Join Maya Hirschman, PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto, as she introduces us to the importance of radar to the success of D-Day and its role in the Liberation of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Her talk uses objects, images, and oral histories from the Secrets of Radar Museum to illustrate how June 6, 1944, momentous as it was, was only the first day in a months-long, exhausting, at times heart-breaking, operation that required hundreds of radar personnel to make it succeed. Maya will highlight the experiences of Canadian and British radar personnel and display a selection of rarely exhibited artifacts from the collection.

The $10 cost of tickets supports Secrets of Radar Museum operations and collections care. This event is part of our 20th Anniversary programming and is being hosted by the 427 Air Force Wing. Click here to purchase tickets online through Eventbrite. If you'd like to make a day of it, why not reserve a seat for the Wing's hot lunch starting at 11:30A.M.? Separate reservations for lunch required. Call Flo 519-455-0430.

Join us and many others at the London Heritage Council’s 8th annual Heritage Fair on Saturday, February 15, 2020, from 9 am – 3 pm. In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, Heritage Fair 2020 will focus on “Remembering Their Sacrifice – 75 Years Later.” The event will feature prominent guest speakers, interactive activities, as well as an informative “Exploration Zone” featuring 20+ local organizations, all showcasing Canada’s contribution in the Second World War.

Join Curator Maya Hirschman for the entertaining and informative talk Top Secret: London's Hidden Radar History in the Met Hall at the Metropolitan United Church. 

YOU MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED THROUGH TIME OUT.  For information, please call 519-432-7189 to register and the session may be sold out.

If you're not familiar with the Time Out outreach programs offered by the Metropolitan United Church, this is a great time to get acquainted.  Now in its 45th year, Time Out is a way to learn, share, and socialise in an atmosphere of fellowship and intellectual curiosity.  Wheelchair accessible.

Join us at the Central Branch of the Public Library to celebrate the impact women have had on London's history.  We'll be sharing stories and displaying artefacts that relate to the operational role women played in Second World War and Cold War radar.

We'll be ringing in Canada's 150th in Harris Park !  Join us and our friends from other local and regional museums and military and heritage organisations as we pay tribute to the country we call home, its amazing, diverse peoples, and the impact they've had upon its history!  There will be First Nations dancing, a citizenship ceremony, live demonstrations, military vehicles, music, and lots to eat and drink.

Come out to Byron Branch of the London Public Library to hear Manager Maya talk about London's Second World War radar history.  She'll touch on training, research, and manufacturing in her talk, illustrated with images from the Museum's permanent collection.  As this research is ever on-going, Maya will be happy to hear new research leads from audience members following the talk.

Join the amateur radio operators of the London Amateur Radio Club as they participate in the International Museums Weekend, June 18-19.  During our Saturday open hours, radio hams will be on the air trying to work stations participating in the contest at museums all over the world.

Click here to learn more about the event.

Join us at Jet Aircraft Museum for Jet Blast Day!  We'll be in the hangar, along with JAM's T-33s, with a table booth, displaying a selection of objects and items telling the Canadian radar story.  What is a 'Jet Blast'?  It's s a fly day where the museum and/or visiting jets are out flying. 

We'll also be open regular hours at our own site, if you happen to want a substantially quieter museum experience.

In celebration of Museum Month, we will be offering a hands-on day at the Museum.  Come visit us May 23, 11AM-3PM for an all-ages, family friendly event featuring magnets, radios, flight mechanics, scrapbooks, and more! 

See our ad in the London Free Press Classifieds for more information.

Check out museumsontario.ca to find out what other Museum Month events are taking place at museums near you!

Taking advantage of the trails around Westminster Ponds this Family Day? Drop by the Secrets of Radar Museum and warm up with us.

Hot refreshments and “radar popcorn” will be available for purchase and volunteers will be on hand to introduce the museum’s permanent exhibits. We'll have family-friendly activities, touchable artefacts, and the London Amateur Radio Club will be on the air!
 

Join us February 13, from 9AM-3PM, for a wonderful day of family-friendly London, Ontario history!  Aside from having our booth set up in the Hudson Bay Passageway, we'll be offering a drop-in scrapbooking workshop in the Tonda Room from 1:45-2:30PM.  See you there!

The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, featuring the Pipes, Drums and Highland Dancers of the Scots Guards, is coming to London's Budweiser Gardens on February 2nd!  The Secrets of Radar Museum will be on-site for the event, too, with artefacts and items from the Museum's collections. 

Make sure to take advantage of the $5 off coupon code if you're planning to purchase tickets.  Book online at www.budweisergardens.com/password. Make sure to quote promo code: GBRM!

We're doing something a little different for Doors Open this year.  We will be partnering with Jet Aircraft Museum on the 26th of September with our display in their airplane hangar.  We will be open at our own location, per usual, but we will not be open the 27th.  So, for Doors Open programming, on the Saturday, please join us at either location for family fun, history, heritage, and culture.

For information on other participating Doors Open and Culture Days sites and locations, from which there are many to choose, please visit the London Heritage Council.

The Western Fair celebrates the military all day long, and we'll be there!  Military personnel get free entry to the fair.  Music and events all day long.  More details to come soon.

We're joining our friends at the Jet Aircraft Museum July 11th, 9AM-5PM for Jet Blast Day.  We'll be on-site at their hangar with our display.  We'll also be open our regular summer hours, 10-4, at our museum. 

A "Jet Blast" is a fly day where JAM takes museum or visiting jets out flying.  Jet Blasts days are the only place in Canada that you can go for a flight in a vintage RAF Jet Provost T4 or a RCAF T-33 jet.  Visit their website for details.  We're pretty excited for the visiting B-17, so let's hope for great weather.