We allowed ourselves 3 hours for this venue, but it was truly not nearly enough time. This museum is very well done, and very patriotic. I was choked up the whole time reading about our countries remarkable contribution to world conflict over the past 2 centuries. The hardships were tremendous. It made me very proud to be a Canadian!!!

The new museum makes no attempt to sugar-coat the realities of war, or to hide the more controversial aspects of Canada's own history. For those new to Canada, it's a good over-view of how conflict from the pre-European contact to modern peacekeeping shaped modern Canada. For the kids, the Lebreton Gallery has a large collection of tanks and artillery, including a Leopard II and a Russian T34/85.

A very enjoyable museum.

Don't go close to when it closes as you will want to spend a while in here so that you get to see everything.

This brand new museum may be the best in Canada. First, the building itself is striking. Second, the exhibits cover all of Canada's military conflicts and peacekeeping missions between the 1700s and the present in a simple but comrehensive way using a number of different media. Museum buffs will find lots to look at (like the uniform that Sir Isaac Brock was shot in - complete with bullet hole and a mock World Ward I trench system). Children have lots of games and activities to keep them busy around the five major exhibit areas.

Even if you are not interested in tanks and Jeeps (of which there are plenty to see), there is something here for just about everyone (except, perhaps, very young children). We went on a Thursday evening, when the museum is free from 4 to 9 pm. That amount of time seemed just right to see the entire place at a leisurely pace.