Join Mary-Beth Laviolette, in a 40-minute tour of Along the Bow: Art of This Place. From Canmore to Mînî Thnî (previously Morley), highlights from over a 125 years of painting, photography, video and fine craft in the rugged eastern Bow Valley. From the artists who traveled in the early days of the Canadian Pacific Railway...
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 give insight into the geology...
Join Mary-Beth Laviolette, in a 40-minute tour of Along the Bow: Art of This Place. From Canmore to Mînî Thnî (previously Morley), highlights from over a 125 years of painting, photography, video and fine craft in the rugged eastern Bow Valley. From the artists who traveled in the early days of the Canadian Pacific Railway...
Telling Your Story – A Seniors’ Week Event In recognition of Senior’s Week, the Canmore Museum is inviting seniors, aged 55 and over, to join us for a fun and informal event around the theme of "Telling your Story". Mercedes Cormier, our Collections Officer will guide a discussion about what items the Museum will accept...
Join Mary-Beth Laviolette, in a 40-minute tour of Along the Bow: Art of This Place. From Canmore to Mînî Thnî (previously Morley), highlights from over a 125 years of painting, photography, video and fine craft in the rugged eastern Bow Valley. From the artists who traveled in the early days of the Canadian Pacific Railway...
Hosted by Canmore-based Creative Director and Cultural Amplifier Bridget Ryan, Novel Ideas brings people together to explore ideas and perspectives related to Canmore culture, history, place, and identity with local authors, spoken word artists, historians, and musicians. Its is difficult to believe that the 2013 flood occurred 10 years ago this spring. As part of...
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 methods for storing, labelling and preserving the tiniest treasures!
Join us as we explore the history of Canmore Schools through the lens of our archival school records. Will you find your report card? What memories can you share of teachers, the buildings, and your time in school? What should the museum focus on collecting and preserving about Canmore school life? What should be preserved...
Plein air painting is about leaving the four walls of your studio behind and experiencing painting and drawing in the landscape. Join Patti Dyment at the Canmore Museum as she demonstrates her plein air painting technique. She will bring studies created in mountain landscapes this past summer to the comforts of the Canmore Museum, where...
Join Tony Snow, our new Curator of Indigenous Content, in our informal Human Library drop-in program to learn more about Îyârhe Nakoda culture, language, and traditions, as well misunderstanding of traditional ecological knowledge. Tony Snow is an Îyârhe (Stoney) Nakoda Nation member and grew up on Treaty No. 7 land at Morley, Alberta. He is descended from...
Hosted by Canmore-based Creative Director and Cultural Amplifier Bridget Ryan, Novel Ideas brings people together to explore ideas and perspectives related to Canmore culture, history, place, and identity with local authors, spoken word artists, historians, and musicians. As part of our Family Day Big Weekend events, host Bridget Ryan welcomes musician Phillip Alexander Nugent, John...
In 2022, the Canmore Museum embarked on the first phase of a three-phase heritage project called "Uncovering Canmore's Heritage". In the first phase, a context paper will be written that explores the social, economic and architectural history of Canmore across historical eras. Phase I also identifies places of historical value to the Canmore community. We...
