Corporal Clarke is in need for a second officer at the Canmore NWMP Barracks. Do you know how to groom and ride a horse? Know how to make your bed with precesion? Have a superior knowledge of the area’s terrain? Then you just might be the person Corporal Clarke is looking for! This fun drop-in program...
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MEMBERSHIP MONDAY: NEW DIRECTIONS FOR MUSEUM SCHOOL PROGRAMMING
Online
Virtual Event
Meet our new Programs Officer, Kevin Meisner, and learn more about the new directions that the Canmore Museum is taking towards museum education. Kevin will demonstrate the museum's Museum@School website; this is a new online platform for Bow Valley educators to access a wide variety of resources and programming, including Museum@School content, field trip experiences,...
Free
INDIGENOUS LEARNING SERIES: THE STONEY NAKODA + ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
Online
Virtual Event
Indigenous people have always known Creator and Creation. They have been imparted the language, the songs and ceremonies of this land. Indigenous people have a holistic world view that is important to respect, understand and acknowledge and their teachings and wisdom are needed by western society today. Join John Snow Jr. in a dialogue about...
$4.00 – $5.00
FAMILY PROGRAM: MOUNTIE RECRUITS
NWMP Barracks 609 8th Street, Canmore, Alberta, CanadaCorporal Clarke is in need for a second officer at the Canmore NWMP Barracks. Do you know how to groom and ride a horse? Know how to make your bed with precesion? Have a superior knowledge of the area's terrain? Then you just might be the person Corporal Clarke is looking for! This fun drop-in...
STORIES OF CANMORE BOOK CLUB: THIS WILD SPIRIT – WOMEN IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS OF CANADA
Online
Virtual Event
To celebrate Women’s History month, we will explore how Women have interacted with and responded to the environment of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The Wild Spirit: Women in the Rocky Mountains of Canada, is a deep look at the past women who have explored the Rocky Mountains and the creative ways they have captured their...
Free
NATURE + CLIMATE + COMMUNITY SERIES: BOW VALLEY FOOD CHARTER + ME
Online
Virtual Event
Join the Bow Valley Food Alliance for a discussion about the local Food Charter, which outlines our community’s values surrounding the foods we grow, harvest, and eat and how we can contribute, both individually and as a community, to local food sustainability. In recent years, food movements have been gaining momentum across Canada. With a...
Free
CANMORE + ART SERIES: JAMES REID
Online
Virtual Event
Learn about the life and times of Scottish-born immigrant James Reid (1909–1987), who turned a head injury during the Second World War into a creative gift. Learning the craft of needlepoint in occupational therapy, Reid eventually returned to Canmore where he was raised, and began to produce large needlepoint canvasses of his own design. These...
$4.00 – $5.00
COLLECTIONS TOUR: THE LIVES OF WOMEN IN EARLY CANMORE
Canmore Museum 902B 7th Ave, Canmore, AB, CanadaWhile men’s stories are told in detail, women are often stereotypically represented in objects related to their traditional social roles, limited to the home, domestic duties, and childrearing. Through this narrow depiction, museums have done a disservice to the real history of women’s contributions to society. Join us as we search the Canmore Museum’s collection...
Free – $5.00
FAMILY PROGRAM: MOUNTIE RECRUITS
NWMP Barracks 609 8th Street, Canmore, Alberta, CanadaCorporal Clarke is in need for a second officer at the Canmore NWMP Barracks. Do you know how to groom and ride a horse? Know how to make your bed with precesion? Have a superior knowledge of the area's terrain? Then you just might be the person Corporal Clarke is looking for! This fun drop-in...
STORIES OF CANMORE BOOK CLUB: READING THE ROCKS – A BIOGRAPHY OF ANCIENT ALBERTA
Online
Virtual Event
For those of us living, working, and playing in the Bow Valley, geology shapes our everyday life. This month, we will investigate the geological story of Alberta and how we can find connections between the ancient past and the present day. Guest Percy Strong, a geologist, will help us connect the book to the local...
Free
COLLECTIONS TOUR: THE LEGACY OF THE 1988 OLYMPICS IN CANMORE
Canmore Museum 902B 7th Ave, Canmore, AB, CanadaThe 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event held from February 13 to 28, 1988, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The skiing events were held west of the city at the Nakiska ski resort in Kananaskis Country and at the Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park in Canmore. Join...
Free – $5.00
MEMBERSHIP MONDAY: WRITING YOUR PERSONAL STORY
Canmore Museum 902B 7th Ave, Canmore, AB, CanadaYour story matters! Join Sarah Knowles and local author, photographer, and political analyst Stephen Legault for a discussion about how to capture and write your personal or family history. Writing your story for posteriety, for museum archives and local history books serves as an important way for researchers, historians and museums and archives to understand...
Free