WHAT’S ON AT THE CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM – PUBLIC PROGRAMS FOR MARCH 2009

WHAT’S ON AT THE CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM

PUBLIC PROGRAMS FOR MARCH 2009

FAMILY ACTIVITIES

March 1, 2 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
All Tied Up
Knots are especially important for sailors; but everyone needs to tie a knot now and then. Learn the ropes about tying useful knots. LeBreton Gallery

March 3, 4, 5 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Bridge Engineers
Bridges are key in military advance and retreat. Learn about one of the great examples of military engineering, the Bailey Bridge, then create and test your own small-scale bridge. LeBreton Gallery

March 6, 7, 8 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Code Talkers
Even with sophisticated telecommunications equipment, older communications methods are still used by the military. Discover why, and practise your own Morse code and semaphore flag communication. LeBreton Gallery

March 14, 15, 16 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Dive! Dive!
Learn how submarines are able to dive and resurface. Build your own model and test it in water. LeBreton Gallery

March 17, 18, 19 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Catapults
A basic purpose of artillery is to hit a target from a distance. Design, build and test your own early form of artillery, the catapult. LeBreton Gallery

March 20, 21, 22 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Extraordinary Paper Airplanes
Discover different types of paper airplanes. From a simple glider to a more complex CF-18, learn to fold, build, decorate and fly a paper airplane. LeBreton Gallery

WEEKENDS
March 8 and 15 – 1 p.m. (English), 2 p.m. (French), 3 p.m. (English)
Witness to History: Meet a Veteran
Meet veterans and listen to their compelling personal stories. Barney Danson Theatre

SPECIAL EVENT

March 8, March 14 to 22, 28 and 29 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A Bear in War
The children’s book A Bear in War tells the true story of “Teddy,” a stuffed bear sent to the front lines during the First World War by the daughter of Lieutenant Lawrence Browning Rogers who was killed at the battle of Passchendaele in 1917. Read Teddy’s story and make your own teddy bear. John McCrae Gallery

About the Canadian War Museum
The Canadian War Museum is the national museum of military history. It attempts to help all Canadians better understand their country’s military history in its personal, national and international dimensions. The Museum emphasizes the human experience of war to explain the impact of organized human conflict on Canada and Canadians, and how, through war, conflict and peace support operations, Canadians have affected, and have been af