MEMBERS EVENT: GARDEN ROCK PAINTING Join us for a relaxing and creative afternoon of painting garden rocks (also known as “kindness stones”) with the Canmore Museum community. No skills or artistic talent required - this event is a wonderful way to add a personal touch to the Barracks Heritage Garden and your own garden at...
FIRST THURSDAYS On the first Thursday of every month (beginning May 2, 2024), the Canmore Museum is open late with admission by donation! A great opportunity for all community members to explore our current exhibits. ON NOW SOIL SUPERHEROES (until May 20, 2024) | Meet the league of superheroes who live beneath our feet and...
WORMS, DIRT, AND SUPERHEROES! FAMILY PROGRAM Join us just before the closing of our current exhibit, Soil Superheroes, for some fantastic family fun! What you can expect: 🎭 A puppet show featuring the soil superheroes 📋 A very special scavenger hunt at the museum 🌱 Make your own seed balls to plant 🖍️ Superhero comic...
Please join us for a Tipi Raising Ceremony to celebrate the start of our Indigenous Stories Tipi Program. Îyârhe Nakoda interpreters will take us through the process and ceremony of raising a tipi, explaining the cultural significance behind the practice. As a participant, you will be encouraged to take part in the raising and experience...
Explore the living culture and traditions of the Îyârhe Nakoda peoples at the Indigenous Stories Tipi Program, held on Saturdays throughout the summer at the NWMP Barracks grounds. Step inside the welcoming tipi, where Îyârhe Nakoda interpreters await to share their knowledge and stories. Visitors are invited to engage in casual conversations, learning about the...
Explore the living culture and traditions of the Îyârhe Nakoda peoples at the Indigenous Stories Tipi Program, held on Saturdays throughout the summer at the NWMP Barracks grounds. Step inside the welcoming tipi, where Îyârhe Nakoda interpreters await to share their knowledge and stories. Visitors are invited to engage in casual conversations, learning about the...
Explore the living culture and traditions of the Îyârhe Nakoda peoples at the Indigenous Stories Tipi Program, held on Saturdays throughout the summer at the NWMP Barracks grounds. Step inside the welcoming tipi, where Îyârhe Nakoda interpreters await to share their knowledge and stories. Visitors are invited to engage in casual conversations, learning about the...
EXHIBIT TOUR WITH PHOTOGRAPHER ROBERT LEMERMEYER ABOUT THE TOUR Join us for an intimate artist tour of the Canmore Museum's new exhibit, UP HIGH: The Healing Adventures of Robert Lemermeyer. Experience Robert Lemermeyer's captivating work as he shares personal stories and anecdotes behind each piece, revealing the profound journeys that inspired his art. The tour...
Explore the living culture and traditions of the Îyârhe Nakoda peoples at the Indigenous Stories Tipi Program, held on Saturdays throughout the summer at the NWMP Barracks grounds. Step inside the welcoming tipi, where Îyârhe Nakoda interpreters await to share their knowledge and stories. Visitors are invited to engage in casual conversations, learning about the...
This event has been cancelled. Have you ever wondered how the rugged beauty of Canmore’s mountainous landscape came to be, or how the landscape has shaped the town? Get to know the science behind the area where we live and play a little better with geologist Percy Strong. Our geology and mining walking tour will...
Explore the living culture and traditions of the Îyârhe Nakoda peoples at the Indigenous Stories Tipi Program, held on Saturdays throughout the summer at the NWMP Barracks grounds. Step inside the welcoming tipi, where Îyârhe Nakoda interpreters await to share their knowledge and stories. Visitors are invited to engage in casual conversations, learning about the...
This event has been cancelled. 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...
