WHAT’S ON AT THE CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM – PUBLIC PROGRAMS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2010

WHAT’S ON AT THE
CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM

PUBLIC PROGRAMS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2010

Events are free with Museum admission unless otherwise indicated.

Family Activity – Edible Winter Forts
Weekends in February – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Can you spot a marshmallow in the snow? Test out winter camouflage techniques and build your own model fort using sweet treats. Lobby
Family Activity – Valentines for Veterans
Weekends in February, to February 14 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Create a card and write a special message for a veteran or serving member of the Canadian Forces. Lobby
In partnership with Veterans Affairs Canada

Ontario Family Day: The War Museum is open… and free for kids*!
On Monday, February 15, spend Ontario Family Day at the War Museum with your kids! Each child accompanied by an adult gets free general admission.*
*Conditions:

• Limited to one child (18 years or younger) per adult companion, with the purchase of one adult or senior admission to the Museum.
  
• Valid on February 15, 2010 only

Lecture – Camouflage coats and bamboozling belts: The natural history of animal camouflage
Thursday, February 25 – 7 p.m.
Animal camouflage is the act of deception, where creatures use their coloration to hide from predators and prey.  Venture from Madagascar to the Mara with local PhD candidate Richard J Webster and discover the differences between background matching and disruptive coloration. Barney Danson Theatre

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 affected by, the world around them. Special exhibitions and programs also explore non-Canadian and general themes related to the human experience of war and the subject of armed conflict, past and present.

Media Information:

Chief, Media Relations
Canadian War Museum
Telephone: 819 776-7167

Media Relations Officer
Canadian War Museum
Tel.: 819 776-8607

Fax: 819 776-8623