This past Monday, our volunteers Mike and Les participated in Colonel By Day, alongside other local museum workers and volunteers. The event took place at the Bytown Museum. With a booth set up in a prime location and some Cold War artefacts on-hand, our dedicated volunteers stood (or basked) in the hot sun from 9:30am to 4pm informing (and I’m sure amusing with their great sense of humour) the passers-by. Mike and Les were able to share with people information about our ever improving and varying programs, our volunteer opportunities, as well as the possibility to rent storage space…after all, we are a 100,000 square foot building. They even received a warm visit from our former Director, Alex Badzak. All in all, Colonel By day proved to be a success. We would like to say thank you to Mike and Les for their efforts and we hope to see more people next year!

Photograph courtesy of Mike Braham (Colonel By Day, 2011)

Due to the increased popularity (thank you!) this year's Spy Camp will be run EVERY week in July and August as well as during March Break. Every other week offers a unit with different theme and each unit can be done individually or progressively toward the goal of becoming a "Master Spy"!

Registration is now open for the 2011 March Break and Summer sessions, book early to avoid disappointment.

We are pleased to present the first sampling of our Bunker Photography Series of photos. This series features the creative output of local professional photographers who have been invited to the bunker to attempt to visually capture the building, its contents and its atmosphere. Photographers are giving special permission to freely roam the Bunker and to choose how to interpret what they see. The end result of this program will yield the first exhibition and publication of artistic Bunker photography.

Daniel's work extends from Toronto - Ottawa - Montreal. His interest and ability to capture large architectural spaces, such as the Senate of Canada and bulky industrial machinery was welcomed to the Diefenbunker. His photos have given a new life to often photographed areas of the building. His professional work may be seen on his website found here: