Virtual Reality Experience

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

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...

Green Infrastructure Lighting Retrofit Project

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

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

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...

Blast Tunnel Experience

Blast Tunnel Experience

On August 31, 2022, we opened our new Blast Tunnel experience! This three-minute projected experience is a thought-provoking video that will prepare you for your tour of the Diefenbunker. Through audio and visual effects, you will be immersed in the atmosphere of the...

The Concrete Cores of the Diefenbunker

The Concrete Cores of the Diefenbunker

With August coming to an end, we would like to highlight one more artifact from within our collection for Archaeology Month. This blog post will discuss the concrete cores of the Diefenbunker and will examine their archaeological and architectural impact.  Archaeology...

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