Vimy 1917-2017 : Be part of history - Visitor Education Centre

Battle of Vimy Ridge

Vimy 1917-2017 : Be part of history - Visitor Education Centre

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JOANNE (Guide): Hello. Welcome to the Vimy National Memorial. Today I would like to introduce you to our new Visitor Centre that will open to the public as of April 10th. I would like to just mention a few words on the architect’s vision about the building. So we have two axes, mainly. The corten wall we have here on my right symbolizes those objects that even 100 years later are still surfacing to the top, those rusty objects as we sometimes call them. So this is why you have this rusty colour on the corten wall, so referring to the memory or the history of the site. The white building is what we call the commemoration axis, or theme, and it’s in line with the Vimy Memorial. So this one really reflects on commemoration, how important it is for us to commemorate the sacrifice of those who gave their life a hundred years later. So together, these two do form the theme of the exhibit We Will Remember. For the other component of the exhibit, I’ll take you inside. Once we walk inside, we have this magnificent wall -- glass wall -- that allows us to always have a look at the battlefield; so to remain connected with the story of the site. We like to call this a window on Canada’s participation in the First World War. A message from the Government of Canada

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Today I would like to introduce you to our new Visitor Centre that will open to the public as of April 10th.

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