Canadian War Museum

Apt613’s day planner, Spotify playlist, and an interview with CHVRCHES’s Martin Doherty.

For live music lovers, the countdown to Ottawa Bluesfest is like the countdown to Christmas, and as the days tick down, the anticipation builds.

Now, let’s say you haven’t been to a combat sports—let alone a Muay Thai—event. Here’s why your first should be Art of War III.

Celebrate Love and the Swing Era at the Canadian War Museum’s SwingFest on Saturday, February 16th, 2019 from 6:30pm to 11:30pm! Hosted annually by the Canadian War Museum, this year we feature a Valentine’s theme, and for the first time, we are an official Winterlude event. With live music from Peter Liu and the Pollcats, […]

You only have until August 12 to see the winning photos from the World Press Photo annual competition, on display now at the Canadian War Museum.

Are our artists influencing our thought, or reflecting it? Is art a social barometer? And if so, what is today’s art telling us about wars in our future? The Canadian War Museum hosted the 2018 BBC Reith Lectures: The Mark of Cain by Margaret MacMillan, C.C. and brought these questions to the mind of attendees.

Happy weekend folks! With lots of musical offerings this weekend, take your pick and enjoy a show or two. Don’t miss the fmen’s March on Ottawa, leaving from Parliament Hill at noon on Saturday. Thursday She Who Tells A Story is a photography exhibition that brings together more than 85 photographs taken by 12 women […]

The streets of Ottawa were bustling this weekend as onlookers enjoyed Kumo, the giant spider, and Long Ma, the horse-dragon. After several confrontations throughout the weekend, the two faced off in an epic battle Sunday night at the Canadian War Museum. La Machine, an Ottawa 2017 event, will be one for the books for sure.

As in all great performances, this one too, had passed by too quickly. It is always a treat to hear a Claude Munson solo performance, where he becomes the troubadour and the songs are in their bare-bones essence.

The plan itself spans 140 pages, so we’ve done you a favour in presenting you with the ‘Coles Notes’ highlights.

Award-winning images from around the world are now on display at the Canadian War Museum for a limited time, marking the eighth year that World Press Photo has chosen Ottawa as the premier Canadian location for its annual exhibition. “The images of World Press Photo 2015 were jury selected from among 98,000 entries submitted by […]