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Canadian War Museum330 Sussex DriveOttawa, Ontario

K1A 0M8

www.warmuseum.ca

Vimy House221 Champagne Avenue North

Ottawa, OntarioK1R 7R7

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Canadian Museum ofCivilization100 Laurier StreetP.O. Box 3100, Station BHull, QuebecJ8X 4H2

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Information: (819) 776-7000/ 1-800-555-5621Teleprinter (TDD): (819) 776-7003Group Reservations: (819) 776-7014Facility Rentals: (819) 776-7018Members of the Museum: (819) 776-7100Volunteers: (819) 776-7011Financial Support to the CMCC — Development: (819) 776-7016Cyberboutique: www.civilization.ca

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Published by Corporate Communications (819) 776-8380 Public Affairs Branch, Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation Cover photos:

CMC — Shiva Nataraja, by S. Rajan, bronze, 1977.Owners: George and Joanne MacDonald. Photo: H. FosterCWM — Canteen, Nijmegen, by Molly Lamb Bobak (1922–). Painted in Holland, 1945.

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4 Board of Trustees5 Corporate Governance7 Chairman’s Report10 President and CEO’s Report12 Corporate Plan12 • Planning and Strategic Objectives12 Canadian Identity and Unity15 Safeguard and Promotion

of Canada’s Heritage18 Financial and Operational Viability22 Key Achievements22 • Objectives, Targets and Achievements

in 2000–200125 Upcoming Challenges for the Corporation25 • Provision of a New Purpose-Built Facility

for the Canadian War Museum25 • Maintenance of the Corporation’s

Financial Viability25 • Responding to Swiftly-Changing

Technological and Economic Environments25 • Fostering a Greater Understanding of

Canadian History and Culture26 Museum Services26 • IMAX ® Theatre27 • Property Management, Security and

Client Services27 • Hosting Services27 • Human Resources28 • Volunteer Services28 • Boutiques29 Research and Collections29 • Archaeological Survey of Canada31 • Cultural Studies32 • Canadian Ethnology Service33 • History35 • Publishing Group36 • List of Publications38 • Collections Management and Planning38 • Library, Archives and Documentation

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40 Exhibitions and Programmes40 • Permanent Exhibitions40 • Temporary Exhibitions42 • Travelling Exhibitions44 • Upcoming Exhibitions44 • List of Exhibitions47 • Public Programmes49 Canadian Children’s Museum51 • List of Exhibitions52 Canadian Postal Museum54 • List of Exhibitions55 Public Affairs61 Canadian War Museum61 • New CWM Facility62 • Exhibitions63 • Publications64 • Conferences and Lectures64 • The Speakers’ Series65 • Educational and Outreach Activities65 • Hartland Molson Library65 • Canadian War Museum Archives66 • Photographic Archives and Image

Reproduction Services66 • Special Events67 • Private Events69 • Media Broadcasts69 • List of Exhibitions70 Canadian Museum of Civilization

Donors and Sponsors72 Canadian War Museum Donors74 Canadian War Museum

Passing the Torch Donors76 Financial Overview

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“Museums are, at heart, institutions of higher learning. Staff researchers remain on thecutting-edge of new knowledge in their various fields of endeavour, adding to theworld’s amassed scholarship on every conceivable topic. Far more important, however,is a museum’s ability to share this information with the widest possible constituency.For it is in the sharing of our expertise, scholarship and insight that we contribute tothe advancement of human knowledge, understanding and achievement — a fittingrole for museums in this information age.”— Dr. John English, Chairman, Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation

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s stated in the MuseumsAct, the Corporation isgoverned by a Board of

Trustees appointed by theGovernor-in-Council. The Boardis responsible for fulfilment of thepolicies and overall financialmanagement of the Corporation’saffairs. During 2000–2001, theBoard of Trustees had sevencommittees to help expedite itswork. These committees metregularly before Board meetings— in person and by teleconference— and reported theirrecommendations to meetings ofthe Board of Trustees. Each BoardMember has duties on at least oneBoard committee. During the pastyear, there were four meetings andfour teleconferences of the Boardof Trustees, and fourteen meetingsand five teleconferences of theBoard’s committees.

A The Board’s ExecutiveCommittee is subject to by-lawsand the direction of the Board,and facilitates the Board’sdecision-making process, ifnecessary, between Boardmeetings. During the past year,this committee held one meeting.

The Audit Committee fulfils therole required by the FinancialAdministration Act. The AuditCommittee serves as the Board’sadvisor on audit-related matters,and ensures maintenance of soundinternal controls. During the pastyear, this committee held threemeetings and one teleconference.

The Finance and CompensationCommittee serves as the Board’sadvisor on accountability andplanning, in relation to financeand compensation. It does notinvolve itself in the Corporation’sday-to-day financial operations,

The Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation is a Crown Corporation established pursuantto the Museums Act (Statutes of Canada 1990, Chapter 3), which came into force on July 1,1990. Under the Museums Act, the Corporation has a specific mandate “to increase, throughoutCanada and internationally, interest in, knowledge and critical understanding of and appreciationand respect for human cultural achievements and human behaviour by establishing, maintainingand developing for research and posterity a collection of objects of historical or cultural interest,with special but not exclusive reference to Canada, and by demonstrating those achievementsand behaviour, the knowledge derived from them and the understanding they represent.”

Dating from its first incarnation as part of the Geological Survey of Canada in 1841, the Canadian Museumof Civilization Corporation (CMCC) now comprises the Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC) — Canada’snational repository of social and cultural history— and its affiliate museums: the Canadian War Museum(CWM) — Canada’s national museum of military history — and the entirely virtual Museum of New France.The Canadian Museum of Civilization is also home to the Canadian Postal Museum, the CanadianChildren’s Museum, and the world’s first combined IMAX® and OMNIMAX® Theatre.

but does maintain appropriatecontrols over significant financialtransactions, by requiring that allfinancial transactions exceeding aquarter of million dollars arereviewed by the Committee priorto final approval by the Board ofTrustees. During the past year,this committee held threemeetings and one teleconference.

The Development Committeeadvises and supports management,and participates in theCorporation’s development andfundraising activities. During thepast year, this committee held oneteleconference.

The Board’s Canadian WarMuseum Committee advises theBoard of Trustees on mattersrelated to the Canadian WarMuseum. Its membership includesmembers of the Board of Trusteesand representatives from veteransgroups. During the past year, thiscommittee held two meetings.

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The Canadian War MuseumBuilding Committee isresponsible for directing thedevelopment and construction ofthe new Canadian War Museum.This committee has a mandate toreview all contracts and majorpolicy issues associated with thebuilding project, and to oversee itsoverall development. To date, thiscommittee has held sevenmeetings and two teleconferences.

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The Corporate OfficerThe Corporate OfficerThe Corporate OfficerThe Corporate OfficerThe Corporate Officer sssssVictor Rabinovitch, Presidentand CEOJoe Geurts, Senior Vice-President and ChiefOperating Officer, andDirector and CEO of theCanadian War MuseumLouise Dubois, CorporateSecretary and DirectorGeneral, Strategic Planning

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A printed version of this report is available upon request. Please call(819) 776-8380.

All publications mentioned in this report are available at the CanadianMuseum of Civilization Boutique, as well as through our Cyberboutique(www.civilization.ca). A free printed catalogue is also available by calling1-800-555-5621.

The Board’s Working Group onGovernance is mandated toexamine and deliberate mattersrelated to the governance of theCanadian Museum of CivilizationCorporation, including mattersrelated to the application of itsby-laws. During the past year, itheld one meeting.

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Over the past year, theCanadian Museum ofCivilization Corporation

(CMCC) has been quietlysolidifying its position asCanada’s most-visited Museum,while preparing for someextraordinary challenges in theyears to come. Chief among thesechallenges will be the building ofa new Canadian War Museum; thecompletion and inauguration ofthe First Peoples Hall; andexpanded electronic outreach —including a redesigned Web siteand new distance-learningmodules.

The past year has also seen anumber of significant changes inpersonnel. Dr. Victor Rabinovitchtook over as President and CEO ofthe Canadian Museum ofCivilization Corporation in April2000. Dr. Jack Granatstein endedhis term as the Director and CEOof the Canadian War Museum — apost which has since been filled byJoe Geurts, who is also SeniorVice-President and ChiefOperating Officer of theCorporation. The HonourableBarney Danson left theCorporation’s Board of Trustees topursue personal projects, and wasreplaced by General Paul Manson,who is also the Chairman of thePassing the Torch Campaign forthe Canadian War Museum.

These are important changes, andreflect a Corporation that remainsactive in all areas for which it hasachieved public praise, while alsostriking out into new areas ofendeavour. Although mindful ofits responsibility for Canada’snational museums of human andmilitary history, and of its role as aresearch institution andeducational resource, theCorporation remains interested inextending the notion of whatmuseums do and how they do it. Itis important to maintaintraditional practices; it is alsoimportant to remain evolutionary— and even revolutionary — infinding new ways to attract,enlighten and entertain ourvisitors. Museums, theCorporation maintains, shouldmake learning an attractiveproposition. As the Corporationapproaches its visitors to learn bydoing, by seeing, and byexperiencing, it is also creating abroader constituency of peoplewho enjoy discovering the worldaround them, past and present.

During the past year, the CMCChas undertaken a number of newinitiatives designed to facilitatethis process of lifelong learning. Ithas created popular exhibitions ontopics ranging from the living artsof India to the Canadian WarMuseum’s collection of militaryart. It has provided extensiveaccess to its collections throughthe Internet, including more than42,600 digitized images ofartifacts, as well as video andaudio clips, documents and more.It has delivered programmes thatgive visitors firsthand experienceof cultural festivals, diverse artsand traditions, and living history.

Dr. John EnglishChairman, Board of Trustees

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The Corporation has also workedhard to reinforce its externalpresence at both the national andinternational levels. In late March2001, the Canadian Museum ofCivilization was recognized byAttractions Canada as the premiercultural facility in Quebec, and iscurrently in the running for topcultural attraction in the country.

In 2000, the Corporation wasselected to operate the CanadaPavilion Boutique for the World’sFair in Hanover, Germany, andprovided the site with a popularselection of Canadian art andcrafts from across the country. TheCorporation toured 25 exhibitionsto 49 venues across Canada andaround the world. Its researchers,curators, archaeologists, historiansand scientists shared their exper-tise with colleague institutionsaround the world in numerouscolloquia and symposia. Researchand fieldwork undertaken by theCanadian Museum of Civilizationadded new scholarship to theworld’s knowledge of such areasof study as Inuit prehistory andAfrican musical instruments.

The Canadian Museum ofCivilization Corporation is, firstand foremost, an institutiondesigned to facilitate interculturalunderstanding as well asknowledge of Canada’s humanand military history. This mandateis most apparent in the exhibitionsit produces. The Corporation’sgreatest successes during the pastyear were exhibitions on twowidely divergent topics: militaryart and the cultural traditions ofSouth Asia. Canvas of Warpresented 72 works of art from the

CMC — Canada’CMC — Canada’CMC — Canada’CMC — Canada’CMC — Canada’s Bests Bests Bests Bests BestCultural Attraction!Cultural Attraction!Cultural Attraction!Cultural Attraction!Cultural Attraction!May 23, 2001 — As we weregoing to press, we learnedthat the Canadian Museumof Civilization is one of thebig winners in theAttractions Canada 2001national competition, placingfirst in the Interior Sitecategory for institutions witha budget of over $400,000.This prestigious awardrecognizes the Museum forits innovation, visitorsatisfaction, promotion andmarketing efforts, economicand social impact, andbenefit to the community.

Canadian War Museum’scollection — introducing visitorsto one of the world’s finestcollections of military art, whileevoking the very human side ofCanada’s wartime experiences.India – The Living Artsshowcased the rich artistictraditions of India’s many peoples,giving visitors a greaterunderstanding of, andappreciation for, Indian cultureand the rich cultural diversity thatis Canada. Each of theseexhibitions attracted about300,000 visitors to the CMC.

With its responsibility forCanada’s national museums ofhuman and military history, theCorporation is concerned withthousands of years of civilization,multiple cultural traditions fromaround the world, and the manyfaces of human behaviour andinteraction — from militaryencounters and postalcommunications to the manyforms of play, artistry, materialculture, religion and more.

If the Canadian Museum ofCivilization covers all aspects ofCanada’s socio-cultural history,the Canadian War Museum is alsoan important part of this tradition.Transcending the straightforwardrecounting of battles from defeatto victory, the Canadian WarMuseum takes an in-depth look atthe human side of war and itsnational legacy. Mindful of theimportance which militaryheritage plays in the history of anation, the Canadian governmenthas confirmed its support of a newfacility for the Canadian WarMuseum. Within the past year, the

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Corporation has moved aheadwith planning for the new facility.Efforts also continue, through thePassing the Torch campaign, toraise funds for the crucialexhibitions and programmingwhich enable the CWM to tell thefull story of Canada’s militaryhistory and its impact onCanadian life.

These next few years promise tobe exciting ones for theCorporation. It will continueproviding the top-notchexhibitions, educationalprogrammes, special events andresearch that its visitors havecome to expect. It will expand itsreach with distance-learningmodules, an improved andexpanded Web site, and variousoutreach initiatives, fromclassroom programmes to onlineaccess to its collections. It willcreate a revitalized Canadian WarMuseum, devoting its resources tothe establishment of a nationalmuseum of military history thattells a comprehensive andaccessible story of this importantsocial legacy.

Museology has changed a greatdeal in the past years — and willno doubt continue to change associety itself is transformed in thisinformation age. The mostvaluable job any museum can do isreflect the world as it was, is, andmay soon become. In ourpresentation of past and present,we hope to provide visitors with aroadmap to their own histories,and a richer understanding of howinterconnected a world it truly is.

Dr. John EnglishChairman, Board of Trustees

NeNeNeNeNew CWM on LeBretonw CWM on LeBretonw CWM on LeBretonw CWM on LeBretonw CWM on LeBretonFlatsFlatsFlatsFlatsFlatsMay 15, 2001 – As theAnnual Report was going topress, the federalgovernment announced itsdecision to locate the newCanadian War Museum onLeBreton Flats in Ottawa.This change of venue willgive the CWM addedvisibility within the city’score area, and will be a keyfactor in making theMuseum a majordestination for visitorsinterested in learning aboutCanada’s military history.

The new CWM is expectedto cost $105.75 million, ofwhich the federalgovernment is contributing$83.75 million. Funds forinitial exhibitry andprogramming will beprovided by a $7 millionallocation from theCanadian Museum ofCivilization Corporation, andthrough the $15 millionPassing the Torchfundraising campaign.

The new CWM will begreatly upgraded andexpanded to includeapproximately 4,180 squaremeters (45,000 sq. ft.) ofexhibition and gallery space.The new facility isscheduled to open in late2004 or early 2005.

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Since becoming Presidentand CEO of the CanadianMuseum of Civilization

Corporation (CMCC) in April2000, I have been deeplyimpressed by the spirit ofenthusiasm and innovationthroughout this institution.

The CMCC is distinguished in itsresearch, the interpretation ofcomplex ideas and information,design of exhibitions and serviceto visitors. For me, theCorporation combines a mini-university and a maxi-exhibitioncentre under the same roof, adynamic centre of activitydedicated to spreading knowledgeon the cultures of Canada and theworld.

The success of this year’sexhibitions confirms ourambitious mandate. To begin with,India – The Living Arts andCanvas of War were extremelysuccessful, with public responsesurpassing our expectations. Atotal of 301,000 people came tosee India , and more that 290,000visited Canvas of War. Smallerexhibitions, such as Emergencefrom the Shadow, MillenniumOdyssey and Under the Sign ofthe Cross, also elicited a verypositive response. And whereverthey have gone, whether in NorthAmerica or Europe, travellingexhibitions such as Lost Visions,Forgotten Dreams and Mysteriesof Egypt (which alone attracted1.2 million visitors on its tour)contribute to the internationalreputation of the CanadianMuseum of Civilization.

Dr. Victor RabinovitchPresident and CEO

Photo: M. Pinder

The year 2000–2001 was equallysuccessful for the Canadian WarMuseum, where visitorshipincreased by 7.6 per cent. TheCanvas of War: Masterpiecesfrom the Canadian WarMuseum exhibition earned anAward for OutstandingAchievement in its category fromthe Canadian MuseumsAssociation. On the fundraisingfront, the Passing the Torchcampaign so far has raised $9.4million towards the constructionof the new Canadian WarMuseum. The new Museumproject has been a majorpreoccupation for me, occupyingmuch of my time during the year.

In 2000–2001, the CanadianMuseum of Civilization expandedand renewed some of its mainpermanent exhibitions. TheChinese Hand Laundry andFrontier Resources modules wereadded to the Canada Hall.Important work was also done onthe new First Peoples Hall project,which will open in 2002. Therewas a significant increase invirtual visitors, with 17.4 millionpages consulted on our Web site.We certainly expect this popularityto continue with the opening ofour improved Web site, scheduledfor September 2001.

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illustrate how we work in concertwith other institutions to bringdistinct viewpoints to a wideraudience. Resonance: MusicalHeritage of La Francophonie,presented in conjunction with theIVth Games of La Francophonie,will demonstrate the quality oforiginal field research at theCanadian Museum of Civilization,quality which has earned theinstitution its reputation as acentre of knowledge.

The Canadian Museum ofCivilization is today the mostvisited museum in the country. Ibelieve this is due to a number offactors: our beautiful location, thequality of our exhibitions andpublic programmes, our solidresearch and service to ourvisitors. The Canadian WarMuseum construction project willbe a challenge to all of our staff, aswe seek to achieve for the CWM aquality of museum experience thatmeets our highest standards.Achievements and plans such asthese encourage all of us in ourpursuit of excellence.

Dr. Victor RabinovitchPresident and CEO of theCanadian Museum of CivilizationCorporation

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Throughout the year, visitors hadthe opportunity to discover variousfacets of Canadian society througha number of smaller, specialexhibitions, such as GatherBeneath the Banner; TimelessTreasures: The Story of Dolls inCanada; Glass Works and PaperPrayers. Our programming haspresented a vast range of subjects,rich in content and creativelypresented.

This year’s statistics areparticularly encouraging. In all,the Canadian Museum ofCivilization mounted 34exhibitions, 20 of which were new.The total number of visitors to thetwo museums rose to 1,524,545from 1,479,458 last year. TheIMAX ® Theatre alone attracted342,682 people. The Corporation’sself-generated revenues totalled$13.9 million, compared to $11.5million last year.

While these statistics areimpressive, it is important toremember that numbers are notthe ultimate measure of success.The testimony of our visitors is aneloquent reminder of whatauthentic museum exhibits cancommunicate: “I was moved totears — a wonderful collectionthat begs us to forget the trivialparts of our lives and be thankfulfor what we take for granted.”(Visitor response to Canvas ofWar ). “You have captured andrepresented our Canadian historyin such a way that every man,woman and child would cherish!”(Visitor response to Emergencefrom the Shadow).

An important measure of ourcontribution to knowledge is foundin our research. For example,archaeological field work onBaffin Island and analysis ofcollections at the CMC and atmuseums abroad have producedfurther evidence of an apparentearly European (Viking) presencein the Canadian Arctic, inassociation with Aboriginal sites.

To continue on our path ofexcellence, the CMCC has setthree objectives for its strategicbusiness plan. The first is tocontribute to Canadian unity andidentity by fostering anunderstanding of Canadian historyand culture. The second is to focuson the preservation and promotionof the heritage of Canadiansthrough high-quality exhibitionsand programmes. And the thirdobjective is to ensure the financialand operational viability of theCMCC by establishing efficientand cost-effective policies andprocedures.

We expect that the next fiscal year,2001–2002, will provide anexceptionally rich contentexperience for our visitors.Lifelines: Canada’s East CoastFisheries, organized by the CMCin collaboration with fourmuseums in Atlantic Canada, willbe the largest exhibition ever in anational museum on this keyCanadian activity. It will also

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“Skywoman” by artist Shelley Niro. Part of an installationcommissioned for the First Peoples Hall to illustrate anIroquois creation story. The sculpture depicts a momentwhen Skywoman descends to the water world below.

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ur Corporate Plan for theyears 2000–2001 through2004–2005 had three

measurable strategic issues:Canadian Identity and Unity, theSafeguard and Promotion ofCanada’s Heritage, and Financialand Operational Viability. Theseissues, and their corollaryobjectives, provided theframework within which weoperated during the past fiscalyear, and are outlined below.

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The stated objective in this area is“to enhance the understanding ofCanadian history and culture.” Inits planning for 2000–2001, theCorporation enumerated thefollowing areas of activity in orderto meet this objective:

• Replacing CWM facilities.In its planning for the currentfiscal year, the Corporationreiterated the importance ofproviding the CWM with anew home, worthy of amuseum of national scope andimportance. In March 2000,the federal governmentannounced $58.25 million infunding for the building of anew CWM facility in Ottawa.The cost of this $80.25million project will besupplemented by $15 millionraised through the Passing theTorch campaign — of which$9.4 million has been raisedto date — and $7 millionfrom the Corporation’sinternal resources. Theselection process for anarchitect was set in motion inJanuary 2001, andconstruction is expected tobegin in early 2002. A targetopening date was set forNovember 2004. (In May,2001, the CWM project wasexpanded significantly: forupdate information,see page 9.)

The FirThe FirThe FirThe FirThe Fir st Pst Pst Pst Pst Peoples Halleoples Halleoples Halleoples Halleoples HallThe First Peoples Hall (FPH) willpresent the rich history, culturesand artistic expressions ofCanada’s aboriginal people, withan emphasis on contemporaryrealities and historicalperspectives. During the past year,major phases of contentdevelopment and design havebeen undertaken, andapproximately 75% of final workon the FPH is underway. Exhibitcontent is being prepared andstructures built, and it is expectedthat the FPH will open in thesecond half of 2002.

During the past year, there havebeen some changes in curatorialleadership. With the recentdeparture of Dr. Gerald McMasterfor a senior position at the NationalMuseum of the American Indian inMaryland, D.C., Dr. David Morrisonand Dr. Andrea Laforet haveassumed a greater role in theproject’s curatorial management.

Work on the FPH involvesaboriginal advisors andparticipants at every level, andincludes an active FPH AdvisoryGroup, as well as work byaboriginal researchers and artistson the FPH’s content and exhibits.

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• Renewing CWM exhibitionsand programmes. In itsplanning for the current fiscalyear, the Corporationreaffirmed the importance ofmaintaining and refreshingexisting CWM exhibitionsand programmes, to ensurethat visitor levels aremaintained. Initiatives of thepast year include the CWM’songoing implementation ofplans to turn itself into acentre for the study ofCanadian military history.Although there will beconsiderable retooling of allMuseum facilities once thenew CWM is built, staffcontinue to work on makingthe Museum’s existingarchives, photographcollection and library morefunctional, more accessibleand more widely known toresearchers. A long-term planfor new exhibitions at thecurrent Sussex Drive facilityand the new CWM has alsobeen developed, as has aspeakers programme, whichpresents regular lectures,debates and panel discussions.

• Completion of long-termexhibition spaces at theCMC. In its planning for thecurrent fiscal year, theCorporation noted that,although the federalgovernment in the early 1990shad only provided enoughoriginal funding to complete50% of long-term exhibitionspaces, the CMC continued itsdevelopment of these galleriesas it has achieved savings in

other areas. During the pastyear, several new modules andinterpretive panels were addedto the permanent features ofthe Canada Hall, and the FirstPeoples Hall entered theproduction phase of itsdevelopment.

• Research directed toexhibitions and publicprogrammes. In its planningfor the current fiscal year, theCorporation noted theimportance of culturaldiversity to the Canadianidentity, and reaffirmed thevalue it places on facilitatingintercultural understandingand dialogue in its exhibitionsand programming. Also notedwas the importance ofCanada’s military heritage toour current sense ofnationhood. In order to sharethese stories in a way that isboth accessible and accurate,the Corporation has continuedto undertake intensiveresearch for all itsprogrammes and activities,from consultations with theSouth Asian community forIndia – The Living Arts toin-depth research on thehidden treasures of Canada’snational collection of militaryart for Canvas of War:Masterpieces from theCanadian War Museum.


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• Developing exhibitions anddelivering programmes thatreflect a sense of Canadianhistory, culture and identity.In its planning for the currentfiscal year, the Corporationnoted the value of exhibitionsand public programmes insharing the Canadianexperience with the widestpossible audience. During thepast year, exhibitions andpublic programmes wereamong the Corporation’smost important activities, andboth the CMC and CWMremained committed to

providing their visitors withthe best possible museumexperience. The CMC andCWM presented 20 and6 special exhibitionsrespectively; a combined totalof 25 travelling exhibitionsto 49 venues; nearly1,700 structured programmesreaching nearly110,000 visitors, andunstructured programmessuch as theatricalpresentations in theexhibitions, outdoor festivals,etc. which reachedapproximately270,000 visitors.

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The stated objective in this area is “tosafeguard and to promote Canada’sheritage.” In its planning for 2000–2001, the Corporation enumeratedthe following areas of activity inorder to meet this objective:

• Carrying out developmentalresearch. In its planning for thecurrent fiscal year, theCorporation reaffirmed the valueof developmental research to theinstitution and to the Canadianpeople as a whole. Research ofthis type is usually carried outthrough fieldwork and researchinto the collections.

Developmental research does nothave a final end-product in mind,although exhibitions,publications and programmesoften result from these scholarlyendeavours. During the past year,50 developmental researchprojects were underway.

In addition, the Corporationmaintains a Research Associatesprogramme, which enables non-employee scholars, curators,museologists and others tocontribute, on a freelance basis,to the CMCC’s knowledge base.During the past year, 24 researchassociates contributedapproximately 1,800 hours tothe Corporation.

• Developing andmanaging the collections. Inits planning for the currentfiscal year, the Corporationstated that the maintenanceand development of itscollections remain at theheart of its mandate. Duringthe past year, the Corporationhas continued to apply highstandards of museologicalexpertise to its collectionsfunctions, and has continuedto use new technologies torecord, catalogue and makethe collections accessible to awider constituency. This isachieved through suchinitiatives as the CMCCdigitization project, whichprocesses an average of20,000 objects per year.


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With the approval of aCollection Development Policyand Plan, the CWM has beenreviewing acquisitions fromthe 1970s and 1980s.Significant duplication hasbeen found, resulting in thedeaccession of surplusmaterial. An increased focushas been placed on processingthe CWM backlog, inpreparation for the move to anew CWM facility. A total of17,433 objects have beendeaccessioned to date this year.These objects are being offeredto other military museumsacross the country.

The Corporation has beendeeply involved in repatriationdiscussions, which have ademonstrable impact on CMCcollections in particular.During the past year, theCMCC has been part ofdiscussions or negotiationsinvolving 34 First Nations, inthe context of comprehensiveclaims and/or self-government.Outside the treaty process, theCMCC also continues torepatriate human remainsunder its Human RemainsPolicy. Recent repatriationsinclude the return of humanremains to Haida Gwaii, andthe repatriation of severalsacred objects to Aboriginalcommunities on the Plains.The CMCC remainscommitted to sharing itsexpertise with otherinstitutions, as well as workingtowards the development ofnew protocols and programmesrelated to repatriation issues.

• Communicating its knowledgethroughout Canada and theworld through traditional andnon-traditional means. In itsplanning for the current fiscalyear, the Corporation reaffirmedits commitment tocommunicating its knowledgethrough a variety of media,including print and electronicpublications, films andexhibitions — both onsite at itsmuseums and through theInternet. This has resulted in19 print publications; 5 electronicpublications; more than 7 newfilms at the CMC’s IMAX®

Theatre; attendance over1.5 million at the CMC and theCWM combined; more than17.4 million Web site pagesaccessed (CMC, CWM andVirtual Museum of New Francecombined); and an advertisingreach of 50 million impressions.

In addition, the Corporationcontributed to Kiss the BrideProductions’ televisiondocumentary entitled The WarBrides: From Romance to Reality,and to Sound Venture’s Canvas ofWar, a one-hour televisiondocumentary on Canadiancollection of art from WorldWar II.


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• Sharing its expertise withothers. In its planning for thecurrent fiscal year, theCorporation stated itsintention to continue sharingits museological knowledgeand expertise with others.This includes staffinteractions with colleaguesin museums, universities andother interest-based groups,active participation in theCanadian MuseumsAssociation, as well as onsitetraining and cooperativeendeavours. The Corporationalso planned to continue toestablish networks forsharing, exchanging expertiseand co-operating on projectsthat benefit the CMCC andcolleague institutions.

Each year, the Corporationwelcomes a large number ofinterns and trainees, whoremain with the Corporationanywhere from a few weeks toa full year. During 2000–2001, the Corporation hostedover 30 trainees in museology,design, audiovisualproduction and the fine arts,as well as students fromsecondary and post-secondaryeducational institutions. Inaddition, the CMC continuesits commitment to theAboriginal TrainingProgramme in MuseumPractices (ATPMP), whichbegan its eighth year inSeptember 2000 with sixinterns.

The CMC and the CWMcontinue to be active in jointprojects with other museumsand institutions. Theestablishment of Memorandaof Understanding andCooperation encourages thesharing of knowledge andexpertise with otherorganizations, and 184institutions have currentMemoranda with the CMCand the CWM.

Interns of the Aboriginal Training Programme inMuseum Practices. From top to bottom: LindaGrussani, Margaret Fireman, GermaineMesténapéo, Sylvia Morin, Michelle Crow Chief.Absent: Richard Wilson.

Photo: S. Darby. Illustration: C. Robertson

The Aboriginal The Aboriginal The Aboriginal The Aboriginal The Aboriginal TTTTTraining Prraining Prraining Prraining Prraining Pr ogramme in Museumogramme in Museumogramme in Museumogramme in Museumogramme in MuseumPractices (APractices (APractices (APractices (APractices (A TPMP)TPMP)TPMP)TPMP)TPMP)Over the years, the ATPMP has offered a stimulatinglearning environment for aboriginal museumworkers. By offering trainees a wide range oflearning opportunities throughout the Museum, theCMC has been successful in providing thesestudents with valuable practical experience in themuseum sciences. Some interns have returned totheir communities to develop careers as museumprofessionals; others have gone back to universityfor additional schooling. By May 2001, 49 interns willhave successfully completed the programme, andthe ATPMP has become a model, both nationallyand internationally, for other museums interested intraining aboriginal museum workers.


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• Striving for excellence inall forms of presentation.In its planning for thecurrent fiscal year, theCorporation noted itsintention to continueworking towards the highestlevel of excellence in allforms of presentation —including publications,exhibitions, research,design, contributions to thecommunity, etc. During thepast year, the Corporationhas won publication awards,a staff archaeologist receiveda prestigious professionalaward, and the Corporationhas been recognized byvarious tourism, parentingand educationalorganizations.

The results of this strivingfor excellence are alsoapparent in the most recent

Financial andFinancial andFinancial andFinancial andFinancial andOperational Operational Operational Operational Operational ViabilityViabilityViabilityViabilityViability

The stated objective in this area is“to continue to strengthen thefinancial and operational viabilityof the Corporation.” In itsplanning for 2000–2001, theCorporation enumerated thefollowing areas of activity in orderto meet this objective:

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• Maximizing revenues. In itsplanning for the current fiscalyear, the Corporation statedthat it would continue toenhance its level of clientservices, while generatingrevenues from these services.Revenues include generaladmission, IMAX® films,boutique sales, facilityrentals, food services, parkingand membership. During2000–2001, revenues topped$13.9 million — theCorporation’s highestrevenues since it came intoexistence in 1990.

visitor surveys, taken duringthe summer of 2000.Overall satisfaction at theCMC in particular wasexceptional, with 91% ofrespondents indicating thatthey were either satisfied orvery satisfied with theMuseum’s offerings.Overall, 90% felt that theCMC was either excellentor good in comparison toany other museum they hadvisited. In addition, theCanadian Museum ofCivilization was named theBest Cultural Attraction inQuebec by AttractionsCanada in March 2001, andis currently in the runningfor Best Cultural Attractionin Canada. (For an update,please see sidebar text onpage 8.)

The Corporation conductsregular audits andevaluations of itsprogrammes and activitiesto ensure that it remainsresponsive and responsibleto the people it serves. Todate, yearly visitor surveyshave shown markedsatisfaction with both theCanadian Museum ofCivilization and theCanadian War Museum.


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• $4.5 million raised in cashand pledges for the Passingthe Torch campaign towardsthe development ofexhibitions and programmesat the new Canadian WarMuseum. This is an ongoingeffort with a final goal of $15million. Over the past fewyears, a cumulative total of$9.4 million of cash, pledges,and interest has been raisedtowards this goal.

• Continuing fundraising andseeking alternative sourcesof funds. In its planning forthe current fiscal year, theCorporation stated itsintention to seek alternativesources of funds in order toincrease its financial self-sufficiency. Through itsDevelopment Branch, whichis responsible for assisting theCorporation in raising fundsfrom the private and publicsectors in support of capitalprojects, exhibitions,programming, special eventsand a host of other activities,the Corporation raised a totalof $5.3 million. Thisrepresents an increase of 83%as compared to last year’sfundraising results of $2.9million. Highlights of theDevelopment Branch’s pastyear include:

• $635,668 cash was receivedfrom private and public sectorpartners in support of CMCpermanent and temporaryexhibitions as well as relatedprogramming andpromotions. Highlightsincluded: $209,098 receivedfor the Canadian PostalMuseum; $135,000 raised forIndia – The Living Arts ;$150,000 received towardsCanvas of War; $50,000towards a national touringexhibition This Other Eden;and, $11,570 for GatherBeneath the Banner.

• $113,000 was received insupport of specialprogrammes and projectsincluding the Samuel andSaidye Bronfman Awards,artifact restoration, anarchaeological project inNunavut and providing schoolchildren with increased accessto CMC educationalprogrammes.

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Photo: S. Darby

• Sponsorship agreements weresecured with The OttawaCitizen and Télé-Québec.These agreements are part of along-term strategy to developpartnerships with French andEnglish media to increasevisibility for Museum activitiesin local, regional and nationalmarkets.

• Increasing its share of themuseum visitor market in theNational Capital Region.During the past year, theCanadian Museum ofCivilization attracted 41% ofall visitors to NCR museumsduring the summer season(June-July-August 2000).

• For the India — TheLiving Arts exhibition, twomajor partners, NortelNetworks and the CanadaCouncil of the Arts, gave theirsupport. The Bank ofMontreal, Bell Canada, SunLife Financial,the Royal Bank FinancialGroup and the ZenithInsurance Company eachsponsored programmes linkedto the exhibition; CFMT wasthe media sponsor; and theNational Library of Canada,the IndianCouncil for CulturalRelations, the Canadian FilmInstitute, and HSBC Bank ofCanada were also partners. Atthe CWM, the DonnerCanadian Foundationcontributed generously to theCanvas of War exhibition.


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• Providing a continuousevaluation process. In itsplanning for the current fiscalyear, the Corporation notedthe importance of audits,evaluations and reviews.During the past year,17 audits, surveys and otherevaluations were undertaken.

• Optimizing the use ofstrategic partnerships. In itsplanning for the current fiscalyear, the Corporation stated itsintention to continue seekingstrategic partnerships to assistin achieving corporateobjectives. During the pastyear, this has includedtechnological partnerships,exhibition partnerships,publications partnerships andpartnerships aimed atalternate service delivery inboutiques and for suchservices as maintenance,parking, etc.

• Improving labourproductivity andeffectiveness. In its planningfor the current fiscal year, theCorporation reaffirmed itscommitment to thedevelopment and maintenanceof a highly trained workforce.During the past year, theCorporation continued to offera wide range of trainingopportunities to its employees,including courses in projectmanagement, language andhuman resources.

• Improving the cost-effectiveness of CMCCfacilities management. In itsplanning for the current fiscalyear, the Corporation notedthe considerable resourceswhich much be directed to thisfunction, and stated itscontinued commitment toensuring that all CMCCfacilities are maintained in themost cost-effective waypossible. During the past year,in addition to the ongoingmaintenance of four facilities,the Corporation has set forth aplan for major maintenanceand repair projects at theCMC.

During its presentation at theCMC, India - India - India - India - India - The Living ArThe Living ArThe Living ArThe Living ArThe Living Ar tststststsreceived more than half amillion dollars of support forprogramming and promotions.The contributions of14 partners enabled theMuseum to enhance theexhibition with over 2000 hoursof interpretative activities,including dance and theatreperformances, craftdemonstrations, concerts,lectures, fashion shows,festivals and special events.

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ReplacingCWMfacilities

Renewing CWMexhibitions andprogrammes

Completion ofCMC long-termspaces

Research directedto exhibitions andprogrammes

Exhibitions andPublicProgrammes

Building of a new $80.25 facility forthe CWM on Rockcliffe air base inOttawa. Looking for commitments of$58.25 from federal government; $15million from Passing the Torchcampaign; $7 million from CMCCinternal resources.

New initiatives, exhibitions,programmes sought in order to maintainCWM visitor levels.

80% completion of Canada Hall and75 % of First Peoples Hall.

66 CMC research projects; 16 CWMresearch projects

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18 special exhibitions at the CMC, and4 at the CWM.

13 CMC exhibitions travelling to39 venues, and 12 CWM exhibitionstravelling to 21 venues.

CMC 1,226 school programmesattracting approximately 30,000;125 group programmes attracting 1,875;and unstructured programmes attracting250,000.

CWM 14 special events attracting60,000 (including re-enactments andcommemorations); 12 films attracting460; and 300 school programmesattracting 10,000.

Building of a new CWM facility either onRockcliffe air base or on LeBreton Flats inOttawa. Commitment received from federalgovernment for $58.25 million*. $9.4 millionraised to date by Passing the Torch. $7 million hasnow been allocated by CMCC from internalresources. Architect selection process has begun.

* For update information, see new text page 9.

Renewal of archive and research facilities;establishment of speakers’ programme, 6 new onsiteexhibitions, including renewal of Korean WarGallery.

Two new modules were added to the Canada Hall;40 new interpretive panels were added to the CanadaHall; parts of the First Peoples Hall are in theproduction phase.

55 CMC research projects.

20 special exhibitions at the CMC, and 6 at theCWM.

13 CMC exhibitions travelled to 29 venues, and 12CWM exhibitions travelled to 20 venues.

1,226 school programmes attracting 31,600; 125group programmes attracting 1,875; and unstructuredprogrammes attracting 270,000.

21 special events attracting 62,000;12 films attracting 470; and 210 schoolprogrammes attracting 5,608.

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38 projects and 24 research associates at CMC; and12 projects undertaken by 6 staff members, 1 contractorand 7 volunteer researchers at CWM.

311,428* artifacts (*309,350 ASC field collections) and4,540 documents at the CMC, and 1000 acquisitionsat the CWM.

Deaccession of 6,130 artifacts at the CMC,and 17,433 artifacts at the CWM.

Conservation of 1,444 artifacts at the CMC,and 500 artifacts at the CWM.

72 artifact loan transactions involving 620 objectsat the CMC, and 18 loans for a total of 201 artifactsat the CWM.

13,822 digitized images (9% artifacts; 91% historicalphotographs).

12 CMC and 7 CWM print publications, and 2 CMCand 3 CWM electronic publications.

Still in discussion.

Attendance of 1.39 million at the CMC and 127,500at the CWM and 17.4 million Web site accesses(CMC, CWM and VMNF combined).

Over 30 trainees in various aspects of museologyand museum administration; a cumulative total of49 participants in the Aboriginal Training Programmein Museum Practices.

Several awards for the Corporation’s excellence,particularly in the fields of publications, scholarlyresearch and tourism. Overall CMC satisfaction ratings(summer 2000) of 91% expressing themselves satisfiedor very satisfied, and 90% declaring the CMC good orexcellent in relation to other museums. In March 2001,Attractions Canada named the CMC Best CulturalAttraction in Quebec, and is now in the running forBest Cultural Attraction in Canada.(For update, see sidebar text on page 8.)

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47 projects and 31 researchassociates at CMC, and 7 projectsby 5 staff members at CWM.

9,630 acquisitions at the CMC,and 1,000 acquisitions at theCWM.

Deaccession of 200 artifacts atthe CMC, and 1,500 artifacts atthe CWM.

Conservation of 3,500 artifacts atthe CMC, and 500 artifacts at theCWM.

80 artifact loan transactions at theCMC, and 70 at the CWM .

Digitization of 20,000 CMCCartifacts.

10–15 CMC and 6 CWM printpublications, and 2–5 CMC and 2CWM electronic publications(Web site publications andCD-ROMs).

Anticipated co-production of anew IMAX® film on the Vikings.

Attendance of 1.35 million at theCMC and 125,000 at the CWMand 10 million Web site accesses.

Onsite placements of interns andtrainees; a cumulative total of48 participants in the AboriginalTraining Programme in MuseumPractices.

Ongoing efforts to achieve thehighest level of excellence in allareas of activity at both the CMCand CWM, including high levelsof visitor satisfaction.

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Financial Viability —Maximizing CommercialRevenues

Financial Viability —Increasing FundraisingEfforts

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A combined $8.038 million inonsite revenues for the CMCand CWM.

$1.2 million in funds raised forCMC exhibits, and $3 millionraised for the CWM’s Passingthe Torch campaign.

Non-government revenues of21.48%.

Ongoing evaluation via audits,reviews and surveys.

Review of strategic partnerships.

Providing informationtechnology training for 300–400staff members; languagetraining for 20, and othercourses for 250.

$5.50/sq. ft. cost for the CMC;$6.47 at CWM; $7.40 at VimyHouse; and $7.20 at Billcliffe.

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$635,000 received for CMC exhibits,and $4.5 million raised in cash andpledges for the CWM.

Non-government revenues of 21.65%.

17 audits, reviews and surveys.

Entered into an agreement with aprivate sector firm for ExhibitFabrication services.

Project management training for 130employees, language training for 27,and other courses for 90.

$5.31/sq. ft. cost for the CMC; $5.16at CWM; $7.63 at Vimy House; and$7.08 at Billcliffe. In addition tomaintaining cost-effectivemanagement of its four facilities, theCorporation has established aworkplan for major maintenance andrepair projects at the CMC.

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he Corporation hasidentified four majorchallenges over the next fiveyears:

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Maintenance of theMaintenance of theMaintenance of theMaintenance of theMaintenance of theCorporation’Corporation’Corporation’Corporation’Corporation’ sssssFinancial Financial Financial Financial Financial ViabilityViabilityViabilityViabilityViability2000–2001 was a record year, with$13.9 million in self-generatedrevenues — the highest everrecorded for the Corporation.While it may not be realistic toexpect similar success every year,the Corporation intends to remaininnovative in its programming,partnerships, revenue generationand financial streamlining, tokeep it competitive and financiallyviable in an increasinglychallenging marketplace.

Responding toResponding toResponding toResponding toResponding toSwiftlSwiftlSwiftlSwiftlSwiftl y-Changingy-Changingy-Changingy-Changingy-ChangingTTTTTececececechnological andhnological andhnological andhnological andhnological andEconomicEconomicEconomicEconomicEconomicEnEnEnEnEnvirvirvirvirvir onmentsonmentsonmentsonmentsonmentsThe Corporation has alwaysembraced new technologies, andhas tried to remain on the cuttingedge of new museological methodsand ideas. However, the worldcontinues to change at such arapid pace, that it may becomeincreasingly hard to sustain thisposition. The challenge for theCorporation will be to remainnimble and responsive to newideas and technologies — aposition to which it is deeplydedicated. During the past year,the second phase of a majorrevision of the CMCC Web sitewas begun in order to improvecorporate and graphic image,structure, navigation, interactivefunctions and general content.

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The future purpose-built CWM willallow presentation of the Museum’srich military collection. Sculpture byPhil White, from AtheneAtheneAtheneAtheneAthene , anexhibition about the CanadianWomen’s Army Corps during theSecond World War, shown at theCWM until October 2000.

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services, human resources management, financialservices, boutique operations and related adminis-trative services. Given their commercial andadministrative importance, many of these serviceshave implications related to the financial andoperational viability of the Corporation.

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The IMAX® Theatre at the Canadian Museum ofCivilization remains one of the Corporation’smost popular attractions, and features a widerange of films showcasing the human experienceand the world in which we live. Highlights of thepast year include:

• Despite a drop of nearly 20% in conventionaland IMAX® Theatre revenues across NorthAmerica during the past year, the CMC’sTheatre has maintained a consistently highlevel of attendance with 342,682 patrons.

• The Museum’s IMAX® Club — which offersmembers unlimited access to the Theatre foran entire year for a one-time fee — has beenhighly successful, with over 3,000 cards soldin the first year alone.

• Four new features were launched: Cirque duSoleil®: Journey of Man and Africa’sElephant Kingdom in April 2000, andAmazon and Migrations in October 2000.

• In March 2001,a film festivalwas presented,featuring a totalof eight films,including threenew films: GreatNorth, GoldFever andMichael Jordanto the Max.

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This division carries out such functions as facilities maintenance andproperty management. Highlights of the past year include:

• The Corporation’s operations and maintenance costs were reduced asa result of the transfer of custodial services to the companyresponsible for plant operation. There has been a significantreduction in electricity consumption due to efficiencies achieved withthe new lighting controller introduced in FY 1999–2000, and tomore efficient use of central plant equipment.

• Work continued on the development process for a new Canadian WarMuseum. The process of defining functional requirements for thenew facility has been completed and other planning steps areunderway.

• At the Canadian Museum of Civilization, important maintenanceprojects were initiated. These included:• completion of an upgrade of the fire detection and alarm system• implementation of a stonework maintenance plan for the CMC,

with successful cleaning of the CMC’s north-side stonework• continuation of door replacement at the CMC, with completion

of another set of perimeter doors at the Museum’s groupentrance, including barrier-free access.

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The Corporation provides hosting services at both the Canadian Museumof Civilization and the Canadian War Museum. Easily identified by theirred jackets, all hosts are able to provide services in both official languagesand most are trained in basic CPR and visitor relations. In addition toassisting visitors with wayfinding and providing amenities such asstrollers and wheelchairs, the Corporation’s Hosting Services offer guidedtours for the blind or hearing-impaired as well as occasional tours in avariety of other languages. Highlights of the past year include:

• More than 1,200 guided tours were provided by hosting staff.• Two curriculum-related programmes were delivered directly to

classrooms by a guide-interpreter. Topics were “The Inuit” and “TheMysteries of Egypt”.

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A trained workforce is essential tothe Corporation’s daily operations.This is particularly true of anorganization that depends soheavily on remaining current innew technologies andmanagement practices. TheCorporation offers a wide range oftraining opportunities to itsemployees, from informationtechnology to language and othertraining, aimed at improving thecore competencies of theCorporation. Highlights of thepast year include:

• Project management trainingto 130 employees; languagetraining to 27 employees, andinformation sessions to 90employees on such topics asretirement planning,balancing work and family,and communication betweenparents and teenagers.

• Preparations for fall 2001negotiations with theProfessional Institute of thePublic Service of Canada areunderway, and a collaborativereview of the Job EvaluationSystem by the two unionsrepresenting employees andmanagement has beeninitiated.

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The Corporation maintains anactive volunteer organizationwhich undertakes all manner offunctions from interpretation andresearch to special-eventsplanning and mail campaigns.Volunteers also continued toprovide assistance in the deliveryof school programmes. During thepast year, the Corporationbenefited from the services of563 volunteers, representing atotal of 47,347 hours of service.Since January 2001, theCorporation has been proud tocelebrate the UN’s InternationalYear of Volunteers 2001.

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Boutiques generated $2.8 millionin revenues during the past fiscalyear. This represents an increaseover the previous year. Increase isa result of operating the Boutiquein the Canadian Pavilion duringthe world’s fair in Hanover,Germany. Revenues from theWorld’s Fair Boutique amountedto $954,000.

Over the past three years, this group of volunteershas looked after the sorting and alphabeticalclassification by country of the Canadian PostalMuseum’s international stamp collection. Thisproject was essential to setting up the WindoWindoWindoWindoWindo wswswswswson the on the on the on the on the WWWWWorldorldorldorldorld exhibition, prepared by volunteerPaul Gray in association with CPM curator BiancaGendreau. From left to right: Joe Murray, JessieMurray, Patricia Dufour, Paul Gray, PaulineLacombe and Claire Vachon.

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Archaeological Survey of Canada,a Cultural Studies Division, anEthnology Division, a HistoryDivision and the Corporation’sPublishing Group. In addition,this Branch is responsible for themanagement of the Corporation’scollections through its CollectionsManagement and PlanningDivision, and its Library, Archivesand Documentation ServicesDivision.

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The Archaeological Survey ofCanada (ASC) undertakesfieldwork, excavations andarchaeological research inthe national interest, andcommunicates the results of suchresearch to the Canadian publicthrough a variety of media.Highlights of the past yearinclude:

• During 2000–2001, ASC staffinitiated or participated infieldwork at three primarylocations. The HellulandArchaeology Projectconstitutes a preliminaryinvestigation by ASC staff offour archaeological sites onnorthern Baffin Island. Aspart of the Resolute BayArchaeology Project, ASCarchaeologists excavated andreconstructed an early Inuitwinter house near thesettlement of Resolute Bay,Nunavut, in association with

T the local Inuit community. Atthe much-studied Jones site(CcCq-3) on Prince EdwardIsland, an archaeologicalresearch partnership betweenthe ASC, Parks Canada andthe Bedford Institute (NaturalResources Canada) involvedtest excavations of this pre-Contact fishing and huntingsite. In addition, there wereinvestigations of otherAtlantic archaeological sites,including an eighteenth-century French fishing site onIngonish Island, Cape Breton.

• Eighteen articles by ASC staffwere published in scholarlyjournals, and staff delivered15 research papers and otherpresentations at conferences,exhibition openings andprivate events throughout theworld. Updating andexpansion of thecomprehensive onlineCanadian ArchaeologicalRadiocarbon Database alsocontinued.

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• The ASC was responsible fororganizing and hosting theannual meetings of theCanadian ArchaeologicalAssociation in May 2000; theinauguration of the HellulandArchaeology Project in May2000; an exhibition-planningvisit by Russian colleaguesfrom the Samara StateMuseum (AncientGrasslands exhibition) inAugust 2000; andpreparations for, and eventssurrounding, the Haida humanremains repatriation, also inAugust.

Robert McGhee, Curator ofArctic Archaeology, won the2000 Massey Medal fromthe Royal CanadianGeographical Society,Canada’s highest award forexcellence in thegeographical sciences. HerExcellency, AdrienneClarkson, Canada’sGovernor General, presidedat an impressivepresentation ceremony heldat Rideau Hall.

Photo: H. Foster

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• Ongoing curatorial work forthe First Peoples Hallremained a divisional prioritythroughout the year.Archaeological curators areresponsible for all themodules in Zone 3 (a majorsection of the Hall), and threesmall modules in Zone 2.

• The ASC developed and curated the exhibition,

Cross-Currents: 500 Yearsof Aboriginal Fishing inAtlantic Canada, whichopens in April 2001 as part ofLifelines: Canada’s EastCoast Fisheries. Otherexhibition work includesplanning for the exhibitionsKichi Sibi (June 2001), andInuvialuit History (2003).

• The ASC participated inongoing repatriation andtreaty table negotiations with34 aboriginal communities inCanada. The ASC alsoreceived internal funding tocarry out the necessaryresearch towards improvingits processes for therepatriation of humanremains, beginning in thefiscal year 2001–2002.

Reconstructed framework of a Thule-culture whalebone house on CornwallisIsland, Nunavut.

Photo: Dr. R. McGhee

An archaeological field crewinvestigates an eighteenth-centuryFrench fishing site on Ingonish Island,Cape Breton.

Photo: D. Keenlyside

Crew member Max Sylliboyduring excavations at the JonesSite on Prince Edward Island.

Photo: D. Keenlyside

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The Cultural Studies Divisionundertakes research on all aspectsof Canadian culture, and coverstopics which range from thereligious practices to the artistictraditions of Canada’s manyconstituent peoples. Highlights ofthe past year include:

• Research by staff forexhibitions EnduringHardship: Chinese HandLaundry (Dr. Banseng Hoe)and Musical Geography:Musical Instruments fromAround the World(Dr. Carmelle Bégin).

• Research by staff for theupcoming exhibitions to openin 2001–2002: Resonance:The Musical Heritage of LaFrancophonie (Dr. CarmelleBégin), and The LandsWithin Me: Expressions byCanadian Artists of ArabOrigin (Aïda Kaouk).

Lute Charango, Bolivia.

A foretaste of the exhibition The Lands The Lands The Lands The Lands The Lands Within Me:Within Me:Within Me:Within Me:Within Me: Expressions b Expressions b Expressions b Expressions b Expressions b y Canadian Ary Canadian Ary Canadian Ary Canadian Ary Canadian Ar tists oftists oftists oftists oftists ofArab Origin.Arab Origin.Arab Origin.Arab Origin.Arab Origin. Nobody Would Buy a Fish in Water, by artist Shwan, 1996. Mixed media onpaper. Collection of the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Photo: H. Foster


Carmelle Bégin, Head Curator of Cultural Studies, carryingout research in Niger for the Resonance Resonance Resonance Resonance Resonance exhibition. She isshown with the Sultan of Damagaram and dignitaries.Zinder, July 2000.

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• Research for two exhibitions scheduled for 2002–2003.The first profiles Italian-Canadians and their socio-cultural heritage;the second will examine East and South African personal art inCanadian public collections.

• During the past year, the Cultural Studies shared its research throughthree CMC print publications, a music CD in the CMC’s Archivesseries, as well as articles, lectures and other presentations. CulturalStudies also produced an updated electronic catalogue of Frenchfolksongs, representing more than 30,000 entries.

During 2000–2001, FrankCarenza of Toronto donated hiscollection of 40,000 recordings ofItalian music to the CanadianMuseum of Civilization. He isseen here with a small portion ofthe collection, which will becomean invaluable resource for bothMuseum staff and the generalpublic.

Photo: D. Fletcher


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The Canadian Ethnology Service (CANES) studies the history andtraditions of Canada’s First Peoples from time immemorial to the presentday. The research generated by CANES staff often leads to publicationsand exhibitions, as well as the sharing of knowledge and expertise withNative groups and museum professionals across Canada and around theworld. Over the past seven years, the Canadian Ethnology Service hastaken part in repatriation discussions with First Peoples communitiesacross the country, and has been instrumental in negotiating severalagreements of this nature. Highlights of the past year include:

• Active participation in repatriation negotiations with 34 FirstNations across Canada, including ongoing discussions with theDepartment of Canadian Heritage on repatriation protocols andrelated issues.

• Extensive participation in the Nisga’a Final Agreement, whichbecame law during 2000.

Haida remains repatriation ceremony.

Photos: S. Darby

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• Participation in the SacredMaterials Project, nowentering its ninth year. In thisprogramme, CANES staffwork with representatives ofFirst Nations to identifysacred objects in thecollection, and to ensure theirproper care. In some cases,this process also leads torepatriation of sacredmaterials.

• CANES staff supervised9 student placements fromCarleton University, taughttutorial courses, andsupervised the developmentof MA theses by Carletonstudents.

• Research and writing forthree new print publicationsin the CMC’s Mercury Series,on topics from clothing toNative narrative histories.

• Numerous published articles,and countless presentations atconferences, universities,seminars and other venues.

• Continued work on the FirstPeoples Hall — contributingresearch, writing andstoryline development insupport of the development ofZone 4, which covers the past500 years of First Peopleshistory in Canada.

• Continued development of theInuit tapestry exhibition,Nuvisavik.

• Continuing research on arange of topics, includingcontemporary Pacific Coastaboriginal crafts, Deneclothing, aboriginal basketryfrom the Pacific Coast, hide-tanning techniques, Blackfootceremonial protocol, EasternWoodlands quillwork, andMi’kmaq oral tradition.

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The History Division dealsprimarily with the social, culturaland economic history of Canadaand its many peoples. This focusis particularly evident within theCanadian Museum ofCivilization’s Canada Hall, whichprovides visitors with an overviewof more than 1,000 years ofCanadian history. History Divisionstaff also share their research andexpertise through publications,lectures and other forms ofoutreach. Highlights of the pastyear include:

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• Research and production of two newtemporary exhibitions: GatherBeneath the Banner, co-producedwith the Museum for Textiles ofCanada; and Symbol of aProfession: 100 Years of Nurses’Caps.

• Research and production of two newpermanent modules for the CanadaHall: Frontier Resources: AlbertaOil Rig and Enduring Hardship:Chinese Hand Laundry.

• Research on the history of Europeanfishing, and on sealing and whaling,in the Atlantic region for theupcoming exhibition Lifelines:Canada’s East Coast Fisheries andfor the permanent Canada Hallexhibition modules, West CoastCommunities, Pacific Gateway andNorthern Visions.

• The Division continued to authorboth print and electronicpublications, including a book in theMercury Series, a number of articlesand a Web page. In addition, HistoryDivision staff delivered numerouspapers, addresses and otherpresentations to conferences,exhibition openings, universities andother events across Canada.

Members of the Woman’s ChristianTemperance Union at the Women arePersons! Monument on Parliament Hill,28 October 2000, during the ‘CrusadingWomen ’ Conference of the OntarioWomen’s History Network. Sponsored byThe Canadian Museum of Civilization, TheCanadian Woman’s Christian TemperanceUnion, The Famous Five Foundation andThe Senate of Canada.

Photo: C. Bates

The Corporation signed an agreement with the CanadianNurses Association, which has donated 1,000 importantartifacts from its collection to the Canadian Museum ofCivilization. This collection will form the nucleus of theCanadian Nursing History Collection at the CMC and CWM,in partnership with the National Archives.

Standing, from left to right: Ian E. Wilson, National Archivist,National Archives of Canada, Jack L. Granatstein, formerDirector and CEO, CWM, and Mary Ellen Jeans, ExecutiveDirector, Canadian Nurses Association.Sitting: Victor Rabinovitch, President and CEO, CMCC

Photo: S. Darby

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• The History Divisionpublication, Meta Incognita:A Discourse of Discovery.Martin Frobisher’s ArcticExpeditions, 1576–1578,edited by Professor ThomasSymons and co-edited byStephen Alsford of PublicAffairs and Chris Kitzan ofthe History Division, wasawarded the Matthews Prizefor 1999, presented inSeptember 2000 by theCanadian Nautical ResearchSociety.

• History Division staffcontinued to share its expertisewith colleague museums andresearchers by serving onnumerous committees andboards, as well as teaching atCanadian universities on bothan occasional and ongoingbasis.

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The Publishing Group isresponsible for producing a widerange of publication products,including printed works, theVirtual Museum of New France™,CD-ROMs and Web site modules,which are produced inconsultation with other divisionsof the Corporation. The majorityof the Publishing Group’s projectsare produced in association withpartners in the public and private

sectors. These partners provideservices and support ranging fromco-publication and technologicalexpertise to publicity andmarketing assistance. Highlightsof the past year include:

• Co-presentation of the NinthInternational Colloquium onMuseum Publishing, inassociation with TheUniversity of ChicagoPublishing Program, theSimon Fraser UniversityCanadian Centre For Studiesin Publishing, the NationalGallery of Canada, and theAssociation of CanadianMuseums.

• Publication of eight MercurySeries titles, two generalpublications, and oneinteractive CD-ROM.

• Distribution of all CMCpublications throughbookstores, both in Canadaand abroad, as a result ofdistribution partnerships withDiffusion Prologue and theUniversity of BritishColumbia Press in Canada,the University of WashingtonPress in the United States,Cardiff in the UnitedKingdom, and Maisonneuve& Larose in France.

• Production of a publicationscatalogue, as well as listingson the CMCC Web site,giving CMCC publications

maximum visibility. Inaddition, distribution partnerspresent the Corporation’spublications at more than150 cultural and academicfairs across Canada and aroundthe world.

• More than 500,000 visitors tothe Virtual Museum of NewFrance™, which this past yearalso launched an e-commercesite — a genealogical-historical resource — inpartnership with the Montreal-based Archiv-Histo. Duringthe past year, the site generated12 radio interviews andnumerous mentions in print.

• Development of modules forThe Learning Window™, atrademark of Vancouver’sIngenuity Works Inc., to bemade available on theCorporation’s Web site. UsingCMC research and collectionsas its basis, the project consistsof 20 educational modules, inFrench and English, on aspectsof Canada’s heritage. Threenew modules were createdthis year.

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Amyot, Chantal, Bianca Gendreauand John Willis. Edited byFrancine Brousseau. SpecialDelivery. Canada’s PostalHeritage. Co-published withGoose Lane Editions and theCanadian Postal Museum.

Brandon, Laura and Dean F.Oliver, with Foreword by J.L.Granatstein. Canvas of War:Painting the CanadianExperience, 1914 to 1945.Co-published with Douglas andMcIntyre and the Canadian WarMuseum.

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Archaeological Survey ofCanadaCybulski, Jerome S., ed.Perspectives on NorthernNorthwest Coast Prehistory,Mercury Series Paper 160.

Canadian Ethnology ServiceArima, Eugene, Terry Klokeid andKatherine Robinson, eds. Preparedby Edward Sapir, Morris Swadesh,Alexander Thomas, John Thomasand Frank Williams. The WhalingIndians: West Coast Legends andStories. Tales of ExtraordinaryExperience. Part 10: Sapir-Thomas Nootka Texts as told byTom Sa:ya:ch’apis, William, DickLa:maho:s, Captain Bill, and TyeeBob. Mercury Series Paper 134.

Thompson, Judy, Judy Hall andLeslie Tepper, with Dorothy K.Burnham. FascinatingChallenges: Studying MaterialCulture with Dorothy Burnham.Mercury Series Paper 136.

McClellan, Catherine. My OldPeople Say: An EthnographicSurvey of Southern YukonTerritory, Vols. 1 & 2. MercurySeries Paper 137.

Cultural StudiesFlood, Sandra. Canadian Craftand Museum Practice 1900–1950.Mercury Series Paper 74.

Klymasz, Robert B. and JohnWillis, eds. Revelations. Bi-Millenial Papers from theCanadian Museum of Civilization.Mercury Series Paper 75.

HistoryStewart, W. Lyn and David R.Gray. The Implements of Golf. ACanadian Perspective. MercurySeries Paper 49.

Hayward, Anne. The AlbertaPottery Industry, 1912–1990.Mercury Series Paper 50.

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Family Treasures. Co-producedwith Micro-Intel and MuséeMédia with the support of theDepartment of Canadian HeritageTerra Nova Initiative.

Wright, J.V. A History of theNative People of Canada, VolumeII (1,000 B.C.–A.D. 500).

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Our Ancestors of EuropeanOrigins — Genealogy and FamilyHistory. Produced in collaborationwith Archiv-Histo. FamilyHistories by Hélène-Andrée Bizierand Jacques Lacoursière.

The First Nations of the NewFrance Era. Text by AlainBeaulieu. Produced incollaboration with Groupe Cleary,the Department of CanadianHeritage and Canada’s DigitalCollections Program of IndustryCanada.

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Produced for and in partnershipwith Ingenuity Works Inc.:Lottie Betts Tushingham:Champion Typist, by ChristinaBates

Snow Travel among Canada’sFirst Peoples, by Ian Dyck

Canadian Inuit History: A 1000-Year Odyssey, by David Morrison

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• Completion of exhibits for themajor exhibition India – TheLiving Arts .

• Installation of four travellingexhibitions — Lost Visions,Forgotten Dreams,Mysteries of Egypt, ThisOther Eden and Legends ofour Time — in venues asdispersed as Germany,Vancouver and Oklahoma.

• Completion of installation ofthe Chinese Hand Laundryand Frontier Resourcesmodules in the Canada Hall.

• Conservation of 1,444artifacts, towards a goal of2,700 by year-end.

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The CMC’s Library, Archivesand Documentation ServicesDivision is responsible for themanagement of collectionsincluding the books andperiodicals collection, thephotographic, manuscript andaudio-visual collections, thecorporate and operational recordsfiles and artifact documentationrecords. Related functionsinclude copyright management,digitizing of historical imagesand artifacts, loans andreproduction services, andmaintenance of two onlinedatabases. Highlights of the pastyear include:

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The Collections Management andPlanning Division is responsiblefor the physical care andaccessibility of the Museum’scollections and technicaloperations for the fabrication andinstallation of exhibitions. Thisincludes such functions asconservation, collections storageand movement, artifactpreparation, display creations,supporting travelling exhibitions,and coordinating incoming andoutgoing artifact loans. Highlightsof the past year include:

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• Two exhibitions wereproduced — a smallexhibition on the library andarchives to accompany anational colloquium on theconvergence of informationprofessions, and a bookdisplay in the Library onIndia’s artistic traditions insupport of India –The LivingArts .

• To date, a cumulative total ofover 400,000 items in thelibrary collections have beencatalogued. In addition,almost 150,000 cataloguesearches were performedduring the year, with over250,000 records consulted.

• Training and demonstrationswere offered throughout theyear, including a specialpresentation of photodigitization initiatives and theonline catalogue to 32 ICOM(International Committee forDocumentation of theInternational Council ofMuseums) conferenceparticipants. In addition, theLibrary greeted approximately12,000 visitors, and nearly3,000 requests were answeredby Library staff.

• During 2000–2001, morethan 2,600 visitors consultedthe onsite archives of theCMC in the redesignedreference room.

• Archives staff reproducedaudio, video and printedmaterials in response toapproximately 6,500 requestsfor information.

• The number of CMCCcollections records madeavailable to the public throughthe Corporation’s Web sitesurpassed 150,000 by the endof February 2001.

In July 2000, the Canadian Museum of Civilization openedits Civilization.ca room, with 12 computers for the public tosurf the Corporation’s Web site and consult its twodatabases — the Library and Archives collection, and theArtifacts collection.

Photo: S. Darby

For more information on the CMC’sonline collections, visit our Web site at:Library and Archives:http://www.civilization.ca:8001Artifacts: http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/collect/csintroe/html

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he Exhibitions andProgrammes Branchproduces a wide range of

temporary and permanentexhibitions, as well asprogramming which ranges frompresentations of dance, music andtheatre to lectures,demonstrations, workshops andeducational programmes.Highlights of the past yearinclude:

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• Progress has been made inthe further development ofthe Canada Hall, with theaddition of two new modules.Enduring Hardships:Chinese Hand Laundry andFrontier Resources: AlbertaOil Rig were launched inOctober 2000, continuing theHall’s story of westernexpansion anddiversification.

• 40 new interpretive panelswere developed and installedin the Canada Hall,illuminating the territorialevolution of Canada and thesignificant personalities ofeach era.

• Several upgrades were madeto exhibits in the Grand Hall,including the addition offramed prints to the CoastSalish House, the addition oflabels for totem poles andcanoes, the addition ofinformation booklets, adisplay

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• India – The Living Arts ,May 5, 2000 through February18, 2001. Sponsored by NortelNetworks, the Canada Councilfor the Arts and otherpartners, this exhibitionpresented the artistictraditions of the Indiansubcontinent, featured 700exquisite works of art andcraft, and attracted 301,000visitors during its presentationat the CMC. When theexhibition closed, a specialsilent auction was held,featuring items purchasedspecifically for the exhibition.The auction raised $10,000 onbehalf of those affected by thedevastating earthquake inWestern India in January2001. This sum was matchedby Fairfax Financial HoldingsLtd., for a total of $20,000donated to the Red Cross onbehalf of earthquake victims.

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• Canvas of War: Masterpiecesfrom the Canadian WarMuseum, February 11, 2000through January 7, 2001. Thisexhibition showcased 75 worksof art from the Canadian WarMuseum’s world-class warcollection, and attracted morethan 290,000 visitors duringits presentation at the CMC.The exhibition featurednumerous wall-sized paintings,many of which had beenproduced with a national warart gallery in mind. With theassistance of a grant from theDonner Canadian Foundation,a number of these large worksappeared in public for the firsttime in 80 years. As oneMontréal visitor put it, “Astrange combination of beautyand pain, hell and nobility. I’msure I’m not the only one whocried and felt helpless andsmall, staring at the wartimescenes.” This movingexhibition will begin aCanadian tour, starting with apresentation at the Art Galleryof Ontario in Toronto in thefall of 2001.

• Under the Sign of theCross: The CreativeExpression of Christianity inCanada, November 5, 1999through March 18, 2001. Thisfascinating exhibition featurednumerous icons and otherChristian artifacts illustratingthe importance and impact ofChristianity on Canada’sheritage and culture, asreflected in the collections ofthe Canadian Museum ofCivilization and the CanadianWar Museum.

• Gather Beneath theBanner: Political andReligious Banners from theWoman’s ChristianTemperance Union, 1877–1932, September 28, 2000through February 11, 2001.This exhibition featured 21banners bearing slogans thatbecame an integral part of themarches and otherdemonstrations of an importantsocial movement.

• O Pelourinho! PopularArt from the Historic Heartof Brazil, from February 16 toSeptember 3, 2001. This newexhibition features more than60 stunning works from artistsof the Pelourinho, a WorldHeritage Site in the historicheart of Salvador, formercapital of Brazil.

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Over the past year, exhibitionsproduced by the Corporation havebeen seen around the world.During 2000–2001, 13 CMCexhibitions ranging in size from46 m2 (500 sq. ft.) to 650 m2

(7,000 sq. ft.) were activelytouring in Canada, the U.S. andEurope. Highlights of the past yearinclude:

• The exhibition Mysteries ofEgypt toured to two Americanmuseums – the Museum of Artsand Science in Georgia and theNeville Museum in Wisconsin –and to the Glenbow Museum ofCalgary during the past fiscalyear, and has now been seen bymore than 1.2 million visitors.

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Photo: D. Sundberg – ESTO – National Museum of the American Indian

Visitors at the Neville Public Museumadmiring Bastet, Egyptian goddess of theprotective aspects of motherhood.

Photo: Neville Public Museum

Goddesses of the Egyptian pantheon welcomedvisitors in the Introduction Hall of Mysteries ofMysteries ofMysteries ofMysteries ofMysteries ofEgyptEgyptEgyptEgyptEgypt .

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• Following a successful tourof Europe, the award-winning exhibition LostVisions, Forgotten Dreams:Life and Art of an AncientArctic People, began itsNorth American tour at theMcCord Museum inMontréal in November 2000.A spin-off exhibition, TheTunit, a Palaeo-EskimoPeople has been shown in11 northern venues in theNorthwest Territories andNunavut. A new version ofthe companion discovery boxexhibit, with hands-on andvideo presentations, hasstarted its national tour, andopened in St. Albert, Albertaon February 1, 2001, with aconfirmed itinerary throughJanuary 2004.

• Legends of Our Times:Native Ranching andRodeo Life on the Plainsand Plateau opened at theNational Cowboy Hall ofFame, Oklahoma City, onOctober 6, 2000.

• This Other Eden:Canadian Folk ArtOutdoors, presented byInvestors Group, started itsnational tour at theVancouver Museum in May2000, followed by Calgary’sGlenbow Museum at the endof March 2001. It will alsobe presented in Toronto,London, Winnipeg, Halifaxand Montréal.

• Developed in cooperationwith Parks Canada,Canadian UNESCO WorldHeritage Sites, was shown inOttawa during EnvironmentWeek, at Parks Canada inQuebec City from June toSeptember 2000, and at theCentre des Arts inShawinigan, Quebec in thefall of 2000. It opened inJanuary 2001 at the Centre –Parc d’Oka and will remainon display until October2001.

Strings,Strings,Strings,Strings,Strings, Springs and Fing Springs and Fing Springs and Fing Springs and Fing Springs and Fing er er er er er ThingsThingsThingsThingsThings , using a collection of puppets presented to theCMC in 1994 by the Ontario Puppetry Association, was a highlight of the 2000Semaine mondiale de la marionnette in Jonquière, Quebec.

Photo: C. Nebel

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The Corporation plans severalyears in advance for bothtemporary and permanentexhibitions. Exhibitions on thefollowing topics were indevelopment during this period.The first three exhibitions arepermanent installations while allthe others are temporaryexhibitions: Confederation,Many Voices: Language andCulture in Manitoba (a Winnipegmusic and supply store) (2001)and The Modern Age (CanadaHall).

Lifelines: Canada’s East CoastFisheries (2001); Resonance:Musical Heritage of LaFrancophonie (2001); The LandsWithin Me: Expressions byCanadian Artists of Arab Origin(2001); Full Circle: First Contact– Vikings and Skraelings inNewfoundland and Labrador(2001); Vikings: The NorthAtlantic Saga (2002); Nuvisavik,“The Place Where We Weave”:Inuit Tapestries from ArcticCanada; an exhibition on Italian-Canadians; The Mysterious BogPeople; and Beauty andConformity: East and SouthAfrica Personal Art in CanadianPublic Collections.

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Special Exhibitions Hall

India – The Living Arts (CMC),May 5, 2000 to February 18, 2001

The Gallery

Canvas of War: Masterpiecesfrom the Canadian WarMuseum (CMC-CWM),February 11, 2000 toJanuary 7, 2001O Pelourinho! Popular Art fromthe Historic Heart of Brazil(produced and sponsored by theAdrian Dominican Sisters, withthe support of Wayne StateUniversity and Siena HeightsUniversity), February 16 toSeptember 3, 2001

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Fishermen (1971) – Detail fromtriptych by Siegfried Haase(1916–1996). On loan from thecollection of the Art Gallery ofNova Scotia. Gift of the artist andIngrid Haase.

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Open Storage Display – Boats(CMC), July 19, 1993 to January7, 2001Under the Sign of the Cross:Creative Expressions ofChristianity in Canada (CMC),November 5, 1999 to March 18,2001

Canadian History Galleries

Souvenirs of Canada (CMC),July 1, 1994 to August 5, 2001Glassworks: The Story of Glassand Glass-making in Canada(CMC), April 17, 1998 to October14, 2001Timeless Treasures: The Story ofDolls in Canada (CMC), February4, 2000 to March 30, 2003The Arctic Voyages of MartinFrobisher (CMC), March 13,2000 to February 25, 2002Gather Beneath the Banner:Political and Religious Bannersof the Woman’s ChristianTemperance Union, 1877-1932(The Museum for Textiles),September 29, 2000 to February11, 2001Stolen Dreams: Portraits of theWorld’s Working Children(Manitoba Museum of Man andNature), March 1 to September 4,2001

William E. Taylor ResearchGallery

The Millennium Odyssey(CMC), May 11, 2000 to May 14,2001

Art Gallery (First Peoples Hall)

Emergence from the Shadow:First Peoples’ PhotographicPerspectives (CMC), October 23,1999 to January 6, 2002

Others

Decoys from the CMCCollection (CMC), April 30, 1996to January 28, 2001Hudson Bay Canoe, November19, 1997 to indefinitelyRecent Donations: Dolls (CMC),March 1, 2000 to January 7, 2001Plaza – India (CMC), May 5 toOctober 29, 2000Canada in a Thousand Pictures(M. Eugen Kedl, photographer),May 12 to November 19, 2000Paper Prayers (in cooperationwith the Ottawa AIDSCommittee), December 1, 2000 toFebruary 4, 2001Symbol of a Profession: OneHundred Years of Nurses’ Caps(CMC), February 13 to December7, 2001

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Canadian UNESCO WorldHeritage Sites• June 4 to 10, 2000,

Environment Week,Department of NationalDefense, Ottawa, ON

• June 13 to September 17,2000, Parks Canada,Haute-Ville, QC

• October 11 to November 20,2000, Centre d’exposition duCentre des arts deShawinigan, Shawinigan, QC

• December 18 to October 28,2001, Centre du Parc d’Oka,Oka, QC

Components of the Doukhoborexhibition, Indeterminate loanperiod, Kootenay DoukhoborHistorical Society, DoukhoborVillage Museum, Castlegar, BCFrom the Hands of a Master:Tradition Revealed byContemporary Artisans,February 18 to May 6, 2001,St. Catharines Museum,St. Catharines, ONLegends of our Times: NativeRanching and Rodeo Life on thePlains and Plateau, October 6,2000 to May 13, 2001, NationalCowboy Hall of Fame and WesternHeritage Center, Oklahoma City,Oklahoma

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Lost Visions, Forgotten Dreams:Life and Art of an AncientArctic People, November 29,2000 to May 6, 2001, McCordMuseum of Canadian History,Montréal, QC,Mysteries of Egypt• May 18 to July 9, 2000,

Museum of Arts and Sciences,Macon, Georgia

• August 12 to October 29,2000, Neville Public Museum,Green Bay, Wisconsin

• December 2, 2000 to March11, 2001, Glenbow Museum,Calgary, AB

Native Cowboy Life• February 16 to July 30, 2000,

South Dakota State HistoricalSociety, Pierre, South Dakota

• August 30 to December 20,2000, Medicine Hat Museum,Medicine Hat, AB

• January 18 to June 17, 2001,The Fort Museum of theNorth West Mounted Police,Fort Macleod, AB

Places of Power: Objects ofVeneration• May 3 to 8, 2000, Festival de

Rire, Rochefort, Belgium• May 15 to September 28,

2000, Canadian Embassy,Brussels, Belgium

Reservation X: The Power ofPlace in AboriginalContemporary Art , April 9 toAugust 20, 2000, NationalMuseum of the American Indian,New York, NYStrings, Springs and FingerThings, May 27 to August 25,2000, La Semaine mondiale de laMarionnette, Jonquière, QCThis Other Eden: CanadianFolk Art Outdoors• May 18, 2000 to January 2,

2001, Vancouver Museum,Vancouver, BC,

• March 31 to June 10, 2001,Glenbow Museum, Calgary,AB

The Tunit, a Palaeo-EskimoPeople (1)• March 27 to April 21, 2000,

Chief T’selihye School, FortGood Hope, NWT

• May 1 to June 27, 2000,Norman Wells HistoricalCentre, Norman Wells, NWT

• July 15 to September 29,2000, Northern Life Museumand National ExhibitionCentre, Fort Smith, NWT

• October 1 to 15, 2000, Princeof Wales Northern HeritageCentre, Yellowknife, NWT

The Tunit, a Palaeo-EskimoPeople (2)• March 16 to April 29, 2000,

Community Learning Centre,Clyde River, Nunavut

• May 2 to June 5, 2000,Angmarlik Centre,Pangnirtung, Nunavut

• June 8 to 16, 2000,Peter Pitseolak School,Cape Dorset, Nunavut

• June 20 to September 15,2000, Katanillik VisitorsCentre, Kimmirut, Nunavut

• September 19 to October 31,2000, Arctic Coast VisitorsCentre, Cambridge Bay,Nunavut

• October 31 to November 22,2000, Visitors & HeritageCentre, Kugluktuk, Nunavut

• November 30, 2000 toFebruary 9, 2001, NunavutLegislative Building, Iqaluit,Nunavut

The Tunit, a Palaeo-EskimoPeople (3), February 1 to April 1,2001, Musée Heritage Museum,St. Albert, AB

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The Corporation provides a widerange of public programming forits visitors, ranging fromeducational outreach toperformances, lectures, films andmore. Highlights of the past yearinclude:

• Extensive educationalprogramming, including anew initiative for secondaryschool students, entitled TheHistory of Social Progress inCanada which integrates theDramamuse play, Strike, and amock election delivered inpartnership with ElectionsCanada. Another programme,Unveiling Canada’s West, wasalso piloted.

• Over 2,300 students came tothe Museum as part of aChawkers Foundation grantaimed at schools servingmulticultural populations.Presentations on CMCservices were also planned for175 students from the Facultyof Education Social Studies atthe University of Ottawa.

• A diverse line-up ofprogrammes targeting avariety of clients was offered,and included familyprogramming to highlightseasonal and calendar events,and exhibitions such asCanvas of War.

Grand Hall in partnershipwith IKEA Canada and theEmbassy of Sweden, wasfeatured in the CBC RadioChoral concert programmewhich aired on December 24,2000. Other programmes,performances and specialevents were developed inpartnership with communitygroups and organizations suchas the Australian HighCommission, the NationalCapital Commission, theToronto Lion Dance Festival,the Department of Indian andNorthern Affairs, CAPACOAand the Mercury Lounge.National Aboriginal Dayattracted 11,178 visitors andwas produced in partnershipwith the local Aboriginalcommunity.

• A rich programme of specialevents was produced in support ofthe major exhibition, India – theLiving Arts , includingdemonstration of preparationsfor a Hindu wedding, a lectureseries and artisan demonstrations.The Canada Council PerformingArts series featured classicalIndian dance and music. TheBank of Montreal LiteraryRendezvous, in partnership withthe National Library, featuredliterary readings, and the BellCanada film series featured recentfilms from the subcontinent. TheZenith Insurance CompanyEducational Programme reachedover 1,000 students per month.

• Special programming was held insupport of such events as LesJournées de la culture and JapanWeek. The second annual SantaLucia event, presented in the

Indian craft demonstration byGurruppa Chetty, a masterkalamkari painter from the state ofAndhra Pradesh. The wordkalamkari is derived from the wordkalam which means pen, the toolused in this craft. The painterprepares his own pens bysharpening a bamboo stick andtying a piece of thick clotharound it.

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• For adults, a continuing education series waspresented for a third year through Elderhostel; thepopular Historical Wine Tasting series began its fourthseason; and Terrific Thursdays! programmes wereoffered on various exhibition-related topics.

• The CMC’s resident theatre company, Dramamuse,continued to offer fine theatrical performancesthroughout the exhibitions, reaching 210,000 visitors.

• Demonstrations and a symposium on the Woman’sChristian Temperance Union were provided inconjunction with the exhibition Gather Beneath theBanner, which opened during Women’s HistoryMonth in October 2000.

• The interactive Web site for the Millennium Odysseyexhibit continued to be maintained, with visitorsposting their personal stories.

• The Museum played host to the national finals of theHeritage Fair, financed by Historica, in which morethan 150 students from across the country presentedheritage-related projects.

• Work aimed at transforming videos into the morecurrent DVD format was completed for exhibits andservice areas throughout the CMC, and audiovisualwork was completed for a variety of new exhibits andprojects, including the annual Bronfman Awardrecipient and a tribute to the Right Honourable PierreE. Trudeau.

Dramamuse presented Strike by RobertMarinier, with Benoit Osborne (left) andDenis Blais (right).

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he Canadian Children’sMuseum takes youngvisitors on a wide-ranging

intercultural odyssey throughworkshops, roleplaying exercises,day camps, sleepovers, andvarious other learningexperiences. The CCM continuesto be one of the most popularvenues in the Canadian Museumof Civilization, with attendanceduring 2000–2001 of 532,819.Highlights of the past yearinclude:

• Delivery of a diverse line-upof programmes and activities,including the annual Festivalof Light, and otherprogrammes in support ofIndia – The Living Arts .Birthday parties andsleepovers remained popular,and all six weeks of summerday camps were sold out, aswell as the two weeks ofspring-break day camps. Thepopular Adventures Beyondthe Classroom programmecontinued to be offered toschool and pre-school groups.

• Five temporary exhibitionswere presented during theyear, including Toolville,Global Shoes, and LEGO®

Ocean Adventure. TheLEGO® exhibition alsofeatured two master LEGO®

builders, who constructed a20-foot LEGO® octopus withvisitors.

• Adventure World opened foranother successful season,with a variety of exhibits andprogrammes, including theannual Kids Day in the Parkand the Mad Hatter’s TeaParty.

T • The CCM has an activevolunteer programme withover 50 adult and over 100youth volunteers working atthe CCM. A Youth AdvisoryCommittee of 14 youngpeople advised CCM staff onthe development andevaluation of programmes andexhibits, and acted as museumambassadors in their schools.

• The CCM trained fivestudents who completedplacements, and hosted 15student teachers from theUniversity of Ottawa whowere learning about the CCMas an educational resource.

• The CCM continues to reachout to other Canadians in theregion and across Canada aswell as to children around theworld.

• The CCM entered its fourthyear as the sole internationalpartner in the NationalChildren’s Film Festival(NCFF), which originated inthe United States in 1997.Designed to provide youth,ages 9 to 18, with anopportunity to communicatetheir own ideas and wordsthrough film and video,this programme attracted20 entries and theparticipation of over85 youths from acrossCanada. CCM awarded fourCanadian winners andsponsored 12 entries to theNCFF programme inCalifornia. Todd Reichert ofGloucester, Ontario won aCreative Excellence Award atthe Festival in Los Angeles.

AdAdAdAdAdventure venture venture venture venture WWWWWorldorldorldorldorld boasts6,000 square metres of outdoorexhibition space, where visitors candesign and build their own watercraftand test it for boyancy in our pond.Shown, a young volunteer helping achild build her boat.

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• The exhibition Siqiniq:Under the Same Sun waspresented at the LiedDiscovery Museum in LasVegas, at the DetroitZoological Institute, and atthe Family Museum of Artsand Sciences in Iowa. WorldCircus and other YouthMuseum ExhibitCollaborative (YMEC)-affiliated exhibits alsotravelled throughout thisperiod to numerous museumsacross the United States.

The CCM also continued to workin partnership with a number ofother organizations to deliver highquality programmes to youth.Highlights include:

• A partnership with theNational Arts Centre for theirYoung People’s Concertsseries of workshops andperformances.


• The CCM participated in theOttawa International JazzFestival, providing childrenwith creative workshops.

• The CCM participated in thejury for the Department ofCanadian Heritage CanadaDay Poster Challenge andhosted an exhibition of thewinning entries from childrenacross Canada.

• The CCM partnered with theRoyal Embassy of Denmarkand the Canadian FilmInstitute in hosting a specialday of activities and award-winning Danish children’sfilms.

• Sponsorship of the nationalEvery Kid’s Capital PosterContest, which reaches over40,000 students acrossCanada. As part of itscommitment, the CCMproduces the exhibition whichfeatures the winning artwork,and hosts 25 familiesrepresenting all provinces andterritories at a special eveningheld at the CCM. The event isfeatured in the NCC CapitalExplorer — a publication thatwas nationally distributed andsent to children in Australiato mark the SummerOlympics.

• The CCM providedworkshops at the annualFestival des Montgolfièresand at the annual Rideau HallGarden Party.

Over 4000 visitors joined master builders to createlarger than life Lego® structures during theCanadian Children’s Museum special event,PPPPPassporassporassporassporasspor t to Denmarkt to Denmarkt to Denmarkt to Denmarkt to Denmark .

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Toolville (The Children’s Museumof Memphis), April 15 to July 3,2000Adventure World (CCM), May20 to September 30, 2000Canada Day Poster Challenge(Department of CanadianHeritage), June 29 toSeptember 11, 2000Global Shoes (The BrooklynChildren’s Museum), July 15 toNovember 12, 2000LEGO® Ocean Adventure (TheChildren’s Museum,Indianapolis), December 9, 2000to March 25, 2001Every Kid’s Capital Contest (incollaboration with the NationalCapital Commission), February 1to March 1, 2001


Adventures into Books: Gumby’sWorld• July 7 to November 15, 2000,

Children’s Museum,Indianapolis, Indiana

• December 7, 2000 toMarch 1, 2001, Children’sMuseum of Memphis,Memphis, Tennessee

• March 23 to June 22, 2001,Brooklyn Children’s Museum,Brooklyn, NY

Face to Face• June 3 to July 23, 2000,

Children’s Museum ofMemphis, Memphis,Tennessee

• October 2000 to January2001, Rainbow Children’sMuseum, Cleveland, Ohio

• February to May 2001, Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, California

Geo-Zoooom!• June 15 to September 22,

2000, Rainbow Children’s Museum, Cleveland, Ohio

• October 12, 2000 toJanuary 20, 2001, BrooklynChildren’s Museum,Brooklyn, NY

Global Shoes• November 8, 2000 to

February 15, 2001, Children’sMuseum, St. Paul, Minnesota

• March 7 to June 15, 2001,Chicago Children’s Museum,Chicago, Illinois

LEGO® Ocean Adventure,April 18 to July 25, 2000, BayArea Discovery Museum,Sausalito, CaliforniaSiqiniq: Under the Same Sun• May to September 2000,

Detroit Zoological Institute, Royal Oak, MI

• September to December 2000, Family Museum of Arts andSciences, Bettendorf, Iowa

World Circus• September 8 to December 31,

2000, Children’s Museum ofMemphis, Memphis,Tennessee

• January 19 to April 23, 2001,Children’s Museum ofHouston, Houston, Texas


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including philately, the history ofmail delivery and postalcommunications, mail art andother forms of written interaction.It does this through exhibitions,programming and special events,and welcomed 274,493 visitorsduring 2000–2001. Highlights ofthe past year include:

• The CPM presented five newexhibitions: Fluorescence;From the Hands of aMaster: Tradition Revealedby Contemporary Artisans;Signed, Sealed, Delivered:Postal Heritage inEvolution; Stampin’ theFuture; and Windows on theWorld: The Canadian PostalMuseum’s InternationalPhilatelic Collection. Inaddition, the ongoingprogramme What’s New inPhilately presented 24 newphilatelic releases.

T • The CPM continued to presentpopular exhibits, and activitiessuch as StampQuest, Write Likean Egyptian!, CommunicationsStudio and the interactive kioskVirtually Yours, which featuresthe CPM interactive CD-ROM,Stampville.

• The CPM continued to enjoyconsiderable financial support,including an agreement signedwith Canada Post Corporation,providing significant andgenerous funding over a three-year period for activities whichrange from research toprogramming. In addition, theCPM receives support fromPitney Bowes, providinggenerous sponsorship of thePitney Bowes Art Gallery, aswell as the collaborative supportof the National Archives ofCanada.

• The CPM is engaged in ongoingplanning for five newexhibitions, including PhilatelicStars: Canada’s MostBeautiful Stamps, whichcommemorates the 150thanniversary of the firstCanadian postage stamp. Theexhibition opens onApril 24, 2001.

The small postal exhibition, FrFrFrFrFrom the Hands of aom the Hands of aom the Hands of aom the Hands of aom the Hands of aMaster:Master:Master:Master:Master: TTTTTradition Reradition Reradition Reradition Reradition Re vealed bvealed bvealed bvealed bvealed b y Contemporary Contemporary Contemporary Contemporary Contemporar yyyyyArArArArAr tisanstisanstisanstisanstisans , produced by the Société internationale desentreprises Économusée® in cooperation with theCanadian Postal Museum, and with the financialsupport of Canadian Heritage, started its nationaltour at the St. Catharines Museum in St. Catharines,Ontario on February 18, 2001, with a confirmeditinerary through August 2003. It is travelling with thegenerous financial support of Canada Post.

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• Thanks to its sponsorship agreement with Canada PostCorporation, the CPM has also been active inprogramming. Over 200 visitors were inspired by theconcept of mail art, as part of the Paper Prayersexhibition, which is presented annually in remembranceof the victims of AIDS. Louise Héroux, a Canadian artistwho creates mail art, hosted workshops on the making ofpaper prayers, which were then sent to recipientsthrough the mail.

• Visitors learned more about Canada’s heritage through acontest about postage stamps and the Canadian flag.Over 300 participants entered the contest. In addition,the school programme StampQuest – The CollectingAdventure continued throughout the year, with severalhundred students participating.

• In October 2000, the CPM launched its new publication,Special Delivery: Canada’s Postal Heritage. Thisprestigious work — the first lavishly illustrated book onthe history of the post in Canada — was published inassociation with the CMCC Publishing Group, thepublishing houses Les éditions du Boréal and GooseLane Editions, and with major financial support fromCanada Post Corporation.

Cover of the new book, SpecialDelivery — Canada’s PostalHeritage, released in October2000.

The annual St. Valentine’s Day Ball, a benefitorganized by the Friends of the CanadianPostal Museum, was held again on February14, 2001. This event attracted more than 400guests, raising $65,000 on behalf of the CPM.From left to right: Charles Verge, President ofthe Valentine’s Day Ball Committee andPresident of the Royal Philatelic Society ofCanada; Edith Ouellet; the Honourable AndréOuellet, President and CEO of Canada Post;Ersilia Gagliano; the Honourable AlfonsoGagliano, Minister of Public Works andMinister Responsible for Canada Post;Francine Brousseau, Director of Exhibitionsand the Canadian Postal Museum; and Dr.Victor Rabinovitch, President and CEO of theCanadian Museum of Civilization Corporation.

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• Important acquisitions duringthe past year include acollection of personalcorrespondence fromChristian Bennedsen, aDanish immigrant who cameto Canada in the 1950s. Thiscollection includesapproximately 1,000photographs, films, and acollection of documentsrelated to various aspects ofhis professional life. Thecollection will become thebasis for an upcomingexhibition on letters writtenby immigrants to Canada.Other important acquisitionsinclude a collection ofphotographs of Montreal mailcarriers from 1910 through1954, and a bronze cabinetfrom the former mail-sortingfacility in Toronto (now theAir Canada Centre).

• The CPM was invited by theClub de Monte-Carlo del’élite de la philatélie — aprestigious internationalphilatelic club headquarteredin Monte Carlo — to presentan outstanding piece from itscollection for a December2000 exhibition. The MonteCarlo Club comprises 17museums, and has a limited

During the year, seven sub-collections committees took place and52 lots of objects were added to the CPM’s collections. Some of theseacquisitions were featured in the book Special Delivery; others werefeatured in the exhibition Signed,Signed,Signed,Signed,Signed, Sealed, Sealed, Sealed, Sealed, Sealed, Delivered: Delivered: Delivered: Delivered: Delivered: P P P P Postal Heritaostal Heritaostal Heritaostal Heritaostal Herita gggggeeeeein Evin Evin Evin Evin Ev olutionolutionolutionolutionolution . In addition, the CPM received three transfers of philatelicmaterial from Canada Post Corporation, totalling hundreds of itemsrelated to the most recently released stamps. Three loan requestswere also met for venues in Nicolet, Quebec; London, Ontario, andOttawa.

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undertaken for the project onstagecoaches. There has alsobeen considerable research,writing and coordination forthe Postal HistoryChronology — an extensiveWeb product — and for theco-direction of a forthcomingCMC publication on religion.



Fluorescence (CPM), February 17to June 20, 2000From the Hands of a Master:Tradition Revealed byContemporary Artisans (LaSociété internationale desentreprises ÉCONOMUSÉE®),April 27 to November 13, 2000Signed, Sealed, Delivered: PostalHeritage in Evolution (CPM)June 15, 2000 to December 6,2005Stampin’ the Future (CPM),July 1, 2000 to April 8, 2001Windows on the World: TheCanadian Postal Museum’sInternational PhilatelicCollection (CPM), December 11,2000 to March 31, 2002

membership of 100international collectors. TheCPM was invited to join thisclub in 1999, and thisexhibition represents its firstofficial participation. TheCPM exhibited the rejecteddesign for the Bluenosepostage stamp. This piece wasvery popular, as it hadremained unknown to thepublic until its presentation bythe CPM. The Monte Carloclub produced a catalogue forthis exhibition, which featuresthe CPM piece among the 100world philatelic treasures.

• Historical and appliedresearch at the CPM haveprogressed considerably. Theidentification of sources forthe French-Canadian diasporaproject has commenced.Various archival institutionswithin the province of Quebechave been explored and used,on a preliminary basis. Workon the colonial period hasproduced data on the use ofthe post by the church,relationships with the press,and the context of postaltransport and exchange in theMontréal-Québec Citycorridor. The latter work willcomplement research

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he Public Affairs Branch isresponsible for the positioning ofthe Canadian Museum of

Civilization Corporation (CMCC) and forthe marketing and promotion of itsexhibitions and public programmes.Public Affairs strengthens the image andreputation of the CMCC by producingcorporate communications andpromotional materials, maintainingrelations with the media and organizingspecial activities and exhibition openings.The mandate of Public Affairs is to designmarketing, promotional and informationalprogrammes; to inform the public of theCMCC’s activities by means of publicityand promotional campaigns; and tomaintain the Corporation’sWeb site.

Highlights of the past year include:

• Selection of the CMC as provincialwinner of the Attractions Canadacompetition, making it eligible for thenational grand prize. (For an update,please see text on page 8.)

• An exhaustive communicationsstrategy for the India – The LivingArts exhibition, including design andproduction of a poster (awarded anhonourable mention by the AmericanAssociation of Museums), apromotional flyer, a multimediapublicity campaign and a specialmedia kit, as well as the promotion ofan extensive programme ofpresentations, performances andworkshops related to Indian culture.There were a total of 346 specialevents, in which 500 local, nationaland international artists took part,and which were attended by 142,330people.

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From left to right, Pierre Pontbriand,CMC Vice-President of Public Affairs,Normand Latour, host of the Radio-Canada television programmeCe soir en couleur, and T.D. Singh, fromthe Government of India Tourism Officein Toronto, announced, live from theGrand Hall, the name of the winner ofthe India – India – India – India – India – The Living ArThe Living ArThe Living ArThe Living ArThe Living Ar tststststscompetition, Newton Jean of Gatineau.

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• A major ad campaign for thelaunch of India – The LivingArts , via newspapers, busboards and specializedmagazines, using large, full-colour ads. The subsequentpublicity strategy focusedmainly on educationalactivities related to Indianculture and supported by theCanada Council for the Arts.These activities included aliterary series, performancesby Indian artists, craftdemonstrations and acontemporary Indian filmseries, held in collaborationwith the Canadian FilmInstitute.

• Promotion of the Museum andthe exhibition India – TheLiving Arts at the Semainede l’Asie du Sud in Montréalin October 2000, primarilythrough artifacts from ourcollection, flyers, brochuresand posters.

• A contest for a one-week tripto India, in partnership withthe Government of IndiaTourism Office and Radio-Canada Television (Ce soir encouleur), also publicized inthe newspapers Le Droit andVoir.

• Promotion for India – TheLiving Arts with a total reachof 6.6 million impressions(representing the total numberof people exposed to amessage times the frequencyof the message), not includingthe numbers generated bypromotional tools like posters,flyers and bus boards.

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• Coordination and productionof a number of corporatepublications and promotionaldocuments for both the CMCand the CWM, including aCalendar of Events publishedevery three months, This Weekat the Museum, media kits,posters, visitor’s guides,promotional flyers and Website newsletters.

• The second phase of a majorrevision of the CMCC Website in order to improvecorporate identity, and theWeb site’s structure,navigation, interactivefunctions and general content.

• Collaboration with theNational Research Council ofCanada (NRCC) to create anexhibit of 3D Inuit objects forthe Virtual Museum of CanadaWeb site. This exhibition,launched in February 2001,was the fourth CMC projectproduced in collaboration withthe NRCC. It comprises threeexhibition “rooms,” each witha 45-second QuickTime®

introduction, 12 three-dimensional models ofimportant Paleo-Eskimo andInuit objects, explanatorypanels and photographs of theArctic from the CanadianArctic Expedition of1913–1916.

• Maintenance of relations withregional, national andinternational media in order topublicize the CMCC and itsactivities through broad mediacoverage. This year, a numberof exhibitions were the subjectof articles in most of thecountry’s major newspapers, aswell as radio and televisionbroadcasts. There wasespecially wide coverage ofIndia - The Living Arts andCanvas of War.

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• The organization andcoordination of special eventsthroughout the year. For theCMC: 11 exhibition openings,186 VIP visits and 36 specialevents (compared to 30 in theprevious year).

• Publicity campaigns incollaboration with the OttawaTourism and ConventionAuthority, the Associationtouristique de l’Outaouais andthe National CapitalCommission to attractindependent travellers.

• Increased visibility of theCMC in spring 2001 throughpublicity in Where Magazine,Cet été on fait le tour duQuébec, 101 Things to Dowith the Kids, the NationalArts Centre magazinePrélude, and special sectionsof Le Devoir and The Globeand Mail.

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A blend of humour and operaprovided by diva Nathalie Choquetteat theRendez-vous de la Francophonie.

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• To access the group tourmarket, which accounts for38 per cent of the CMC’sclientele, hosting of over450 people on introductorytours, including a specialreception at the CMC formajor tour operators fromNew York.

• Active representation at fivetourism industry trade fairs inCanada and the U.S. Thefavourable reaction elicited bythe CMC leads us to expectincreased business from bustour operators in the future.

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Info sheet on Upcoming2001-2002 Exhibitions.

• A strategic plan for CMCCpositioning in the tourismindustry, including theproduction of a newsletter andfact sheets to promoteexhibitions two years inadvance

• Hosting at the CMC of thisyear’s Outaouais TouristAssociation gala, which drew340 people.

• To reinforce the CMCpresence locally,representation on the Board ofDirectors of the OttawaTourism and ConventionAuthority; and for theAmerican market,representation on theCanadian TourismCommission’s LearningTravel Task Force.

• Continuing partnerships withAir Miles, the Tulip Festival,Capital Trolley/DoubleDecker Tours, the Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield SteamTrain, etc.

• In partnership with CMC,Kiss the Bride Productionslaunched their new 50minutes televisiondocumentary entitled The WarBrides: From Romance toReality, on February 7 in theCMC Theatre, with over350 people in attendance.The documentary aired onHistory TV, and will bebroadcast on Vision TV,Knowledge Network, andSCN. The production wasmade possible with theCMC’s investment as well asthe support of various fundingagencies. Following thesuccessful production andbroadcast of the documentary,the CMCC has committed thesame investment in theproduction and broadcast ofthe French version.

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• The production and nationaltelevision broadcast of SoundVenture’s Canvas of War, aone-hour televisiondocumentary that tells thestory of the incredibleCanadian collection of artfrom World War II and theartists that painted them.Canvas of War aired onHistory Television, SCN andVision TV, and will bebroadcast on Bravo. SRCcurrently holds the rights tobroadcast the French version.Produced in collaborationwith the CMCC, theCanadian War Museum, andin association with a numberof others partners, thisdocumentary complementedthe exhibition Canvas ofWar: Masterpieces from theCanadian War Museum,presented at the CMC.

• Presence of the CMCC at theSalon du livre de l’Outaouaisto promote the Corporation’spublications and its newgenealogy Web site, OurAncestors of European Origin.

• Distribution of a multilingualpromotional lure brochure,produced in 2000 for theCanadian Pavilion in Hanover.This brochure is now beingdistributed through theForeign Affairs diplomaticpouch in countries with aCanadian embassy or mission,where one of the publication’sfive languages is spoken(French, English, Italian,German or Spanish).

• For the Canadian WarMuseum (CWM): threeexhibition openings, five VIPvisits and 39 special events.

• Increased visibility for theCWM in publications relatedto tourism, mainly throughlarger ads in tourist guides forindependent travellers andparticipation in cooperativepublicity campaigns.

• Promotion of the Passing theTorch campaign, whichreached $9.4 million this year.

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t the end of the previousfiscal year, the CanadianWar Museum received

official confirmation from thefederal government of funding forthe construction of a new publicfacility. As a result, the CWM hasbegun directing an increasingproportion of its resources towardsthe realization of the newMuseum, while also maintaining afull roster of exhibitions and otherprogramming for its visitors.Highlights of the past yearinclude:

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• With the end of Dr. JackGranatstein’s tenure asDirector and CEO of theCWM, Joe Geurts was namedthe new Director and CEO onJuly 1, 2000. As formerActing President and CEO ofthe Canadian Museum ofCivilization Corporation andas its Senior Vice-Presidentand Chief Operating Officer,Mr. Geurts brings a wealth oforganizational and planningexperience to this excitingnew project.

• By January 2001, theselection process to find anarchitect for the new CWMhad been set in motion.

• A targeted opening date ofNovember 2004 has been setfor the new CWM. Althoughoriginally given a 20-acre siteon the decommissionedRockcliffe air base in Ottawa,as of March 2001 discussionsare under way for the newCWM to be built on thehistoric LeBreton Flats site, ashort distance fromParliament Hill.

• In anticipation of the scope ofthis new project, the CWMhas begun reorganizing itsinternal resources. Livinghistory collections in storageat the public 330 SussexDrive site were moved tocollections storage at VimyHouse, in order to permit thedevelopment of a buildingproject office for thearchitectural team.

• In anticipation of increasedworkloads as a result of thenew CWM project, additionalpositions were created in theArchives and LibraryDivision and the CollectionsInformation Division.

NeNeNeNeNew CWM on LeBreton Flatsw CWM on LeBreton Flatsw CWM on LeBreton Flatsw CWM on LeBreton Flatsw CWM on LeBreton FlatsMay 15, 2001 – As the AnnualReport was going to press, thefederal government announcedits decision to locate the newCanadian War Museum onLeBreton Flats in Ottawa. Thischange of venue will give theCWM added visibility within thecity’s core area, and will be a keyfactor in making the Museum amajor destination for visitorsinterested in learning aboutCanada’s military history.

The new CWM is expected tocost $105.75 million, of which thefederal government iscontributing $83.75 million.Funds for initial exhibitry andprogramming will be provided bya $7 million allocation from theCanadian Museum of CivilizationCorporation, and through the$15 million Passing the Torchfundraising campaign.

The new CWM will be greatlyupgraded and expanded toinclude approximately 4,180square metres (45,000 sq. ft.) ofexhibition and gallery space. Thenew facility is scheduled to openin late 2004 or early 2005.

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• Canvas of War:Masterpieces from theCanadian War Museumenjoyed a highly successfulpresentation at the CanadianMuseum of Civilization fromFebruary 2000 throughJanuary 2001. Attractingmore than 290,000 visitors atthe CMC, the exhibitionbegins a Canadian tour inSeptember 2001 at the ArtGallery of Ontario, inToronto, followed by venuesin many Canadian citiesthrough 2005. In mid-February 2001, the exhibitionreceived the Award ofExcellence in the exhibitionscategory from the CanadianMuseums Association.

• Battle Lines: CanadianArtists in the Field, 1917-1919, a smaller exhibitionfeaturing many of the artistsprofiled in Canvas of War,began its international tour inthe fall of 2000 with apresentation at the prestigiousMcMichael Gallery insouthern Ontario. It will thengo to England and Australia.

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The Canadian War Museumpublishes a number of books eachyear, ranging from exhibitioncatalogues to scholarlypublications. In addition, CWMstaff often publish articles in awide range of general andscholarly journals and magazines.

Highlights of the past yearinclude:

• Brandon, Laura and Dean F.Oliver. Canvas of War:Painting the CanadianExperience, 1914 to 1945,(Vancouver: Douglas andMcIntyre in co-operation withthe Canadian Museum ofCivilization Corporation,2000). This lavishlyillustrated work is thecompanion volume for theexhibition Canvas of War:Masterpieces from theCanadian War Museum,and is distributed throughbookstores throughoutthe world.

• The CWM entered into anumber of co-publishingventures, including: fourissues of Canadian MilitaryHistory; The 50th Battalion inNo Man’s Land; For Freedomand Honour?; Best O’Luck;The Canadians at Amiens,August 1918; and TheCommunication Trench.

• Three articles in Dispatches:Serge Durflinger, “A Touch ofHome: The War Services ofthe Salvation Army.” (May2000); Dean F. Oliver, “TheKorean War and Canada.”

(June 2000) and CameronPulsifer, “The MilitaryCollege of Canada: 1876 tothe Present.” (November2000).

• Additional articles written byCWM staff include:• Laura Brandon: “The War

Art of Maurice Cullen.”Arts Atlantic 66 (Spring2000); “Memorandum onthe Curating of War: AMuseum of War.” Descant31/1 (Spring 2000);“Obituary — OrvilleFisher: Official War Artist(1911-1999).” CanadianMilitary History 9/1(Winter 2000).

• Serge Durflinger: Lest WeForget: A History of theLast Post Fund 1909-1999(Montréal, 2000); “ServingWhose Interests?: TheR.C.N. and NavalDiplomacy in El Salvador,1932.” In Richard H.Gimblett and Peter Haydon(eds.), Canadian Gunboats:The Canadian Navy as anInstrument of ForeignPolicy, Past, Present andFuture. Halifax:Dalhousie UniversityCentre for Foreign PolicyStudies, 2001; “I regret toinform you…: Next-of-kinnotification and officialcondolences, the case ofFlight Lieutenant GeorgeJoseph Chequer, RCAF.”Canadian Military History,9/3 (Autumn 2000); “ATouch of Home: the WarServices of the SalvationArmy.” The War Cry,(November 2000);

“Academic History and theNew Canadian WarMuseum.” Bulletin of theCanadian HistoricalAssociation (October2000).

• Brendan McCoy:“Snapshots from the SouthAfrican War: The F.C.Cantrill PhotographCollection at the CanadianWar Museum.” CanadianMilitary Journal 9/2(Spring 2000).

• Dean F. Oliver: “The Housethat Jack Built.” CanadianMilitary Journal 1/2(Summer 2000); “ForeignAffairs and NationalDefence, 1994.” In DavidLeyton-Brown (ed.),Canadian Annual Reviewof Politics and PublicAffairs, 1994. Toronto:University of Toronto Press,2001; “The Promise andPerils of StrategicAssessment.” Web site ofthe Conference of DefenceAssociations Institute(CDAI, 2000); and “In theShadow of the Corps:Historiography,Generalship, and HarryCrerar.” In Bernd Horn andStephen Harris (eds.),Warrior Chiefs:Perspectives on SeniorCanadian MilitaryLeaders, Toronto: DundurnPress, 2001.

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• Cameron Pulsifer, withHarold Wright: “It’s JustLike the Resurrection: TheBoer Surrender to theCanadians at Paardeberg.”Canadian Military History9/1 (Winter 2000);“Raymond Brutinel and theCanadian Motor Machine-Gun Brigades of the FirstWorld War.” Convention2000: The MilitaryCollector’s Club ofCanada, Annual Meetingagenda (2000).

• Roger Sarty: “Rear-AdmiralL.W. Murray and the Battleof the Atlantic: TheProfessional Who LedCanada’s Citizen Sailors.”In Bernd Horn and StephenHarris (eds.), WarriorChiefs: Perspectives onSenior Canadian MilitaryLeaders, Toronto: DundurnPress, 2001.

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CWM staff continue to be activein sharing their expertise withcolleague institutions, universitiesand other interested parties acrossCanada and around the world.

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Throughout the year, the CWMSpeakers’ Series featuredoccasional lectures, conferences,debates and roundtable discussionson military history, current eventsand museum studies. Eventsincluded discussions on thefollowing topics:

• The Iroquois and the War of1812

• Canada and the Korean War,Fifty Years On

• The Siege of Quebec in 1690:A Clash of Two TacticalDoctrines

• The Generation of Memory:Reflections on the ‘MemoryBoom’ in ContemporaryHistorical Studies

• Command in War: AbrahamLincoln as Commander-in-Chief

• The Face of Battle: TheDynamics of the Battle of thePlains of Abraham

• The Topography of War:Battlefields of the Falklands, aVisual Account

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The CWM actively shares themany aspects of Canada’s militaryheritage with audiencesthroughout Canada and around theworld. Highlights of the past yearinclude:

• A total of 2,955 studentsparticipated in 116 schoolprogrammes offered at theCWM, and 2,653 studentsparticipated in 94 CWMschool programmes offeredoffsite in schools. Onsiteprogrammes include athematic gallery visit, artifactand uniform activities, a battlemap study unit (secondarylevel) and a short videopresentation. Offsiteprogrammes in schoolsinclude all of the above, withthe exception of the thematicgallery visit.


CWM Educational Programmesprovide fun and excitement foryoung people.

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The Canadian War Museum’sHartland Molson Library islocated at Vimy House, themuseum’s storage and researchfacility. Its roughly 45,000 itemsinclude hundreds of periodicalsand several thousand rare books,making it one of the finest andmost extensive military libraries inCanada. The library is open topublic researchers, andparticipates in the inter-libraryloans program.

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The Canadian War Museum’ssmall but rapidly growing archivesalready include some 250 boxes inthe core collection consistingmainly of personal papers,acquired by private donation, aswell as maps, technical blue prints,and other material. Papers includethose of several well-knownCanadian generals, like the FirstWorld War’s Sir Arthur Currie,and scores of battle diaries byjunior officers and enlistedpersonnel. The archives are opento public consultation.

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The Museum’s collection of some25,000 images, albums, slides, andvideotapes are both a uniqueresearch collection and a valuablesource of income from private andcommercial requests forreproduction. The photographicimages, dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the present,cover all of Canada’s wars since1885. The collection is especiallystrong on the Boer War and theFirst and Second World Wars. Thephotographic archives are open topublic consultation.

• To mark the 50th Anniversaryof the Korean War, the CWMhosted a parade and ceremony.The event was attended by alarge number of Korean Warveterans. Members of theKorean Veterans Associationof Canada Unit #6 from BarrieOntario, donated a painting tothe CWM to commemoratethe anniversary.

• The annual NijmegenMarchers Send-off Parade wasthe largest to date at theCWM. A wreath waspresented to Colonel Holt,who led the march, to lay atGroesbeek Cemetery, onbehalf of the CWM, inmemory of those Canadianswho made the ultimatesacrifice.

On October 12, 2000, the Kerr-Kines family donatedveteran George Fraser Kerr Victoria Cross andassociated material to the Canadian War Museum. Asmall reception held at the Canadian War Museumwas well-attended by the media, and the eventreceived national coverage.

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The Canadian War Museum hostsmany different types of specialevents throughout the year. Theyvary from commemorative anddonation ceremonies to booklaunches and guided tours at boththe Sussex Drive and Vimy Housefacilities. Highlights of the pastyear include:

• The 1940 Dunkirk VeteransAssociation Canadian Branchparaded their associationcolours for a final time, tomark the closing of theirAssociation worldwide.During the courtyardceremony, the CanadianBranch donated their log,Colours and a Union Jack thathad been taken off the beachat Dunkirk in 1940.

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• Book launches: UnauthorizedEntry: The Truth About theNazi War Criminals inCanada 1946-56 by HowardMargolian and Victory atFalaise: The Soldiers’ Storyby Dennis and ShelaghWhitaker.

• Remembrance Day 2000Sunset Ceremony and relatedactivities attracted the highestattendance ever recorded forthis commemorative day.Activities included the Meet aVeteran Programme at theCWM and an open house atVimy House, with a shuttlebus between these twolocations and the CanadianMuseum of Civilization forCanvas of War. During themoving Sunset Ceremony,CWM Director and CEO, Mr.Joe Geurts, and Chief of theDefence Staff, GeneralMaurice Baril, addressedveterans and the public.Members of the CanadianForces held an official paradeduring the ceremony.

From left to right: Colonel Peter Holt, Team Leader,Nijmegen Marchers Contingent, Mr. Joe Geurts,Director and CEO, Canadian War Museum (Masterof Ceremonies) and Mr. Daan Rosenberg-Polak,Deputy Head of Mission, Royal NetherlandsEmbassy review troops before Nijmegen march, onJuly 12, 2000.

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• Participants in the thirdannual CWM MilitaryModelers Show met at VimyHouse for registration and apre-event reception, followedby two days of displays. Theevent held was held at VimyHouse for the first time.

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• Two Royal Military College ofCanada Land Force TechnicalStaff Programmes were heldat Vimy House. This highlysuccessful and popular all-daycourse looks at the history,evolution and adaptation ofmilitary technology.

• Janssen-Ortho Inc. held aprivate symposium oninfectious diseases. Theyenjoyed a formal dinner withguest speakers, including Dr.Dean Oliver, Senior Historianat the CWM. Veterans andcostumed guides alsoprovided material historydemonstrations and guidedtours.

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• A special luncheon andguided tours were organizedfor members of the MilitaryCollectors Club of Canada,who were in town for theirannual convention. Behind-the-scenes tours of all thecollections at Vimy Housewere offered.

• Members of the BurmaVeterans Association ofCanada were invited to VimyHouse for tours and areception in honour of theirrecent donations andcontinued support of CWMactivities. Mr. Dan Glenneyand Gen. (Ret’d) RamseyWithers addressed the group.

• A soldier’s lunch and behind-the-scenes tours at VimyHouse were organized for alarge group of students fromThe Canadian Forces StaffCollege in Toronto.

• Passing the Torch held twoprivate multimediapresentations and tours of theart vault for members of theOttawa hi tech communityand members of Governmentand Consultant Law Firms.These groups were addressedby Gen. (Ret’d) Paul Mansonand Mr. Joe Geurts, andenjoyed guided tours by TheFriends of the Canadian WarMuseum and CWM Guides.

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• A workshop for senior CarletonUniversity Academics was heldat the CWM. Roundtablediscussions were led by Dr.Dean Oliver and Dr. CameronPulsifer on the subject of“Canadian Forces Structure,Peacekeeping, and TheRevolution in Military Affairs”.

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• The Live Learning Networkorganized a live interactivewebcast from the CWM: a one-hour segment accessible on theInternet to schools acrossCanada. This educational showpresented the CWM’ssuccessful First World WarProgramme, and questions fromthe students were answered byPaul Métivier, a veteran of theFirst World War.

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• CBC Newsworld filmed aspecial November 11, 2000town hall meeting at VimyHouse between students and agroup of veterans. The specialwas hosted by Peter Mansbridgeof the CBC.

• Local producer Les ProductionsR. Charbonneau Inc. spent awhole day at Vimy Housefilming an episode on war forHistoire Max, a television seriesto be aired on TFO in 2001.



A Touch of Home: The WarServices of the Salvation Army(CWM), May 18 to September 4,2000Colville at War: Watercolours,1944-1945 (CWM), June toDecember 31, 2000The Army of Tomorrow: ServingYou Today (CWM), June 29 toSeptember 2000Korean War: A War in theService of Peace (CWM), June2000 to April 2, 2001Truth, Duty, Valour: The RoyalMilitary College of Canada,1876–2000 (CWM), September2000 to October 28, 2001Kiska Sketches: War Art by E.J.Hughes, 1943 (CWM), November2000 to October 21, 2001


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verall expenditures increased to $58 million from $54.7 million, representing an increase of$3.3 million. Self-generated revenues increased to $13.9 million from $11.5 million,representing an increase of $2.4 million. The strong revenue performance is a result of strong

attendance and related revenue from the Canadian Museum of Civilization location, as well as resultsfrom the Museum’s Boutique at the Canadian Pavilion during the world’s fair held in Hanover,Germany.

In 2000–2001, revenues from general admissions, boutiques and the IMAX® Theatre rose to$7 million from $5.8 million. Revenues from facility rentals, concessions and parking were$1.9 million, matching the performance of last year. Government funding recognized during theyear increased to $50.4 million from $47.5 million, representing an increase of $2.9 million.

Major expenditures for exhibit completion in the First Peoples Hall and the Canada Hall have beenre-scheduled to occur in 2001–2002 and 2002–2003.

The Corporation’s goal of committing $7 million of its own resources towards the construction of anew Canadian War Museum has been met and is represented on the financial statements as arestricted equity amount.

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Financial StatementsFinancial StatementsFinancial StatementsFinancial StatementsFinancial Statements

For the year ended March 31, 2001

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MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial statements contained in this annual report have been prepared by Management inaccordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, and the integrity and objectivity ofthe data in these financial statements are Management’s responsibility. Financial information presentedthroughout the annual report is consistent with the financial statements.

In support of its responsibility, Management has developed and maintains books of account,records, financial and management controls, information systems and management practices. These aredesigned to provide reasonable assurance as to the reliability of financial information, that assets aresafeguarded and controlled, and that transactions are in accordance with the Financial Administration Actand regulations as well as the Museums Act and the by-laws of the Corporation.

The Board of Trustees is responsible for ensuring that Management fulfills its responsibilities forfinancial reporting and internal control. The Board exercises its responsibilities through the AuditCommittee, which includes a majority of members who are not officers of the Corporation. TheCommittee meets with Management and the independent external auditor to review the manner in whichthese groups are performing their responsibilities, and to discuss auditing, internal controls and otherrelevant financial matters. The Audit Committee has reviewed the financial statements with the externalauditor and has submitted its report to the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has reviewed andapproved the financial statements.

The Corporation’s external auditor, the Auditor General of Canada, examines the financialstatements and reports to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, who is responsible for the Canadian Museumof Civilization.

May 18, 2001

J. (Joe) GeurtsChief Operating Officer and

Senior Vice-President

David LoyeChief Financial Officer

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Auditor’s Report

To the Minister of Canadian Heritage

I have audited the balance sheet of the Canadian Museum of Civilization as at March 31, 2001 and thestatements of operations and equity of Canada and cash flows for the year then ended. These financialstatements are the responsibility of the Corporation’s management. My responsibility is to express anopinion on these financial statements based on my audit.

I conducted my audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Thosestandards require that I plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financialstatements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidencesupporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessingthe accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluatingthe overall financial statement presentation.

In my opinion, these financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial positionof the Corporation as at March 31, 2001 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the yearthen ended in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. As required by theFinancial Administration Act, I report that, in my opinion, these principles have been applied on abasis consistent with that of the preceding year.

Further, in my opinion, the transactions of the Corporation that have come to my notice during myaudit of the financial statements have, in all significant respects, been in accordance with Part X of theFinancial Administration Act and regulations, the Museums Act and the by-laws of the Corporation.

Richard Flageole, FCAAssistant Auditor Generalfor the Auditor General of Canada

Ottawa, CanadaMay 18, 2001

AUDITOR GENERAL OF CANADA VÉRIFICATEUR GÉNÉRAL DU CANADA

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CANADIAN MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATION

Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2001

ASSETS

(in thousands of dollars) 2001 2000

CURRENT

Cash and short-term investments (Note 3) $ 16,414 $ 13,489

Accounts receivable (Note 4) 6,616 2,488

Inventories 1,197 1,891

Prepaid expenses 1,361 1,310

25,588 19,178

Restricted cash and investments (Note 5) 13,207 7,668

Collection (Note 6) 1 1

Capital assets (Note 7) 12,376 12,691

$ 51,172 $ 39,538

The accompanying notes and schedules form an integral part of the financial statements.

Approved by the Board of Trustees:

Chairperson Trustee

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LIABILITIES


CURRENT

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 8) $ 7,471 $ 7,417

Deferred revenues 448 690

7,919 8,107

Accrued employee termination benefits 2,359 2,127

Deferred contributions (Note 9) 6,206 2,668

Deferred capital funding (Note 10) 14,376 12,691

30,860 25,593

EQUITY OF CANADA

Internally restricted (Note 11) 7,000 5,000

Unrestricted 13,312 8,945

20,312 13,945

$ 51,172 $ 39,538

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Statement of Operations and Equity of Canadafor the year ended March 31, 2001


Revenues (Schedule 1) $ 13,940 $ 11,522

Expenses

Collect and research 9,032 8,676Exhibit, educate and communicate 11,559 10,775Canadian War Museum 5,216 5,600Accommodate 19,820 18,728Corporate services 12,380 10,946

Total expenses (Schedule 2) 58,007 54,725

Net result of operations before government funding (44,067) (43,203)

Government funding

Parliamentary appropriation for operating expenses 47,126 44,089

Amortization of deferred capital funding 3,308 3,383

50,434 47,472

Net income 6,367 4,269

Equity of Canada at beginning of year 13,945 9,676

Equity of Canada at end of year $ 20,312 $ 13,945


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Statement of Cash Flowsfor the year ended March 31, 2001


Operating activities

Net income $ 6,367 $ 4,269

Adjustment for non-cash items Amortization of capital assets 3,308 3,383 Amortization of deferred capital funding (3,308) (3,383) Contributions recognized as revenue (442) (742)

5,925 3,527Change in non-cash operating assets and liabilities (3,673) (848)

Change in accrued employee termination benefits 232 48

Cash flows from operating activities 2,484 2,727

Investing activities

Acquisition of capital assets (2,993) (3,256)

Increase in restricted cash and investments (5,539) (5,137)

Cash flows used in investing activities (8,532) (8,393)

Financing activities

Parliamentary appropriation for the acquisition of capital assets 4,993 3,256

Restricted contributions and related investment income 3,980 879

Cash flows from financing activities 8,973 4,135

Increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments 2,925 (1,531)

Balance at beginning of year 13,489 15,020

Balance at end of year $ 16,414 $ 13,489


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Notes to Financial StatementsMarch 31, 2001

1. Mission and mandate

The Canadian Museum of Civilization (the “Corporation”) was established on July 1, 1990 by theMuseums Act. The Canadian Museum of Civilization is an agent Crown corporation named in Part I ofSchedule III to the Financial Administration Act. The Canadian War Museum is a component of theCanadian Museum of Civilization.

The mission, as stated in the Museums Act, is as follows:

“to increase, throughout Canada and internationally, interest in, knowledge and critical understanding ofand appreciation and respect for human cultural achievements and human behaviour by establishing,maintaining and developing for research and posterity a collection of objects of historical or culturalinterest, with special but not exclusive reference to Canada, and by demonstrating those achievementsand behaviour, the knowledge derived from them and the understanding they represent.”

The Canadian Museum of Civilization’s operations are divided into five mutually supportive activitieswhich work together to meet all aspects of its mandate. These activities are:

Collect and research

Manages, develops, conserves, and undertakes research on the collections to enhance program deliveryand augment the scientific knowledge base.

Exhibit, educate and communicate

Develops, maintains, and communicates exhibits, programs and activities to further knowledge, criticalunderstanding, appreciation, and respect for human cultural achievements and human behavior.

Accommodate

Managing and maintaining all facilities and related security and hosting services.

Canadian War Museum

An affiliated museum dedicated to Canada’s military history and continuing commitment topeacekeeping.

Corporate services

Governance, corporate management, audit and evaluation, fund raising, commercial activities, financeand administration, human resources, and information systems.

2. Significant accounting policies

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accountingprinciples. Significant accounting policies follow.

(a) Inventories

Inventories, which consist of materials for the boutiques and publications, are valued at the lowerof cost and net realizable value.io

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(b) Collection

The artifact collection forms the largest part of the assets of the Corporation, and is presented inthe balance sheet at a nominal value of $1,000, due to the practical difficulties of determining ameaningful value for these assets.

Objects purchased for the collection of the Corporation are recorded as an expense in the year ofacquisition. Objects donated to the Corporation are not recorded in the books of accounts.

(c) Capital assets

Capital assets are valued at cost, net of accumulated amortization.

Amortization is calculated using the straight-line method, over the estimated useful lives of assets:

Leasehold and building improvements 10 yearsOffice furniture and equipment 8 yearsTechnical and informatics equipment 5 and 8 yearsMotor vehicles 5 years

(d) Pension plan

Employees of the Corporation participate in the Public Service Superannuation Plan, administeredby the Government of Canada. The Corporation matched these contributions equally for eachemployee, for the year in which services are rendered until March 31, 2000. On April 1, 2000 theCorporation’s share of contributions increased to $2.14 for each dollar the employee contributes.The current year Corporation’s share of contributions is $1,777,000 (2000 – $881,000). Thesecontributions are recognized during the year in which services are rendered, and represent thetotal pension obligations of the Corporation. The Corporation is not required under presentlegislation to make contributions with respect to actuarial deficiencies of the Public ServiceSuperannuation Account.

(e) Employee termination benefits

Employees of the Corporation are entitled to specified benefits on termination, as provided forunder labour contracts and conditions of employment. The cost of these benefits is recognized inthe year in which they are earned by the employee. The current year’s expense for these benefits is$609,000 (2000 – $297,000) and total benefits paid during the year amounted to $443,000(2000 – $106,000). These benefits represent the only obligation of the Corporation that entailssettlement by future payment.

(f) Contributions

The Corporation follows the deferral method of accounting for contributions.

Unrestricted contributions are recognized as revenue when received or receivable if the amount tobe received can be reasonably estimated and collection is reasonably assured. Contributionsexternally restricted, and related investment income, are deferred and recognized as revenue in theyear in which the related expenses are incurred.

Volunteers contribute a significant number of hours of service per year. Because of the difficultyof determining their fair value, contributed services are not recognized in these financialstatements.

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(g) Parliamentary appropriation

The Government of Canada provides funding to the Corporation. The portion of theparliamentary appropriation intended to be used to purchase depreciable capital assets is recordedas deferred capital funding and amortized on the same basis and over the same periods as therelated capital assets acquired. Parliamentary appropriations for specific projects are deferredand recognized on the statement of operations in the year in which the related expenses areincurred. The remaining portion of the appropriation is recognized in the statement of operationsin the year for which it was approved.

3. Cash and short-term investments

The Corporation invests in the short-term money market. The overall portfolio yield as at March 31,2001 was 5.7% (2000 – 4.9%). All instruments held in short-term investments are rated R1 or better bythe Dominion Bond Rating Service. The average term to maturity is 38 days (2000 – 37 days). The fairvalue of the short-term investments approximates the book value due to their impending maturity.

4. Accounts receivable


Refundable taxes $ 849 $ 740

Trade accounts 1,506 634

Parliamentary appropriation 4,170 1,064

Other 91 50

$ 6,616 $ 2,488

5. Restricted cash and investments

Restricted cash and investments arise from contributions received from individuals and corporateentities for a specified purpose and from internally restricted funds.

The overall portfolio yield on restricted cash as at March 31, 2001 was 5.6% (2000 – 4.9%). Allinstruments held in short-term investments are rated R1 or better by the Dominion Bond RatingService. The average term to maturity is 35 days (2000 – 36 days). The fair value of the short-terminvestments approximates the book value due to their impending maturity.

6. Collection

The Corporation maintains the material culture collections of artifacts, objects, specimens and theirrelated information. These collections are developed by various research areas within theCorporation. The collections are divided into the following eight discipline-related groups :

Ethnology - ethnographic and fine art collections principally related to North American FirstPeoples in post-European contact

Folk Culture - folk culture and fine craft collections illustrating the diversity of cultural influenceson Canadian culture

History - collections which illustrate the experience of the common person as well as famousCanadians

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Canadian Postal Museum - collections of philatelic, artwork and material culture which serve to illustratethe role of postal communication in defining and shaping a nation

Canadian Children’s Museum - collections which emphasize intercultural understanding and experience,as well as supporting a rich animation programme

Living History - collection of properties, costumes and didactic resources which are used by animators,educators, and other staff to promote and enliven the Museum’s programming

Canadian War Museum - collections of weapons and technological artifacts illustrating the developmentof military technologies, dress and insignia collections of uniforms, medals, accoutrements and regalia ofthe Canadian Armed Forces and its allies, and war art collections of paintings, drawings, prints andsculptures from the Canadian War Artist programmes and modern art works illustrating CanadianPeacekeeping efforts

Archaeology - archaeological collections of material culture, physical anthropology, flora and faunarecovered from dig sites and principally illustrating indigenous North American culture prior to Europeancontact

7. Capital assets


Accumulated Net Book Net Book Cost Amortization Value Value

Leasehold and building $ 25,559 $ 15,332 $ 10,227 $ 10,296 improvements

Office furniture and equipment 5,705 5,682 23 38

Technical equipment 8,162 7,293 869 846

Informatics equipment 8,074 6,882 1,192 1,450

Motor vehicles 165 100 65 61

$ 47,665 $ 35,289 $ 12,376 $ 12,691

Capital assets do not include the land and buildings occupied by the Corporation since they are owned by theGovernment of Canada.

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8. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities


Trade accounts payable $ 5,415 $ 5,206

Accrued salaries and vacation pay 1,464 1,505

Government departments and agencies 351 487

Current portion of accrued employee termination benefits 241 219

$ 7,471 $ 7,417

9. Deferred contributions

Deferred contributions represent unspent externally restricted donations and related investment income.

Changes in the deferred contributions balance are as follows:


Balance at beginning of year $ 2,668 $ 2,531

Add donations received in the year 3,972 868

Add deferred investment income (Note 12) 8 11

Less donations recognized as revenue (442) (742)


10. Deferred capital funding

Deferred capital funding represents the unamortized portion of parliamentary appropriations used orto be used to purchase depreciable capital assets.

Changes in the deferred capital funding balance are as follows:


Balance at beginning of year $ 12,691 $ 12,818

Appropriations received in the current year to purchase depreciable capital assets 2,993 3,256

Appropriations received in the current year to purchase depreciable capital assets in future periods 2,000 -

Less amortization (3,308) (3,383)


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11. Internally restricted equity of Canada

As of March 31, 2001 the Corporation has internally restricted $7,000,000 towards the construction of anew Canadian War Museum.

12. Interest on cash and investments

Interest on cash and investments is reported as follows :


Income earned on unrestricted resources $ 1,248 $ 858

Income earned on restricted resources 278 144

Total interest on cash and investments earned in the period 1,526 1,002

Less amounts deferred (Note 9) (8) (11)

Total interest on cash and investments recognized as revenue $ 1,518 $ 991

13. Related party transactions

In addition to those related party transactions disclosed elsewhere in these financial statements, theCorporation is related in terms of common ownership to all Government of Canada created departments,agencies and Crown corporations. The Corporation enters into transactions with these entities in thenormal course of business.

14. Fair value of financial instruments

In addition to the descriptions in Notes 3 and 5, the fair value of accounts receivable, restricted cash andinvestments, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their respective book value due totheir impending maturity.

15. Commitments

As at March 31, 2001 the Corporation has entered into long-term contracts for informatics, property leasesand building maintenance services with a remaining value of $23,451,000. The future minimum paymentsare as follows:

(in thousandsof dollars)

2001-02 $ 5,7382002-03 4,8502003-04 4,0972004-05 3,2912005-06 and thereafter 5,475

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SCHEDULE OF REVENUEFOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2001

(in thousands of dollars) SCHEDULE 1

2001 2000

Boutique sales $ 2,826 $ 1,990General admission 2,410 2,029CINÉPLUS 1,824 1,805Interest on cash and investments (Note 12) 1,518 991Facility rental and concessions 1,096 1,125Parking 788 792Grants and sponsorships 742 558Travelling exhibits 524 325Donations 500 799Publications 424 175Royalties 224 133Other 1,064 800

$ 13,940 $ 11,522

SCHEDULE OF EXPENSESFOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2001

(in thousands of dollars) SCHEDULE 2

2001 2000

Personnel costs $ 24,393 $ 23,345Professional and special services 8,534 6,633Property taxes 5,247 4,972Exhibit design and fabrication 4,161 4,136Amortization 3,308 3,383Repairs and maintenance 3,096 3,254Utilities 1,854 1,779Cost of goods sold 1,541 1,419Furniture and fixtures 1,278 1,643Travel, hospitality and transportation 1,112 1,100Building leases 1,065 990Communications 940 699Marketing and advertising 901 943Rentals 155 158CINÉPLUS films 115 87Collection acquisitions 95 83Other 212 101

$ 58,007 $ 54,725

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