifacts: I am a Woman for Peace
Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day. Annually, on this day, we celebrate the social, economical, cultural, and political achievements of women from around the world. As part of the Diefenbunker’s 25th anniversary, we will be highlighting 25 artifacts from...
Two new permanent exhibitions honour Inuit and other stories from Canada’s Cold War history
Ottawa, Ontario, March 3, 2023 — The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum is pleased to announce the opening of two new permanent exhibitions that invite visitors on an immersive journey through Canada’s Cold War history. Through diverse stories and unique artifacts...
Virtual Reality Experience
On November 26, 2022, we launched our new virtual reality experience! The year is 1962. The Cuban Missile Crisis is over, but the Soviets have launched a nuclear attack on Canada’s capital. You have made it to the end of a 30-day lockdown period and have been given...
Tracking Temperatures with the Tempscribe Thermometer
As the weather gets chillier, both outside and underground, we decided that there was no better artifact to feature for the end of November than the Tempscribe Thermometer. Produced between 1960 and 1990, the Tempscribe Thermometer is a chart reading thermometer that...
2022 Cold War Speaker Series: Canada, the Cold War, and the Korean War
On November 17, 2022, we held the final session in our 2022 Cold War Speaker Series, where we were delighted to welcome Dr. Andrew Burtch, the Canadian War Museum’s post-1945 Historian and Carleton University’s Adjunct Research Professor. Dr. Burtch presented his...
Green Infrastructure Lighting Retrofit Project
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 — We are grateful to FedDev Ontario for investing $600,000 in the Diefenbunker to support tourism relief and revitalization. These funds will go towards upgrading our facilities and exhibitions, allowing us to expand our inclusion of...
2022 Artist-in-Residence exhibition opens at the Diefenbunker
Ottawa, Ontario, October 14, 2022 — The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum is pleased to launch its 2022 Artist-in-Residence exhibition, featuring the work of Ottawa-based artist Christos Pantieras. Opening Friday, October 14, 2022, Justin Case: The Enemy Within...
2022 Cold War Speaker Series: The LGBT Purge
On October 6, 2022, we held the second session in our Cold War Speaker Series, where we were honoured to welcome Michelle Douglas and Christos Pantieras who presented their topic, The LGBT Purge: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow through Personal Experience and Visual...
2022 Cold War Speaker Series: The Secret History of Nuclear War Films
On September 22, 2022, we held the first session in our Cold War Speaker Series, where we were delighted to welcome Dr. Sean M. Maloney of the Royal Military College of Canada. Dr. Maloney presented his topic, The Secret History of Nuclear War Films and their...