The Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place), Lethbridge College, City of Lethbridge, and the University of Lethbridge have agreed to partner together to further the care, research, and exhibition of the Donald Buchanan art collection.
Read MoreAs the primary steward of local history in southwestern Alberta, the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa always strives to accurately and faithfully represent and serve the communities in which it resides. In 2010, staff at the Galt began to actively assess objects in the collections that do not fit within the museum’s mandate of preserving the human history of Lethbridge and southwestern Alberta.
Read MoreOn Thursday, March 17 the Galt Museum’s board of directors unanimously passed a resolution permitting those who identify as Indigenous free general admission to the Galt Museum & Archives and Fort Whoop-Up. The policy takes effect immediately; there is no expiration date.
Read MoreThe Galt Museum & Archives is looking for a southern Albertan resident to donate a used COVID-19 Home Test Kit from Alberta Health Services (AHS).
Read MorePlaygoers of Lethbridge donate remarkable Canadian Expeditionary Force uniform to the Galt.
In 2010, the Galt's staff began actively reviewing the collections and assessing objects that do not fit the collecting mandate of southwestern Alberta. Staff identified numerous objects in the collection that could be "qualified for deaccession."
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