Archaeology Month 2022
August is Archaeology Month! Throughout August, we will be highlighting the archaeology of the Cold War as we unveil material remains of the past. Archaeology gives insight into history by voicing the involuntary (or voluntary) silence of the past. The Cold War...
Government of Canada supports upgrades at Canada’s Cold War Museum
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...
20th Anniversary of VE3CWM
June of 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of VE3CWM, the amateur radio station operating out of the Diefenbunker. Since 2002, dedicated volunteers have been making voice and Morse code contacts with other radio operators around the world from underground in the...
Diefenbunker announces Christos Pantieras as its 2022 Artist-in-Residence
Ottawa, Ontario, March 22, 2022 — The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum is pleased to announce Ottawa-based visual artist Christos Pantieras as its 2022 Artist-in-Residence. In his work, Christos will draw inspiration from the intersection of 2SLGBTQ+ history and...
Diefenbunker statement in solidarity with Ukraine
- March 4, 2022 - The Diefenbunker and our Board of Directors stand in solidarity with Ukraine and all its people in their courageous defence of sovereignty. As Canada's Cold War Museum, we do not condone war or aggression; we seek to further our understanding of the...
2021 Artist-in-Residence exhibition opens at the Diefenbunker
Ottawa, Ontario, November 2, 2021 — The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum is pleased to launch its 2021 Artist-in-Residence exhibition, featuring the work of Algonquin artist Mairi Brascoupé. Opening Saturday, November 6, 2021, Akìmazinàzowin | An Image of the...
The Diefenbunker announces Mairi Brascoupé as its 2021 Artist-in-Residence
Ottawa, ON (June 21, 2021): The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum is thrilled to announce Algonquin artist, Mairi Brascoupé, a member of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, as its Artist-in-Residence for 2021. Mairi hopes to explore our understanding of place during times...
Diefenbunker Museum Appoints New Board President and Museum Vice-President
The Diefenbunker Board of Directors is pleased to announce two new appointments. The Board, and the entire staff of the Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum, welcomes Susan McLeod as President of the Board and Joanne Charette as Vice-President of the museum.Susan...
Spies Among Us: The 75th Anniversary of the Gouzenko Affair
“The Gouzenko affair crippled Russian spy efforts in North America for more than a decade.”-Vasili Mitrokhin (former KGB archivist) In the waning days of the Second World War, Soviet cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko was becoming disenchanted with the Stalinist regime; his...
Marking 75 Years: The Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
“When the atomic bomb fell,day turned to night andpeople became ghosts.”Hatsumi Sakamoto, Third Grader,Hijiyama Elementary School, Hiroshima City, 1952 During the Cold War, people feared the devastating effects of nuclear war; many remembered the 1945 atomic attacks...