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Made my third visit last weekend - gotta love half price Sundays and free Thursday nights. I still need one more visit to finish reading and to go alone this time so I can do what I need to do without my non-history-nerd friends along. I like the new building, the combined content, and even try and get down for the free movies and lectures.
On this last trip, I started to remember the things I missed in the old museum:
- the display on the Canadian POWs held by Japanese
- the display showing the crossroads in Italy (I think that's where it was, had a motorcycle)
- the French Resistance display (okay, not Can military, but it was interesting)
- the German border guard who screams 'Halt' when you go by . . . (unless I missed it, I start to suffer from sensory over-load by the time the Cold War comes around)
- and I wish the planes were down at ground level so you can get a better view - the Spitfire at least!
. . . and the old Hall of Honour with the VC winners. That was my favourite in the old museum. The new Hall of Honour is good, but I liked the personal stories and uniforms in the old one.
That said, I like the variety of content in the new one, more educational, even cultural content to show what life was like during the times displayed. Also like seeing a little more info on the Boer War, and the cool display of the fallen soldier. Having more weapons and armour is great as well . . . though I've been in the weapons vault when the vehicles were stored in the old parking garage down by Chinatown. It was fantastic! The curator, upon learning I had an interest in weapons, began showing me all the rare and interesting guns they had. Even got to hold an MG42 and an MP44. Access to that again would be brilliant!
ps . . . I think the staff car was Hitler's (one of many, I assume), and am sure the window was broken in transport, not actually shot.
On this last trip, I started to remember the things I missed in the old museum:
- the display on the Canadian POWs held by Japanese
- the display showing the crossroads in Italy (I think that's where it was, had a motorcycle)
- the French Resistance display (okay, not Can military, but it was interesting)
- the German border guard who screams 'Halt' when you go by . . . (unless I missed it, I start to suffer from sensory over-load by the time the Cold War comes around)
- and I wish the planes were down at ground level so you can get a better view - the Spitfire at least!
. . . and the old Hall of Honour with the VC winners. That was my favourite in the old museum. The new Hall of Honour is good, but I liked the personal stories and uniforms in the old one.
That said, I like the variety of content in the new one, more educational, even cultural content to show what life was like during the times displayed. Also like seeing a little more info on the Boer War, and the cool display of the fallen soldier. Having more weapons and armour is great as well . . . though I've been in the weapons vault when the vehicles were stored in the old parking garage down by Chinatown. It was fantastic! The curator, upon learning I had an interest in weapons, began showing me all the rare and interesting guns they had. Even got to hold an MG42 and an MP44. Access to that again would be brilliant!
ps . . . I think the staff car was Hitler's (one of many, I assume), and am sure the window was broken in transport, not actually shot.