We are commemorating the 10th anniversary of our Artist-in-Residence program, which has fostered connections between the museum, local artists, and the wider Ottawa community since 2014. The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum is seeking applications for its...
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. In August of...
Over the last year, the Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum has made significant strides in upgrading accessibility throughout the facility, implementing projects that have made visitor spaces and experiences more inclusive. In November of 2023, we opened a...
On Friday, November 18, 2023, the Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum was thrilled to host the return of our signature annual Whisky Tasting Fundraiser! We welcomed over one hundred people to this special event, to partake in tasteful whisky and food pairings,...
Ottawa, ON, November 24, 2023 — The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum gratefully acknowledges the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) for their investment of $56,600 in museum projects that will make its visitor spaces and experiences more inclusive. Today, MPP...
Yesterday, November 16, 2023, we held the final session in this year’s Cold War Speaker Series. Where we were pleased to welcome Dr. Christabelle Sethna, a historian and Full Professor in the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies at the University of Ottawa, and...
Ottawa, Ontario, October 21, 2023 — The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum is pleased to launch its 2023 Artist-in-Residence exhibition, Cold Comfort for a Hot World. Featuring the work of Wind Up Radio, Cold Comfort for a Hot World explores how we cope in the...
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...
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...
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...
