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...
While 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...
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...
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...
The 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...
Your 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...
Put your sleuthing cap on! We need your help identifying and building context around some of our unidentified photos. This introduction to our summer-long Questions of Identity Community Gallery exhibit...
The Canmore Museum@School program ignites new ideas, fosters wonder and feeds inquiry as we connect curriculum concepts taught in the classroom with learning that comes from engaging with museum collections,...
As the weather grows warmer and plants begin to grow, we will look at the history and lore of local wildflowers through the classic book Old Man’s Garden: The History...
Join us as we explore our new Canmore Museum App. Museum staff will walk members through downloading the app onto their phones, the various features of the app, and get...
Learn about the life and work of a beloved Canmore artist, Michael Vincent. Michael's life as a freelance artist started to really flourish in the early 1980s shortly after he...
Get your magnifying glasses ready! The Canmore Museum has many tiny objects in the collection, like pins and buttons. Join us as we work to explore our tiniest objects and...
