Upcoming Events
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Click on any event for more information or check out our online Events Calendar.
5-7 Oct:: National Historic Sites Alliance of Ontario Conference
20 Oct: Cold War Cinema "Goodbye Lenin!"9 Nov: Launch of new Rex Zero Book & Education Area
9 Nov: Cold War Memorial Day
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| Recent Events |
8 Sept: Fall tour schedule begins.
14-27 Sept: The Building Capacity Project begins! The Diefenbunker will be temporarily closed to the public.
28 Sept: The Diefenbunker re-opens to the public.
29 Sept: Cold War Cinema presents Kolja.
For more past events, visit our website.
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Exclusive Tour Events
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Take advantage of our special Exclusive Tour Events for a great time and to support
the Diefenbunker's "From
60 to 500 in two Years or Less" campaign. A private event tailored to you! Click here for more info. |
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| Welcome to efusion, the Diefenbunker's e-newsletter! Efusion is the monthly pulse of the Diefenbunker, where you can find out about what's going on underground at Canada's Cold War Museum.
Bienvenue au bulletin �lectronique du Diefenbunker! Si vous d�sirez recevoir la prochaine �dition du bulletin en fran�ais, envoyez-nous un courriel. | |
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Director's Cut |
Fall has arrived
and change is in the air at the Diefenbunker
Museum! Not only are we
in the midst of our Building Capacity Project to expand the number of visitor
to our site; we are also extending our reach beyond the walls of the bunker using
interactive technology. Our new web 2.0 identity, which includes facebook�, twitter�, and a blog,
allows bunker fans to post
photographs, join discussion forums, vote on your favourite part of the
Diefenbunker and follow our construction project to completion. Hope to meet
you at http://diefenblog.blogger.com
Sincerely;
Alexandra Badzak,
Executive Director For more
information on our fundraising campaign, From 60 to 500, click here. |
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Introduction from the Editor
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As the new editor of the newsletter and a new member of the Diefenbunker team (see below) I am looking forward to keeping you all informed about the exciting and massive upcoming changes to this historic site and what that means to the museum . I would also like to thank Jesse Alexandre for showing me how to update this newsletter, which he initiated. All of us at the Diefenbunker wish him the best in his adventure abroad!
Please send any questions, comments or concerns to:
Sincerely,
Eric Espig
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Cold War Cinema: "Goodbye Lenin!"
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 October 20 the Diefenbunker Cold War Cinema series presents "Goodbye Lenin!" a 2003 German comedy. This excellent and entertaining film has won 31 international awards and 15 nominations! It is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in East Berlin and German re-unification, but this film is also simply very funny and moving. As always, we provide free popcorn and coffee, and a museum tour is available at 6pm. To reserve
your spot (a must!), call: 613-839-0007 or email Film (7pm): $6; Film and bunker tour (6pm): $15. check out the upcoming movie schedule. |
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NHSAO Conference
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  This year's conference for the National Historic Sites of Ontario Alliance was held at the Diefenbunker from October 5 through 7. It was a wonderful success featuring over 50 delegates and 16 speakers from across the the province. Pictured: Among those who presented: Alan Latourelle (CEO Parks Canada) with Alexandra Badzak above right & Darrelle Dennis (Actor & Radio personality - CBC ReVision Quest) above left
More conference photos are available at the DiefenBlog. |
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The Cold War Store |
 We have moved the Cold War Store down the hall and around the corner into the Allard Gallery. Over the next few months we are redesigning rebuilding and stocking a new and improved version in the old location. We also are looking forward to having our inventory online in the future. Please feel free to let us know what you think and if there is anything, either in particular or in general, that you would like to see us stock here at the Bunker.
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New Programs And Public Relations Manager
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Eric Espig
Eric is a graduate of the Algonquin College Museum Studies program (3yrs) and is one of the designers of the Cold War Berlin: Life at the Breaking Point
exhibit currently on display here at the Bunker. Eric completed a 3
month work study at the Haus am Checkpoint Charlie Museum in Berlin, Germany in
2008. He is also the former Director of Ottawa's Centretown Outdoor
Film Festival. As Programs Manager he will be helping the Bunker Team
develop strategies to transition the museum to its next level after the
expansion is complete.
He
is responsible for the development of the upcoming audio & self
guided tours, public programming, online identity, media relations,
marketing, and the Cold War Store. He may be reached at: e.espig@diefenbunker.ca
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Cold War Collections
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Artefact of the Month - East German Border Guard Uniform
 This uniform was worn by "Grenztruppen" responsible for monitoring and guarding the border between former West and East Germany. It is currently on display in the Cold War Berlin: life at the Breaking Point exhibit at the Diefenbunker.
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Diefenbunker 2.0 |
The Diefenbunker has become more interactive than ever! For daily updates, as well as a forum for visitors and staff to share their thoughts, we have implemented a new Facebook page, & Twitter account both of which feed into our new Blog! Exciting times are ahead of us as we improve our ability to connect with visitors by sharing the future plans and major changes in-store for the bunker, and conversely get all-important feedback on what visitors may feel we are doing right and wrong or what they may like to see us provide for them. Check out our progress at the links below:
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Holiday Greeting
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Thanks for taking an interest in the Diefenbunker. Remember, you're on the efusion list because you're either a member of the bunker community, or you've asked us to send you some info about us. If a friend has forwarded this message to you, you can sign up by clicking on "Newsletter Signup" on the left-hand bar of this message. Stay tuned for more!
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