TMM Perspectives Lecture Series
The TMM Perspectives Lecture Series is your opportunity to hear speakers from a wide range of historical and military related topics. The lectures are held various evenings at The Military Museum from September until May.
Lecture and Book Launch: Canada's Air Force: The Royal Canadian Air Force at 100
Join us at The Military Museums to hear renowned historian Dr. David Bercuson present his new book, Canada's Air Force: The Royal Canadian Air Force at 100.
In his new book, historian David Bercuson shares the history of the first one hundred years of the Royal Canadian Air Force, from its inception in 1924 to its centennial in 2024. Drawing on memoirs, diaries, unpublished histories, archival sources, interview transcripts, and standard reference works such as The Bomber Command War Diaries, Bercuson traces the history of the RCAF as not only a fighting force but also a human institution.
Date: Mon 28 Oct 2024
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Speaker: Dr. David Bercuson
Location: The Military Museums
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Upcoming Lectures hosted by CMSS
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The CMSS Highlander's Lecture Series at TMM
Lecture: Critical Minerals in the Age of Geopolitics and Geo-Economics
Join the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies at the Highlander's Lecture Series Thursday September 26th at 6:00pm with Dr. Elizaebth Steyn: Critical Minerals in the Age of Geopolitics and Geo-Economics
Date: Thurs 26 Sept 2024
Time: 6:00pm
Speaker: Dr. Elizaebth Steyn
Location: The Military Museums
Exhibition: Histories of Conflict in the War Art of Bill MacDonnell
An exhibition featuring the work of one of Canada's most senior war artists, Bill MacDonnell, curated to appeal to a wide audience including families, students, historians, serving military and veterans, artists, ex-pats.
Date: Thurs 03 Oct 2024
Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Opening Reception: Histories of Conflict in the War Art of Bill MacDonnell
Join us for the opening reception for this exhibition featuring the work of one of Canada's most senior war artists, Bill MacDonnell, curated to appeal to a wide audience including families, students, historians, serving military and veterans, artists, ex-pats.
Date: Thurs 17 Oct 2024
Time: 5:30am - 8:30pm
Location: Founders’ Gallery, The Military Museums
Lecture: Make Law, Not War: Lessons from Canada's Contribution to the 1919 Paris Peace Conference for Today's Uncertain World
Date: Tues 29 Oct 2024
Time: 6:00pm
Speaker: Dr. Sean Richmond
Location: The Military Museums
Lecture: Lifecycle costing for defence purchases is nonsense, makes us dumb, and helps our enemies
Join the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies at the Highlander's Lecture Series Wednesday November 27th at 6:00pm with Dr. Ian Brodie: Lifecycle costing for defence purchases is nonsense, makes us dumb, and helps our enemies.
Date: Wed 27 Nov 2024
Time: 6:00pm
Speaker: Dr. Ian Brodie
Location: The Military Museums
Lecture: From Cylons to Captain America: The Opportunities and Challenges of Military AI, Lethal Autonomous Weapons, and Enhanced Soldiers
Join the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies at the Highlander’s Lecture Series January 30th 2025 at 6:00pm with Dr. Maureen Hiebert: From Cylons to Captain America: The Opportunities and Challenges of Military AI, Lethal Autonomous Weapons, and Enhanced Soldiers.
Date: Thurs 30 Jan 2025
Time: 6:00pm
Speaker: Dr. Maureen Hiebert
Location: The Military Museums
Lecture: Conflicts and Coups: A Crisis of Insecurity in Twenty-first Century West Africa
Join the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies at the Highlander’s Lecture Series March 27 2025 at 6:00pm with Dr. Tim Stapleton: Conflicts and Coups: A Crisis of Insecurity in Twenty-first Century West Africa..