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The Canadian War Museum in Ottawa has unveiled a new and ambitious exhibition entitled Victory 1918 – The Last 100 Days.
The exhibition – curated by Dr. Tim Cook and Dr. Jack Granatstein – is arranged chronologically beginning with the battle of Amien, then Arras, then Cambrai and finally Mons, where the war ended on November 11, 1918.
Each battle is described in detail and is presented through a series of archival photographs, newly colourized photographs, personal artifacts, medal sets (including five Victoria Crosses) and audiovisual recreations. A painting of German prisoners of war by Group of Seven painter, Frederick Horsman Varley is also displayed.
“Many historians consider the battles of the hundred days campaign to be some of the greatest victories of the First World War,” said Mark O’Neill, president and chief executive officer of the Canadian War Museum and Canadian Museum of History. “Victory 2018 sheds light on the important role played by Canadians in the final days of the war, along with the triumphs and terrible costs that continue to reverberate 100 years later.”
The First World War was costly for Canadians and Newfoundlanders. More than 66,000 were killed – including 45,000 casualties in the last 100 days of the war.
The exhibition continues until March 31, 2019.
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