Recycled copper from the Library of Parliament shines at the new Canadian War Museum
Ottawa, Ontario, November 8, 2004 — Dr. Victor Rabinovitch, President and CEO of the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation, today unveiled the installation of recycled copper from the roof of the Library of Parliament in the interior of the new Canadian War Museum on LeBreton Flats.
In partnership with Public Works and Government Services Canada, the new Museum includes 6,000 square feet of refurbished copper installed at various locations throughout the Museum’s interior spaces, including the lobby, the large artifact open storage gallery, the window frames of Memorial Hall, and the entrances to the Barney Danson Theatre.
“Reusing the copper from one of our nation’s great architectural treasures preserves a link to our past that all Canadians will be able to appreciate for generations to come,” said the Honourable Scott Brison, Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada. “The architects of this new museum are to be congratulated on their innovative design. It’s a fitting tribute to Canada’s military, social and historic legacy.”
“Our prominent use of this copper underlines the symbolic link between the Parliament of Canada and the Canadian War Museum,” commented Victor Rabinovitch. “Parliamentary democracy has helped shape our national identity, as has our military engagement throughout history.”
From the grass roof, to the use of river water in the cooling systems and to the refurbished copper as an interior finish, environmentally sound construction materials reinforce the Museum’s architectural design theme of Regeneration.
Regeneration refers to the recovery and to the natural regeneration that occurs following times of conflict. Nature may be ravaged by acts of war, but the landscape inevitably recovers and produces new growth and new life. This regeneration offers us the hope that people can also recover, and create a more peaceful future for humanity. The installation of the copper from the Library of Parliament reinforces this hope for peace, by creating a physical connection between the Canadian War Museum and the Parliament of Canada.
The new Canadian War Museum was designed by architects Moriyama & Teshima of Toronto and Griffiths Rankin Cook of Ottawa. The Museum opens to the public on May 8, 2005, the 60th anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day marking the end of the Second World War in Europe. Visit our Web site at www.warmuseum.ca to follow construction developments.
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Christina Selin
Senior Media Relations Officer
Canadian War Museum
Telephone: (819) 776-8607
Cellphone: (613) 371-4402
Fax: (819) 776-8623
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Pierre Leduc
Communications Officer
Canadian War Museum
Phone: (819) 776-8608
E-mail: mailto:pierre.leduc@warmuseum.ca
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