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The Canadian War Museum is located on the traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabeg. This land has held, and continues to hold, great historical, spiritual and sacred significance. Read the full land acknowledgement.

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The Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, featuring a unique building with a roof made of metal and grass.

What’s on

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The Canadian War Museum in Ottawa showcases a historic plane hanging from the ceiling.
Ongoing exhibition

LeBreton Gallery: The Military Technology Collection

The most extensive collection of military technology in Canada

A man
Temporary exhibition

Cyprus – A Divided Island

Until Mar. 16, 2025
Dutch civilians celebrating liberation
Temporary exhibition

Liberation! Canada and the Netherlands, 1944–1945

Until May 9, 2025
Coloured poster with soldiers and poppies
Temporary exhibition

Winners of the National Youth Remembrance Contests 2024

Until Oct. 13, 2025
A group of people looking at exhibits in the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
Ongoing exhibition

Early Wars In Canada – Canadian Experience Gallery 1

The wars of First Peoples, the French and the British shaped Canada and Canadians.

A man and a woman standing in front of the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
Ongoing exhibition

Memorial Hall

A place to remember

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March Break at the War Museum: Naval Gazing!

Create stunning camouflage and discover how women developed vital intelligence for the war effort. This March Break, dive right into the spectacular First World War camouflage style known as “Razzle Dazzle.” Drop in to our family activity centre in the Museum’s Lobby to create your own Razzle Dazzle ship! March 1 to 16, 2025

A ship, camouflaged for war

Public Tours

Join our regularly scheduled public tours for a closer look at the different chapters in Canadian military history. Our passionate team of program interpreters will lead groups of up to 15 people through our galleries and make these spaces, stories, and artifacts come to life.

Program interpreters

Digital on demand

Faces of men and women
Online exhibition

In Their Own Voices: Stories From Canadian Veterans and Their Loved Ones

Video

Baking overseas fruit bars

Video

Canadian War Museum virtual tour

A group of people on the top of a tank at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
Online exhibition

Liberation! Canada and the Netherlands, 1944–1945

Video

World War Women

Video

A Community at War