2023 Cold War Speaker Series: How Popular Musicians Addressed the Cold War in the US and Canada
Yesterday, October 12, 2023, we held the second session in this year's Cold War Speaker Series, where we were pleased to welcome Joanna Smolko, adjunct professor in the musicology department at the University of Georgia, and Tim Smolko, academic librarian and...
25 Artifacts: Baker’s Rack
In honour of our 25th anniversary, we are highlighting 25 artifacts from within our collections, and with Thanksgiving right around the corner, we decided to delve into the world of food and feature a baker's rack from the Diefenbunker’s Cafeteria for this week's...
2023 Cold War Speaker Series: “When the Skies Rained Boxes”: Northern Canadians and Continental Defence during the Cold War
Yesterday, September 28, 2023, we held the first session in this year's Cold War Speaker Series, where we were pleased to welcome P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Ph.D., Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in the Study of the Canadian North and Professor in the School for the Study...
25 Artifacts: Rotary Telephone
In honour of our 25th anniversary, we are highlighting 25 never-before-seen artifacts from within our collections. This week, we are dialing it back to circa 1960 and featuring a rotary telephone. At the height of the Cold War, telecommunications was essential as it...
25 Artifacts: Emergency Postcards
To continue highlighting 25 artifacts from within our collections for our 25th anniversary, this week we are featuring emergency postcards that were printed and distributed by the Canadian Post Office during the Cold War. The Canadian Post Office, now known as Canada...
25 Artifacts: Identification Card – Lawrence MacDonald
In honour of the Diefenbunker’s 25th anniversary, we continue to highlight 25 artifacts from within our collections. This week, we are featuring a Government of Canada identification card issued to the late Lawrence MacDonald. Born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan,...
Digitization Project
Thanks to funding through the Digital Access to Heritage component of Canadian Heritage's Museums Assistance Program (MAP), the Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum has been able to take significant steps toward digitizing its collections holdings. We are pleased to...
25 Artifacts: Buffalo Forge Fan
As Archaeology Month comes to a close, this week's artifact feature in ongoing celebration of our 25th anniversary is a fan from The Buffalo Forge Company, which was designed for use in fallout shelters. The Buffalo Forge Company was formed in 1878 by young...
25 Artifacts: Peace Button
During the third week of August of every year, we celebrate Capital Pride here in Ottawa! This annual Pride event invites the 2SLGBTQ+ community and allies to join in on diverse celebrations that take place in parks and streets throughout the Nation’s Capital. In...
Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program
Over the last three years, the Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum has been working on major capital upgrades to the facility as made possible through the generous funding from the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP): Community, Culture and Recreation...