Join us as we launch the Canmore Museum Re-Imagined - a museum becoming more representative of, co-created by, and welcoming for ... YOU! About this Event Re-imagining how to connect more authentically with our community has resulted in a number of significant community-driven changes which now focus our work on bringing people together around local...
Join our panel of internationally-recognized cultural sector thought leaders as we explore the evolving role of community museums. As social and cultural agencies, museums can help foster healthier, more inclusive, sustainable and connected communities. Our panelists will give insight into how museums are working with their local communities to address some of the most important...
The Canmore Museum invites you to join us to experience Christmas the way the family of Corporal Clarke did at the Barracks between 1917 and 1929. Make traditional Christmas ornaments. Gather around the Clarke family's piano for a Christmas sing-a-long. Join in the stories familiar to the five Clarke children at Christmas. Children are $5.00...
The Canmore Museum invites you to join us to experience Christmas the way the family of Corporal Clarke did at the Barracks between 1917 and 1929. Make traditional Christmas ornaments. Gather around the Clarke family's piano for a Christmas sing-a-long. Join in the stories familiar to the five Clarke children at Christmas. Children are $5.00...
SCHEDULE of EVENTS In commemoration of the closing of the last Canmore Mine in on July 13, 1979 Canmore holds their annual Miner's Day Parade. 11:00 am | Join other miners and their families at the NWMP Barracks, 609 Main St. Pick up your family signs and prepare for the parade. 12 noon | Canmore...
The mine could be dangerous place to work, and the hours long and arduous. Safety and pay were always an issue. Join us as we kick off the Canmore Heritage Festival with a traditional Ukrainian supper. Learn about the history of the United Miner Workers of America and Local 1387, as well as the story...
Head down to the Canmore Opera House for the second night of the Canmore Heritage Festival. What better way to kick off the weekend than with a night of great music by talented southern Alberta-based musicians on the Canmore Opera House stage. This family-focused evening is free for the public; non-perishable items for the Canmore...
Canmore has changed a great deal since it was founded in 1883, evolving from a gritty railway depot to a coal mining town and then finally to an international resort destination. As a center first for the railroad and the industry, Canmore was a place where you played hard and worked hard. Like many mining...
On July 23 and 24, explore Canmore's hidden historical, architectural and cultural gems. Buildings that are normally closed to the public, or which charge an entrance fee, will be welcoming visitors to look around for free. Doors Open Canmore coincides with Canada's Historic Places Days with a focus on sustainable and inclusive community and stories....
Join members of the Stoney Nakoda at the Barracks for a series of cultural activities and storytelling. Learn how meat from local animals was processed and dried, and how the traditional foods the Stoney Nakoda cooked. Try your hand putting up our children's tipi and discover how the seasons of the camp were determined and...
