Diefenbunker - Canada's Cold War Museum

Location:
Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum
3929 Carp Road
Carp, Ontario K0A 1L0
Canada

Contact:
Tel.: +1 (613) 839-0007
info[at]diefenbunker.ca

www.diefenbunker.ca

Opening Hours:
Daily
(Closed Mondays in January and February)
Museum hours: 11 am – 4 pm
Box Office Hours: 10:30 am – 3:30 pm

Description: 

The Diefenbunker is one of the most unique National Historic Sites in Canada, and the country's most significant surviving Cold War site. Built to ensure continuity of government after a nuclear attack during the Cold War, this once-secret bunker was decommissioned in 1994 and re-opened as the Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum in 1998. The Bunker is located in Carp, 35 km west of Downtown Ottawa and attracts over 60,000 visitors a year. It is one of few Cold War bunkers in the world that the public can visit, attracting local, national and international visitors.

Cold War Interests: 

Our mandate:
Diefenbunker, Canada's Cold War Museum mandate: To increase throughout Canada and the world interest in and a critical understanding of the Cold War, by preserving the Diefenbunker as a national historic site, and operating a Cold War Museum.

Our vision:
By showcasing/championing Canada's preparedness to secure the seat of government during the Cold War, the Diefenbunker creates this country's most unique learning environment for present and future generations to better understand one of the most critical times in the world's history.

Our care of the Diefenbunker will make sure the best of the past is kept to enrich lives today and in the future.

Our values:
The shared values of the Diefenbunker are the fundamental foundation for all that it preserves, collects, presents and interprets. We value:
- our status as a National Historic Site;
- the fact that history happened here;
- ensuring the preservation and conservation of the artefact, for history and for public safety;
- our relevance to the community of Carp and beyond;
- helping various communities understand an important part of Canada's recent history;
- learning from the interaction of the past, the present and into the future;
- providing opportunities to contribute and collaborate with our communities.