November 16, 2025 | 1:30–3:00 PM | Galt Museum Viewing Gallery

PRISONERS IN ALBERTA - the history of enemy aliens during the Great War, German POWs in the Second World War and Japanese-Canadians in Lethbridge. This is a very rich history that touches Southern Alberta directly and links up with permanent exhibitions in the Galt Museum & Archives.

registration required | free to members | museum admission applies

November 13, 2025 | 6pm - 8pm | Galt Museum Viewing Gallery

Celebrate Métis identity with music, dance, workshops, feasts, and a hands-on Lobstick-making event honoring cultural symbolism!

Métis Week in Canada is an annual event in November that celebrates Métis culture, history, and resilience, culminating in Louis Riel Day on November 16th, which commemorates the execution of Métis leader Louis Riel for his defense of Métis rights in 1885. Organized by Métis governments and communities, the week features cultural events like traditional music and dance, educational workshops, storytelling, feasts, and community gatherings to honor Métis identity and the ongoing pursuit of their rights and self-determination.

November 7 | 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM } Galt Museum & Archives Viewing Gallery

*Edit* Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled! Sorry for the inconvenience!*

Join Brent Coulton and Friends at the Inaugural Collector Market at the Galt!

Brent Coulton has spent decades picking through Southern Alberta and beyond, uncovering treasures and meeting fascinating folks along the way. Now, he’s bringing some of those characters—and their collections—to the Galt Museum for a one-of-a-kind market experience.

Expect everything from vintage oil and gas cans to old license plates, hockey cards, vinyl records, and even Elvis conspiracy tabloids. If it’s collectible, quirky, or nostalgic, you’ll probably find it here.Come for the stories, stay for the stuff. It’s a picking event you won’t forget.

Table registration, and more details coming soon!

Nov 07, 2025, 1 - 2pm | Galt Museum & Archives

Join curators Tyler Stewart and Camina Weasel Moccasin for an exclusive guided tour of Treasures & Curiosities. Discover fascinating stories behind the objects and learn how over 100 community members helped shape this exhibition. Explore the museum’s vast collection—over 17,000 artifacts representing the Nitsitapii (Blackfoot) people, settlers, and newcomers—and uncover the connections between history, culture, and community. What Treasures & Curiosities will you discover?

1:00–2:o0 PM | adults and seniors | registration encouraged | museum admission applies | free to members

Nov 04, 2025 | 10:30am -11:30am | Galt Museum Viewing Gallery

This program provides art activities with a connection to local history, museum exhibitions and culture for adults and seniors, including those requiring accessibility.

10:30–11:30 AM | adults and seniors | registration encouraged | museum admission applies | free to members

November 01, 2025 | 6-8pm | Galt Museum viewing Gallery

Join experienced quizmasters Siobhan Rasmussen and Erynn Gordon for an evening of exciting trivia at the historical and beautiful Galt Museum!
Bring your team of up to 8 people and test your brainpower on various categories such as local history, current museum exhibitions, pop culture, music, science, and more! You do not have to have an entire team to play, register as a team or as just the amount of players attending!

6:00–8:00 PM | registration required | free to members | museum admission prices to play

October 30th, 2025 | 5-7pm

Recipes from the Archives: Halloween Special with J.D. Higinbotham

Join Galt’s own Community Programmer, Kristin Krein, and Archives Assistant, Bobbie Fox, as we make a delicious heritage recipe and taste some sample dishes, if you dare! This time we will be taking recipes from the 1906 cookbook published by J.D. Higinbotham.

If you attended the first program in this series, don’t forget to bring the cookbook from that program so you can add the new recipes!

5–7 PM | adults and seniors | registration required | $25 non members, $20 to members, payment upon arrival

Oct 29, 2025 | 9am -10am | Galt Museum Viewing Gallery

Halloween is here! Dress yourself and your toddler and small children up and come visit us for an interactive morning at the Galt Museum & Archives. A fun-filled morning with toys, activities, book reading, and a private toddler time in the museum to explore the current exhibition.

9:00–10:00 AM | toddlers and their caregivers | registration required | museum admission rates apply | free to members with registration

Spend time in nature with John Chief Calf learning about the Blackfoot Language, speaking, making art and connecting with the land.

Free admission for self-identified Indigenous visitors.

Sat, Sept 25, 2025 | 1pm - 3pm | Meet at Fort Whoop Up all ages welcome | registration encouraged | no cost to participate | bring a water bottle and walking shoes |

October 24, 2025 | 12 - 1pm | Collections at The Galt

This program provides art activities with a connection to local history, museum exhibitions and culture for adults and seniors, including those requiring accessibility.

10:30–11:30 AM | adults and seniors | registration encouraged | museum admission applies | free to members

Saturday, October 18 | 1:00-5:00 pm

Treasures & Curiosities - Exhibit Launch Event

Join us in celebrating our newest temporary exhibitions that feature nearly 200 objects on display! Treasures & Curiosities welcomes the community to see the collection up close.

 This exhibition opening will celebrate all the selections made by community participants and recognize the work of over a dozen volunteers who supported them.

Also, enjoy “What’s it Worth?” an Antiques Roadshow-style event with a twist featuring Canadian Pickers star Sheldon Smithens! As the owner of Smithens Antiques since 1992, Sheldon also teaches courses for the University of Calgary and has conducted appraisals for numerous museums across the prairies.

Want to get your own treasures or curiosities appraised by a professional? Please visit the sign up link below!

Schedule of events:

1:00 pm | event begins

1:15 pm | opening remarks

1:30-3:00 pm | exhibition viewing, snacks and drinks

3:00-5:00 pm | Antiques Roadshow with Sheldon Smithens

 all ages welcome | no cost to attend | snacks provided |
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Database on Display
Did you know the museum’s collection is accessible online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year? It includes hundreds of thousands of items, from physical objects to archival documents. This collection is a key resource in caring for our region's history

Join us in the fun and wonder—what Treasures & Curiosities will you discover?

Oct 07, 2025 | 10:30am -11:30am | Galt Museum Viewing Gallery

This program provides art activities with a connection to local history, museum exhibitions and culture for adults and seniors, including those requiring accessibility.

10:30–11:30 AM | adults and seniors | registration encouraged | museum admission applies | free to members

EVENT CANCELLED

Sunday October 05th, 2025 | Doors at 5:30pm, event at 6pm w/ Jane Hustle

Join the Legends Live cast of celebrity impersonators for an evening of live music, food and drink. The talented cast features award winning Marylin Monroe impersonator "Almost Marilyn", Lily McMillan as "Authentically Adele", Mark Kazakov as "Might Be Buble" & "Elvis Unleashed", with special guest and Taylor Swift Illusionist Jane Hustle.

Nibble on the delicious charcuterie spread by Gather & Graze, enjoy performances and sip on your selection from the bar. All bar proceeds will be donated back to The Galt Museum & Archives to support their valuable community programing.

Get your tickets early as we anticipate a sold out show!

Sept 28, 2025 | 4:00-9:00pm | Galt Museum

The Galt Museum & BIPOC Foundation invite you to attend our Indigenous Fashion Show, celebrating the creativity and artistry of Indigenous designers.
This event will spotlight contemporary and traditional Indigenous fashion, showcasing the resilience, innovation, and cultural significance of Indigenous design from all across Turtle Island.

As part of the lead-up to Truth and Reconciliation Day (see National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation ) on September 30, the show will serve as a platform for Indigenous voices, honoring cultural expression through fashion and storytelling through wearable art.

Evening Itinerary:
4:00pm - Museum & Market opens (runs all evening)
5:00pm - Fashion Show Designers, Set 1
6:00pm - Performances, followed by Fashion Show Designers, Set 2

There will also be a designer meet & greet, and opportunities to buy their wares after the show!

Seating is first come, first served!

This event wouldn't be possible without the generous support of Alberta Culture Days

all ages welcome | registration not required | no cost to attend

Spend time in nature with Jony Chief Calf learning about the Blackfoot Language, speaking, making art and connecting with the land.

Free admission for self-identified Indigenous visitors.

Sat, Sept 27, 2025 | 1pm - 3pm | Meet at Fort Whoop Up all ages welcome | registration encouraged | no cost to participate | bring a water bottle and walking shoes |

September 27, 2025 | 1:00–2:00 pm | Galt Museum & Archives Viewing Gallery

Join us for an engaging Sustainable Fashion Seminar exploring how conscious design, ethical production, and circular practices are reshaping the industry. Learn practical strategies to reduce waste, make informed choices, and be part of fashion’s sustainable future from an indigenous two-eyed seeing approach. Roberta Hibbert is a Mi’kmaq tailor, designer, educator, and entrepreneur from Sipekne’katik First Nation, and the owner of The Top Stitch in Bedford, NS. Since 2021, she has grown the business into a community hub for Indigenous fabrics, alterations, sewing classes, embroidery, and bespoke services—earning the Halifax Platinum Award for Tailoring and Alteration Services.

She is also the founder of Elisawey Designs, created in honor of her late grandmother, Marie Pictou. Her work has been featured in fundraisers such as Pump Couture – Diabetes Canada and in local galleries, including her ribbon skirt design “The Spirit of the Red Dress.”

Roberta holds a Sustainable Fashion Management Certificate from the European Institute of Innovation for Sustainability in Milan, Italy, and is preparing to launch a social enterprise focused on sustainability and textile recycling. Her designs are inspired by Mi’kmaq storytelling, nature, and the teaching that “water is life.” By incorporating denim and recycled materials, she highlights the importance of reducing our environmental footprint, promoting clean water, and creating for the next 7 generations.

all ages | registration encouraged | no cost to attend

Sept 27, 2025 10:00am | New Exhibit Opens - Treasures & Curiosities

Did you know the museum has over 17,000 artifacts in our collection? Since 1964, the museum has cared for the history of southwestern Alberta. These objects show the history of the area: the Nitsitapii (Blackfoot) people, settlers, and newcomers. Items from many different cultures are part of the museum’s collection.

Treasures and Curiosities invites the community to see these objects up close. Over 100 community members chose items to showcase and shared stories about their picks. Through this exhibition, we’re excited to make new memories and connections.

Join us in this celebration of history, culture and community. What Treasures & Curiosities will you discover?

The exhibit opens to the public on September 27th, with a special launch event taking place on October 18th to celebrate its debut.

Database on Display
Did you know the museum’s collection is accessible online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year? It includes hundreds of thousands of items, from physical objects to archival documents. This collection is a key resource in caring for our region's history.

Land holds stories, and Indigenous knowledge keepers, artists, scientists, and activists have long listened—interpreting the stories of the earth, the shifts in the waters. This panel gathers voices at the intersection of art and environmental advocacy, exploring how Indigenous worldviews offer both ancient and urgent solutions to the climate crisis.

In conversation with artist Leila Sujir’s Fall 2025 SAAG exhibition– which layers history, landscape, and imagination, this discussion weaves together perspectives on land stewardship, ecological responsibility, and creative resistance.

Through this exchange, panelists will engage in a dialogue that is not only about survival but about resurgence—about the ways in which Indigenous thought, creativity, and activism continue to shape the world we live in.

6:00 PM–8:00PM | all ages welcome | registration not required | no cost to attend |

Sept 25, 2025, 2-3pm | All Ages | registration encouraged | general admission museum rates apply | free to member | Free to self-identifying Indigenous visitors

Join us as Siksikaitsitapi Knowledge Keepers and Elders share an overview of Kinship in Blackfoot Culture in the Archives.

The event will take place outside, weather permitting, so dress for fall weather!

2:00–3:00 PM | all ages | registration encouraged | museum admission rates apply | free to members with registration

Sept 24, 2025 | 9am -10am | Galt Museum Viewing Gallery

Bring your toddler and small children to an interactive morning at the Galt Museum & Archives. A fun-filled morning with toys, activities, book reading, and a private toddler time in the museum to explore the current exhibition.

9:00–10:00 AM | toddlers and their caregivers | registration required | museum admission rates apply | free to members with registration

Tues, Sept 23th, 2025 | 5pm-7pm

A.E. Osworth is a transgender novelist. Their debut, “We Are Watching Eliza Bright”, was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award and was long listed for The Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, the Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize and The Tournament of Books.
They are a lecturer at University of British Columbia’s School of Creative Writing where they teach fiction, interactive fiction, and new media.

Join us for a creative evening with the author in an interactive style event filled with questions, readings, snacks and more!

5:00 PM–7:00PM | all ages welcome | registration not required | no cost to attend |

Sept 19th, 2025 | Galt Museum & Archives

The Friends Society of the Galt Present, Bridge & Brews Beerfest 2025!

Raise a glass and join the Friends of The Galt Society for the annual Bridge & Brews Beerfest — an unforgettable evening of flavour, fun, and community spirit!

Sample unique beers and wines from over a dozen amazing local breweries and wineries, savour mouth‑watering BBQ, and treat yourself to cool, refreshing desserts from some of Lethbridge’s very best food trucks.

This year is extra special — we’re celebrating 25 years of supporting the Galt Museum, and we want YOU there to toast with us!

Friday Sept 12th, 2025 | 7pm - midnight | 18+

Join us at the Galt to celebrate the vibrant culture of Black and Latin(x) ballroom communities on the prairies, honoring their resilience and creativity.

This event acknowledges historical discrimination within queer spaces and celebrates the empowering evolution of ballroom culture.

GUEST JUDGE THIS YEAR IS THE ENCHANTING CRYSTAL VIOLET @cry.stalviolet 🌌🌜

Get tickets here!

Music by DJ VALENTINE AND HER MISTRESSES OF CEMETERIES

Find more information on Instagram @r_u_homo

7:00 PM–12:00 AM | 18+ only | identification required | cash/ credit bar on site |

October 07, 2025 | 10:30-11:30am | Creative Community | Galt Museum Viewing Gallery

This program provides art activities with a connection to local history, museum exhibitions and culture for adults and seniors, including those requiring accessibility.

10:30–11:30 AM | adults and seniors | registration encouraged | museum admission applies | free to members

What does care look like beyond systems between friends, neighbours, and strangers?

Join us on September 10th for a creative workshop facilitated by Pro-Choice YQL and Teanna from @headinthecloudscollages ! We’ll use collage and zine-making to explore personal and collective ideas of community care in Southern Alberta. Whether you’re here to make art, meet others, or simply pause and imagine new ways of caring, this is a space for reflection, connection, and creativity.

The art is yours to create through guided open-ended prompts around self-care, mutual aid, and healthcare. No artistic experience is needed; just bring yourself.

Participants are also invited to explore current exhibits at the Galt Museum, which highlight histories of care, change, and resilience in our community.

Pro-Choice YQL is grateful for every donor, volunteer, and driver who supports our community in accessing reproductive healthcare.

Join John Thompson from Lethbridge Family Services as he discusses the history of The Samaritans, an organization centered on suicide prevention in Lethbridge during the 80’s through the 2000’s. This event explores the journey to reclaim items from the 1985 Centennial time capsule, opened in 2010, sustaining severe water damage.

2:00–3:00 pm | adults and seniors | registration not required | museum admission applies | free to members

This program provides art activities with a connection to local history, museum exhibitions and culture for adults and seniors, including those requiring accessibility.

10:30–11:30 AM | adults and seniors | registration encouraged | museum admission applies | free to members

Calling All Models! ✨
Be part of the Indigenous Fashion Show on September 28th, 2025 at the Galt Museum!

📅 Model Casting: September 7th, 1–3 PM
📍 Galt Museum Viewing Gallery
👗 Open to all models — men, women, and gender-fluid. Many of these stunning pieces can be worn by any gender and body type.

We now have seven incredible Indigenous designers confirmed, plus four dynamic performers including @donny_sage__ and @mj.blackhorse . This is your chance to walk the runway, celebrate Indigenous creativity, and show your style in front of a powerful lineup of Indigenous-led artistry.

Apply now — it’s your time to shine.

📩 lethsmakeithappen@bipocfoundation.org
Supported by: ADA Statement Accessories & Abi Tritz