#art #Painting #varley #war museumCanadian War Museum acquires Second World War portrait by F. H. Varley[caption id=“attachment_27364” align=“aligncenter” width=“600”] Fred Varley Portrait of a Naval Officer, Harry Kelman CWM 20150552-001 Canadian War Museum[/caption] The Canadian War Museum has made a significant addition to its Beaverbrook Collection of War Art: a 1943 portrait of Naval Officer Harry Kelman painted by Frederick Horsman Varley, official First World War artist and original member of the Group of Seven. ...
#museums #war museumGold locket belonging to Georgina Pope, “Prince Edward Island’s Florence Nightingale,” gifted to Canadian War Museum_ (press release) _ The Canadian War Museum is pleased to announce the acquisition of a locket that once belonged to pioneering Canadian military nurse Georgina Pope, known as “Prince Edward Island’s Florence Nightingale.” The gold-filled pendant and chain, presented to Pope for service in the South African War, was donated to the Museum by her great-niece Louise Birkett Krapf, shortly before Krapf’s death in 2015. ...
#war museumCanadian War Museum welcomes Raytheon sponsorship of International Speaker Series_ (via Canadian War Museum) _ The Canadian War Museum is pleased to welcome Raytheon as a sponsor of the Museum’s World at War – International Speaker Series for 2015–2016. World at War – International Speaker Series is part of the Museum’s First World War Centenary programming. ...
#museums #tourism #war museumCanadian War Museum admitted to TripAdvisor`s Certificate of Excellence Hall of FameThe Canadian War Museum is pleased to announce that it is among the first group of attractions to be welcomed into TripAdvisor `s Certificate of Excellence Hall of Fame. This unique honour was created to recognize attractions that have won TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence five years in a row. ...