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Cover Photos

Top images, from left to right:

Poster image from the exhibition Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga. Map photo: Skalholt map, Icelandic, circa 1590. PhotographicStudio, courtesy of The Royal Library (Copenhagen, Denmark). Ship photo: Íslendigur, replica Viking ship. Photo by Antonio OttoRabasca, courtesy of skipper Gunnar Eggertsson.

Tapestry in the exhibition Nuvisavik, “The Place Where We Weave”: Inuit Tapestries from Arctic Canada. Photo: H. Foster

Exterior banner at the Canadian Museum of Civilization to identify the Canadian Children’s Museum.

Poster image from the exhibition The Mysterious Bog People. Photo: Drents Museum, Netherlands.

Stamp in the exhibition Reflections of Canada – The National Stamp Collection, Canadian Postal Museum.

Bottom image:

Architect’s drawing, new Canadian War Museum.

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Canadian Museum of CivilizationCorporation

Canadian WarMuseum

Canadian War Museum

330 Sussex DriveOttawa, Ontario

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Canadian Museum ofCivilizationCanadian Museum of Civilization

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2002–2003 Annual ReportCanadian Museum of CivilizationCanadian War Museum

Published by Corporate Communications (819) 776-8380Public Relations and Publishing Branch, Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation

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Table of Contents

4 Board of Trustees5 Corporate Governance7 Chairman’s Report9 President and CEO’s Report13 The Corporate Plan13 • Canadian Identity in the Global Environment13 • The Safeguard and Promotion

of Canada’s Heritage15 • Continuing Challenges to Financial

and Operational Viability17 Objectives, Targets and Achievements

in 2002–200320 Upcoming Challenges for the Corporation20 • Construction of the New Canadian War

Museum20 • Human Resources Planning20 • Ensuring a Client-Focused Approach20 • Completion of the Canada Hall at the

Canadian Museum of Civilization20 • Streamlining Collections Management21 Museum Services21 • IMAX ® Theatre22 • Boutiques22 • Marketing, Publicity and Tourism24 • Corporate Web Site24 • Property Management, Security and

Client Services26 • Human Resources26 • Volunteer Services27 Research and Collections27 • Acquisitions28 • Archaeology and History Division29 • Ethnology and Cultural Studies Division30 • Collections Management and

Planning Division31 • Library, Archives and Documentation Services33 • Lectures, Presentations and Publications33 • The Aboriginal Training Programme in

Museum Practices34 Exhibitions and Programmes34 • Permanent Exhibitions34 • First Peoples Hall35 • Temporary Exhibitions37 • Travelling Exhibitions39 • Windows on the Collections39 • Programmes40 • Series and Animation40 • School Programming40 • Guided Tours40 • Audio-visual Productions and Photography

41 Canadian Children’s Museum41 • Temporary Exhibitions42 • Programmes and Activities43 Canadian Postal Museum43 • Permanent and Temporary Exhibitions44 • Programmes and Activities44 • Collections and Research44 • National and International Presence45 • Conferences and Lectures45 • Partnerships46 CMC Exhibitions48 Public Relations and Publishing48 • Communications Products48 • Onsite Promotion49 • Media Relations50 • Special Events and State Visits50 • Internal Communications50 • Publishing50 • Printed Publications51 Canadian War Museum51 • New CWM Facility52 • Exhibitions53 • Publications53 • Articles54 • Conferences and Lectures55 • Programmes55 • Educational Activities56 • Special Events56 • Launches and Openings57 • Exhibitions58 Canadian Museum of Civilization

Donors and Sponsors59 Canadian War Museum Donors60 Canadian War Museum Passing the Torch

Campaign Donors63 Financial Overview

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Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees and Officers of the Corporation

First row, from left to right: Marianna Simeone (Trustee), Claudette Roy (Vice-Chair), John English (Chair),Victor Rabinovitch (President and CEO) and Thérèse Spénard-Pilon (Trustee)Back row, from left to right: Mark O’Neill (Corporate Secretary and Director, Strategic Planning),Paul Manson (Trustee), Harvey A. Slack (Trustee), Pierre Dufour (Trustee) and Joe Geurts(Senior Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, and Director and CEO of the Canadian War Museum)Standing, from left to right: Robert Bothwell (Trustee) and Robert J. Ojolick (Trustee)Absent: Claudia Simon (Trustee) and Gloria Webster (Trustee)

Photo: H. Foster

The Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum are storehouses ofvaluable information. [. . .] As world-class museums, they are gathering spots for diversecultures, and they respect diverse views and cultivate personal understanding and values.

— John English, Chairman, Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation

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The Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation is aCrown Corporation established pursuant to the MuseumsAct (Statutes of Canada 1990, Chapter 3), which cameinto force on July 1, 1990. Under the Act, theCorporation has a specific mandate "to increase,throughout Canada and internationally, interest in,knowledge and critical understanding of andappreciation and respect for human culturalachievements and human behaviour by establishing,maintaining and developing for research and posteritya collection of objects of historical or cultural interest,with special but not exclusive reference to Canada, andby demonstrating those achievements and behaviour, theknowledge derived from them and the understandingthey represent."

Beginning in 1856 as a branch of the Geological Surveyof Canada, the Canadian Museum of CivilizationCorporation (CMCC) now comprises the CanadianMuseum of Civilization (CMC) — Canada's nationalmuseum of social and cultural history, and its affiliatemuseums: the Canadian War Museum (CWM) —Canada's national museum of military history — andthe entirely virtual Museum of New France. TheCanadian Museum of Civilization complex is also hometo the Canadian Postal Museum, the CanadianChildren's Museum and the IMAX® Theatre.

Corporate Governance

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

Trustees appointed by the Governor-in-Council. The Board is responsiblefor fulfilment of the policies andoverall financial management of theCorporation’s affairs. It reports toParliament through the Minister ofCanadian Heritage. During 2002–2003, the Board of Trustees hadseven committees to help expediteits work. These committees metregularly before Board meetings —in person and by teleconference —and reported their recommendationsto meetings of the Board of Trustees.Each Board Member has duties onat least one Board committee. Duringthe past year, there were 6 meetingsand 8 teleconferences of the Boardof Trustees, and 13 meetings and6 teleconferences of the Board’scommittees.

The Board’s Executive Committeeassists the Board’s decision-makingprocess, if necessary, between Boardmeetings. During the past year, 2meetings and 1 teleconference wereheld.

The Audit Committee serves as theBoard’s advisor on audit-relatedmatters, and ensures maintenanceof sound internal controls. During thepast year, this committee held 2meetings and 1 teleconference.

The Finance and CompensationCommittee serves as the Board’sadvisor on accountability andplanning in relation to finance andcompensation. It maintains appro-priate controls over significantfinancial transactions by requiringthat all financial transactionsexceeding $250,000 are reviewed bythe Committee prior to considerationby the Board of Trustees. During thepast year, this committee held4 meetings and 2 teleconferences.

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Corporate Governance

The Development Committeeadvises and supports the Board andmanagement on the Corporation’sdevelopment and fundraisingactivities. Members of the committeemay participate personally infundraising. During the past year, thiscommittee held 1 meeting.

The Canadian War MuseumCommittee advises the Board onmatters related to the Canadian WarMuseum. Its membership includesmembers of the Board of Trusteesand representatives from veteransgroups. During the past year, thiscommittee held 2 meetings.

The Canadian War MuseumBuilding Committee oversees thedevelopment of the new CanadianWar Museum. During the past year,this committee held 2 meetings and2 teleconferences.

The Working Group onGovernance is mandated to advisethe Board on matters related to thegovernance of the CanadianMuseum of Civilization Corporation,such as the application of its by-laws.This committee did not meet duringthe past year.

Board of Trustees

John English, Chair, Waterloo, OntarioClaudette Roy, Vice-Chair, Edmonton, AlbertaRobert Bothwell, Trustee, Toronto, OntarioPierre Dufour, Trustee, Aylmer, QuebecPaul Manson, Trustee, Ottawa, OntarioRobert J. Ojolick, Trustee, Sydney, Nova ScotiaHarvey A. Slack, Trustee, Ottawa, Ontario (the term of Peter Allen, Toronto,Ontario, ended as of February 18, 2003)Marianna Simeone, Trustee, Montreal, QuebecClaudia Simon, Trustee, Big Cove, New BrunswickThérèse Spénard-Pilon, Trustee, Laval, QuebecGloria Webster, Trustee, Alert Bay, British Columbia

Corporate Officers

Victor Rabinovitch, President and CEOJoe Geurts, Senior Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, and Directorand CEO of the Canadian War MuseumMark O’Neill, Corporate Secretary and Director, Strategic Planning

Members of the Corporation’s Executive Committee

Victor Rabinovitch, President and Chief Executive OfficerJoe Geurts, Senior Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, and Directorand CEO of the Canadian War MuseumMark O’Neill, Corporate Secretary and Director, Strategic PlanningMichel Cheff, Director, Special Initiatives, Office of the President and CEODavid Loye, Chief Financial OfficerElizabeth Goger, Director, Human ResourcesStephen Inglis, Director General, Research and CollectionsSylvie Morel, Director General, Exhibitions and ProgrammesPierre Pontbriand, Vice-President, Public Relations and Publishing(Until September 20, 2002)Suzanne LeBlanc, Vice-President, Public Relations and Publishing(since February 3, 2003)Luc Girard, Vice-President, Development

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

All publications mentioned in this report are available at theCanadian Museum of Civilization Boutique, as well as through ourCyberboutique (www.civilization.ca). A free printed catalogue isalso available by calling 1-800-555-5621.

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Chairman’s Report

Photo: H. Foster

useums are intended to helpus understand where wecome from. In doing so, they

help us establish what we are today,and inspire us to think and dreamabout where we are headed. Theyare passionate places that functionto illuminate the past and make thepast relevant for the future. And theyare places where people from all overthe world can find a connecting point,an exciting site of convergence whereauthentic objects, information andpeople stimulate ideas and nourishunderstanding.

The Grand Hall of the CanadianMuseum of Civilization — thedramatic focal point of the Museum— is just such a crossroads. Amassive space dominated bytowering totem poles inside and asuperb view of the Ottawa Riveroutside, the Grand Hall welcomespeople from across Canada andaround the world. It is a dynamicplace, full of motion and the hum ofvoices from many regions of Canadaand beyond, and it reflects a centreof learning that is not static, butvibrant and energetic with theexchange of knowledge and viewsabout Canada’s rich cultural andsocial heritage.

The Canadian Museum ofCivilization is treasured in theNational Capital Region and is theonly national museum situated inQuebec. Located on the shore of theOttawa River, directly across fromParliament, it is part of“Confederation Boulevard,” thesymbolic route that links the nationalinstitutions in Ottawa and Gatineau.The Museum has become animportant junction for English- andFrench-speaking communities.

Another signature building will soonjoin the Canadian Museum ofCivilization on “ConfederationBoulevard”. The new Canadian WarMuseum, part of the CanadianMuseum of Civilization Corporation,is currently under construction onLeBreton Flats and is being plannedto open in mid 2005. The newCanadian War Museum, with 4,200square metres of exhibition space,will expand on the current themes ofeducation, preservation of pricelessartifacts, and remembrance of thesacrifices made by Canadianveterans, and will present in richercontext the human and socialdimensions of Canadian militaryhistory.

The theme of the architectural designof the new Canadian War Museumis “regeneration.” This theme willreverberate throughout the building,uniting the exterior and interior in astimulating dialogue about thecomplex realities of and relationshipsamong war, freedom and renewal.Describing the concept of the newMuseum, lead architect RaymondMoriyama said: “Nature may beravished by human acts of war, butinevitably it hybridizes, regeneratesand prevails. The Museum is a tributeto our military past and a salute tothe freedom and democracy that hasresulted from the sacrifices of themen and women who have servedthis country.”

M In recent years, 50% of CMC’svisitors are Canadians from outsideof the National Capital region;25% are local; and 25% areinternational.

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Chairman’s Report

In December 1999, the Corporation’sBoard of Trustees determined thefollowing strategic direction for a five-year period, from 2000 to 2005. TheCorporation established three keyobjectives as priorities:

• To sharpen the focus on Canada’shistory and heritage;

• To communicate better andpresent the diverse Canadianexperience; and

• To ensure that the Corporation hasthe means to achieve its objectivesof developing content andcommunicating the message.

The recently opened First PeoplesHall , which embodies a compre-hensive and rich narrative ofAboriginal history and a celebrationof contemporary Aboriginal culturalexpression, is the most recentpermanent exhibition space to openin the Canadian Museum ofCivilization. This expansive exhibitioncompletes one of the Museum’smajor narrative themes andrepresents a major step forward ininformed understanding of Canadianhistory.

The Canadian Museum ofCivilization Corporation has expe-rienced remarkable success thisyear. The Corporation is imple-menting innovative human resourcestrategies, including successionplanning, training and development.

Last year, the number of visits to theCorporation’s Web site, whichprovides Canadians from all regionsand visitors from around the worldwith easy access to the Museums’information resources, has increasedto 4.3 million. The Canada Gardenestablished on the Museum Plazahas added a distinct, beautiful andinformative dimension to a visitorexperience. And the Passing theTorch Campaign has become themost successful private fundraisingeffort ever undertaken by a Canadianfederal cultural institution.

The realization of the challengingobjectives of the Canadian Museumof Civilization Corporation owesmuch to the excellent leadership ofthe President and CEO of theCorporation, Dr. Victor Rabinovitch.Although Dr. Rabinovitch is quick toshare the responsibility for theCorporation’s success with itsexcellent staff, any successfulorganization, especially one of thissize and complexity, must have aleader with vision who is able toorganize and inspire others toactualize ideas and implement goals.

Partnerships, both internal andexternal, are essential componentsof the Corporation. Dr. Rabinovitchhas expertly interlocked variousstructures and people to maintainand build on the professionalexpertise of the Corporation. Heleads a cohesive and confident teamthat has become internationallyrenowned for creating imaginativeand unique exhibitions, as well asconducting expert research, de-veloping collections and conservingthe superb artifacts of Canada’sheritage.

Museums are havens of learning anddiscovery. The Canadian Museum ofCivilization and the Canadian WarMuseum are storehouses of valuableinformation. A visitor can wander atleisure and encounter authenticobjects that reflect a broad spectrumof knowledge that ranges fromsimple expressions of everyday livingto the complex thoughts and patternsof civilizations. As world-classmuseums, they are gathering spotsfor diverse cultures, and they respectdiverse views and cultivate personalunderstanding and values. Theypreserve, stimulate and entertain.They are places of contemplation,knowledge, debate, inspiration andwonder, and they share a dualresponsibility for the enhancement ofcritical scholarship and thebetterment of the public good.

The future looks very bright for theCanadian Museum of CivilizationCorporation, and I am proud to be apart of the large team of dedicatedand professional people whomanage and direct these nationalmuseums. I am confident that we willcontinue to educate, inform, entertainand inspire the minds and hearts ofour visitors and to greatly enhancethe understanding of human culturalachievements and Canadian society.

Dr. John EnglishChairmanBoard of TrusteesCanadian Museum of Civilization Corporation

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President and CEO’s Report

This past year’s remarkable successes in attendance, membersupport, collections development and international recognition, showthat the Canadian Museum of Civilization has met and surpassed theexpectations set out at the opening of its new home in 1989.

oth museums in theCanadian Museum ofCivilization Corporation aimto engage visitors personally

with imaginative, accessible andcoherent exhibitions, making ourvisitors part of a process of inquiryinto the broader social heritage ofCanada. Our museums areresource-rich learning environments,repositories for authentic objects andartifacts representing Canada’scomplex history. The expertise,scholarship and skills of museumstaff and partner institutions extendthe boundaries of knowledge,creating stepping-stones to under-standing.

Visitor studies indicate that peoplecome to a museum primarily for fourtypes of activities. First, they enjoybeing around other people, and enjoysharing time with family and friends.Second, they want to connect withthe past and engage imaginativelywith other times and places. Third,they want to gain knowledge andformal understanding. Fourth, theyenjoy the aesthetic stimulation thatcomes from an encounter withauthentic, rare objects. During thepast year, the CMCC’s museumshave made solid progress in all ofthese activity areas.

The presentation of artifacts is theemotional and cognitive foundationof a museum visit. Museumcollections convey a cultural energythat are part of what the philosopherMichael Oakeshott described as “apublic conversation across the ages”.They enrich a visitor’s experience bycommunicating beyond the marginsof time and culture, responding to thehuman desire to know the past andunderstand the present.

In 2002 and 2003, the CanadianMuseum of Civilization was fortunateto obtain three important collectionsthat significantly add to theMuseum’s holdings in particularhistorical areas and increase ourability to act as a national publiccultural institution.

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Photo: H. Foster

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An important collection of objectsrelating to the Canadian hockey icon,Maurice Richard , was purchased bythe Museum in 2002. These artifactsrepresent a significant era inCanadian history and provide aunique picture of a man who was animportant social-historical figure, aswell as a sports icon. The Minister ofCanadian Heritage recognized thevalue of these objects and waspleased that the Museum obtainedthe Maurice Richard collection, withthe financial participation of theDepartment.

The Museum also acquired 1,709handmade textiles from Mrs. RuthMcKendry , who had spent decadescollecting these superb examples ofOntario textiles (dating primarily fromthe nineteenth century). Thiscollection, supplemented by therecords and research notes donatedby Mrs. McKendry, will provide tovisitors and researchers importantinsights into the economy, socialorganization and lives of Canadianswho lived over a century ago.

In 2002 as well, the Museumreceived a generous bequest fromthe estate of Mrs. Nettie CoveySharpe of Saint-Lambert, Quebec.This is the most substantial collectionof French-Canadian art, furniture,ceramics, glass, toys, games, tools,utensils and other household objectsever assembled by a privatecollector. The artifacts in the SharpeCollection represent not just onechapter, but a whole storybook ofthree centuries of life in Quebec.

Guiding principles for Museum activity

In the Museums we are responsible for making decisions that affectpublic trust in us as a source of reliable information. Our work is guidedby five essential principles.

Knowledge

Museum activities focus on the creation and dissemination ofknowledge. Our research is rigorous and creative, thereby contributingto new understanding. Our exhibitions and programmes are knowledge-based and provide clear information to the public.

Authenticity

Authenticity in our Museum means that we are truthful andcomprehensive. We are committed to showing artifacts from CMCCcollections and from other public collections. Authenticity involvescommunicating accurate information which is balanced and in context.

Coherence

Coherence applies to all our Museums’ activities as we aim to beconsistent, united in purpose and easily accessible. We strive forcoherence in our research, exhibitions, programmes, services anddesign, in our behaviour as teams, and in our use of the Museums’physical spaces.

Choice and Respect

The collections, programmes and exhibitions administered by ourMuseums reflect a wide range of people and subjects. Making choicesis necessary for good management: we can never include all themes,all perspectives, or all proposed artefacts. Our choices are informed byrespect: we will not engage in activities or present materials which maypromote intolerance.

Canadian Perspectives

Our collections, programmes and exhibitions reflect a Canadianperspective. We present Canadian contexts, comments, or reactions onsubjects of wider significance. This dimension reflects the fundamentalCanadian commitment to democracy in its political and social sense.

Through discussions during the past year in both the CanadianMuseum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum, a set ofprinciples was developed to guide the practical work of staff members.These principles have been posted on the Corporation’s Web site toillustrate how we carry out our public mandate.

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The Museum Corporation markedanother major achievement onNovember 5, 2002: the launchceremony for the construction of thenew Canadian War Museum . Thefirst national museum to be built inover a generation began with theparticipation of the Right HonourableJean Chrétien, Prime Minister ofCanada, and the Honourable SheilaCopps, Minister of CanadianHeritage. Construction is well under-way on LeBreton Flats, and we lookforward to the opening of the newmuseum in 2005. Its greatlyexpanded spaces, wider specialexhibitions and comprehensivepermanent exhibition themes will behoused in an outstanding piece ofcontemporary Canadian archi-tecture.

The new War Museum is designedby the architectural team ofMoriyama & Teshima of Toronto andGriffiths Rankin Cook of Ottawa. Theexterior will focus on the hope ofregeneration following war, while theinterior explores war in all its forms:the personal and human elements ofconflict; the brutality, heroism, andsorrow of those involved; the costsand consequences of fighting; and,a deeper understanding of historyand politics, showing why Canadahas fought in wars and hasparticipated in peacekeeping.

The Canadian Museum ofCivilization is internationallyrenowned for creating imaginativeinterpretative techniques. Theprocess of interpretation in amuseum provides explanation andaccessible meaning to objects. Itpresents a variety of perspectives toencourage visitors to look at historyfrom many different angles. Workingin partnership with three othermuseums in Canada and Europe, theCanadian Museum of Civilizationprovided interpretation expertise forthe highly successful exhibition, TheMysterious Bog People . Throughan innovative use of traditionalmediums, the exhibition presentscomplex scientific information in amanner that enables visitors toappreciate the achievements ofancient European peoples, while alsoraising intriguing questions onunexplained mysteries in theircultures.

Our important work on expansion ofsignificant historic collections shouldnot overshadow the CMC’s majorachievements in the development ofour permanent exhibitions. Theopening in January 2003 of the FirstPeoples Hall , a 2,000-square-metreinstallation, was an event forcelebration by staff and friends. Thisnarrative and thematic exhibition,which encompasses thousands ofyears of Aboriginal history, success-fully completes a major portion of theMuseum’s permanent exhibitionareas, and helps realize theMuseum’s fundamental and corestoryline.

The First Peoples Hall required12 years to plan, research, createand install. It presents a balancedand vivid depiction of historical andcontemporary Aboriginal societies. Itreflects a new approach todiscussion and enquiry, involvingcommunity members in expressingof a range of views on an extremelycomplex and sensitive segment ofCanadian history. Reports in thenational press applauded theMuseum for achieving a newdimension of representation andunderstanding of this subject. TheMuseum was commended forbalancing Aboriginal cultural history,including past tragedies, with anaffirmation of today’s excitingcultural renaissance. The compo-sition of narrative voices —Aboriginal and scholarly — promotesa dialogue of differing perspectivesand perceptions on the realities ofCanadian history and society.

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The creative approach and highstandards of exhibition seen in TheMysterious Bog People helpexplain why visitors praise theCanadian Museum of Civilization asa vital, dynamic and exciting place.Ninety-seven percent of visitorssaid they were satisfied or verysatisfied with their visit to theMuseum when surveyed in thesummer of 2002. And during the lastquarter of the fiscal year (January-March, 2003), the Museum had arecord number of visitors, bringingthe total attendance for the year to1,387,000. The total attendance forthe Corporation, including the WarMuseum, was over 1.5 millionvisitors.

High standards depend on a senseof shared purpose, direction andprofessional discipline. To help us inthe CMCC express clearly thosevalues that inform the choices wemake in our work, a set of GuidingPrinciples has been developed inconsultation with staff members.These principles are set out on page10 of this report.

“What could be more exciting than presenting Vikingsin the country where most of the Viking finds west ofGreenland have been found, and in the CMC, the finestand most beautiful museum in North America.”

- Dr. William Fitzhugh, National Museum of Natural Historyin the Smithsonian Institution (during the CMC opening of theexhibition Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga , May 7, 2002)

Dr. Victor RabinovitchPresident and CEO

This past year ’s remarkablesuccesses in attendance, membersupport, collections developmentand international recognition, showthat the Canadian Museum ofCivilization has met and surpassedthe expectations set out at theopening of its new home in 1989. Asa world-reknowned institution we arenow faced with a welcome challenge–– to continue the momentum andexpand on tremendous success. Weare expecting to achieve acomparable level of scholarly andpopular success at the new CanadianWar Museum after it opens, in 2005.The staff of both museums in theCorporation will be active andinnovative as they seek to stimulatecritical awareness of Canadianhistory, national society andeducational development, and do sowith their habitual great enthusiasm.

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The Corporate Plan

O ur Corporate Plan for theyears 2002–2003 through2006–2007 has three distinctstrategic issues: Canadian

Identity in the Global Environment;the Safeguard and Promotion ofCanada’s Heritage; and ContinuingChallenges to Financial andOperational Viability. These issues,and their subsidiary objectives,provided the framework within whichthe Corporation operated during thepast fiscal year.

Canadian Identity in theGlobal Environment

The stated objective in this area was“to increase appreciation andunderstanding of Canada’s heritage.”In its planning for 2002–2003, theCorporation intended to expand andenrich its presentation of Canadianhistory at both the CMC and CWM;to develop and deliver exhibitions andprogrammes reflecting Canada’shistory, culture and identity; and tofurther develop its client-focusedapproach to programming andservices.

During 2002–2003, the Corporationmet these goals in five key areas. Thefirst of these was the priority givento the construction of a newCanadian War Museum. Replace-ment of existing CWM facilities —long deemed inadequate for thepreservation and interpretation ofCanada’s military history — willenable the CMCC to provide a morecomprehensive presentation of thishistory, and how it has shapedCanada. During the past fiscal year,the Corporation consulted withCanadians on draft designs for thenew Museum and chose a finaldesign in August 2002. Ground wasbroken on the site in November 2002,and construction is well underway.CWM staff are also hard at workdeveloping concepts and exhibitionsfor the new Museum, and are testingnew interpretive formats on visitorsto the existing CWM facility.

Work also continued on completionof permanent exhibition spaces at theCMC. When the CMC opened its newfacility in 1989, the federalgovernment provided funds tocomplete only 50 per cent of theMuseum’s long-term exhibitions.Since then, the Corporation hassystematically allocated funds frominternal resources towardscompletion of the major permanentexhibition areas. In 2002–2003, themost significant milestone wascompletion of the long-awaited FirstPeoples Hall. When it opened onJanuary 30, 2003, the First PeoplesHall became the world’s largestpermanent exhibition on Canada’sFirst Peoples and their enduringcontributions to Canadian life. Inaddition, work continued in theCanada Hall, which is rapidly nearingcompletion. An important permanentexhibition on Canada’s West CoastCommunities was opened, andvisitor orientation to the Hall wassignificantly enhanced.

In order to present a wide-rangingprofile of the Canadian experience,the CMCC places a high priority onthe production and presentation ofspecial exhibitions. Although themajority of these are produced in-house, the Corporation also bringsin exhibitions that enhance thethemes of the CMC and CWM. TheCorporation also co-produces majorexhibitions with external partners,enabling it to provide its visitors withmore comprehensive presentationthan it could produce on its own.Numerous CMC and CWMexhibitions also travel across Canadaand around the world each year.

The Corporation brings history to lifeby providing its visitors withopportunities for experientiallearning. This is achieved through awide range of activities, includingprogrammes designed specificallyfor seniors, families and youngchildren, school programmes thatenhance provincial curricula, guidedtours, seasonal events and cultural

festivals, outdoor events such astours in historical watercraft,concerts, lectures, dance presen-tations, interactions with historicalfigures in exhibitions at both the CMCand CWM, and more. During the pastyear, more than 500,000 visitors tookin one of the Corporation’s manyprogramme offerings.

Central to all of its efforts to enhanceand strengthen the Canadian identityis the Corporation’s commitment toa client-focused approach. Frequentvisitor surveys, as well as in-houseexpertise in marketing, tourismanalysis and business-to-businessresearch, have enabled the CMCCto diversify its audiences whileproviding the services and topics thatmatter most to its clientele. TheCorporation also works to developnew markets, and is currently placingparticular emphasis on thedevelopment of audiences for thenew CWM.

The Safeguard andPromotion of Canada’sHeritage

The stated objective in this area is“to conduct research on and developthe Corporation’s national collectionsand share the related knowledge.” Inits planning for 2002–2003, theCMCC intended to do this by carryingout sound developmental research indisciplines related to the Museummandate; by developing, managingand providing access to, andinformation on, the collections; bycontinuing to develop agreements onrepatriation while preserving theintegrity of national collections; bycommunicating its knowledgethroughout Canada and the world;and by sharing its expertise withothers.

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The Corporation continues to make its collections more accessible to thepublic by digitizing images of both artifacts and archival material.Photos: CMC

During 2002–2003, the Corporationmet these goals in five key areas. Thefirst of these was an ongoingcommitment to developmentalresearch. Through fieldwork,collections research and archivalstudies, the CMCC continued toexpand its knowledge base, whilealso enhancing interpretation ofcollections to create informationproducts such as exhibitions,publications and lectures. In additionto work undertaken by staffresearchers, the Corporationcontinued to benefit from studiespursued by outside researchers aspart of its Research AssociatesProgramme, who provided anestimated 1,800 hours in additionalresearch.

The maintenance and developmentof national collections is integral tothe safeguarding and promotion ofCanada’s heritage. State-of-the-artconservation labs and environ-mentally-controlled storage at theCanadian Museum of Civilizationhave ensured the preservation ofpriceless national treasures forgenerations to come. In addition, theCMCC is developing collectionsplans that identify strengths and gapsin the national collections, while alsoindicating areas of surplus. Althougha cataloguing backlog exists, it ishandled on an ongoing basis with theassistance of summer students andvolunteers. Accessibility of thecollections continues to be acorporate priority, and ongoingdigitization of artifact images andarchival material continues at a rateof about 20,000 images per year.

The Corporate Plan

Through a wide range of outreachinitiatives, the Corporation promotesCanada’s heritage, both at home andabroad. This is done primarilythrough advertising and promotion,travelling exhibitions, andpublications. Each year, theCorporation enjoys an advertisingreach of more than 50 millionimpressions, and has nearly twomillion pieces of promotionalmaterial in circulation. Onsite visitorsaverage 1.3 million people at theCMC and 130,000 at the currentCWM. Last year, 21 exhibitionstravelling to 37 venues helped raiseawareness of the Corporation’smuseums and collections across thecountry and around the world. TheCMCC also produces an average15–20 print publications each year,in addition to an average of fiveelectronic publications such as Webmodules and interactive CD-ROMs.

The Corporation relies heavily onelectronic means — particularly itsWeb site in its outreach activities.The CMCC Web site offers historicaldocuments, artifact images, video,audio, photographs, activities forcybervisitors of all ages, educationalgames, hyperlinks to related sitesand research updates. The Web sitealso features the Museum of NewFrance: a virtual museum offeringgenealogical resources, maps,student activities, and manyoutstanding historical and archivalmaterials.

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The Corporate Plan

As part of its promotion of Canada’sheritage, the Corporation continuesto share its museological expertisewith others. During the past year,CMC and CWM staff interacted withcolleagues in museums, universitiesand other groups and organizationsthrough participation in researchseminars, lectures, conferences,festivals, symposia and graduatethesis presentations. The CMCC isalso a training institution, and eachyear welcomes a large number ofinterns and trainees who work withCorporation staff anywhere from afew weeks to a full year. In addition,the CMCC administers the AboriginalTraining Programme in MuseumPractices, which has now trainednearly 60 students from First Peoplesacross Canada.

The CMC and the CWM continue tobe active in joint projects with othermuseums and institutions. Theestablishment of Memoranda ofUnderstanding and Cooperationencourages the sharing of knowledgeand expertise with other organiza-tions, and 184 institutions havecurrent Memoranda with the CMCand CWM.

Continuing Challenges toFinancial and OperationalViability

The objective in this area is “tocontinue to strengthen the financialand operational viability of theCorporation.” In its planning for2002–2003, the CMCC expected tocontinue improving its financial self-sufficiency by maximizing netcommercial revenues, increasing itsfundraising efforts, and continuing toseek alternative sources of funds. Inthe area of operational viability, theCMCC planned to review itscorporate management framework,implement innovative humanresource strategies, and maintainand repair the CMC buildinginfrastructure (dependent upongovernment funding).

During 2002–2003, the Corporationmet these goals in several key areas.It continued to enhance clientservices; net commercial revenuesfrom a combination of generaladmission, IMAX® film presen-tations, boutique sales, facilityrentals, food services, parking andmembership all increased.

The CMCC also continued to seekfunds from external partners such ascorporations, individual donors,media partnerships and member-ships. During the past year, thePassing the Torch campaign wasparticularly strong. It has now raiseda total of $14.7 million towards its$15-million goal. This makesPassing the Torch the mostsuccessful federal cultural agencyfundraising initiative in Canadianhistory.

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The Corporate Plan

During the past year, the Corporationimproved its corporate managementframework in a number of ways. Itexpanded research on CMC andCWM visitors, with a focus on localmarkets and its loyal visitor base. Itrefined collection goals, andimproved coherence in themanagement of public spaces,including wayfinding and visitorinformation services. TheCorporation also maximized itsresearch capacity by ensuring thatresearch activities were more linkedto corporate objectives.

In the area of human resourcesmanagement, the CMCC providedtraining in project management andexecutive leadership, as well as otherareas of interest to employees,including retirement planning. Workis underway on revisions to the JobEvaluation System, a more effectivePerformance Management tool hasbeen developed and implemented,and collective agreements have beensigned with the Professional Instituteof the Public Service of Canada andthe Public Service Alliance ofCanada.

Facilities maintenance also remainsa priority. The Canadian Museum ofCivilization has reached an age atwhich certain capital repairs havebecome necessary. Through internalallocation of resources, supple-mented by federal funds earmarkedfor the maintenance of nationalfacilities, the Corporation effected anumber of important repairs andimprovements during 2002–2003. Itwill continue to undertake additionalrepairs on a priority basis over thenext few years. During the past year,major projects have includedcleaning and repair of all externalstonework, ongoing roof repair andwindow replacement, escalatorreplacement, and repair orreplacement of equipment such asexhaust fans and pump motors.

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The Corporate Plan

Objectives, Targets and Achievements in 2002–2003

Strategic Issue: Canadian Identity in a Global Environment

Objective Target Achievement

Opening of First Peoples Halland completion of Canada Hall.

Completion of CMC long-termspaces

The First Peoples Hall opened on January 30, 2003. Newmodules have been added to the Canada Hall, along withnew orientation texts.

Public Programmes CMC: 1,200 school programmesattracting 38,300; 250 groupprogrammes attracting 8,000; andunstructured programmes attracting110,000, with 70,000 for Dramamuse.

Replacing CWM facilities Building of a new CWM facilityon LeBreton Flats in centralOttawa. Final designcompleted; beginning of actualconstruction; ongoingdevelopment of exhibitions.

The final design was announced in August 2002, andbuilding of the new CWM facility began in November2002. Foundations for the new CWM have been poured,and construction continues. Development for the CWM’snew storyline is underway, and new interpretivemethodologies and approaches are being tested.

Exhibitions 15 special exhibitions at the CMC, and 3 at the CWM.15 special exhibitions at the CMC,and 1 at the CWM.

17 CMC exhibitions travelling to28 venues, and 5 CWM exhibitionstravelling to 8 venues.

14 CMC exhibitions travelling to 26 venues, and7 CWM exhibitions travelling to 11 venues.

1,500 school programmes attracting 39,000; 200 groupprogrammes attracting 5,000; and unstructuredprogrammes attracting 150,000 and 194,000 forDramamuse.

CWM: 30 special events attracting65,000 (including re-enactmentsand commemorations); 12 filmsattracting 500; and 300 schoolprogrammes attracting 10,000.

25 special events attracting 63,000 (includingre-enactments and commemorations); 12 filmsattracting 650; and 200 school programmesattracting 6,500.

Client-focused approach Further development of this approach,including a CWM audience surveyand strategic planning.

The Corporation continued to enhance its client-focusedapproach, through audience surveys, testing ofinterpretation methodologies, and a strategic planningsession.

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Strategic Issue: The Safeguard and Promotion of Canada’s Heritage


Ongoing collections maintenance,including Collections DevelopmentPlans for both the CMC andCWM. Ongoing cataloguing andde-accession of CWM artifactbacklog.

Collections Management

Communication of Knowledge

Developmental Research

Sharing Expertise

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Ongoing research by staff andoutside research associates.

Research associates programme continuedstrong, and CMC staff contributedsignificantly to new areas of research,particularly on Arctic peoples and Canada’sdiverse cultural communities.

Collections have been maintained, with importantacquisitions. The Collections Development Plan for theCWM has been followed. Cataloguing and de-accessionof CWM artifact backlog has continued. A CMCCollections Development Plan is now being completed.

Attendance of 1,306,000 at the CMCand 130,000 at the CWM; 22,970,000Web site accesses; 1.9 millionpromotional pieces in circulation, andan advertising reach of 50 million.

10–15 CMC print publications and 3–5CWM print publications; 2-5 CMCelectronic publications, and 2 CWMelectronic publications.

Attendance of 1,387,000 at the CMC and127,000 at the CWM; 34,596,232 Web pageaccesses; 1.9 million promotional pieces incirculation, and an advertising reach of72,334,750.

9 CMC print publications and 3–5 CWM printpublications; 6 CMC electronic publications,and 3 CWM electronic publications.

Onsite placements of numerousinterns and trainees; training of fourinterns in the Aboriginal TrainingProgramme in Museum Practices.

Onsite placements of numerous interns and trainees;four interns completed the Aboriginal TrainingProgramme in Museum Practices; on the tenthanniversary of the Programme, a cumulative total of58 participants were trained.

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Strategic Issue: Financial and Operational Viability


Ongoing fundraising for CMC andCWM exhibitions andprogrammes; total of $15 millionraised towards the CWM’sPassing the Torch campaign.

Financial Viability —Fundraising

Operational Viability —Human ResourcesManagement

Financial Viability —Maximizing CommercialRevenues

Operational Viability —Corporate ManagementFramework

Operational Viability —Maintenance of CMC BuildingInfrastructure

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$7.83 million in onsite revenues for theCMC and $300,000 for the CWM; $6.00per CMC visitor, and $2.31 per CWMvisitor.

$8.95 million in onsite revenues for the CMCand $335,000 for the CWM; $6.45 per CMCvisitor, and $2.64 per CWM visitor.

1.1 million in funds raised for CMC and CWMexhibitions and programmes; a total of $14.7 million hasbeen raised for Passing the Torch, with achievement ofthe full $15 million expected by the end of the 2004–2005 fiscal year.

Review of all CMC and CWMprogrammes, in order to improvemeasurement of results.

Research on CMCC visitor profiles has been expanded;collections continue to be reviewed for better storage;visitorship is being expanded; research is beingmaximized; maintenance, signage and visitor informa-tion is being improved.

Ongoing training and development;ongoing work on updatingperformance appraisal and jobevaluation systems; ongoingdevelopment of a succession plan andnegotiation of PIPSC and PSACcollective agreements.

Training in project management for 15 staff;executive leadership development for 10 staff;fundamentals of supervision for 27 staff; peoplemanagement for 78 staff; management skills for16 staff; media relations skills for 41 staff;presentation skills for 53 staff. Ongoingdevelopment of comprehensive job evaluation andperformance appraisal systems and a corporatesuccession plan. Collective agreements have beenreached with PIPSC and PSAC.

Ongoing repair of exterior stonework;ongoing repair of exterior soffits;initiation of window replacements;continuing replacement of garageexhaust fans; replacement of twoescalators; overhaul of 150 electrodesteam humidifiers.

All exterior stonework has been cleaned and repaired.Two escalators have been replaced. The Plazamembrane has been repaired, and repairs to the garageplenum have been completed. Repairs to exterior soffitscontinue, as do replacements of windows and garageexhaust fans, and overhaul of steam humidifiers.

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The Corporate Plan

Upcoming Challenges forthe Corporation

he Corporation has identifiedfive major challenges over thenext five years.

Construction of the New CanadianWar Museum

With the launch of the constructionof the new Canadian War Museum(CWM) on November 5, 2002, in thepresence of the Prime Minister andthe Minister of Canadian Heritage,the CWM project remains theCorporation’s highest priority capitalproject. This facility will be financedwith federal government contribu-tions, the Passing the TorchCampaign, and internal CMCCfunds. The new facility will enablethe CWM to display more of itscollections, and to give visitors amore experiential view of Canada’smilitary history.

The building of the new CanadianWar Museum will be the Corpo-ration’s most important capitalproject over the next two years. Aproject of this magnitude createsmany new challenges, and will placeadditional demands on the Corpo-ration’s existing infrastructure andresources. Workloads will beparticularly affected as CWM staffbegin developing new programmes,exhibitry and systems, and CMC staffare called upon to contribute theirexpertise to the CWM project.

Human Resources Planning

Demographic shifts, combined witha competitive employment market-place, have placed added pressureson all museums. In order to ensurethat the Corporation is able to meetfuture staff requirements, it isdeveloping a Human ResourcesSuccession Plan, which addressesanticipated loss of skill as key staffnear retirement age. In addition,priority skill-sets are being identified,and strategies will be designed tobuild up any missing or under-represented skills. Other humanresources priorities include revisionof the Corporation’s job evaluation,performance appraisal and humanresources information systems.

Ensuring a Client-FocusedApproach

In response to an increasinglyfragmented and competitive leisuremarketplace, the CMCC is rein-forcing greater client focus in all ofits activities. Current initiativesinclude market studies to identifycurrent and potential visitors, thedevelopment of client-orientedproducts, and the implementation ofstrategies designed to attract andretain audiences. In the short term,the Corporation will continue toanalyze existing visitor data, whilealso developing new data, includingvisitor surveys and research on non-visitors. The resulting information willbe applied to existing programmesand services, as well as to initiativescurrently in development.

Completion of the Canada Hall atthe Canadian Museum ofCivilization

Completion of the permanentexhibitions at the Canadian Museumof Civilization has been a corporatepriority for a number of years. Thefinal module of the Canada Hall willbe completed and opened in June2003. A new initiative to identifyweaknesses and provide updating ofthe Canada Hall will begin in 2003.Additional interpretive panels —including an entirely new exhibitionon profiles of significant figures fromCanadian history — may be includedin the Canada Hall.

Streamlining CollectionsManagement

The cost-effective, accessible andsafe management of collections atboth the CMC and CWM is ofparamount importance. At present,there is a need for continuedimprovement of documentation,digitization and storage, in order toensure the preservation of allcollections. Key initiatives include thedevelopment of systems forimproved coordination of allcollections resources and planning,and an analysis of the roles,responsibilities and methodologiesrequired to create a more coherent,integrated and automated approachto collections management.

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Museum Services

useum services includemanagement of the CMC’sIMAX® theatre, clientservices, human resources,

product development and boutiques.These services have implicationsrelated to the financial andoperational viability of theCorporation.

The IMAX ® Theatre

The IMAX Theatre at the CanadianMuseum of Civilization is a popularattraction, and features a wide rangeof films showcasing the humanexperience and the world in which welive. The IMAX® Theatre fulfils theCorporation’s stated intention tocommunicate its knowledgenationally and internationally throughtraditional and non-traditionalmeans, by introducing visitors tohuman achievement throughout theages.

Although large-format film atten-dance worldwide dropped an averageof 10% during the past year,attendance at the CMC’s IMAX®theatre decreased by only 8%,attracting 339,358 patrons. In orderto keep its offerings fresh andexciting, the IMAX® theatre openedfive new productions this past year:The Human Body in April 2002, India:Kingdom of the Tiger in July 2002,Space Station in October 2002, JaneGoodall’s Wild Chimpanzees inJanuary 2003 and Bears in March2003.

The IMAX® Club programme, whichprovides a full year of unlimitedaccess to the Theatre for a one-timefee, has been highly successful aswell. Over 5,000 memberships weresold in 2002–2003.

In 2001, as part of its ongoingcommitment to ensuring that theworld’s great civilizations are profiledin large-format film, the Corporationagreed to participate in co-producinga film on ancient Greece. During2002–2003, the project gatheredmomentum, and the film isscheduled to open in the summer of2004, during the opening of theOlympic Games in Athens. This film,tentatively entitled Odyssey, will bethe CMC’s third large-format co-production.

In March 2003, for the fourth year ina row, the CBC and Radio-Canadasponsored a large-format filmfestival. The festival featured a totalof eight films, including the new filmBears, as well as perennial favouritessuch as Thrill Ride – The Science ofFun, Amazon and Whales. Thisyear’s Festival attracted more than44,000 visitors, an increase of 16%over last year.

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Jane Goodall’s Wild Chimpanzees

Photo: Michael Neugebauer

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Boutiques

The Corporation’s fives boutiques(including the stand alone kiosk)generated over $2,000,000 inrevenues during the past fiscal year.This represents an increase over theprevious year — due, in part, to thesuccess of the Special ExhibitionBoutique located at the exit of themajor exhibitions, Vikings: TheNorth Atlantic Saga and TheMysterious Bog People .

Marketing, Publicity andTourism

The CMCC works hard to generatevisibility for all of its major eventsthrough extensive marketing andadvertising strategies. In addition, theCorporation courts tourism com-panies and works in tandem withtourism associations to createpackages designed to attract visitors,not only to the Canadian Museum ofCivilization and the Canadian WarMuseum in particular, but also to theNational Capital Region in general.

Over the past year, these initiativeshave resulted in a number of awardsfor the Corporation’s tourism andmarketing efforts, as well assignificant advertising reach, top-of-mind awareness for its exhibitionsand programmes, and numeroussuccessful promotional ventures. Forexample, the Museum was amongthe winners of the 2003 Grand prixdu tourisme en Outaouais and theAmerican Bus Association namedthe major exhibition The MysteriousBog People one of the top 100events in North America in 2003.

Tourism

The Ottawa Tourism and ConventionAuthority (OTCA), which focused itspromotional efforts on newspapersin the Toronto-Quebec City corridor,mentioned the Canadian Museum ofCivilization as a major attraction inseveral destination advertisements.

The CMC was also mentioned in theOTCA Visitor’s Guide, the SummerExperience Ontario Guide, theRediscover Canada Guide, and otherpromotional materials. The CMC andthe CWM were also featured in theOTCA’s “Be a Tourist in Your OwnTown” radio campaign.

In conjunction with TourismeOutaouais, the CMC was featured inseveral ads within the NationalCapital Region and beyond, includingan ad for Vikings: The NorthAtlantic Saga , which appeared inthe Syracuse Post Standard, LaPresse, and Maclean’s Magazine.The CMC also participated in apromotion by the Société desattractions touristiques du Québec ofmajor attractions within the province.

The Museum also promoted itselfwithin the group tour market byattending a number of marketplacesthat target the U.S. travel trade, andmeeting with over 100 key touroperators. A Tourism Fact Sheet wasalso produced as the Corporation’skey selling tool for tourismmarketplace events, featuring TheMysterious Bog People , the FirstPeoples Hall, and various otherexhibitions through 2005. Within thelocal market, the CMC hosted areception for the local tourism andhospitality industry. Ads for the CMCand its exhibitions were also placedin regional tourist publications andvisitor guides. In addition, localhotels, attractions and associationshave supported major CMCexhibitions through promotionalpackages and co-op advertising.

A lure brochure featuring Vikings:The North Atlantic Saga and TheMysterious Bog People wasdistributed in Ontario and Quebec,as well as in neighbouring U.S.markets. The CMC and CWMcalendars of events were distributedin the Ottawa Citizen and LeDroit,and the CMC calendar was alsodistributed in local libraries.

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Advertising

A discount coupon offering twodollars off CMC admission wasintroduced in the CMC’s FallCalendar of Events, and elicited agood rate of return. Other rebateswere offered to cross-promotionalpartners, including the NationalCapital Commission.

There were regular advertisementsfor the CMC in the Ottawa Citizen,and weekly ads appeared in LeDroit,which signed a significant contractagreement with the Corporation in2002–2003. Major ad campaignshighlighted the exhibitions, Vikings:The North Atlantic Saga and TheMysterious Bog People as well asthe Canadian Children’s Museum. InFall 2002, the CMC launched a majoradvertising campaign, using radiospots and print ads in local dailies toposition the CMC as a desirableleisure destination.

Exhibition Promotion

The Corporation actively promotesall of its major exhibitions. For thenewly opened First Peoples Hall,advertising began in local news-papers in late January 2003, and willcontinue throughout the 2003–2004fiscal year. Vikings: The NorthAtlantic Saga was supported with amultimedia campaign, which in-cluded print ads, television spots onthe CBC and Radio-Canada, andbusboards on local buses. Twopopular contests were also held,featuring trips to the National CapitalRegion and to Finland.

For the exhibition The MysteriousBog People , promotions began earlywith the development of packagesand co-op advertising with variousattractions and associations. Toattract Winterlude visitors to theMuseum, busboards featuring theexhibition were created for buses inOttawa and Gatineau.

Several Canadian Children’sMuseum exhibitions — includingAmazing Castle , Kids Celebrateand Pattern Wizardry — weresupported with advertisingcampaigns. The exhibitions werepromoted in outlets such asnewspapers and local radio stations.

New exhibitions at the CanadianPostal Museum were mentioned invarious print ads throughout the year.A postcard campaign featuring aseries of three postcards was alsoimplemented for a spring 2003distribution.

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Museum Services

The Canadian War Museum wasalso promoted, with particularemphasis on the Museum’s summerexhibitions and courtyard pro-gramming. A busboard campaignpromoted Vimy House, and a CWMimage campaign, including print adsand billboards on local recycling bins,was posted in mid-December.

Corporate Web Site

In November 2002, in São Paulo,Brazil the Canadian Museum ofCivilization Corporation received amajor international audiovisualaward recognizing the Corporation’sWeb site, Civilization.ca, as one ofthe best museum Web sites in theworld today. The award waspresented by AVICOM, the Inter-national Committee for the Audio-visual and Image and Sound NewTechnologies, as part of AVICOM’sannual Festival Audiovisuel Inter-national Musées et Patrimoine. TheCMCC Web site was selected by aninternational jury which reviewed 37Web sites and virtual exhibitions,including seven Canadian com-petitors.

During the fiscal year, theCivilization.ca Web site has logged34,596,232 page accesses and4.3 million visits; and 2,222 enquirieswere received via the Web site e-mailaddress. Major new additions to theWeb site in 2002 included the virtualexhibitions, “The History of Canada’sPublic Pensions”, “Strangers,Partners, Neighbours? The Helluland

Archaeology Project”, “PlayingThrough: Golf, the Canadian Story”,“Kichi Sibi: Tracing Our Region’sAncient History” and “The Educationof Children in New France”. Inaddition, an online public consul-tation was held to obtain feedbackon architectural design options forthe future Canadian War Museum.

Property Management,Security and Client Services

This Division carries out all functionsrelated to facilities maintenance,property management, hosting andsecurity, and visitor services. Thesefunctions are carried out as part ofthe Corporation’s commitment tosuch corporate strategies as main-taining a client-focused approachand ensuring the operational viabilityof the Corporation through cost-effective property management.

Property Management

During the past year, in addition tothe ongoing maintenance of fourfacilities, the Corporation hasestablished a plan for major main-tenance and repair projects at theCMC.

In November 2002, the Canadian Museum of CivilizationCorporation received a major international award for itsWeb site. Civilization.ca was recognized as one of the bestmuseum Web sites in the world today. Photo: H. Foster

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Over the past year, this has includedthe ongoing cost-effective manage-ment of all four CMCC facilities: theCanadian Museum of Civilization, theCanadian War Museum, Vimy Houseand Billcliffe. In addition, expectedreductions in operations and main-tenance costs were realized, as aresult of the transfer of custodialservices to the company responsiblefor plant operation. There has alsobeen a reduction in electricityconsumption, due to efficienciesachieved with a new lightingcontroller, and to more efficient useof central plant equipment —particularly chillers. Additionalsavings are expected as a result ofmodifications to transformers, madein order to better manage powercosts.

In order to preserve the ageingCanadian Museum of Civilizationfacility, important maintenanceprojects have either been initiated orcompleted during the past fiscal year.These include implementation of areplacement programme for all CMCescalators (scheduled for completionduring 2003–2004); implementationof a stonework maintenance planwhich resulted in successful cleaningof all of the CMC’s surfacestonework; and completion ofmodifications to the First PeoplesHall exit, enlarging it to make it moreattractive and more accessible tovisitors. In addition, functionalrequirements have been defined forthe new Canadian War Museumfacility, and construction is currentlyunderway.

Security Services

The Corporation’s Security Servicessection works to ensure that visitorsand staff enjoy a safe and securemuseum environment. This hasbecome more important, as publicinstitutions come to terms with theirpotential vulnerability in times ofpolitical instability. In addition, theSecurities Services section continuesto participate actively in theInternational Committee on RiskPreparedness for the Protection ofCultural Heritage and Assets.

Client Services

The Corporation provides a varietyof client services at both theCanadian Museum of Civilization andthe Canadian War Museum. Guidesare easily identified by their redjackets, are able to provide servicesin both official languages, and mostare trained in basic First Aid, CPRand visitor relations. They offer awide range of guided tours in avariety of languages, as well as toursfor the blind or the hearing-impaired.In addition, Client Services personnelassist visitors with wayfinding, andprovide amenities such as strollersand wheelchairs.

Photo: Steve Lévesque

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During the past year, wayfinding —an ongoing challenge at thearchitecturally complex CanadianMuseum of Civilization — continuedto be enhanced. New and improvedsignage has proven popular withvisitors; Spanish- and German-language versions have been addedto the CMC site map. In addition,more than 1,400 guided tours wereprovided by Client Services staff, andover 110 programmes on either theInuit or mysteries of Egypt weredelivered directly to classrooms bya guide. And the Banquet andSpecial Event Unit managed morethan 230 commercial events in thevarious rental venues available at theCMC, the CWM and Vimy House.

Human Resources

A competent and qualified workforceis essential to the Corporation’s dailyoperations and overall success. TheCorporation offers a wide range oftraining and development op-portunities to its employees, frominformation technology to languageand management training, all aimedat improving the core competenciesand skills of the Corporation, infulfilling its strategic objective toimprove labour productivity andeffectiveness.

Training highlights for the past yearincluded media relations training for41 employees; training on presen-tation skills to 53 employees; trainingon fundamental supervision to 27new supervisors; training onmanaging people to 78 staff;essential management skills to allmembers of the CMCC ManagementCommittee and other seniormanagers; a follow-up session of theExecutive Leadership DevelopmentProgram for 10 members of theCMCC Executive Committee;language training for 31 employees;and information sessions on topicsranging from retirement planning tostress management for approxi-mately 100 employees.

The Corporation successfullynegotiated and ratified two collectiveagreements, with the ProfessionalInstitute of the Public Service ofCanada (PIPSC), and the PublicService Alliance of Canada (PSAC).A Staffing Guide for Managers, andan Employee Orientation Guide foremployees have been developed andimplemented and training sessionsfor line managers and supervisorshave been completed.

The Corporation also remits Years ofService Awards to employees andvolunteers in recognition of theircontribution to the CMCC. NumerousWorkplace Health and SafetyCommittee meetings were held andsite inspections conducted during thepast fiscal year. Finally, inpreparation for the launch of the newCMCC Payroll/HRIS system, theHuman Resources Division createdand populated a job-profile codingstructure, and tested and validatedpension, job and language profilecomponents and data.

Volunteer Services

The Corporation maintains an activevolunteer programme, through whichvolunteers participate in interpre-tation, research, special events anddirect-mail campaigns. During thepast year, more than 400 individualsfrom all cultural communities and allwalks of life gave their time andsupport to the Corporation,contributing more than 35,000 hoursto various projects.

Candice Lawson from ChurchillAlternative School participates in ademonstration with Museumvolunteers. Photo: S. Darby

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Research and Collections

The Research and CollectionsBranch comprises all collec-tions research and manage-ment functions for the

Canadian Museum of Civilization.Research is carried out by theArchaeology and History Division,and the Ethnology and CulturalStudies Division. Collections man-agement functions are carried out bythe Collections Management andPlanning Division, and the Library,Archives and DocumentationServices Division.

The Branch’s activities support theCorporation in meeting its strategicobjectives of increasing appreciationand understanding of Canada’sheritage, researching and developingthe Corporation’s collections, andsharing the related knowledge.

Acquisitions

During the past year, the CMCacquired a number of importantcollections. Chief among these wasthe Nettie Covey Sharpe Collection.Upon her death in March 2002,Mrs. Nettie Covey Sharpe be-queathed her principal residence atSt-Lambert, Quebec, the lot on whichit is situated, and its contents to theCMCC. The contents include hercollection of approximately 3,000pieces of Quebec Canadiana, finecrafts and folk art. When added tothe 1,000 pieces acquired fromMrs. Sharpe by the former NationalMuseum of Man in 1977 and theCMC in 1991, this new acquisitionmakes the Nettie Covey SharpeCollection one of the most importantcollections of early Canadiana in theworld.

In May 2002, the Maurice “TheRocket” Richard Collection wasacquired at auction. It includes57 objects once owned by Mr.Richard, who passed away in 2000.And in September 2002, the Museumacquired an extraordinary collectionof handmade textiles collected overa period of more than 40 years byKingston resident Ruth McKendry, anauthor and well-known expert onCanadian quilts and textiles. This richand well-documented collection,combined with a previous acquisitionof 300 quilts, is one of the mostoutstanding from eastern Canada.The Hyman Collection of Canadiancigar and tobacco boxes from thenineteenth and twentieth centurieswas another important acquisition.

The Corporation also acquires finecraft objects on an ongoing basis,with the support of the Samuel andSaidye Bronfman FamilyFoundation. The CMC has partneredwith the Foundation in acquiringworks of fine Canadian craft bySaidye Bronfman Award recipients.Later, the Canada Council for theArts joined the partnership. Itadministers the selection of Awardrecipients. Over 100 major works offine craft have been purchased by theCMC with funds from theFoundation.

During the past year, the CMCreceived numerous heirlooms,representative objects and docu-ments from private citizens andvarious organizations. Generousdonations such as these greatlyenrich the CMC’s collections, andenhance its ability to reflect thebreadth of Canada’s cultural diversityand human history.

Ruth McKendry CollectionPhoto: H. Foster

Hockey jersey from the Maurice“The Rocket” Richard CollectionPhoto: H. Foster

Nettie Covey Sharpe CollectionPhoto: H. Foster

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Archaeology and HistoryDivision

This newly amalgamated divisionmerges the staff and mandates of theformer Archaeological Survey ofCanada and History divisions, andundertakes fundamental researchinto the human history of Canadaand adjacent regions, from earliesttimes to the modern era. Each fullstaff curator administers his or herown research programme and isresponsible for a specific area orsubject.

Collections

Two major human remainsrepatriations requests were receivedduring the past fiscal year and arecurrently being assessed. Theserequests came from the communityof Akwesasne (Cornwall), and fromthe Kitigan Zibi Anishnabeg(Maniwaki), and concern collectionsfrom the St. Lawrence and OttawaValleys.

The Division began workdocumenting and cataloguing theMcKendry textile collection, andcompleted the cataloguing of a largecollection belonging to St. OnuphriusUkrainian Catholic Church (a moduleinside the Canada Hall). Archaeo-logical fieldwork produced collectionsfrom the Atlantic, Quebec, theNorthwest Territories, and Nunavut.Initial work was begun on aninventory and assessment of theCMC’s historical furniture collection.In addition, ongoing research anddonations resulted in several smallacquisitions, and the improveddocumentation of existing materials.

Archaeological Fieldwork

Six weeks of archaeological fieldworkwas undertaken by curator PatriciaSutherland, as part of the HellulandProject. New evidence of an earlyEuropean presence on Baffin Islandwas uncovered at the Nanook sitenear Kimmirut, supporting earlierobservations based on collectionsmade from the site several decadesago. Through a contributionagreement, the Department ofForeign Affairs and InternationalTrade also facilitated a research tripto southern Greenland, aimed atexamining sites in the Norse “EasternSettlement”, in order to enablecomparisons with the Baffin Islandfindings.

An archaeological assessment wascarried out on the Fort SimpsonHeritage Park in the NorthwestTerritories. This work was undertakenat the invitation of the Fort SimpsonHistorical Society, and was aimed atdiscovering the elusive “Fort of theForks”, where people died ofstarvation during the winter of 1810–1811.

2002 excavations at the Nanook site.Photo: P. Sutherland


Under the direction of the Division,two Mi’kmaq students from theLennox Island First Nation assistedin an archaeological reconnaissancein Prince Edward Island and NewBrunswick, which revealed three newpre-Contact sites.

In the National Capital Region, anarchaeological field programmebegan in cooperation with theAlgonquin nation of Kitigan Zibi.

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Exhibitions

Members of the Division workedextensively on the First Peoples Hall,the Canada Hall, and TheMysterious Bog People , andcurated the module “Strangers,Partners, Neighbours?” exhibitedalongside Vikings: The NorthAtlantic Saga . The Division was alsoinvolved in researching and curatingmany exhibitions still in thedevelopment stage, on topicsranging from Inuvialuit history to ahistory of Ancient Grasslands, andfrom nursing in Canada to a historyof the Prairie West.

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Studies Division

Amalgamation of the EthnologyDivision with the Cultural StudiesDivision has brought togethercuratorial staff who share broadperspectives and interests in thehistory and traditions of Canada’sdiverse cultural communities. Cura-tors undertake research leading topublications, exhibitions, and out-reach programmes, and shareknowledge and expertise withcommunities and museum profes-sionals across Canada and aroundthe world.

Exhibition Development

Highlights of the past year includethe completion and opening of theFirst Peoples Hall; an exhibitionfeaturing the work of multidisciplinaryartist Kai Chan; a mini-exhibitionfeaturing selections from the TonyHyman Collection of Canadian cigarboxes and tins; and the work of Haidaphotographers in the Haida Housein the Grand Hall.

Curators initiated or continueddevelopment of exhibitions onthemes from Canadian history andcontemporary life, such as: Italian-Canadian heritage, craft and designin Canada in the 60s, the history oftobacco in Canada; and the placeRocket Richard occupies inCanadian history. CMC collectionsare also the focus of a number ofexhibitions in development, suchas one showcasing the historyand significance of beadworkfrom Southern and Eastern Africain the collections of Canadianmuseums and the other about hatsand headdresses created byNlaka’pamux people of BritishColumbia. Several exhibition compo-nents are also in development for theCorporation’s Web site.

PUNCH - Cigars by Geo. Kelly & Co.,London, Ont., ca. 1897-1915. TonyHyman Collection. Photo: H. Foster


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Repatriation

As part of the treaty process, Divisionstaff are involved in ongoingrepatriation negotiations with 34 FirstPeoples across Canada. Agreementsin principle were reached with theLabrador Inuit Association, Makivik,and Snuneymuxw. Active repatriationdiscussions continue with theAlgonquins of Eastern Ontario, theGitanyow, the Haisla, the Heiltsuk,the Nuu-Chah-Nulth, the HamatlaTreaty Organization, the Gitksan andthe Ktunaxa. Outside the treatyprocess, repatriation discussionscontinue with the Haida of BritishColumbia and the Bois Fort Peopleof Minnesota. Division staff alsoparticipated in federal interdepart-mental discussions concerningimplementation of the YukonUmbrella Agreement.

Collections

The Division continued to administerthe OPUS Musical Instrument LoanProgramme, which loans historicalinstruments from the CMC’scollection to Canadian musicians.During the past year, the Programmeloaned four of its musical instrumentsto artists performing in Ottawa andMontreal.

CMC continued to host visits by FirstPeoples to view sacred material inthe ethnology collection. These visitsenabled First Peoples to identifysacred materials in the collectionrelated to their history and culture,and to provide advice to curators ontheir proper care and handling.Spiritual leaders provided ongoingceremonial care of False Face Masksand other sacred objects.

Curatorial research continued onother subjects, including Mi’kmaqbasketry, Aboriginal basketry of thePacific Coast, the nature of historicaland contemporary Blackfootprotocol, Korean communities inCanada, Chinese-Canadians,contemporary Aboriginal crafts onthe Pacific Coast, and several topicsrelated to the history of music.

Collections Managementand Planning Division

The Collections Management andPlanning Division is responsible forproviding conservation and care ofthe CMC’s artifact collections, whilealso providing access to thecollections, and coordinating loansfor all objects either lent to, orborrowed from, the Museum. Inaddition, the Division providestechnical services for the fabricationand installation of all CMCexhibitions.

During the past year, the Division hascompleted conservation for over1,500 artifacts, and has undertakentheir mounting and installation withdisplays and dioramas for theopening of the First Peoples Hall. Ithas also coordinated the packing,travelling and installation for seventravelling exhibitions.

At the international level, CollectionsManagement and Planning staffproduced and installed a peat bogenvironment as part of TheMysterious Bog People . CMC staffalso provided overall coordination forinstallation of the exhibition at theCMC prior to its December 2002opening.

A harpsichord from the Museum’s collection was onloan to the ensemble Nouvele Sinfonie of Montréal.Photo: CMC


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With the acquisition of three majornew collections — the Nettie CoveySharpe Collection, the Maurice “TheRocket” Richard Collection, and theRuth McKendry Collection — theCollections Management andPlanning Division has handled theinventory, packing and shipping ofover 5,000 new artifacts to the CMC.In addition, the Division hascoordinated hundreds of artifactloans from various collections forPresenza: A New Look at Italian-Canadian Heritage and anexhibition on New France.

The staff also hosted forty groupand individual behind-the-scenestours of collections storage,conservation laboratories andtechnical production.

Library, Archives andDocumentation Services

The Library, Archives andDocumentation Services Divisionmanages, preserves, and providesaccess to, information. To support itsmandate, the Division recentlycompleted its first exercise instrategic planning, developing short-and long-term objectives.

The Division administers many areasof interest for the public andresearchers alike. Over and aboveits impressive book and periodicalcollection, the Library also housesrare books, microfilms and thematicfiles. The Archives manage sound,film, video and manuscriptcollections, as well as physical andelectronic corporate records,including the original architecturalplans for the CMC.Artifacts on loan from

various individuals for theexhibition Presenza: A NewLook at Italian-CanadianHeritagePhotos: H. Foster

In Fall 2002, the CMCC received$816,000 under the Department ofCanadian Heritage’s CulturalContent On-Line Program (CCOP)for digitization activities. It isanticipated that this second initiativewill result in an additional 20,000items, processed and made availableto the Canadian public via theMuseum’s website, on First Peoplesand French-Canadian material fromthe late nineteenth and earlytwentieth centuries.

The Library

During the past year, the Librarywelcomed close to 10,000 visitors.The Library collection, an invaluableresearch tool for both museum staffand external researchers, wasenriched this year by the acquisitionof 846 printed books, 546 electronicbooks, 42 videocassettes and 2,205periodical issues. Major collectionsthat were catalogued include adonation of 667 children’s booksfrom the Canadian Children’sMuseum and 757 files on Native-Canadian artists.

The Library conducted a completeinventory of its periodicals collectionas a preliminary step towardsreplacing its obsolete classificationsystem with the more standardLibrary of Congress classificationsystem. In addition, 300 titles that areno longer relevant were removedfrom the collection and sent to theCanadian Book Exchange. This willalleviate space concerns andcollection storage for several years.


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A National Collection Room wasestablished in the Library to houseand adequately preserve the growingnumber of books and otherdocuments acquired as artifacts.Until recently, these were stored inthe Rare Book Room, which isnearing capacity.

Library staff worked in collaborationwith many of the CMC’s exhibitionteams to provide information and tocreate bibliographies and bookdisplays designed to complement theinformation content of severalexhibitions. Library staff alsoprovided guided tours and databasetraining sessions, and answeredclose to 3,000 information requests,in addition to handling loans of 8,800documents to CMCC staff for theirresearch needs.

The Library and ArchivesOnline Catalogue

The Library and Archives collectionscan also be accessed through anonline catalogue, with more that360,000 catalogued documentscurrently available on the Internet(http://geoweb.civilization.ca:8001).This year, the catalogue successfullymigrated to a new server, enhancingperformance, speed and memory.

During the past year, online searchesincreased by 20%, and continue toattract users from around the world.Over 94,000 searches for books,photographs, and textual andaudiovisual documents wereperformed in the catalogue, bringingthe total number of searches to morethan a half-million since 1997, whenthe catalogue went online.

The Archives

The CMC Archives preserves andmakes accessible more than onelinear kilometre of documents onCanadian history, as well as manythousands of sound and film records.Up to 1,500 external clients consultedand/or requested reproduction ofdocuments. In addition, over 16,000titles have been added to the CMC’sonline catalogue of traditional Frenchsongs.

During the past year, the Museumacquired over 24 linear metres ofarchival material. Among the morenoteworthy acquisitions was theMaurice Richard papers, and thedocumentation that accompanied theNettie Covey Sharpe bequest.

Photographs and CopyrightSection

This recently created sectionmanages over one million images,most of which have never beenpublished. The section‘s emphasisthroughout the year has been toinventory and consolidate thecollection. This exercise is nearcompletion, with a total of more than1,100,000 images, divided almostequally between physical images(negatives and transparencies) anddigital images. A small but growingnumber of these are accessible onthe Internet, either through theLibrary and Archives catalogue orthrough the artifact catalogue(collections.civilization.ca).

The digitization of 4,600 fragile glassnegatives has been completed.These images will be catalogued andmade available online in the nearfuture. Another project, handledprimarily by volunteers and students,involved photocopying and indexingthe 8,100-item “Photo on Card-board” collection.

These were created many years agoas a reference tool for researchers,and are comprised primarily ofimages of First Peoples. The originalimages are now safely stored in thearchives and the copies havebecome much more accessible tousers.

Artifact Documentation

Artifact documentation staff continueto build an extensive photographiccatalogue, which makes digitizedimages of artifacts from theCorporation’s collections available tothe public online.

The Maurice “The Rocket” Richard,Ruth McKendry, and Nettie CoveySharpe collections were the primaryfocus of acquisition and registrationactivities. These collections, whicheffectively tripled the yearly averagefor artifact documentation, willdominate registration activities for atleast another full year.

The Archaeological Sites online Website was successfully launched inAugust 2002. This project givesCMCC clients — particularly thoseliving above the 60th Parallel —access to information on northernarchaeological sites via the Internet,rather than having them dependupon Museum staff to providereports.

Documentation staff initiated thetransfer of the CMC bilingual(English-French) lexicon to theelectronic thesaurus in the artifactdatabase. This is a novel experimentin thesaurus-building, since thestandard is unilingual. However,given that CMCC documentationstaff often works simultaneously inboth languages, a bilingual thesaurusis considered essential.


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The online artifact database (KEEmu) is steadily growing as data isadded and translated. There arecurrently 867,000 artifact records inthe catalogue, and 535,000multimedia records (includingimages, sound, film, and documentsfor both the CMC and the CWM).Most of these will become availableto the public when translation iscomplete; however, there are already165,000 artifact records available,and 36,000 of these also havedigitized images attached.

Lectures, Presentations andPublications

The Research and CollectionsBranch shares its research andconsiderable expertise throughpublications, lectures and otherforms of outreach. During the pastyear, Branch staff gave nearly 50lectures and presentations at venuesacross North America and in Europe.

Highlights included a presentation onthe importance of easy access toarchival documentation, numerouspresentations by staff archaeologistson fieldwork in the North, severalpresentations on Asian culture,lectures on First Peoples storytellingand craft traditions, and presen-tations on subjects as diverse asmusical instruments, French-Canadian folksongs, architectureand Inuit clothing.

In addition to training Aboriginalinterns in solid museologicalpractices, the ATPMP continues todevelop good relationships withAboriginal communities acrossCanada.

This year ’s participants havedeveloped and produced a showcaseexhibit on the North AmericaIndigenous Games. This new exhibitwas produced with financial supportfrom the National AboriginalAchievement Foundation.

Branch staff also authored more than20 articles, reviews and publications.These included studies on the naturalhistory of the Plains region, aguide to the Western Arctic, Inuithistory and prehistory, archaeology,Prairie churches, Quebec folkobjects, French-Canadian history,Newfoundland furniture andvernacular architecture, the historyof the Chinese laundry in Canada,Canadian art glass, and Denespruce-root basketry.

The Aboriginal TrainingProgramme in MuseumPractices

Over the past ten years, theAboriginal Training Programme inMuseum Practices (ATPMP) hasprovided a stimulating learningenvironment for participants from allover Canada. Since the programmebegan in 1993, 58 Aboriginal traineeshave taken part in a wide range ofmuseological functions, fromexhibition development and artifactconservation, to interpretation,marketing and communications.Over the years, this initiative hasbecome a model, both nationally andinternationally, for other museumsinterested in training indigenousmuseum staff.

Interns in the Aboriginal Training Programme inMuseum Practices for 2002–2003. From left to right:Rose Alexis (Okanagan Nation, British Columbia), JasonBear (Cree from Muskoday First Nation, Saskatchewan),Réginald Flamand (Attikamek Nation, Manawan,Quebec), Robert First Charger (Kainai/Blood Tribe ofBlackfoot Confederation, Alberta) and Michael Cywink(Anishinabek from the Wikwemikong Territory,Ontario). Photo: S. Darby


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Exhibitions and Programmes

The Exhibitions and Program-mes Branch produces a widerange of temporary andpermanent exhibitions, as well

as programming ranging frompresentations of dance, music andtheatre to lectures, demonstrations,workshops and educationalprogrammes. Its activities supportthe Corporation in meeting thestrategic objectives of increasingappreciation and understanding ofCanada’s heritage, and researchingand developing the Corporation’scollections and sharing the relatedknowledge.

Exhibitions

Permanent Exhibitions

The First Peoples Hall

The First Peoples Hall, which openedon January 30, 2003, is the world’slargest permanent exhibition on thecultures, history and contributions ofCanada’s indigenous peoples.Completion of the Hall involvedextensive work by staff in developingexhibition content in cooperation witha consultation committee ofAboriginal representatives fromacross Canada. Final exhibitsinclude presentations of FirstPeoples history from all parts ofCanada, profiles of First Peoples’relationships to the land, socialtraditions, the many contributions ofFirst Peoples to world culture,contemporary Aboriginal art, andmore.

The First Peoples HallWith the opening of the First Peoples Hall, the Canadian Museum ofCivilization has completed a substantial portion of its permanent exhibitionspaces, which has long been one of the Corporation’s most importantgoals.

Since 1992, curators from the Archaeology and History Division and theEthnology and Cultural Studies Division have worked in consultation withAboriginal cultural experts from across the country to develop the Hallaround four themes: We are still here, We are diverse, We contribute andWe have an ancient relationship with the land.

Occupying 2,000 square metres next to the Museum’s Grand Hall, theFirst Peoples Hall includes more than 1,500 historical objects and worksof art, as well as approximately 500 documents and illustrations. It profilesthe rich history, cultures, contributions and artistic expressions ofCanada’s Aboriginal peoples, with an emphasis on presentingcontemporary realities in a historical perspective.

We are still here and We are diverseare two of the themes explored in thefirst section of the First Peoples Hall.Photo: S. Darby

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The Canada Hall

The Canada Hall covers 1,000 yearsof Canadian social history from coastto coast. It is one of the most popularspaces in the Canadian Museum ofCivilization with close to half a millionvisitors annually, and with very highassessments in visitor surveys. Overthe past year, a number of newmodules have been added andadditional work is underway. Theseinclude a module on West CoastCommunities, which explores themany cultural groups — FirstPeoples, British, Japanese, Chinese,East Indian and European — of theregion, and the effect of resourcesand topography on the developmentof the West Coast.

The Grand Hall

This spectacular space is home toone of the world’s largest collectionsof totem poles, and tells the story ofFirst Peoples on Canada’s WestCoast. During the past year, severalnew features were added to the Hallto offer a more contemporary viewof these peoples. These includedcontemporary works of art in theNuu-chah-nulth house, as well asphotographs by contemporary Haidaartists and a new exhibition onargillite art and artists in the Haidahouse. Major renovations to one ofthe Hall’s reproduction tidal poolswere also completed, in order tofacilitate visitor access.

Temporary Exhibitions

Each year, the Canadian Museum ofCivilization presents a variety oftemporary exhibitions producedeither in-house or in cooperation withother major institutions, as well asloan exhibitions from otherinstitutions. Temporary exhibitionsfor the last fiscal year are listedbelow.

Symbol of a Profession: A Centuryof Nurses’ Caps — February 13,2001 to January 27, 2003. The 60caps in this exhibition came from theCMC’s Gloria Kay collection, whichincludes more than 160 capscovering the years 1895 to 1983.

Vimy Memorial Sculptures — May4, 2001 to February 29, 2004. Thisexhibition features five largeallegorical sculptures created byWalter Allward as models for hismonumental works adorning theVimy Memorial in France. Thesculptures are drawn from thecollections of the Canadian WarMuseum.

During the past year, new orientation panels have beendeveloped for the entrance and exit of the Canada Hall.Visitors who seek to enter the Hall’s exit space in errorare now redirected to the entrance area, where a largemap of Canada gives them an overview of the themesthey will encounter on their journey through 1,000years of Canadian history. Photo: H. Foster

West Coast Communitiesmodule in the CanadaHall. Photo: S. Darby


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Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga— May 8 to October 14, 2002. Thisexhibition, developed by the NationalMuseum of History (SmithsonianInstitution), retraced Viking voyagesfrom Europe to the shores of NorthAmerica. A special area was addedat the CMC to showcase recentresearch by staff archaeologistPatricia Sutherland on earlyinteractions between the Norse andpeoples of the Eastern Arctic.Vikings: The North Atlantic Sagaattracted more than 300,000 visitorsduring its five-month run.

Absolutely Vikings — May 8 toOctober 14, 2002. A photo exhibit byNorwegian photographer Lill-AnnChepstow-Lusty on contemporaryViking re-enactors.

Saidye Bronfman Awards 2002 —October 4, 2002 to September 12,2003. This year’s Saidye BronfmanAward for Excellence in the Craftswas given to multidisciplinary artistKai Chan. The exhibition includes 11current works by the artist, as wellas seven historical works chosen byChan from CMC collections for theirties to his own work.

The Powwow: An Art History —October 25, 2002 to August 17,2003. This exhibition, produced bythe Mackenzie Art Gallery in Regina,Saskatchewan, presents anAboriginal art history in relation to thedevelopment of the powwow, fromthe late nineteenth through latetwentieth centuries. The exhibitionincludes paintings, photographs,silkscreens and lithographs, all onloan from individuals and institutionsacross North America.

Resonance: The Musical Heritageof La Francophonie — May 10,2001 to March 30, 2003. Thisexhibition, which opened inconjunction with the Jeux de laFrancophonie Games, featured morethan 100 musical instruments fromthe French-speaking world, includinga large number of folk instrumentsfrom African countries.

Kichi Sibi: Tracing Our Region’sAncient History — June 22, 2001to August 17, 2003. This exhibitionexplores the ancient history of theregion in which the CMC is located,8,000 years prior to the arrival ofEuropeans.

The Lands within Me: Expressionsby Canadian Artists of Arab Origin— October 19, 2001 to March 9,2003. This exhibition explored theimmigrant experience through theworks, experiences and commentaryof 26 Canadian artists of Arab origin.

First Son: Portraits by C.D. Hoy —February 1 to September 2, 2002.This exhibition featured 81 black-and-white photographs taken by aChinese photographer in the earlytwentieth century, and portraysChinese, Native and other residentsof the B.C. Interior. Developed byFaith Moosang and produced byVancouver ’s Presentation HouseGallery.

Nuvisavik, “The Place Where WeWeave”: Inuit Tapestries fromArctic Canada — February 22, 2002to September 8, 2003. Inuit cultureis celebrated in this series of 49tapestries evoking traditional ways oflife within the Pangnirtung commu-nity on Baffin Island.

Kai Chan of Toronto, one of Canada’s most highlyrespected textile artists, is the 26th recipient of theSaidye Bronfman Award. Photo: Andrew Leyerle


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The Mysterious Bog People —December 6, 2002 to September 1,2003. This major internationalexhibition, produced by the CMC inassociation with the Drents Museum(The Netherlands), the Niedersäch-sisches Landesmuseum (Germany)and the Glenbow Museum (Calgary),tells the story of peoples living nearthe bogs of northwestern Europefrom the Mesolithic Age to the endof the sixteenth century. Featuringmummified bodies from the bogs,forensic reconstructions, andartifacts ranging from axes andswords to earthenware, silver,jewellery and musical instruments,the exhibition recreates long-lostlives, ideas and beliefs.

Moorscapes: A Vanishing Legacy– December 6, 2002 to September1, 2003. This exhibition, presentedin conjunction with The MysteriousBog People, features a series of fiftyphotographs taken by photographerWolfgang Bartels of Hanover,Germany.

Pangnirtung During the 1920s:The J.D. Soper Collection — fromJanuary 31, 2003. This selection ofphotographs and artifacts providesa glimpse into Inuit culture at a timewhen the Canadian North remainedlargely inaccessible to the outsideworld.

Story Boxes: The Tony HymanCollection — January 31, 2003 toJuly 4, 2004. A selection of 50 cigarcontainers from the world’s largestcollection of cigar memorabilia,acquired by the CMC in June 2002.

Travelling Exhibitions

During the past year, fourteenexhibitions produced by theCanadian Museum of Civilizationhave been enjoyed throughoutCanada, the United States and othercountries around the world. Thisyear’s travelling exhibitions are listedbelow.

Lost Visions, Forgotten Dreams:Life and Art of an Ancient ArcticPeople . This award-winningexhibition finished touring at the endof May 2002, following a highlysuccessful final presentation at thePublic Museum of Grand Rapids inGrand Rapids, Michigan.

Isumavut: The Artistic Expressionof Nine Cape Dorset Women .Following a presentation at theNational Museum of Ethnology inLisbon, Portugal, this uniqueexhibition was featured at the ArtGallery of Hamilton.

This Other Eden: Canadian FolkArt Outdoors . With major supportfrom Investors Group, this CMCexhibition was presented at theManitoba Museum in Winnipeg, theArt Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax,and the McCord Museum inMontreal.

From the Hands of a Master:Tradition Revealed byContemporary Artisans . Producedby the Canadian Postal Museum inassociation with the Sociétéinternationale des enterprisesÉCONOMUSÉE®, and with financialsupport from Canadian Heritage, thisexhibition has toured many smallCanadian museums with thegenerous support of Canada Post.A second tour is planned to extendinto April 2006.


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World Circus . Produced by theCanadian Children’s Museum, thisexhibition was presented this pastyear at the expERIEnce Children’sMuseum in Erie, Pennsylvania andthe Betty Brinn Children’s Museumin Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It appearedat the Manitoba Children’s Museumin Winnipeg from February to May2003.

Places of Power, Objects ofVeneration . This small photographicexhibition finished its tour ofArgentina, under the auspices of theCanadian Embassy, with apresentation at the MuseoEtnográfico Andrés Barbero inAsuncion, Paraguay.

Legends of Our Times: NativeRanching and Rodeo Life on thePlains and Plateau . This majorexhibition appeared at the Museumof Arts and Sciences in Macon,Georgia until March 2003.

Native Cowboy Life . This smallexhibition — a spin-off of Legendsof Our Times — has travelled to tensmall museums to date, including theFort Steele Heritage Town in FortSteele, B.C., the Penticton Museumin Penticton, B.C., and the Drydenand District Museum in Dryden, Ont.

Canadian UNESCO World HeritageSites . Co-produced by the CMC andParks Canada, this exhibition hastravelled to ten venues acrossCanada, and was last presented atthe Fisheries Museum of the Atlanticin Lunenburg, N.S.

Cross Currents: 500 Generationsof Aboriginal Fishing in AtlanticCanada . This exhibition started itstour of Atlantic Canada at the NewBrunswick Museum in Saint John,followed by a presentation at theNova Scotia Museum of Industry inStellarton.

The Cod Rush: Early EuropeanFisheries, 1497–1763 . Thisexhibition started its tour of AtlanticCanada at the New BrunswickMuseum in Saint John, followed bya presentation at the Nova ScotiaMuseum of Industry in Stellarton.

Swales and Whales: AtlanticCanada’s Sea Mammal Harvest.This exhibition began its tour ofAtlantic Canada at the SouthernNewfoundland Seamen’s Museum inGrand Bank.

The Tunit, a Palaeo-EskimoPeople . This small discovery-boxexhibition — a spin-off of LostVisions, Forgotten Dreams — hastravelled to six small museums todate, including the London Museumof Anthropology in London, Ont., theCape Breton Centre for Heritage andScience in Sydney, N.S., and theKitimat Centennial Museum inKitimat, B.C.

Under the Sign of the Cross:Creative Expressions ofChristianity in Canada.Components of this major exhibition— various religious works — werefeatured in the Musée des religions,Nicolet, Que.

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Windows on the Collections

Artifacts from the CMC’s collectionsare presented in a number ofcorridors and high-traffic areasthroughout the Museum, givingvisitors a glimpse into the wealth ofmaterial conserved on behalf of thepeople of Canada. During the pastyear, these mini-exhibitions haveincluded Symbol of a Profession:One Hundred Years of Nurses’Caps , Pangnirtung During the1920s: The J.D. Soper Collection ,and Story Boxes: The Tony HymanCollection .

Programmes

The CMC provides a wide range ofpublic programming for its visitors,ranging from educational outreach toperformances, lectures, films andmore.

During the past year, large-scalethematic events and festivalweekends presented in conjunctionwith major openings attracted over70,000 visitors. These includedactivities planned around the openingof the First Peoples Hall, and forexhibitions such as Vikings: TheNorth Atlantic Saga , TheMysterious Bog People , and ThePowwow: An Art History .

Activities for Vikings: The NorthAtlantic Saga included a full weekof Vikingfest activities, featuringrowing aboard the Mjøsen Lange, areplica longship from Norway; re-enactors from Canada’s L’Anse auxMeadows historic site and theHistorik Museum in Norway; andguest curators and lecturers fromScotland, Norway, Britain, Swedenand the United States.

In addition, an outdoor midsummersolstice event featured the award-winning Almanna Sangen choir fromUppsala, Sweden, and a theatricalperformance by the Icelandic SagaSingers. Attendance at these eventsexceeded 13,000 visitors.

In October 2002, special events forThe Powwow: An Art Historycomprised a weekend of dance,film, art, curatorial tours, and foodsampling. In December 2002,the opening of The MysteriousBog People featured an interpretivefashion show, forensic re-constructions, and guest specialists.

To celebrate the opening of the FirstPeoples Hall, special events wereheld over four weekends in Februaryand throughout March. Programmingincluded talks and tours with guestcurators and Native leaders, culinarydemonstrations and food sampling,performances and the Where RiversMeet film festival.

Several key partnerships helped theCorporation deliver culturalprogrammes to over 25,000 visitorsin 2002–2003. These included a fullsummer of events for Vikings: TheNorth Atlantic Saga , in collabo-ration with the embassies andcommunity organizations of Norway,Sweden, Denmark, Finland andIceland and Parks Canada. The St.Lucia Winter Solstice event was heldfor a fourth successful year inpartnership with the Embassy ofSweden and IKEA Canada.

The National Film Board was anactive partner in the launch of twoAboriginal films: Is the Crown at Warwith Us and If the Weather Permits.The dazzling artistry of masterpuppeteer Hori Hiroshi and hisinterpretation of the Tales of Genjiwas presented in close collaborationwith the Embassy of Japan. Andfinally, a showcase of arts and culturefrom Canada’s East Coast wasplanned in partnership with theNational Arts Centre for the April2003 festival, Atlantic Scene.

Kiowa Scalp Dance by Stephen Mopope. Collection ofPhilbrook Museum of Art. Photo: Don Wheeler


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Series and Animation

Conversations and Coffee, a popularmonthly afternoon series of informaltalks and tours for adults, featuredspeakers on topics as diverse as thehistory of golf, mail-order shopping,bog archaeology, nineteenth-centurylove letters and First Peoples.Another series, entitled An Eveningat the Museum, featured thematicevents including historical wine andbeer tastings, golf, forensicarchaeology with author KathyReichs, and a spa night at theMuseum. The events in this serieswere often sold out.

For the Corporation’s resident theatrecompany, Dramamuse, this pastyear has been one of innovation, newproduct development, and increasedinteraction with visitors. In responseto visitor feedback, Dramamusedeveloped a new form of hybridtheatre blending scripted pieces withinteractive role-playing. The highlypopular “Charivari” was staged in theCanada Hall’s New France Square,and has doubled the number ofvisitor encounters with actors — from57,638 in Summer 2001 to 111,720in Summer 2002. The company alsocreated a 30-minute theatrical tourof The Mysterious Bog Peopleexhibition, which was presented to4,500 visitors.

In-gallery animation continues to bea popular feature of majorexhibitions. During the past year,animation provided in theResonance exhibition by a corps ofvolunteers continued to be a big hit,and more than 60,000 visitors haveenjoyed these lively music-makingactivities since the exhibition openedin Summer 2001.

School Programming

School programming continuedonsite and in schools of the region.Programmes were reviewed by ateam of educational consultants, andwere modified to improve links toOntario and Quebec curricula and toincrease student interactivity. Over25,000 students participated in theCorporation’s educational pro-grammes, including those subsidizedby the Chawkers Foundation. An-other 23,000 students used materialsdeveloped by the museum, andinterns from secondary and postsecondary schools received on thejob training.

Guided Tours

Interpretive planners developedformal guided tours of one temporaryexhibition and two permanentgalleries, for implementation byGuides. Training was provided toGuides for four exhibitions, and toanimation staff and volunteers foreducational and family programmes.Interpretive planners also workedwith project teams to refinemessages for 25 upcomingexhibitions, in order to ensure apositive visitor experience. Ideaswere tested and feedback wassolicited in eight separate evaluationstudies led by interpretive planners.Guidelines were also developed forthe writing of exhibition text and formaking exhibitions interactive.

The CMC “Two-Hour Self-GuidedTour” brochure was revamped as amore general planning guide for first-time visitors, and an orientationbrochure was produced for theCanada Hall.

Audio-visual Productionsand Photography

The Museum produces a largenumber of exhibition enhancementsand stand-alone presentations insupport of exhibitions andprogrammes. During the past year,these included 25 audio productionsand 32 video productions. Inaddition, two touch-screen interactivepresentations were produced for theCanada Hall, documentation wasmade of special events such asNational Aboriginal Day, andpromotional materials were producedfor broadcast. Photography wasprovided for promotional and archivalpurposes, exhibitions, special events,publications and Web sites, as wasphotographic work for the FirstPeoples Hall, and photographic andaudio-visual documentation ofconstruction of the new CanadianWar Museum.


The Spirits of the Bog,a theatrical tour of TheMysterious BogPeople, was producedby Dramamuse.Photo: S. Darby

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Canadian Children’s Museum

he Canadian Children’sMuseum (CCM) takes youngvisitors on a wide-rangingintercultural odyssey through

workshops, animation programmes,day camps, sleepovers, and variousother learning experiences. The CCMcontinues to be one of the mostpopular venues in the CanadianMuseum of Civilization, withattendance of 503,384 during 2002–2003.

The Canadian Children’s Museum’sactivities support the Corporation inmeeting the strategic objectives ofincreasing appreciation and under-standing of Canada’s heritage, andresearching and developing theCorporation’s collections and sharingthe related knowledge.


The Amazing Castle — May 25 toSeptember 22, 2002. The exhibitionfeatured a sold-out summer daycamp, and an opening weekend ofperformers and workshops for 3,500children and their families. Producedby the Minnesota Children’sMuseum.

TCanada Day Poster Challenge —July 1 to September 3, 2002. As partof the Canadian Heritage CanadaDay Poster Challenge, children fromacross Canada created posterscelebrating “Canadian Firsts”.Thirteen finalists and the nationalprize winning entry — the official2002 Canada Day poster— were ondisplay.

Kids Celebrate! — October 19, 2002to January 12, 2003. Produced by theCanadian Children’s Museum, theexhibition attracted more than 60,000visitors in hands-on activities andspecial events.

Pattern Wizardry — February 1 toMay 19, 2003. Language schoolsfrom the region were activelyinvolved in presenting culturalcelebrations from around the worldas part of this exhibition, whichexplores patterns in everyday life.Produced by the Brooklyn Children’sMuseum.

Pattern Wizardry

The Amazing Castle

Photo: Basement Stills

Photo: S. Darby

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Canadian Children’s Museum

For a second year, three exhibitionactivities developed by the CCMtoured Canada as part of the Kids’Zone component of the CanadaPavilion. This travelling venueattracted more than one millionpeople across Canada.

There were four meetings of the CCMYouth Advisory Committee, 14 youngpeople who advise the CCM on thedevelopment and evaluation ofprogrammes and exhibitions, and actas ambassadors in their schools.Over 80 youth volunteers, ages 12to 17, continued to work with CCMstaff in the exhibition areas.

The CCM hosted some 400delegates from around the worldduring the Association of Children’sMuseums Interactivity 2002conference. This marked the firsttime the conference was held inCanada, and provided an opportunityfor the CCM to showcase itsprogrammes to peers within thechildren’s museum field.

Programmes and Activities

A diverse line-up of programmes andactivities was delivered throughoutthe year, and included six weeks ofsold-out summer programmes, twoweeks of spring-break day camps,and capacity bookings for birthdayparties and sleepovers. Annualspecial events including Lunch withthe Witches, Festival of Lights, MadHatter’s Tea Party and Kids’ Day inthe Park were sold out. On July 1,over 4,500 families participated inMedieval Madness.

For a second year, the CCMpartnered with Festival 4-15: OttawaFestival of the Arts for YoungAudiences to present a fall andwinter series of performing artsevents for young audiences.

In partnership with the National FilmBoard of Canada, the CCM held thelaunch of Talespinners, an animatedvideo series that promotes culturalunderstanding, with screenings andanimation workshops.

Adventure World opened for a busysummer season that included dailyand special events such as theannual sold-out Mad Hatter’s TeaParty.

Adventure World

Photo: H. Foster

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Canadian Postal Museum

hrough its exhibitions,programming and specialevents, the Canadian PostalMuseum (CPM) presents the

postal heritage of Canada, includingphilately, the history of mail deliveryand postal communications, mail artand other forms of written interaction.The activities of the CPM support theCorporation in meeting the strategicobjectives of increasing appreciationand understanding of Canada’sheritage, and researching anddeveloping the Corporation’scollections and sharing the relatedknowledge. In 2002–2003, theCanadian Postal Museum welcomed277,769 visitors.

Permanent and TemporaryExhibitions

Reflections of Canada — TheNational Stamp Collection is apermanent exhibition that opened inJuly 2002. Produced in cooperationwith Canada Post and the NationalArchives of Canada, this exhibitionassembles, for the first time, morethan 2,500 postage stamps issuedin Canada and the provinces.

1898 Two-Cent Christmas MapStamp and its Postal Usage —June 13 to December 8, 2002. Thisexhibition presented the collection ofRoger Boisclair, a true aficionado ofthe 1898 two-cent Christmas stamp,and examined the various colours inwhich the stamp was produced, aswell as the use of colour plates.

Satisfaction Guaranteed: The MailOrder Catalogue in Canada — June14, 2002 to October 13, 2003.Profiling the evolution of catalogueshopping in Canada from the 1880sto the present day, this exhibitionshows the impact of mail order onmass consumption. The exhibitionlooks at the golden age of mail orderas practiced by major retailers suchas the Hudson’s Bay Company,Eaton’s, Simpson’s, Woodward’sand Dupuis Frères.

Mexico: Colours of a Country andTestimonies of a Life — December20, 2002 to June 8, 2003. Developedby Fernando Espinosa in memory ofhis father, philatelist FranciscoEspinosa (1934-2002), this smallexhibition presents an overview ofMexican history and philately throughthe medium of Espinosa’s privatestamp collection.

In addition, the permanent exhibitionWhat’s New in Philately presentedmore than 20 new philatelic issuesduring the year. This section of theCPM is entirely sponsored byCanada Post.

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Official opening of the exhibitionReflections of Canada — TheNational Stamp Collection.From left to right: Mr. IanWilson, National Archivist ofCanada; the Honourable AndréOuellet, President and CEO,Canada Post; the RightHonourable Jean Chrétien, PrimeMinister of Canada; Mr. CharlesVerge, President, Royal PhilatelicSociety of Canada; and Dr. VictorRabinovitch, CMCC Presidentand CEO.Photo: S. Darby

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Programmes and Activities

Expanded programming continuedwithin the CPM, with monthly eventsreaching a diverse clientele. Thethemes of communication, literacyand philately were explored throughdynamic sessions with visual artists,curators and community specialists.Several activities were also held inconjunction with the newly openedexhibition on catalogue shopping.Conversation and Coffee eventsfeatured informal discussions andtours with the exhibition’s curator,and in July 2002, an interpretivefashion show brought the consumertraditions of early catalogueshopping to life. Mail art drop-inevents held over the summercontinued to be popular amongfamilies and tourists. A well-attendedevent in December 2002 featuredreadings from Roch Carrier’s award-winning story, “The Hockey Sweater”.

Collections and Research

A team of eight volunteers continuedto catalogue the CPM’s Canadianand international philatelic collec-tions, making them more accessiblefor loans and exhibitions.

CPM acquisitions over the past yearincluded five manuals on the art ofwriting; four nineteenth-centuryphotographs taken by William JamesTopley depicting postal carrierFrançois Xavier Giroux in fourdifferent seasonal uniforms; and anoptical character reader used forautomated mail sorting. The CPMalso received the philatelic materialfrom Canada Post related to the mostrecent philatelic issues.

Historical research during the pastyear revolved primarily around twoprojects: the French-Canadian andFrancophone diaspora throughoutNorth America, and the commu-nication perspective in New France.The former is a research initiativewith partners including GlendonCollege (York University), YorkUniversity, the Royal Military Collegeand the Université de Montréal. Inaddition, the CPM responded toapproximately 100 requests forinformation from external research-ers and members of the public.

National and InternationalPresence

Every year, the CPM and its partner,Canada Post, present the exhibitionSincerely, L.M. Montgomery in thepost office at Cavendish, P.E.I. Theexhibition welcomes some 20,000visitors each summer between Mayand October.

As a member of the prestigious Clubde Monte-Carlo de l’élite de laphilatélie, the CPM participated in theexhibition 100 timbres et documentsphilatéliques parmi les plus rares dumonde (100 of the World’s RarestStamps and Philatelic Documents)in December 2002. The CPM’spresentation, a rejected plate for the“Royal William” stamp issued in1933, was characterized in theexhibition catalogue as one of theworld’s 100 philatelic treasures.

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Conferences and Lectures

Staff assigned to Postal Museumactivities frequently share theirexpertise with colleague institutionsand other interested parties acrossCanada and around the world, asguest lecturers at universities,historical societies and other venues.Highlights of the year are listedbelow.

· A presentation to the CanadianMuseums Association conferencein Calgary, on the value ofstrategic alliances betweencultural institutions and corpo-rations.

· A presentation at the InternationalCommittee on Exhibition Ex-change in London, England, onthe Canadian Museum ofCivilization’s Travelling ExhibitionsProgramme.

· Three presentations in Montreal,Ottawa and Krasnoyarsk, Russiaon topics ranging from thebenefits of partnerships betweenmuseums and other organi-zations, to the role of museumsin society.

· Three presentations in Toronto,Trois-Rivières and on the French-language television channel CanalD on the francophone diaspora,mail-order catalogues, and astamp featuring the assassinatedpolitical leader, Thomas D’ArcyMcGee.

Partnerships

The Postal Museum within the CMCenjoys the support of numerouspartners, including an importantongoing commitment from CanadaPost for all of its activities, includingresearch, programming and ani-mation. In addition, a partnershipagreement was signed between theCMC, the Hudson’s Bay Company,Canadian Pacific and Canada Post,enabling the development of a majorexhibition that will be presentedfirst at the CMC and then travelthroughout Canada.

In its fourth year, the Valentine’s DayBall, organized by the Friends of theCanadian Postal Museum, attractedmore than 500 guests and raised arecord $80,000 for the CPM. Theevent was attended by its Honoraryco-chairs, the Honourable SheilaCopps, Minister of CanadianHeritage, and the Honourable AndréOuellet, President and CEO ofCanada Post. This popular evening,held in the CMC’s Grand Hall,brought together leaders frombusiness and national associations,as well as politicians and diplomats.

The fourth edition of theValentine’s Day Ball raised arecord $80,000 for the CPM.From left to right: Charles Verge,President, Friends of theCanadian Postal Museum; theHonourable Sheila Copps,Minister of Canadian Heritage;and the Honourable AndréOuellet, President and CEO,Canada Post. Photo: Petr Maur

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CMC Exhibitions

Canadian Museum ofCivilization


First Peoples Hall (CMC), sinceJanuary 30, 2003

Canada HallWest Coast Communities, sinceNovember 30, 2002

Orientation Module, since April 1,2002


W.E. Tayler Salon

Kichi-Sibi: Tracing Our Region’sAncient History (CMC), June 22,2001 to August 17, 2003

Special Exhibitions Gallery A

Nuvisavik, “The Place Where WeWeave”: Inuit Tapestries fromArctic Canada (CMC), February22, 2002 to September 8, 2003

Special Exhibitions Gallery B

First Son: Portraits by C.D. Hoy(Presentation House Gallery,Vancouver), February 1 toSeptember 2, 2002The Powwow: An Art History(MacKenzie Art Gallery, with thesupport of the Canada Council forthe Arts, the Saskatchewan ArtsBoard and the Department ofCanadian Heritage through theMuseums Assistance Program),October 25, 2002 to August 17,2003

Special Exhibitions Gallery C

Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga(CMC, National Museum of NaturalHistory, Smithsonian Institution),May 8 to October 14, 2002

The Mysterious Bog People(CMC, Drents Museum, theNiedersächsischesLandesmuseum, GlenbowMuseum), December 6, 2002 toSeptember 1, 2003Moorscapes: A VanishingLegacy (CMC, Drents Museum,the NiedersächsischesLandesmuseum, GlenbowMuseum), December 6, 2002 toSeptember 1, 2003

Special Exhibitions Gallery D

The Lands Within Me:Expressions by Canadian Artistsof Arab Origin (CMC), October19, 2001 to March 9, 2003

Special Exhibitions Gallery E

Resonance: Musical Heritage ofLa Francophonie (CMC), May 10,2001 to March 30, 2003

Level 4 - Mezzanine

The Arctic Voyages of MartinFrobisher (CMC), March 13, 2000to October 26, 2003Souvenirs of Canada (CMC), July1, 1994 to October 26, 2003Timeless Treasures: The Story ofDolls in Canada (CMC), February13, 2000 to January 27, 2003Glass Works: The Story of Glassand Glass-making in Canada(CMC), April 16, 1998 toSeptember 16, 2002The Charter. It’s Ours. It’s Us.(Justice Canada), June 11, 2002 toApril 21, 2003Saidye Bronfman Award 2002(The Samuel and Saidye BronfmanFamily Foundation), October 4,2002 to September 12, 2003Absolutely Vikings! –Photographs from Lill-AnnChepstow-Lusty (CMC), May 8to October 14, 2002

Showcases

Symbol of a Profession:A Century of Nurses’Caps (CMC), February 13, 2001to January 27, 2003Pangnirtung During the 1920s:The J.D. Soper Collection (CMC),since January 31, 2003Story Boxes: The Tony HymanCollection (CMC), January 31,2003 to July 4, 2004

Others

Hudson Bay Canoe (incooperation with the Hudson’s BayCompany), since November 19,1997Vimy Memorial Sculptures(CWM), May 4, 2001 toFebruary 29, 2004

Travelling Exhibitions(In alphabetical order)

Canadian UNESCO WorldHeritage SitesNovember 28, 2001 to April 28,2002, Restigouche RegionalMuseum Dalhousie, N.B.December 9, 2002 to June 22,2003, Fisheries Museum of theAtlantic Lunenburg, N.S.

Cod Rush: Early EuropeanFishermen, 1497-1763June 30, 2002 to February 24,2003, New Brunswick Museum,Saint John, N.B.

Cross Currents: 500 Generationsof Aboriginal Fishing in AtlanticCanadaJune 30, 2002 to February 24,2003, New Brunswick Museum,Saint John, N.B.

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From the Hands of a Master:Tradition Revealed byContemporary ArtisansFebruary 11 to May 5, 2002, NewBrunswick Museum, Saint John,N.B.June 10 to September 1, 2002,Dryden and District Museum,Dryden, Ont.October 14, 2002 to January 5,2003, Musée de la Gaspésie,Gaspé, Que.February 10 to May 4, 2003,Musée Heritage Museum,St. Albert, Alb.

Isumavut: The ArtisticExpression of Nine Cape DorsetWomenJanuary 18 to April 6, 2003, ArtGallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont.

Legends of Our Times: NativeRanching and Rodeo Life on thePlains and PlateauNovember 7, 2002 to March 23,2003, Museum of Arts andSciences, Macon, GA, U.S.A.

Lost Visions, Forgotten Dreams:Life and Art of an Ancient ArcticPeopleFebruary 2 to May 27, 2002, PublicMuseum of Grand Rapids, GrandRapids, MI, U.S.A.

Native Cowboy LifeMay 26 to August 18, 2002, FortSteele Heritage Town, Fort Steele,B.C.September 15 to December 8,2002, Penticton Museum,Penticton, B.C.January 19 to April 13, 2003,Dryden and District Museum,Dryden, Ont.

Places of Power, Objects ofVenerationMay 2 to May 17, 2002, City Hall,Cordoba, ArgentinaMay 22 to May 31, 2002, MuseoEtnográfico Andrés Barbero,Asuncion, Paraguay

CMC Exhibitions

Swales and Whales: AtlanticCanada’s Sea Mammal HarvestJune 17 to October 26, 2002,Southern Newfoundland Seamen’sMuseum, Grand Bank, N.F.

The Tunit, a Palaeo-Eskimo PeopleMarch 4 to July 22, 2002, LondonMuseum of Archaeology, London,Ont.August 23, 2002 to January 5,2003, Cape Breton Centre forHeritage and Science,Sydney, N.S.February 3 to April 27, 2003,Kitimat Centennial Museum,Kitimat, B.C.

This Other Eden: Canadian FolkArt OutdoorsMay 12 to September 2, 2002,Manitoba Museum of Man andNature, Winnipeg, Man.October 11, 2002 to January 5,2003, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia,Halifax, N.S.February 20 to August 24, 2003,McCord Museum, Montreal, Que.

Under the Sign of the Cross:Creative Expressions ofChristianity in Canada(exhibition components)March 3 to September 15, 2002,Musée des religions, Nicolet, Que.

World CircusMay 13 to October 13, 2002,expERIEnce Children’s Museum,Erie, PA, U.S.A.November 16, 2002 to January 19,2003, Betty Brinn Children’sMuseum, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.February 10 to May 25, 2003,Manitoba Children’s Museum,Winnipeg, Man.

Canadian Children’sMuseum


Show and Tell: Growing UpCanadian (CCM and CBCMuseum), November 3, 2001 toMay 6, 2002

Amazing Castle (MinnesotaChildren’s Museum), May 25 toSeptember 22, 2002Canada Day Poster Challenge(CCM), July 1 to September 3,2002Kids Celebrate! (CCM), October19, 2002 to January 12, 2003Pattern Wizardry (BrooklynChildren’s Museum), February 1 toMay 19, 2003



What’s New in Philately (CPM),June 11, 1997Write Like an Egyptian! (CPM),May 8, 1998Stamp Quest™ (Canada PostCorporation), February 25, 2000Signed, Sealed, Delivered:Postal Heritage in Evolution(CPM), June 15, 2000Reflections of Canada - TheNational Philatelic Collection(CPM), July 1, 2002


1898 Two-Cent Christmas MapStamp and its Postal Usage(CPM), June 13 to December 8,2002Satisfaction Guaranteed – TheMail Order Catalogue in Canada(CPM), June 14, 2002 to October13, 2003Mexico: Colours of A Countryand Testimonies of a Life (CPM),December 20, 2002 to June 8,2003A Life in Writing – The ChristianBennedsen Collection (Showcasefor the CPM’s acquisitions),December 12, 2002 to June 2003

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Public Relations and Publishing

he Public Relations andPublishing Branch undertakesa wide range of commu-nications activities on behalf

of the Corporation, and disseminatesthe results of the Corporation’sresearch through its production ofhigh-quality print and electronicpublications. The Branch alsooversees promotion of the CanadianMuseum of Civilization and theCanadian War Museum by ensuringhigh-profile visibility at the regional,national and international levels. TheBranch achieves these goals throughthe following activities:

• Produces documents and otherproducts for specific purposes,and aimed at defined targetaudiences

• Develops and maintains dynamicrelationships with the mediathrough a wide range of strategicmedia relations activities

• Organizes special events(exhibition openings andpreviews, state visits, etc.) toreinforce the public image of theinstitution and its ties to particularcommunities

• Publishes the results of curatorialresearch, promoting the Corpo-ration’s in-house expertise

• Develops and maintainsstrategies designed to promotethe activities of two nationalmuseums to audiences acrossCanada and around the world

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Promotional tourismbrochure.

Communications Products

Four times a year, the PublicRelations and Publishing Branchproduces Calendars of Events forboth the Canadian Museum ofCivilization and the Canadian WarMuseum. This is a primarycommunications tool for thepromotion of public activities at bothmuseums. Each quarter, between240,000 and 360,000 copies of thesebrochures are printed and distributedthroughout the National CapitalRegion and to subscribers.

A new promotional tourism brochurewas produced this fiscal year, with aprint run of 220,000 copies. Theinside of the brochure containedgeneral information on the CanadianMuseum of Civilization, and the coverpanels highlighted two majorexhibitions: Vikings: The NorthAtlantic Saga and The MysteriousBog People .

Onsite Promotion

On a regular basis, the Branchproduces and updates printedmaterial designed to facilitate visitororientation, while also providingmuseum guests with usefulinformation on the various servicesoffered at the Canadian Museum ofCivilization. These publicationsinclude the Visitor Map and ThisWeek at the Museum. In addition, theBranch produces an electronic videobulletin board, highlighting currentactivities at the Canadian Museumof Civilization.

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In 2002, This Week at the Museumwas modified. The new version,produced in colour rather than black-and-white, is more attractive andeasier to consult. An updated versionof the Visitor’s Map was also printedin both French and English, andincludes the newly opened FirstPeoples Hall and other changes. Thefirst version for Chinese visitors alsowas produced this fiscal year.

Media Relations

The Canadian Museum ofCivilization carries out a wide rangeof media relations activities,including the production anddistribution of documents and otherproducts designed for media use.These products enable the Branch tocommunicate the Corporation’smessages, while also reinforcing thepublic image of its two museums.Media relations officers also respondto a great number of requests fromthe media for information, resourcepersons, images, etc.

Activities such as these enable theBranch to ensure considerable mediacoverage throughout the year, notonly within regional media, but alsoon a national and international scale.During the past fiscal year, more than130 press releases and public serviceannouncements were produced, inaddition to considerable photo-graphic and audiovisual documen-tation. Regular communicationssuch as this have helped theBranch — and, by extension, theCorporation — to establish andmaintain fruitful relationships withmany types of media outlet.

More than 13 media previews wereheld during the past fiscal year toinaugurate new exhibitions or topublicize the acquisition of newcollections by the Canadian Museumof Civilization. Gala openings wereorganized for the exhibitionsVikings: The North Atlantic Saga ,The Mysterious Bog People , andthe First Peoples Hall. Members ofthe media were also invited todiscover the Ruth McKendry, MauriceRichard and Nettie Covey Sharpecollections.

Fifteen items from the Maurice “The Rocket” RichardCollection were unveiled to the media inDecember 2002. Photo: S. Darby

Two members of the Inuit Cultural Performersdemonstrate throat singing as part of the specialactivities organized for the opening of the First PeoplesHall. Photo: S. Darby

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Special Events andState Visits

The Branch is charged with theplanning and coordination of majorevents, such as National AboriginalDay and official dinners for royalvisits. In all, 190 VIP tours wereorganized for dignitaries and otherhigh-profile figures from both Canadaand abroad.

Internal Communications

The Canadian Museum ofCivilization produces an electronicemployee information bulletin eachweek entitled Blips and Bleeps.

Publishing

During the past fiscal year, thePublishing Group continued toproduce all of the Corporation’sprinted publications. In addition tosupporting the Corporation’sexhibitions and programmes, thePublishing Group’s activities raisethe profile of in-house curatorialresearch, helping the Corporation tofulfil that part of its mandate whichrelates to the communication ofknowledge, expertise and research.

Printed Publications

During the past fiscal year, theCorporation added three newpublications to its prestigiousMercury Series: one for the CanadianEthnology Service, and two for theHistory Division.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

General Works

The Canadian Museum of Civilization.Photographs by Malak. Reprint, 2002

C. Bergen, J. R. Beuker, K. Düwel,D.-B. Gaedtke-Eckardt, P. Kehne, E.M. Koerselman, R. Kossian, A.Metzler, K. E. Müller, S. Veil, V. T. vanVilsteren, and I. Wunn. TheMysterious Bog People. Co-publishwith Waanders, Zwolle, 2002

Mercury Series

Canadian Ethnology Service

Marie, Suzan and Judy Thompson.Dene Spruce Root Basketry. Revivalof a Tradition. Mercury Series Paper138.

History Division

Peddle, Walter W. The Dynamics ofOutport Furniture Design: Adaptationand Culture. Mercury Series Paper 51.

MacKinnon, Richard. VernacularArchitecture in the Codroy Valley.Mercury Series Paper 52.

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Canadian War Museum

The Canadian War Museum(CWM) is Canada’s nationalmuseum of military historycovering our country’s military

past from earliest times to thepresent day. Currently housed at twoseparate sites in Ottawa — a publicmuseum on Sussex Drive and VimyHouse, principally a storage facilityon the other side of the downtowncore — the Canadian War Museumis currently building a new facility atthe LeBreton Flats riverfront site incentral Ottawa. The new site,scheduled to open in May 2005, willenable all CWM functions to beassembled under one roof, andprovide for considerable upgradingof exhibitions, educational pro-grammes, special events, conser-vation facilities, research facilitiesand visitor amenities.

The Canadian War Museum and itsprogrammes support the Corporationin meeting all of its strategicobjectives, from increasingappreciation and understanding ofCanada’s heritage, to researchingand developing the Corporation’scollections and sharing the relatedknowledge, to maintaining financialand operational viability —particularly as relates to the newCWM project.

In early November 2002, agroundbreaking event was held onthe site in the presence of PrimeMinister Jean Chrétien, CanadianHeritage Minister Sheila Copps andother dignitaries. Since then,excavation has proceeded, thefoundations have been poured, andconstruction continues apacetowards the forecasted May 2005opening — a date representing the60th anniversary of the end of theSecond World War in Europe, andthe 125th anniversary of theCanadian War Museum.

New CWM Facility

Following release of the first draftdesigns for the new Canadian WarMuseum in May 2002, a public Web-based consultation was held, inwhich Canadians were asked tocomment on the three draft designs.This was the first time Canadianswere consulted on the design of anational building. In August 2002, thearchitectural team of Moriyama &Teshima of Toronto and GriffithsRankin Cook of Ottawa, unveiled anew final design, entitled“Regeneration”. The sweeping profileof the new CWM fits elegantly intoits surroundings, and features notonly cutting-edge architecture, butalso a number of symbolic elementsevoking the costs of war, as well ashumankind’s enduring quest forlasting peace.

On November 5, 2002, a groundbreaking event was held on the future site of the new CWM. Left to right:Dr. Victor Rabinovitch, President and CEO of the CMCC; Mr. Mac Harb, MP, Ottawa Centre; Mr. MarcelBeaudry, Chairman of the NCC; the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada; theHonourable Sheila Copps, Minister of Canadian Heritage; and Mr. Joe Geurts, Director and CEO of theCanadian War Museum. Photo: H. Foster

Canadians were asked tocomment on the three draftdesigns of the new CanadianWar Museum. This was the firsttime Canadians were consultedon the design of a nationalbuilding.

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In support of exhibitry andprogramming in the new CanadianWar Museum, the Passing the Torchfundraising campaign has raisedclose to $15 million to date, makingit the most successful federal culturalinstitution fundraising initiative inCanadian history. Donations havecome from foundations, corpo-rations, associations and hundredsof private donors, attesting to theimportance of the new War Museumto Canadians across the country. Itis expected that the campaign willreach its $15-million goal by the endof the 2003-2004 fiscal year.

Exhibitions


Revolution Rejected: Canada andthe American Revolution —January 28, 2003. This newpermanent exhibition tells the storyof the American Revolution andCanada. It focuses on the victory ofBritish regulars and English- andFrench-speaking militias overAmerican invaders in the streets ofQuebec City in 1775, and examinesthe Loyalist experience through theeyes of a young girl named HannahIngraham.


Imperial Adventure: Canadians inthe South African War (1899–1902)— June 3, 1999 to February 28,2003. Profiling one of the earliestoverseas conflicts in which Canadaparticipated, this exhibition featuredoriginal film footage and animpressive collection of artifacts.

Kiska Sketches, War Art by E.J.Hughes, 1943 — November 9, 2000to October 28, 2002.

Colours of War (Part 2): Works onPaper from the Canadian WarMuseum, 1914 to 1945 — February8 to May 12, 2002. This popularexhibition featured 25 significantworks on paper by outstandingCanadian and European artists,depicting scenes from the First andSecond World Wars.

General (Ret’d) Paul Manson andJacques Auger, President ofBombardier Aerospace, DefenceServices, hold Bombardier’s chequefor $250,000 to the Passing the TorchCampaign. Photo: Attilio Sartori

Child Victims: The Photographs ofRobert Semeniuk — May 30, 2002to March 15, 2003. This exhibitionfeatured twenty powerful photo-graphs illustrating the devastatingeffect of war on children around theworld.

Battlefield Pit Stop: Canadians inEurope 1944 — June 21 toSeptember 2, 2002. This outdoordisplay featured costumed firstperson animators from the SecondWorld War and some of theMuseum’s historical military vehiclesand equipment.

Art of the Medal — October 19,2002 to April 20, 2003. Produced incooperation with the Royal CanadianMint and the Medallic Art Society ofCanada, this exhibition demon-strated that medals can be bothmilitary awards and works of art.

An American carved this powderhorn in the nineteenth century tocommemorate the attack on QuebecCity in 1775. Photo: CWM

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Publications

The CWM continues to maintain anactive publication programme, andoften co-publishes with otherinstitutions. During the past year,publications included four issues ofCanadian Military History, and a bookby John Griffith Armstrong, entitledThe Halifax Explosion and the RoyalCanadian Navy: Inquiry and Intrigue(UBC Press). Three publications byNorm Christie were also produced,including The Canadians at VimyApril 1917 (Revised edition: CEFBooks, For King and Empire No. 3),Gas Attack! The Canadians at Ypres,1915 (CEF Books, Access to History,No. 1), and Slaughter in the Mud: TheCanadians at Passchendaele, 1917(CEF Books, Access to HistoryNo. 4).

Additional publication highlightsinclude a book by Hugh R. KayGeorge Magee and FinlayMacLennan, entitled Battery Action!The Story of the 43rd (Howitzer)Battery, Canadian Field Artillery1916–1919 (CEF Books); a book byBeatrice Richard entitled La mémoirede Dieppe: radioscopie d’un mythe(VLB Éditeur); and a book by AndrewRichter entitled Avoiding Arma-geddon: Canadian Military Strategyand Nuclear Weapons, 1950–1963(UBC Press).

Articles

CWM staff often publish articles in awide range of scholarly journals andmagazines. Highlights are listedbelow.

Laura Brandon: an article inCanadian Military History on Coloursof War , and a doctoral dissertationin history entitled The Canadian WarMuseum’s Art Collections as a Siteof Meaning, Memory and Identity inthe 20th Century.

Tim Cook: four articles or essays onspecialized military topics, includingArmy Historical Officers during theSecond World War, the KhakiUniversity of Canada, and rumrations during the First World War,in publications ranging from theCanadian Historical Review to theJournal of Canadian Studies.

Serge Durflinger: two articles,including a piece on hometownsupport for the H.M.C.S. Dunverduring the Second World War andan article on the Canadian WarMuseum Oral History Project in theCanadian Military Journal.

Dean Oliver: three articles or essayson Canadian defence issues,including Canadian defence andnational security after September 11,and foreign affairs and nationaldefence, in political journals such asCanadian Issues.

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Cameron Pulsifer: three articles onmilitary history, including an articleon military pay in the Victorian BritishArmy, an account of fatalities of the1st Canadian Machine Gun Brigadeon a single day during the First WorldWar, and a profile of the building ofHalifax’s military barracks during thenineteenth century.

Roger Sarty: an article on the HalifaxMilitary Lands Board in The NorthernMariner.

Conferences and Lectures

CWM staff is active in sharing itsexpertise with colleague institutionsand other interested parties acrossCanada and around the world. Inaddition, The Museum staff appearedoften as guest lecturers atuniversities, historical societies andother venues. Highlights of the pastyear are outlined below.

· Eight lectures on war art andmuseology at conferences acrossCanada, including severalpresentations on Canvas of Warand the national war art collection.

· Four lectures on military history ata number of Canadian venues,including presentations on gaswarfare, rum rations during theFirst World War, the CanadianExpeditionary Force, andCanadian regimental historians inthe 1920s.

· Five lectures at a number ofCanadian venues, includingpresentations on McGill Universityat war, the war industry andeconomic recovery in Verdun,Quebec during two world wars,hometown support for theH.M.C.S. Dunver, the Cold Warand the CWM, and the Last PostFund.

· Two lectures at venues in Ontario,including a presentation on FirstPeoples in Canadian militaryhistory, and land pattern musketsand the Royal Canadian VolunteerRegiment at the turn of thenineteenth century.

· Five lectures at a number ofCanadian venues, includingpresentations on intelligencehistory, national security, Canadianmilitary history, and war and themuseum historian.

· Two lectures at local venues,including a presentation on thenew Canadian War Museum, anda university lecture on materialculture at the CWM.

· A symposium presentation inToronto on the Canadian WarMuseum research collections.

· Five lectures at a number ofCanadian venues, includingpresentations on the Battle of theSt. Lawrence in 1942, AdmiralPercy Walker Nelles, Canada’semergence as a naval powerduring the first half of the twentiethcentury, and Canadian maritimestrategy from 1910 to 2000.

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Programmes

The Canadian War Museum’sprogrammes offer something foreveryone, ranging from theHollywood Goes to War film seriesto live interpretation within CWMexhibitions. Each month, HollywoodGoes to War features a militarymovie, introduced by a member ofthe CWM staff or a member of theFriends of the Canadian WarMuseum. During 2002–2003, 12films were presented, withattendance ranging from 25 to 120people per screening.

On summer weekends, in conjunc-tion with the interactive BattlefieldPit Stop: Canadians in Europe1944 exhibition, a number of local re-enactment groups were invited tomeet with visitors and provide perioddemonstrations on the CWM Court-yard.

On Remembrance Day, a dozenCanadian veterans took part in theCWM’s annual Meet a Veteranprogramme. In addition, costumedanimators provided a venue in whichvisitors could see and hold genuinewartime artifacts.

In conjunction with the exhibition TheArt of the Medal , the Medallic ArtsSociety of Canada held three work-shops at the CWM, demonstratinghow medals are made. In addition,the popular annual Spring Offensivewargaming weekend was held InMarch, offering armchair generals anopportunity to get together anddemonstrate various roleplayinggames to the public.

In its Speaker ’s Series, theCWM presents a free admissionseries of academic lectures. Thesehour-long presentations featuredistinguished veterans, scholars andauthors. During the past year, topicsincluded Canadian armouredvehicles in the Second World War,child victims of war, the RoyalCanadian Navy and the Halifaxexplosion, Canada’s AirborneDivision, Dieppe, Canada’s modernarmy, Canadian nuclear strategy,Remembrance Day, Canadiansduring the 1943–1945 ItalianCampaign, and an Airwoman’sscrapbook.

Educational Activities

The CWM actively shares the manyaspects of Canada’s military heritagewith audiences throughout Canadaand around the world through a widerange of educational activities. Lastfiscal year, the CWM delivered a totalof 220 school programmes to a totalof 6,169 students. 42 Canada at Waractivity kits were also sold toteachers, and 34 Supply Line artifactboxes were rented. Eighty-fivestudents submitted applications forthis year’s CWM History Award, withfive winners each receiving a $1,000prize.

Mr. Paul Métivier, First World War veteran, and CanadianWar Museum visitor Andrew Cameron (son of Lesley Anneand Mark Cameron) during Remembrance Day celebrations.Photo: S. Darby

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Special Events

Throughout the year, the CWM hostsmany different types of specialevents, ranging from commem-orations and special ceremonies toguided tours and book launches.During the past year, these includedtwo donation recognition events: inMay 2002, an event was held in theFirst World War Gallery in honour ofthe donation of the Albert Medalawarded to Ernest Alfred Pooley; andin August 2002, the Royal CanadianRegiment and the Kanata Branch ofthe Royal Canadian Legionpresented the CWM’s Living HistoryCollection with an epoxy sculptureentitled Dawn of Majuba Day.

D-Day commemorations were heldonce again this year on the CWMCourtyard and in the Eaton Room.This year ’s commemorations in-cluded a larger parade contingentand a performance by the Pipes andDrums of the Cameron Highlandersof Ottawa. The event was attendedby more than 150 people.

Summer programming on the CWMCourtyard included noon-hourconcerts by the Central Band of theCanadian Forces, the Central BandString Ensemble, Polished Brass,and the Ceremonial Guard Band. Inaddition, demonstrations were givenon the Courtyard by the Sociétéd’histoire IN MEMORIAM, theCompagnie franche de la Marine deQuébec, the 1st Battalion RoyalCanadian Regiment Rappel Team,the Brockville Infantry Company, theFort York Fife and Drums, and the16th North Carolina/60th New YorkRegiment. On Canada Day, visitorsenjoyed a concert by the full CentralBand of the Canadian Forces and theMaple Leaf Brass Band on the CWMCourtyard. More than 5,000 peoplevisited the CWM and Vimy House onthe Museum’s busiest day of the year.

Canadian War Museum

On July 10, 2002, the annualNijmegen Marchers Send-Off paradereturned to the CWM. This year’splatform included the Chief of theDefence Staff, the Deputy Head ofMission from the Royal NetherlandsEmbassy and other dignitaries. Awreath was presented to the officerin charge of the marchers, which waslaid on the CWM’s behalf atGroesbeek Cemetery in honour ofCanadians who made this ultimatesacrifice. In addition, Thank YouCanada 2002 arrived at the CWM onAugust 7, 2002. This group ofBelgian collectors of Canadianmilitary vehicles parked theircollection on the CWM Courtyard aspart of their Quebec-Ontario tour.The tour is designed to thankCanadian veterans for their role inliberating Belgium during the SecondWorld War.

To commemorate the 60thanniversary of Dieppe, the Friendsof the CWM set up a No. 19 wirelessset on the CWM Courtyard early inthe morning of August 18, toparticipate in a radio net betweenother No. 19 set collectors. TheDieppe Raid was the first time thatthis type of radio was used in actionagainst an enemy.

In addition to its regularRemembrance Day programming,the Vimy House Military TechnologyGallery was open, and for the firsttime the CWM presented An Eveningof Wartime Music — a commem-orative concert on the CWMCourtyard. More than 220 peopleattended the concert, and the day’sactivities attracted nearly 2,000people in all.

On February 8 and 9, 2003, theCameron Highlanders of Ottawagave a winter warfare and survivaltraining demonstration, timed tocoincide with Winterlude. This is thefirst time the CWM has held anoutdoor winter event.

Launches and Openings

Four books were launched during theyear: Not Bad for a Sergeant byBarney Danson (Dundurn Canada),Canada’s Army: Waging War andKeeping the Peace by JackGranatstein (University of TorontoPress), Testaments of Honour:Personal Histories of Canada’s WarVeterans by Blake Heathcote(Doubleday Canada) and Canada atWar Volume II – On the Battlefields:Two World Wars that Shaped aNation edited by Michael Benedict(Penguin Canada).

Exhibition openings and mediapreviews were held for ChildVictims , Battlefield Pit Stop , andThe Art of the Medal . Other mediaevents were hosted for the initiallaunch of three design proposals forthe new CWM, for the public Website consultation on the CWM design,presentation of the final CWMdesign, the CWM groundbreakingceremony, and a public meeting atOttawa City hall for site plan approvalfor the new CWM.

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Canadian War Museum

Exhibitions


Revolution Rejected: Canada andthe American Revolution , January28, 2003.


Imperial Adventure: Canadians inthe South African War (1899–1902)(CWM), June 3, 1999 to February28, 2003Kiska Sketches, War Art by E.J.Hughes, 1943 (CWM), November 9,2000 to October 28, 2002Colours of War (Part 2): Works onPaper from the Canadian WarMuseum, 1914 to 1945 (CWM),February 8 to May 12, 2002Child Victims: The Photographs ofRobert Semeniuk (CWM), May 30,2002 to March 15, 2003Battlefield Pit Stop: Canadians inEurope 1944 (CWM), June 21 toSeptember 2, 2002Art of the Medal (CWM, RoyalCanadian Mint and Medallic ArtSociety of Canada), October 19,2002 to April 20, 2003

Travelling Exhibitions(In alphabetical order)

AtheneNovember 7, 2002 to January 4,2003, Sault Ste. Marie Museum, SaultSte. Marie, Ont.Battle Lines: Canadian Artists inthe Field, 1917–1919September 22, 2002 to January 3,2003, Confederation Centre,Charlottetown, P.E.I.January 17 to February 23, 2003,Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, N.B.Canvas of War: Masterpieces fromthe Canadian War MuseumJanuary 27 to April 17, 2002,Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton,N.B.May 17 to September 8, 2002,Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Sask.October 26, 2002 to January 19,2003, Winnipeg Art Gallery,Winnipeg, Man.March 8 to May 25, 2003, GlenbowMuseum, Calgary, Alb.Korean war: A War in the Serviceof PeaceNovember 7, 2002 to January 4,2003, Sault Ste. Marie Museum, SaultSte. Marie, Ont.Into the BlueNovember 7, 2002 to January 4,2003, Sault Ste. Marie Museum, SaultSte. Marie, Ont.On Canadian Wings: CanadianAviation ArtMarch 1 to May 10, 2002, The WhyteMuseum of the Canadian Rockies,Banff, Alb.Vimy Memorial SculpturesMay 4, 2001 to February 27, 2004,Canadian Museum of Civilization

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Canadian Museum of CivilizationDonors and Sponsors

AIM Trimark InvestmentsAlary, FrancineArmstrong, DaveArt Gallery of Nova ScotiaBaillargeon, MorganBates, ChristinaBeglo, JoBeltran, JordanaBenjamin, JacquieBentley, NelsonBerbaum, SylvieBijoor, SunandaBonenfant, JaniceBrannan, BillBrassard, SuzanneBreton, ClémentBrousseau, FrancineBrown, LindaBulka, ReuvenBurke, Dorothy M.Bushtea ResourcesCanada Post CorporationCanadian Broadcasting CorporationCanadian HeritageCanadian Labour CongressCanadian Nurses AssociationCanadian Postmasters and Assistants AssociationCathay HoldingsCentre d’initiative Veneto-QuébecChan, Leonard W.H.Chang, BomshikChang, KaiChang, Moon IkCharlebois, HuguetteCheckley, BlainClark, CharlesCollectors Club (Sunderland, England)Common Resources ConsultingConnor, JohnCrawford, Gail M.Cumming, N.Darling, GrahamDiguer, Elaine and ChrisDirk MusicDonnelly, James R.Duffy, GerardEdmison, JudyEdmond, JohnEdwards, Leonard J.Ellis, MichaelEmbassy of Chile

Embassy of FinlandEmbassy of IcelandEmbassy of SwedenFacts on FileFinestone, SheilaFoulem, LéopoldGanong, GordonGraham, P. A.Graham, TimGray, V. P.Grealis, WaltGregory, BruceGuénette, NathalieGuitard, MichelleHarris, Elizabeth AnneHarvie, Madeleine BoucherHay, JoyceHeineman, SteveIcelandairIftody, MartyInglis, StephenInuit Heritage TrustIsaacs, AvromJones, IsabelKelland, KarenKennedy, ElizabethKerr, Alice P.Kitigan Zibi AnishmabegKlees, StanKoffman, GiseleKrauchi, JennineLapointe-Miller, Madeleine I.Lauzon, PaulLeDroitLee, JackLerxst MusicLindgren, CharlotteLloyd, Charles Jr.Loring, StephenLuciuk, LubomyrLuckey, PeterMacKenzie, CarolynMarsh, SusanMartell, Jan-MarieMartin, NoelineMcCracken, M.D.McLaren, LéoMenzies, DouglasMirsky, MervinMorawetz, ClaudiaMorrison, DavidMoses, JohnMussar, GaryMychajlunow, LorraineNational Aboriginal Achievement Foundation

National Archives of CanadaNational Postal Museum, Smithsonian InstitutionNicol, GaryNorsk HydroOberholtzer, CathOhama, LindaOntario Craft CouncilOstiguy, JacquesOttawa CitizenOxley, PeterPainchaud, LouisParks CanadaPetrie, Gladys M.Pfizer CanadaPickering, RonaldPound, Richard W.Pratt MusicProulx, MarcelRCMP Musical RideReford, MichaelReid Sarson, MargaretRoyal Embassy of DenmarkRoyal Embassy of NorwayRPMSackett, BillSainte-Marie, BuffySalisko, RickSamuel and Saidye BronfmanFamily FoundationSchneider, FrederickSharpe, Nettie CoveyShikaze, EmikoTanguay, LouiseTaylor, BrianTener, JohnThatte, SmitaTomlin, JudithToom, DennisTremblay, MichelineVancouver Airport AuthorityVang, LaoVia Rail CanadaVirtual Museum of Canada, Canadian Heritagevon Finckenstein, MariaWhang, Taik kooWilson, RonaldWinnipeg Art GalleryWomen’s Christian Temperance UnionYellowface, WillardZimbel, Matt

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Canadian War Museum Donors

Adams, D. M.Anderson, Hugh JohnArmy Museum of New South WalesBall, GordonBaskey, DianeBauer, John C.Beach, Harold Norman BenjaminBell, Donald T.Bender, HalinaBernier, SergeBerthe, Mary J.Blankey, DorothyBodmore, Lorraine MarieBond, James CorryBrathwaite, JeanBroderick, Ken W.Brodhead, Andrew JohnBrodhead, Constance ChristineBrodhead, Peter DalzellBrodhead, Timothy RichardBrunt, PamelaCairns, Naomi MarcelleCameron, Alan FergusCameron, Suzanne E.Castonguay, JacquesCawthorne, Stanley WilliamChang, Moon IkClarke, Dolda L.Coombs, Harold TaylorCruikshank, GeraldCutler, Roderick AlanDavis, Winston E.Dowie, Fred O.Dubé, J. L. M.Dunn, Alice M.Dyer, K.Edmunds, SheilaEstate of Doreen Rosa DelahayeEstate of Edith Elizabeth HarrisonEstate of Margaret Jean BlumFarrar, JoanFerguson, HelenFloca, MihaiForward, William J.Fowler, T. R.Fraser, ErikaFrost, C. SydneyFurlotte, Christopher A.Gage, Douglas GordonGault, RalphGeldart, P.German, EdwardGoble-Rozon, ElaineGodding, Reginald C.Gordon, M. Laird

Governor General of CanadaGraham, JamesGranatstein, Jack L.Grant, George W. M.Gray, ClaytonGreen, Moira M.Greenberg, JeffGriffin, A. G. S.Gubby, E. R.Guilbert, KathleenGuitar, RogerHarkness, Douglas B.Harkness, Janet A.Harkness, W. ScottHedley, Kenneth HerschelHeinricks, Gillian B.Henderson, G. MichaelHolt, HelenHowchin, DorothyHumphreys, Alvin LincolnJacques, LenaJohnston, CarolineJohnston, Donald C.Kasper, W.Keenan, Harry W.Kenopic, RosemaryKnight, D. C.Kobrin, MontyKrause, ElizabethLane, VelmaLangevin, NelsonLapointe, Paul E.Laycock, LoisLennie, JeanLewis, RogerLewis, W. D. W.Linden, Robert F.MacDonald, Frederick W.MacDonald, RalphMacLean, Eleanore B.Mandzuk, SydneyMcCleave, PatriciaMcConnell-Laing, KathleenMcCormick, A. B.McLachlan, Richard H.McMullin, L.McNenly, B.McRae, ArleenMiller, Frederick AlbertMoon, Margaret R.Moran, FrankMorgan, MonaMorphy, Brian D.Morrison, ValerieMorton, Jean I.Motiuk, L.

Mundy, DorothyMurphy, JacquelineNamiesniowski, Conrad A.National DefenceNichols, JackOlsson, Berndt LeenPaton, WilliamPeate, L.Peel, DavidPerryon, Paul H.Pope, JosephPoulton, JoePretty, Harold A.Pulsifer, CameronRead, Penelope D.Reekie, Audrey L.Reisner, Thomas A.Rickerd, JoanRicketts, Edna M.Ricketts, Thomas GeorgeRobinson, BonnieRoss, Graham R.Rowley, RogerRoyal Canadian Legion, Branch 183Sashaw, Frances LauraSavich, Betty NonaSchafer, Stephen A.Scott, Edward CecilShearman, Caroline W.Shirley, Roger JohnSimpson, S.Sladen, Joseph LarrySpicer, Patricia M.Sterling, Lorna PatriciaStewart, H. P.Stiles, Margaret C.Stitt, Joel S.The Salvation ArmyThomas, LynnThompson, IreneThorpe, MichaelTomkinson, CherylTownsend, PeterTraill, Hazel L.Tremblay, MichelineVallée, MichelVeterans Affairs CanadaVollick, AlbertWhite, Phil RussellWhyte, Robert J.Wiggins, PaulWilson, J. N. RossWood, Susan E.Zimmerman, A. M.

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Canadian War MuseumPassing the Torch Campaign Donors

1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment28th and 104th Ottawa Scout Group48th Highlanders of Canada Old Comrades AssociationAbbink, Mr. and Mrs. AlbertAdams, LCdr NelsonAgnew, LornaAircrew AssociationAnderson, Col Bruce W.Anderson, EdwardAnonymous (6)Armstrong, Henry C.Army, Navy, Air Force Veterans in Canada Unit 2Arndt, Dale B.Averett, Anthony J.Bailey, BGen A.J.B.Baird, Elizabeth A.Baird, KarenBalfour, Family of the late Cdr St. ClairBannock, Russell E.Barford, Ralph M.Barnes, Leslie and DorothyBarrett, William L.Baxter, Donald C.Beaney, GeoffreyBeattie, Myrna LynneBeaverbrook Canadian FoundationBernier, Dr. Serge G.Bewick, Dr. JohnBiefer, Gregory J.Birchall, Air Cmdre LeonardBirks Family FoundationBlakslee, Donald and JoanBloom, RandyBloskie, Timothy L. and NathalieBombardierBond, Col James C.Brandon, LauraBroughton, Cmdre W.J.Brown, BGen ArchieBrown, LloydBruce, Douglas I.W.Brunet, LillianBrzak, Dr. MarcelBuck, Roel C.Burgess, Edwin R.Button, BGen Ronald B.Byrd, Steven M.C.D. Howe Memorial FoundationCAECain, DanCameron, BGen P.A.G.

Campbell, S. FraserCanada Life Assurance CompanyCanadian Aviation Artists AssociationCanadian Defence Industries AssociationCanadian Forces Logistics AssociationCanadian NationalCanavan, Alan S.Carolyn Sifton FoundationCarruthers, JohnCarson, PaulCastledine, Allan V.Champagne, ManonCheffins, Hon. Col BertChiasson, JocelyneChief and Petty Officers’ AssociationChristensen, RossClark, Sidney H.Clarry, John H.C.Cockburn, G. William A.Coffin, DanielColburn, Harold N.Cole, Jean MurrayColes, Dale and BonnieCollins, BGen (Ret’d) JohnColpitts, Martin J.Condon, Thomas J.Cooke, PeterCorbett, Honorary LCol. FrancisCory, Honorary Col Justice PeterCosh, Joscelyn V.B.Crashley, LCol J. DouglasCumberland, SheilaCurley, Jeffrey D.Daley, Fenton E.Daly, BGen DuaneDarling, David I.Davies Charitable FoundationDavies, R.J.de Grandpré, Michelde Pencier, Michael and HonorDe Repentigny, HenryDean, Capt (N) JamesDeQuetteville, LGen (Ret’d) Allan M.Dickson, Hon. DavidDion, CherryDisabato, ElizabethDoré, Col JeanDouglas, W.A.B.Dubois, LouiseDufour, PierreDumas, Hon. Col André

Dunn, MGen John J.E. W. Bickle FoundationEdgecombe, BGen David W.Electrical and Mechanical AssociationEllis, Lt MichaelEnglish, John RichardEric T. Webster FoundationEssex and Kent Scottish Regiment AssociationÉvraire, LGen RichardFairweather, GordonFalls, Adm (Ret’d) Robert H.Farrell, LCol Robert GordonFendick, LCol (Ret’d) ReginaldFerguson, Mr. and Mrs. William J.Fidler, S.K.Findlay, James V.Finn, PatrickForbes, Mr. and Mrs. RobertForden, KennethFranklin Templeton InvestmentsFranklin, DorothyFraser, BGen Robert P.Fraser, Donald S.Friends of the Canadian War MuseumFrost, Col Charles SydneyFurlong-MacInnis, Lt (N) M.F.Gammell, TraverGaudreau, MGen RobertGauthier, Col André D.General Electric CanadaGeorge and Helen Gardiner FoundationGervais, LGen JimGeurts, J. (Joe)Gifford, John M.Gillespie, Hon. Alastair W.Girard, LucGosden, BGen Edward H.Gough, Michael J. and AnneGould, William and DoreenGranatstein, J.L.Grant, Col William E.Grant, LCol ErnestGrebby, Lt John AKGriffin, ScottGrogan, Col Robert T.Guyatt, Honorary LCol DorisHalliday, Hugh A.Halstead, WayneHamilton, Mr. and Mrs. AngusHamlin, Ross A.Hanna, MGen James E.Hanson, John M.

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Harold Crabtree FoundationHarris, Elizabeth AnneHarrison McCain FoundationHarrison, DorineHarvey, EugeneHarvey, LCol John D.Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. EdwardHawkins, Mr. and Mrs. GeraldHeaton, Gwynneth T.Heckbert, MacHenry, Col A. SeanHersey, JamesHession FamilyHistorica Foundation of CanadaHoltzhauer, Col Jarrott W.Hooper, HurdonHoward, Judith Ellen and Park, MichaelHowett, Jack R.Hoyt, Hon. and Mrs. W.L.Hubbard, LucyHughes, Hon. Charles J.A.Hull, LGen ChesterHunter, Col PeterI.M.P. Group InternationalIgnat Kaneff Charitable FoundationIncoJackman FoundationJackman, Col Hon. Henry N.R.Jarrett, Leslie PaulJefferies, Maj FrankJenkins, Wilfred and CatherineJohn Dobson FoundationJohnston, ClareJones, LCol Earl G.Julie-Jiggs FoundationKanell, CostaKarolewski, ChrisKarolewski, T.Kelly, IsabelKempffer, LaurenceKerr, AnneKetchum CanadaKipping, Eric J.Kiwanis Club of NepeanKiwanis Club of OttawaKiwanis Club of Riverside of OttawaKorteweg, ArieKrembil FoundationLafleur, RobertLambert, The late Allen T.Lane, LGen ReginaldLarlee, John and Justice M.Larsen, Jane S. LawLaycock, Mr. and Mrs.


Laycraft, Hon. James H.Leach, LGen William C.Lee, G. StuartLeech, MGen JohnLeftly, Elmsley A.Lindsey, GeorgeLister, James L.Logan, Col Hon. Rodman E.Logistik UnicorpLongley, E.G.Lowman, Ron L.Lye, BGen WilliamMacGillivray, M. EllenMacGregor, BGen Ernest M.K.MacInns, J.MacIntosh, Ralph L.MacKay, ColinMackenzie Financial CorporationMacKenzie, MGen LewisMainguy, VAdm Daniel N.Malott, Maj Richard K.Manson, Robert L.Manulife Financial CorporationMarin, Hon. René J.Maritime Life Assurance Co.Marshall, LesleyMarshall, Susan E.Martin, LCol Percy C.Martyn, VirginiaMason, ElizabethMathews, Elizabeth L.Mavor, CharlesMcAfee, Michael B.McCormick, WilliamMcGinley, Mr. and Mrs. EugeneMcLaughlin, Dr. and Mrs. JohnMcLeod, RobertMcPhail, MaryMcPherson, BruceMills, Michael J.Moody, Arthur H.Morrison, Col W.A.Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. JohnMoskovitz, LorraineMurray, VAdm LarryNance, Jr., Edwin T.Nelson, JudithNicholls, GordonNichols, Stan W.Nolan, Rod C.Ogelsby, LCol John C.M.Ottawa Women’s Canadian ClubOverseas Club - Ottawa BranchOxley, DavidPallas, Edith A.Parr, Elizabeth

Partington, BGen JackPathfinder FoundationPatrick, MGen Eric IanPatterson, Douglas E.Patterson, Eric N.Peart, Arthur FWPehr, Col KevinPerry, Jane L.Philpott, David and JoannePiercey, BGen George C.Piercy, Brian and AnnPlatt, John MR. Howard Webster FoundationRabinovitch, Dr. Victor and Mrs. Miriam B.Rasmussen, LCol A.J.K.Raymond, Col LayneReid, Capt (N) MaxReid, Maj and Mrs. JamesReimer Express LinesRiffou, BGen Jean-B.Rinn, RichardRipstein, F/L Howard B.Robertson, Hon. and Mrs. Justice JosephRobillard, RoxanneRodger, MGen N. ElliotRoyal Canadian Artillery AssociationRoyal Canadian Hussars (Montreal)Royal Canadian Legion Branches 165 and 284Royal Canadian Legion, Fort York, Branch 165Royal Canadian Legion, Manitoba and NW Ontario CommandRussell, HaroldRussell, Hon. and Mrs. Justice DavidSabre Pilots Association of the Air Division SquadronsScharlach, MichaelScheer, Marie J.Scott, Mr. and Mrs. William H.Shapiro, Col BenShaver, Hon. Col Donald McQ.Shields, Mr. and Mrs. MarkShirley, LCdr and Mrs. R.J.Short, Russell A.Sinclair, Ken G.Sisson, LarrySmee, Kenneth A.Smith Macdonald, Capt G.Smith, BGen Dean H.

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Smith, Gordon C.Smith, Hon. Col DarrelSmith, LGen James C.Smith-Homestead Charitable FoundationSNC-Lavalin GroupSochaniwsky, AndreSonshine, JosephSosnkowski, Col AnthonySparling, Col Timothy A.St. Stephen Middle SchoolStedfastSteele, Frazer F.Steele, HelenStephenson, Eric P.Stewart, Hon. Col JamesStewart, MGen JohnStorring, James and SusanStrathy, LCol John G.B.Street, MichaelStutt, Howard A. and FrancesSugimoto, BGen MamoruSutherland, LCol R.I.L.Tabac, Steven T.Taylor, Dr. and Mrs. A. Ronald A.Tellier, LGen HenriTheriault, BlancheThompson, Donald M.Thompson, R. VaughanThomson, William H.Tickner, JeanTidy, GeraldineTilston, Michael A.Tyerman, Jim and CharlotteUnited Way of CanadaUnited Way of Greater VictoriaValcom OttawaVan Hoof, JanVander Laan, Hank and AnneVenables, Robert W.

Verdier, H. MorleyVézina, RollandeViel, JocelynVineberg, RobertVisser, KeithWaldrum, Alexander J.Walker, JulianWannamaker, JonWard, Elizabeth A.Ward, Sr., G. KingsleyWatson, Mr. and Mrs. W.H.Wattsford, BGen G.J.H.Webber, BGen Michael H.F.Wheeler, D. H.Whitaker, ShelaghWhite, Col LeslieWhitmore, NeilWhitton, John L.Whitty, George J.Wiley, Catherine and DavidWilkins, JaffrayWillard, Iris YvonneWilliam and Nancy Turner FoundationWilliams-Downing, Mina I.S.Williamson, John L.Willis, Mr. and Mrs. HarveyWilson, Mr. and Mrs. Lynton R.Wolfe, Michael T.Wood, Cmdre RoyWood, Donald and KarenWoods, MGen JohnWraith, DouglasWright, LCol Harold M.Wrinn, C.Wulastukw Elementary SchoolYoung, William H.Zbetnoff, Douglas and Mrs. JoanneZwig, Walter

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Financial Overview

Overall non-capital expenditures increased to $67 million from $60.5 million, representing an increase of $6.5 million.Self-generated revenues rose to $12.8 million from $11.9 million, representing an increase of $.9 million.

The increase in expenditures is related to increased staff costs of $2.8 million, non-capital expenditures of $1.9 millionrelated to the building of the new Canadian War Museum, and an increase in artifact acquisitions of $.8 million.

The increase in self-generated revenues is related primarily to higher admission revenues of $.4 million and higher boutiquerevenues of $.3 million.

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment rose to $15.7 million from $6.8 million, representing an increase of $8.9 million.This increase is related to the capital construction costs of $10 million incurred during the year for the new Canadian WarMuseum.

The Corporation has maintained a restricted equity amount of $7 million towards the construction of the new CanadianWar Museum.

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Canadian Museum of Civilization

Financial Statements

For the year ended March 31, 2003

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MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

J. (Joe) GeurtsChief Operating Officer and

Senior Vice-President

David LoyeChief Financial Officer

May 16, 2003

The financial statements contained in this annual report have been prepared by Management in accordancewith Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, and the integrity and objectivity of the data in these financialstatements are Management’s responsibility. Financial information presented throughout the annual report isconsistent with the financial statements.

In support of its responsibility, Management has developed and maintains books of account, records, financialand management controls, information systems and management practices. These are designed to provide reasonableassurance as to the reliability of financial information, that assets are safeguarded and controlled, and that transactionsare in accordance with the Financial Administration Act and regulations as well as the Museums Act and the by-laws ofthe Corporation.

The Board of Trustees is responsible for ensuring that Management fulfills its responsibilities for financialreporting and internal control. The Board exercises its responsibilities through the Audit Committee, which includes amajority of members who are not officers of the Corporation. The Committee meets with Management and theindependent external auditor to review the manner in which these groups are performing their responsibilities, and todiscuss auditing, internal controls and other relevant financial matters. The Audit Committee has reviewed thefinancial statements with the external auditor and has submitted its report to the Board of Trustees. The Board ofTrustees has reviewed and approved the financial statements.

The Corporation’s external auditor, the Auditor General of Canada, examines the financial statements andreports to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, who is responsible for the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

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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, 2003 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 an opinionon these financial statements based on my audit.

I conducted my audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standardsrequire that I plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements arefree of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting theamounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accountingprinciples used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financialstatement presentation.

In my opinion, these financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of theCorporation as at March 31, 2003 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then endedin accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. As required by the FinancialAdministration Act, I report that, in my opinion, these principles have been applied on a basis consistent withthat of the preceding year.

Further, in my opinion, the transactions of the Corporation that have come to my notice during my audit ofthe financial statements have, in all significant respects, been in accordance with Part X of the FinancialAdministration 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 16, 2003

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CANADIAN MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATION

Balance Sheet as at March 31

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

Approved by the Board of Trustees:

Chairperson Trustee

ASSETS

(in thousands of dollars)

CURRENT

Cash and cash equivalents (Note 3)

Accounts receivable (Note 4)

Inventories

Prepaid expenses

Restricted cash and investments (Note 5)

Collection (Note 6)

Property and equipment (Note 7)

41,902

4,816

1,069

1,450

49,237

18,251

1

28,728

96,217

22,340

3,364

1,050

1,372

28,126

14,772

1

15,948

58,847

2003 2002

$

$

$

$

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LIABILITIES


CURRENT

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 8)

Deferred revenues

Employee future benefits (Note 9)

Deferred contributions (Note 10)

Deferred capital funding (Note 11)

15,168

1,271

16,439

2,673

11,251

43,377

73,740

8,571

750

9,321

2,483

7,772

17,266

36,842

2003 2002

$ $

$ $

EQUITY OF CANADA

Internally restricted (Note 12)

Unrestricted

7,000

15,477

22,477

96,217

7,000

15,005

22,005

58,847


Commitments (Note 16)

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11,906

9,03112,8365,749

20,59012,320

60,526

50,313

1,693

20,312

22,005

12,768

10,99313,7457,714

21,55913,104

67,115

54,819

472

22,005

22,477


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

$ $

$ $


(54,347) (48,620)

Revenues (Schedule 1)

Expenses

Collect and researchExhibit, educate and communicateCanadian War MuseumAccommodateCorporate services

Total expenses (Schedule 2)

Net result of operations before government funding

Parliamentary appropriation (Note 17)

Net income

Equity of Canada at beginning of year

Equity of Canada at end of year

(in thousands of dollars) 2003 2002

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Statement of Cash Flowsfor the year ended March 31


10,59854,519

1,106

5,798

29,453

3,526

32,979

19,562

22,340

41,902

11,39852,623

1,338

6,193

6,102

1,980

8,082

5,926

16,414

22,340

2003 2002

$ $

Operating activities

Cash receipts (clients)Cash receipts (parliamentary appropriation)Cash paid (employees and suppliers)Interest received

Cash flows from operating activities

Investing activities

Acquisition of property and equipment

Increase in restricted cash and investments

Cash flows used in investing activities

Financing activities

Parliamentary appropriation for the acquisition of property and equipment

Restricted contributions and related investment income

Cash flows from financing activities

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

Balance at beginning of year

Balance at end of year

(60,425) (59,166)

$ $

(15,736)

(3,479)

(19,215)

(6,784)

(1,565)

(8,349)


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Notes to Financial StatementsMarch 31, 2003

1. Mission and mandate

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

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

“to increase, throughout Canada and internationally, interest in, knowledge and critical understanding of andappreciation and 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 specialbut not exclusive reference to Canada, and by demonstrating those achievements and behaviour, theknowledge derived from them and the understanding they represent.”

The Canadian Museum of Civilization’s operations are divided into five mutually supportive activities whichwork 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 delivery andaugment 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 behaviour.

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 to peacekeeping.

Corporate services

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

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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 lower ofcost and net realizable value.

(b) Collection

The artifact collection forms the largest part of the assets of the Corporation and is presented in thebalance 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) Property and equipment

Property and equipment are valued at cost, net of accumulated amortization.

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

Canadian War Museum building 40 yearsLeasehold and building improvements 10 yearsOffice furniture and equipment 8 yearsTechnical and informatics equipment 5 and 8 yearsMotor vehicles 5 years

(d) Employee future benefits

i) Pension benefits

Employees participate in the Public Service Superannuation Plan administered by the Government ofCanada. The Corporation’s contribution to the plan reflects the full cost of the employercontributions. This amount is currently based on a multiple of the employee’s required contributionsand may change over time depending on the experience of the Plan. These contributions representthe total pension obligations of the Corporation and are charged to operations on a current basis. TheCorporation is not currently required to make contributions with respect to actuarial deficiencies ofthe Public Service Superannuation Account.

ii) Severance benefits

Employees are entitled to severance benefits, as provided for under labour contracts and conditions ofemployment. The cost of these benefits is accrued as the employees render the services necessary toearn them. Management determined the accrued benefit obligation using a method based uponassumptions and its best estimates. These benefits represent the only obligation of the Corporationthat entails settlement by future payment.

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(e) Contributions

The Corporation follows the deferral method of accounting for contributions.

Unrestricted contributions are recognized as revenue when received or receivable if the amount to bereceived can be reasonably estimated and collection is reasonably assured. Contributions externallyrestricted, and related investment income, are deferred and recognized as revenue in the year inwhich the related expenses are incurred.

Volunteers contribute a significant number of hours of service per year. Because of the difficulty ofdetermining their fair value, contributed services are not recognized in these financial statements.

(f) Parliamentary appropriation

The Government of Canada provides funding to the Corporation. The portion of the parliamentaryappropriation intended to be used to purchase depreciable property and equipment is recorded asdeferred capital funding and amortized on the same basis and over the same periods as the relatedproperty and equipment acquired. Parliamentary appropriations for specific projects are deferred andrecognized on the statement of operations in the year in which the related expenses are incurred. Theremaining portion of the appropriation is recognized in the statement of operations in the year forwhich it was approved.

(g) Measurement uncertainty

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accountingprinciples requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amountsof assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income andexpenses for the year. Employee-related liabilities and estimated useful lives of property andequipment are the most significant items where estimates are used. Actual results could differ fromthose estimated.

3. Cash and cash equivalents

The Corporation invests in the short-term money market. The overall portfolio yield as at March 31, 2003was 2.7% (2002 – 3.5%). All instruments held in short-term investments are rated R1 or better by theDominion Bond Rating Service. The average term to maturity is 34 days (2002 – 32 days). The fair value ofthe short-term investments approximates the book value due to their impending maturity.

4. Accounts receivable

Refundable taxes

Trade accounts

Parliamentary appropriation

Other

1,775

842

2,160

39

4,816

839

626

1,860

39

3,364

$

$

$

$


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5. Restricted cash and investments

Restricted cash and investments arise from contributions received from individuals and corporate entities for aspecified purpose and from internally restricted funds.

The overall portfolio yield on restricted cash as at March 31, 2003 was 2.7% (2002 – 3.4%). All instrumentsheld in short-term investments are rated R1 or better by the Dominion Bond Rating Service. The average termto maturity is 35 days (2002 – 37 days). The fair value of the short-term investments approximates the bookvalue due to their impending maturity.

6. Collection

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

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

Folk Culture - folk culture and fine craft collections illustrating the diversity of cultural influences onCanadian culture

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

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

Canadian Children’s Museum - collections which emphasize intercultural understanding and experience, aswell 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 development ofmilitary technologies, dress and insignia collections of uniforms, medals, accoutrements and regalia of theCanadian Armed Forces and its allies, and war art collections of paintings, drawings, prints and sculpturesfrom the Canadian War Artist programmes and modern art works illustrating Canadian Peacekeeping efforts

Archaeology - archaeological collections of material culture, physical anthropology, flora and fauna recoveredfrom dig sites and principally illustrating indigenous North American culture prior to European contact

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12,814

63

949

879

71

-

15,948

7. Property and equipment

An asset class was created as at April 1, 2001 for the new Canadian War Museum building. This asset classwill serve to account for capital expenditures related to the construction of the new museum. Once theconstruction project is complete this asset class will be amortized over its useful life.

Property and equipment do not include the land and buildings currently occupied by the Corporation sincethey are owned by the Government of Canada.

Cost

Accumulated

Amortization

Net Book

Value

Net Book

Value

New Canadian WarMuseum Building

Leasehold andbuildingimprovements

Office furnitureand equipment

Technicalequipment

Informaticsequipment

Motor vehicles

Property classified asheld for sale

11,213

35,652

5,910

8,642

8,577

163

386

70,543

$

$

20,284

5,800

7,763

7,878

90

-

41,815

$

$

11,213

15,368

110

879

699

73

386

28,728

$

$

$

$


- 1,172

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8. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

9. Employee future benefits


Trade accounts payable

Accrued salaries and vacation pay

Government departments and agencies

Current portion of employee future benefits

12,370

1,915

476

407

15,168

6,173

1,731

407

260

8,571

$

$

$

$

i) Pension benefits

The Public Service Superannuation Plan required the Corporationto contribute at a rate of 2.14 times the employee’s contribution(2002 – 2.14). The Corporation’s contribution to the Plan duringthe year was $2,383,000 (2002 - $2,172,000).

2,600

301

2,743

2602,483

2,743

Accrued benefit obligation, beginning of year

Expense for the year

Benefits paid during the year

Accrued benefit obligation, end of year

Short-term portionLong-term portion

2,743

575

3,080

4072,673

3,080

$

$

$

$

(238) (158)


$ $

$ $

i) Pension benefits

The Public Service Superannuation Plan required the Corporation to contribute at a rate of 2.14 times the employee’scontribution (2002 – 2.14). The Corporation’s contribution to the Plan during the year was $2,383,000 (2002 -$2,172,000).

ii) Severance benefits

The Corporation provides severance benefits to its employees. This benefit plan is not pre-funded and thushas no assets, resulting in a plan deficit equal to the accrued benefit obligation. Information about the plan isas follows:

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10. Deferred contributions

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

Changes in the deferred contributions balance are as follows:

6,206

1,968

12

7,772

7,772

3,282

244

11,251

(47) (414)



Add donations received in the year

Add deferred investment income (Note 13)

Less donations recognized as revenue

Balance at end of year $

$ $

$

11. Deferred capital funding

Deferred capital funding represents the unamortized portion of parliamentary appropriations used or to beused to purchase depreciable property and equipment.

Changes in the deferred capital funding balance are as follows:

14,376

5,774

328

17,266

17,266

14,916

14,537

43,377

(3,342) (3,212)



Appropriations received in the current year to purchase depreciable property and equipment

Appropriations received in the current year to purchase depreciable property and equipment in future periods

Less amortization

Balance at end of year $

$ $

$

12. Internally r estricted equity of Canada

As at March 31, 2003, the Corporation has internally restricted $7,000,000 towards the construction of a newCanadian War Museum.

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1,048

250

1,298

1,286

13. Inter est on cash and investments

Interest on cash and investments is reported as follows:

1,098

252

1,350

1,106

(244) (12)


$

$ $

$

Income earned on unrestricted resources

Income earned on restricted resources

Total interest on cash and investments earned in the period

Less amounts deferred (Note 10)

Total interest on cash and investments recognized as revenue


2003-04 $ 5,8322004-05 4,5432005-06 1,9582006-07 1,9972007-08 1,520

14. Related party transactions

The Corporation is related to all Government of Canada departments, agencies and Crown corporations.The Corporation incurred expenses for the work and services provided by other government departments andagencies. These transactions were conducted in the normal course of operations, under the same terms andconditions that applied to outside parties.

15. 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 to theirimpending maturity.

16. Commitments

As at March 31, 2003, the Corporation has entered into long-term contracts for informatics, property leasesand building maintenance related services with a remaining value of $15,850,000. The future minimumpayments are as follows:

As at March 31, 2003, the Corporation has entered into long-term contracts for exhibit design and buildingconstruction services for the new Canadian War Museum with a remaining value of $74,585,000. The newbuilding project will be completed in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006.

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17. Parliamentary appropriation

49,7453,728

53,473

1,010

3,212

50,313

76,2215,193

81,414

1,090

3,342

54,819


Main Estimates amount provided for operating and capital expendituresSupplementary estimates and transfers

Portion of amount deferred for specific projectsDeferred revenue used in current year to complete specific projectsAmounts used to purchase depreciable property and equipmentAmortization of deferred capital funding

Parliamentary appropriation $

$ $

$

(15,291) (598)

(15,736) (6,784)

18. Comparative figures

Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform with the presentation adopted in the currentyear.

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$

$

$

$

SCHEDULE OF REVENUEFOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31(in thousands of dollars) SCHEDULE 1

2003 2002

General admission and programmesBoutique SalesCINÉPLUSFacility rental and concessionsInterest on cash and investments (Note 13)ParkingGrants and sponsorshipsDonationsTravelling exhibitsRoyaltiesMembershipPublicationsOther

3,1052,0161,9531,2121,106

866744440283136134116657

12,768

2,7071,6901,9741,1131,286

839315453406123103156741

11,906

SCHEDULE OF EXPENSESFOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31(in thousands of dollars) SCHEDULE 2

2003 2002

Personnel costsProfessional and special servicesExhibit design and fabricationProperty taxesAmortizationRepairs and maintenanceUtilitiesFurniture and fixturesTravel, hospitality and transportationMarketing and advertisingBuilding leasesCost of goods soldCommunicationsCollections acquisitionsCINÉPLUS filmsRentalsOther

27,98810,6805,9955,4943,3423,2091,7931,4551,3951,1861,1321,0731,012

879162160160

67,115

25,14910,2914,2525,3743,2122,9691,7261,7161,2431,141

8911,081

84683

214152186

60,526

$

$

$

$

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