March Break at the Canadian War Museum

March Break at the Canadian War Museum

Please note, for March break the CWM will be open on Monday February 27 and Monday March 13. Opening hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Thursdays until 9 p.m. Admission is half price on Sundays, and free Thursday evenings after 4 p.m.

Week 1 – February 25 to March 5 (Quebec break); Week 2 – March 11 to 19 (Ontario break)
 
In-Gallery Activities
Family activities held daily during both weeks, unless otherwise specified. Free with admission to the Museum.

Weeks 1 and 2 – all day
Hands-On Games
A soldier’s pastime? An officer’s strategic training? Or a child’s game? Try some classic card and board games that connect leisure with service, strategy and conflict. LeBreton Gallery

Weeks 1 and 2 – all day
Junior Spies
Build a secret identity and communicate in code. Uncover spies in the galleries and learn their stories. Gallery 4

March Break Movies
Presented daily in the Barney Danson Theatre. All screenings are free.

English version (dubbed): Week 1 – 3 p.m.; Week 2 – 1 p.m.

Original French version: Week 1 – 1 p.m.; Week 2 – 3 p.m.
The Dog Who Stopped the War – (La Guerre des Tuques)
The escalating war between rival groups of children will only be stopped by their pets.
Winner of Canada’s Golden Reel Award (1984) and the Grand Prize at France’s Festival of Films for Young People (1985)

Thursday, March 2 – 7 p.m. (French with English subtitles)
A Very Long Engagement – (Un long dimanche de fiançailles)
A young woman relentlessly searches for her fiancée who disappeared from the trenches during the First World War. Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Alien Resurection, Amélie), and starring Audrey Tautou (Amélie).
Winner of 5 Césars and nominated for 2 Academy Awards
Rated 18A – adult accompaniment.

Thursday, March 16 – 7 p.m.
The Great Dictator
In his first full-length “talkie”, Charlie Chaplin plays both a persecuted Jewish barber and a dictator intent on conquering the world.
Nominated for 5 Academy Awards
 
About the Canadian War Museum
The CWM is Canada’s national museum of military history. The new location on LeBreton Flats opened in May 2005, and to date has already attracted more than 500,000 visitors.

For more information, please phone (819) 776-8600 (toll free 1 800 555-5621).

Information (media):

Christina Selin
Senior Media Relations Officer
Canadian War Museum
Telephone: (819) 776-8607
E-mail: christina.selin@warmuseum.ca.

Pierre Leduc
Communications Officer
Canadian War Museum
Phone: (819) 776-8608
E-mail: pierre.leduc@warmuseum.ca.

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