During their hour-long discussion, Moriyama explained his inspiration for
the building's theme of regeneration, and the significance of the museum's
location. He related the story of his first design project (a tree house
built while in a Canadian internment camp during the Second World War), he
talked about some of his architectural philosophy, and he also discussed
the impact his family has had on his life.

Moriyama talks about some of the inspiration for the design of the
War Museum.
Listen [Runs 7:43]

Moriyama talks about the museum's design, and educating young people about war.
Listen [Runs 10:58]

Moriyama talks about his architectual philosophy, his wife, and his family.
Listen [Runs 5:42]

Moriyama answers questions from the audience about the new War Museum.
Listen [Runs 7:16]


Ottawa Morning
Weekdays 5:30 - 8:37 a.m.

We laughed, we cried, we jitterbugged: a special broadcast from the Canadian War Museum.
May 4, 2005

The challenge of surviving war
A refugee from the war in Rwanda explains why surviving war is one of the biggest challenges for those who come from war-torn countries.
Listen [Runs: 1.33]

Telling 5,000 years of history in 5,600 square metre of space
The man in charge of exhibits at the museum explains the big decisions historians and curators had to make when deciding how Canada's military history would be told.
Listen [Runs: 6:52]

"What I want from a war museum"
A 17-year-old air cadet shares what he thinks a museum dedicated to war and conflict should focus on.
Listen [Runs: 1:14]

Framing controversy
The woman in charge of hanging the artwork in the museum's public spaces addresses criticisms from a veterans group about the decision to hang paintings depicting atrocities committed by Canadian soldiers.
Listen [Runs: 5:30]

Peter Stoffer
NDP member of parliament Peter Stoffer reflects on being Dutch-Canadian on the eve of the 60th anniversary of VE-Day.
Listen [Runs: 7:01]

First-hand reflections
Two young Somali women discuss how their experiences with civil war make their perspective on conflict – and expectations from a war museum – different from other Canadians.
Listen [Runs: 9:49]


All In A Day
Weekdays 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

All In A Day asks Canadian War Museum staff members about artifacts they
love, and why.

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Monday
War Art curator Laura Brandon's favourite piece in the War Museum
collection is a group of three paintings related to water. The same sea
that took away the lives of many naval officers brought new life to war brides.
Listen [Runs 8:34]

Tuesday
Historian Peter MacLeod's favourite pieces are: a tomahawk, because it is
an example of two-way military technology transfer between Indigenous and
colonial people; and a Blunderbuss musket, because it is an example of the
Franco-Ontarian contribution to the War of 1812, which often goes unnoticed.
Listen [Runs 9:34]

Wednesday
Historian Cameron Pulsifer's favourite piece at the War Museum is a WWI
armoured car designed in Canada. After seeing a photograph of the vehicle
in action on a country road in France during the spring of 1918, he
travelled to Amiers, France, to retrace the car's path by foot, decades
after the crew fell to the Germans.
Listen [Runs 12:27]

Thursday
Dress and Insignia Collections manager Eric Fernberg is passionate about
how military garb reflects how war is waged geographically and
technologically. His favourite piece is a bright red Loyalist uniform from
the American Revolution, owned by Jeremiah French from Vermont.
Listen [Runs 11:30]

Friday
Transportation and Artillery Collections Manager Jim Whitham's favourite
artifact is a Canadian Military Pattern (CMP) truck from WWII. He restored
one with veteran Jim Bond, who spent much of the war living in such a
truck, using it as a base to devise smoke screens that covered soldiers as
they moved into enemy territory. The CMP features Bond's bedroll and his
chemistry kit.