“For You the War is Over: Second World War Prisoner Of War Experiences”

This exhibit compares the experiences of Albertan POWs held in camps in Germany to those of German POWs held in camps in Alberta. This was one of Alberta’s main contributions to the war effort, as POWs held in Alberta far exceeded the rest of the camps across Canada combined. Many artifacts from the camps themselves and individuals associated with them are presented along with their stories. The exhibit features art from the Canadian War Museum and several Maxwell Bates paintings. Developed in partnership with the Galt Museum in Lethbridge, the PPCLI Regimental Museum, Lord Strathcona’s Horse (RC) Regimental Museum and the KOCR Regimental Museum, the exhibit debuted in Lethbridge in May 2008.