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Memorial Hall Visitation and Livestream

Nov. 11, 2024

Free

A gravestone with a cross on it next to a concrete wall at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
What's on Events and programming Memorial Hall Visitation and Livestream
Special event General public

English:

  • 10:40 am

French:

  • 10:40 am

Location:

  • Memorial Hall,
Special event General public

Witness the illumination of the Unknown Soldier’s headstone.

On Remembrance Day, at exactly 11 a.m., sunlight shines through a single window in Memorial Hall to frame the headstone representing Canada’s Unknown Soldier.

This moving event will also be broadcast within the Museum and streamed live at warmuseum.ca/remember and facebook.com/warmuseum.

Please note that all activities are subject to change without notice.

A limited number of free tickets will be available as of 9 a.m. at the Information desk. No reservations are permitted. Please note that the Lobby will be open to the public as of 8 a.m. and there is a limit of two tickets per person.

Remembrance programming — learn more

Photo at top of page:
Canadian War Museum, CWM2011-0049-0002-Dm

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