Military Communications and Electronics Museum

Military Communications and Electronics Museum
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Established1961 (1961)
LocationHwy 2 at Craftsman Blvd, Kingston, Ontario
Coordinates44°14′32″N 76°26′24″W / 44.2423°N 76.4399°W / 44.2423; -76.4399
Typemilitary museum
Collection size5000 items, 10000 square feet
DirectorKaren Young
CuratorAnnette Elizabeth Gillis VA3VAI
OwnerCFB Kingston
Public transit access12A, E12
Nearest car parkon-site
Websitewww.candemuseum.org

The Military Communications and Electronics Museum (Musée de l'électronique et des communications militaires) is a military signals museum on Ontario Highway 2 at CFB Kingston in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. A member organisation of the Organization of Military Museums of Canada, the communications museum was established at the base in 1961 and moved to its current purpose-built building in 1996.[1]

Described by Lonely Planet as "a comprehensive and well-designed museum offering chronological displays on communications technology and sundry military gadgets",[2] the museum traces the development of military communications from 1903 onward,[3] through World War I and II, the Korean War and various NATO and United Nations peacekeeping missions to the modern era of communications satellites.[4]

  1. ^ Christopher H. Sterling (2008). Military Communications: From Ancient Times to the 21st Century. p. 532. ISBN 9781851097326. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
  2. ^ "Military Communications & Electronics Museum in Kingston, Canada". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
  3. ^ "Military history proudly displayed at sites throughout city". The Daily Gazette, Albany, New York. Feb 11, 1996. p. A9. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
  4. ^ "Military museum of communications: sunbeam to satellite". Toronto Star. May 23, 1987. p. E16.