Got a secret?
Want to share it with a few trusted friends?
One way to share your secret is to encrypt your message – that is, change it to something only your friends can understand.
For all types of secrets – from schoolyard gossip to military plans – encryption keeps messages out of the wrong hands.
About the Cipher | Decipher travelling exhibit
The bilingual Cipher | Decipher exhibition allows you to explore how encryption works, and how it affects our lives – from its role in war, to how we rely on it to keep our modern digital communications secure.
Cipher | Decipher was produced by Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation in partnership with Canada’s Communications Security Establishment.
This hands-on exhibition allows you to:
- learn to encrypt and decrypt secret messages
- understand how an Enigma machine works
- try your hand at logic puzzles and games
Plan your visit:
| Start date | End date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2025 | September 1, 2025 | Monday to Sunday: 10 am to 5 pm | Naval Museum of Alberta 4520 Crowchild Trail SW, Calgary, AB |
| September 19, 2025 | January 4, 2026 | Wednesday to Sunday: 9 am to 5 pm | Musée de la nature et des sciences 225 Rue Frontenac, Sherbrooke, QC |
| May 21, 2026 | September 7, 2026 | Sunday to Saturday: 10 am to 4 pm | 1000 Islands History Museum 125 Water Street Arthur J.E. Child Building, Gananoque, ON |
More locations coming soon.