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The Gunner Gallery

New Permanent Gallery

The RCA Museum is proud to announce the opening of the Gunner Gallery. This exhibit explores the history of The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery through the eyes of its Gunners by displaying their medals and telling their stories.
Eighty-one medal sets are on display, most for the first time. Staff decided early in the gallery’s development to emphasize the individual Gunners and their experiences, from peacetime Reservists to wartime generals. These are the relatable, human stories that bring the medals alive.
Of course, the Gunner Gallery highlights the medals from significant conflicts like the World Wars and the Korean War. But it also features stories from long-ago conflicts like the Fenian Raids, the North-West Rebellion (North-West Resistance) and the Boer War. More recent missions also appear, from Peacekeeping operations to NATO service in West Germany and the War in Afghanistan.
The Gunner Gallery also retains the best features of the former Place of Honour gallery, including the Victoria Cross of Capt O’Kelly and interactives about Manitoba VC recipients and geographical places named for the fallen.