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

Posted on: 30/06/2010

WHAT’S ON AT THE
CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM

PUBLIC PROGRAMS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2010

Free Museum admission on Canada Day, July 1

Events are free with Museum admission unless otherwise indicated.

Family Activity: Now You See It — Now You Don’t!
Daily from July 1 to 11— 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Be a magician and create an optical illusion using string, cardboard and your imagination.
In conjunction with Camouflage.
John McCrae Gallery

Concert: Follow that Beat!
July 1 — 1 p.m.
Celebrate Canada Day on July 1 with Heritage Hands Ottawa Drum Club. You will be tapping your feet and moving to the rhythms of this great group of percussionists.
LeBreton Gallery

Concert: Coastal Sound Children’s Choir
July 4 — 1:30 p.m.
Join us for a concert by the Coastal Sound Children’s Choir. This group of young singers from Coquitlam, B.C., will perform a concert entitled Notes and Letters, inspired by the personal letters of men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces.
LeBreton Gallery

Family Activity: Cover your Tracks
Daily from July 12 to 25— 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Soldiers use footprint decoys to throw enemies off theirtrail. Put your crafty skills to the test and make your own fake footprint.
In conjunction with Camouflage.
John McCrae Gallery

Family Activity: Paradummy
Daily from July 16 to August 8— 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
D-Day Deceptions! To deceive the Germans before the invasion of Normandy in the Second World War, Allies dropped paratrooper dummies, known as “Rupert,” from airplanes. Make your own miniature “Rupert” using common household materials.
In conjunction with Camouflage.
John McCrae Gallery

Media Information:

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Canadian War Museum
Telephone: 819 776-7167

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

Fax: 819 776-8623