As we come into Spring there are new displays, special events, and activities planned at the Museum! The Museum is open on Family Day Monday 17 February 2020. With the start of tourist season 2020 “March of the Museums” is back for another year, Monday 16 March 2020 to Friday 20 March 2020. Stay tuned for a schedule of events on the Museum Facebook and webpage. The Liberation of the Netherland’s commemoration will continue into May with the fourth installment of the Speaker’s Series Historical Lecture (date to be released via social media) and the grand unveiling of the new display (look to social media and our website for more information).
The Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Museum will be participating in these family friendly activities along with the Military C&E Museum. If you have not had a chance yet, please stop by and check out RCEME’s special display about its Leaders and Trailblazers from the Corps. Come on out and learn all about the Corps contributions and see the variety of weapons and vehicles they worked on. There is a chassis for an Iltis complete with its engine as well as a Leopard Turret to see!
Improbable Escapes is still running at the Museum throughout the 2020 Tourist Season with an exciting Camp X inspired adventure. Participants are students at Camp X who must put their spy skills to the test and complete a number of spy themed puzzles. We provide you with a trench coat filled with clues and you supply the brains to solve it all! You will decode messages while you sleuth through the museum and uncover the mysteries of the past. This is an excellent team building experience and an activity which lends itself to fun competition. Suitable for adults and children alike. Admission $12.00 per person, free with a valid K-Pass.
If playing a spy is not your thing then how about checking out Wireless Skies (all about the Curtiss JN-4 Canuck and air to ground communications in the First World War).
The Museum is on its Winter Hours starting in September and is open Monday-Friday from 10:00am until 4:00pm. Summer Hours start 1 May 2020 and it is open 10:00am until 4:00pm daily. Admission is by donation. For all the latest news and events check out our websites: www.candemuseum.org http://rcemecorpsgemrc.ca/