by K-J | 16 Apr 2023 | Community
Andrew OakdenStag Special RCA Museum staff recently moved its M114/39 howitzer to a new prominent location in the outdoor gun park.Visitors now have an excellent view of the howitzer’s profile. We also call the M114/39 the Gerald Bull gun. Gifted Canadian...
by K-J | 16 Apr 2023 | Community
Jonathan FergusonStag Special The RCA Museum is proud to present In the Service of Peace: Canada’s Peacekeepers.This exhibit traces the history of Canadian peacekeeping by telling the stories of individual soldiers. This year marks both the 75th anniversary of the...
by K-J | 15 Apr 2023 | History
Venessa LégerStag Special While sifting through our archive collections, RCA Museum staff came across a peculiar artifact dating back to the Second World War — a British Army-issued information booklet given to Allied soldiers on leave in Paris, France.Tourism was...
by K-J | 11 Apr 2023 | Community
Jules XavierShilo Stag Imagine exploring military history, including artillery donations, currently languishing shelves behind the scenes at CFB Shilo’s RCA Museum.You can do that and much more if you are interested in volunteering, according to senior curator...
by K-J | 5 Apr 2023 | History
Shilo Stag Did you know there is an actual Victoria Cross (VC) medal on display at the RCA Museum. It was on Jan. 31, 2009 when the museum unveiled a new display in the Manitoba Hall of Honour, which pays tribute to Manitobans who have won 13 of Canada’s 94...
