Okanagan Military Museum

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1424 Ellis Street
Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 2A5 Canada Get Directions
Phone 250-763-9292

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  • Museum Impossible – Operation: Spy Academy

    Museum Impossible – Operation: Spy Academy
    Okanagan Military Museum 1424 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

    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.

    $40

  • Museum Impossible – Operation: Spy Academy

    Museum Impossible – Operation: Spy Academy
    Okanagan Military Museum 1424 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

    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.

    $40

  • Trench Raids – Canadians in the First World War

    Okanagan Military Museum 1424 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

    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.

  • Cold Steel of the Bayonet

    Okanagan Military Museum 1424 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

    An up close look and review of the mythology, features and usage of bayonets in combat in the First World War.

  • Canadian First World War Service Rifles

    Okanagan Military Museum 1424 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

    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.

  • Jack and Pals – A Story of Service

    Okanagan Military Museum 1424 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

    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.

  • Remembrance Day Open House

    Okanagan Military Museum 1424 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

    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?

    By donation

  • Guided Tour of Duty: Trench Raiders

    Guided Tour of Duty: Trench Raiders
    Okanagan Military Museum 1424 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

    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.

    By donation

  • Guided Tour of Duty: Trench Raiders

    Guided Tour of Duty: Trench Raiders
    Okanagan Military Museum 1424 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

    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.

    By donation