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...
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
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...
Mapping the Cold War: The Spatialization of Preparedness
Introduction On Monday, August 15, 2022 and Tuesday, August 16, 2022, we were pleased to host a symposium at the Diefenbunker in partnership with Wilfrid Laurier University. Mapping the Cold War: The Spatialization of Preparedness brought multidisciplinary experts...