Founders' Gallery

Opening Oct 1 Deployed: Canadian Army Reservists Overseas reveals realities faced by Canadian troops abroad, seen through artefacts and the lens of a feature-length documentary film including interviews with 48 serving and retired army reservists. The oral histories are boldly candid and articulate, countering prevalent myth-making whereby military deployments are often sanitized, propagandized and mythologized. For soldiers, overseas service is often transformational, sometimes traumatic, yet often unseen by the citizenry they serve. The Deployed film (2017) is made by Colonel (retd) Mike Vernon and focuses on Alberta and the 41 Canadian Brigade Group. A look at Alberta’s recent military history during an era of Canadian rearmament and increased global conflict.