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1: Ribbon-cutting ceremony to open an accessible public viewing platform in the Diefenbunker’s historic Machine Room, one of the museum’s newest initiatives funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Pictured left to right: Christine McGuire, Diefenbunker Executive Director; Karen McCrimmon, MPP for Kanata—Carleton; Mary Mercer, Ontario Trillium Foundation volunteer; Sean Campbell, Diefenbunker Curator; Tobie Champion-Demers, Diefenbunker Facilities and Project Manager. Image courtesy of the Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum.
$56,600 in OTF funding improves visitor accessibility at the Diefenbunker
No Trespassing sign from within the Diefenbunker's collections.
25 Artifacts: No Trespassing Sign, Department of National Defence
Event poster featuring Christabelle Sethna and Steve Hewitt on 2023 Cold War Speaker Series.
2023 Cold War Speaker Series: Spies, Lies, and Macho Guys: Documenting RCMP Surveillance against the Women’s Liberation Movement in Canada
Centennial Medal and commemorative photograph in the Diefenbunker's collections.
25 Artifacts: Centennial Medal
Thrills gum package from the Diefenbunker's collections.
25 Artifacts: Thrills Gum Package
Closed-circuit television on the 300 Level of the Diefenbunker.
25 Artifacts: Television
X-ray machine from within the Diefenbunker's collections.
25 Artifacts: X-Ray Machine
A television original to the Diefenbunker plays a music and video composition by Wind Up Radio as part of their exhibition Cold Comfort for a Hot World. Image courtesy of the Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum.
2023 Artist-in-Residence exhibition opens at the Diefenbunker
Promotional flyer for the 2023 Cold War Speaker Series featuring Joanna and Tim Smolko.
2023 Cold War Speaker Series: How Popular Musicians Addressed the Cold War in the US and Canada