Museum Impossible- Operation: Spy Academy
Okanagan Military Museum 1424 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, CanadaAn interactive experience where you work with your family and friends to decipher a secret message before the clock runs out.
An interactive experience where you work with your family and friends to decipher a secret message before the clock runs out.
After Germany took over France, Winston Churchill established the Special Operations Executive (SOE). It aimed to send undercover agents to weaken the enemy in any way possible.
You are a student at Camp X, Canada’s top-secret spy school in Ontario. You will be trained in war skills, communications, and critical thinking. To complete your Spy Academy training, you must visit the training centres located throughout the Okanagan Military Museum and complete tasks to earn clues. Then, use your code wheel to decipher a five-part message in your ‘student workbook’ and complete your Spy Academy training.
After Germany took over France, Winston Churchill established the Special Operations Executive (SOE). It aimed to send undercover agents to weaken the enemy in any way possible.
You are a student at Camp X, Canada’s top-secret spy school in Ontario. You will be trained in war skills, communications, and critical thinking. To complete your Spy Academy training, you must visit the training centres located throughout the Okanagan Military Museum and complete tasks to earn clues. Then, use your code wheel to decipher a five-part message in your ‘student workbook’ and complete your Spy Academy training.
After Germany took over France, Winston Churchill established the Special Operations Executive (SOE). It aimed to send undercover agents to weaken the enemy in any way possible.
You are a student at Camp X, Canada’s top-secret spy school in Ontario. You will be trained in war skills, communications, and critical thinking. To complete your Spy Academy training, you must visit the training centres located throughout the Okanagan Military Museum and complete tasks to earn clues. Then, use your code wheel to decipher a five-part message in your ‘student workbook’ and complete your Spy Academy training.
After Germany took over France, Winston Churchill established the Special Operations Executive (SOE). It aimed to send undercover agents to weaken the enemy in any way possible.
You are a student at Camp X, Canada’s top-secret spy school in Ontario. You will be trained in war skills, communications, and critical thinking. To complete your Spy Academy training, you must visit the training centres located throughout the Okanagan Military Museum and complete tasks to earn clues. Then, use your code wheel to decipher a five-part message in your ‘student workbook’ and complete your Spy Academy training.
If close combat is so horrific how did Canadians become good at trench raids in the First World War? Join us to learn more about the strategies used by Canadian soldiers to gain an upper hand on enemy lines.
An up close look and review of the mythology, features and usage of bayonets in combat in the First World War.
What was the difference between a Ross rifle and a Lee-Enfield rifle in 1915? Maybe your life! Join us to learn more about the Ross M-10, SMLE Mk III.
Can a photograph foretell the future of the people in it? Hear the story of Jack McMillan and his pals — from their service in the Kelowna Volunteer Fire Brigade to the battlefields of France and back again. Where did they go? What did they do? Join us to learn more about them.
On November 11th, our Military Historian Keith, will be in the gallery using objects and images to unravel stories from the battlefield and the homefront. You will hear of the experience of Okanagan men and women who served. Where did they find identity, courage and hope when they put themselves in harm’s way?
What makes a Trench Raid successful and worthy of special honours? The events that took place on the night of Nov. 20, 1916, resulted in nine decorations for bravery and distinguished conduct in action.
What makes a Trench Raid successful and worthy of special honours? The events that took place on the night of Nov. 20, 1916, resulted in nine decorations for bravery and distinguished conduct in action.