Explore more traditional landscapes of the Niitsitapii and discover their connection to the land. These Alberta and Montana sites are culturally and spiritually important to the Blackfoot people.
Playing around isn’t just for kids, it’s an important part of our everyday social lives. Whether it’s physical action in sports or mental stimulation through board games, keeping active is an essential way for humans to stay happy and healthy.
The Canada Games Sportsplex first opened to the public in the fall of 1974. Construction of this modern facility (known later as the Enmax Arena) ushered in a new era for the City of Lethbridge. From sports franchises to major cultural and entertainment events, this building has played an important role within the community for half a century. Building a Legacy: The Sportsplex at 50 celebrates the 50th anniversary of this important facility and the many events that have taken place there.
Highway 2 is both a transportation and cultural artery for southern Alberta. Through this collection of recent images taken on and around this road to LA (Lethbridge, Alberta), photographer Kort Woycheshin shows how the political divide has grown since the COVID-19 global health pandemic.
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the signing of the Buffalo Treaty, a framework for reconciliation that focuses on cooperation, restoration, and renewal. To date, over forty nations and thousands of supporters have signed the treaty. This exhibit explores how the Buffalo Treaty can support individual and community wellness in all its forms: spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental.
Curated by Tess McNaughton
This temporary exhibit showcases the remarkable talents of photojournalists who have contributed to Lethbridge's visual narrative over the years. Featuring the works of six photographers (Orville Brunelle, Lloyd Knight, David Rossiter, Ian Martens, Alejandra Pulido-Guzman, and Ose Irete), this exhibition chronicles moments from 1933 to the present day.
Delving into three distinct "eras" of photography and photojournalism—the Analogue Era, Transitional Era, and Digital Era—the exhibit pairs two photographers with each period, illustrating the technological shifts from film to digital cameras.
Galt Gardens at Night, ca. 1940-1951 During his time at the Herald, Lloyd Knight captured this artistic shot of a solitary bench under a light in Galt Gardens at night. Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa, 20151006-1212
Moreover, the exhibit underscores the evolving landscape of newspaper journalism, where the traditional division between photographers and journalists has blurred, with photojournalism now a prevalent form of storytelling.
Extra! Extra! presents a diverse array of photographs and articles, serving both as a historical archive and a platform for artistic expression. It aims to celebrate the work of photographers and the unique images they have captured, whether using pricey film or a simple phone camera.
By demonstrating the power of being in the right place at the right time, this exhibit invites visitors to witness the evolution of photography in Lethbridge and engage in interactive activities. Join us at the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place) from February 17 to August 5, 2024, to experience "Extra! Extra!" firsthand.
Tire Fire, November 6, 2004, Firefighter Les Hilliard separated burning tractor tires at an industrial fire in West Lethbridge. The photographer cites this as another one of his favourite photos he took during his time as a Herald photographer. It appears in the November 6, 2004, edition of the Lethbridge Herald. Lethbridge Herald photo by David Rossiter
Pride Fest, June 28, 2022, Residents take part in the Pride Parade along Stafford Drive South as they make their way to Galt Gardens for Pride Fest. Lethbridge Herald photo by Alejandra Pulido-Guzman
Transplanted Sunflowers: The Ukrainian Immigrant Experience in Southern Alberta, 1940s to Present, explores the Ukrainian experience in southern Alberta from the mid-20th century to the early 21st century. This temporary exhibition is inspired by the recent wave of Ukrainian immigration, a direct response to the latest Russian attack on Ukraine commencing in February 2022.
This exhibit was designed to travel and is available on loan to schools, libraries, community groups, and smaller rural museums/galleries around southern Alberta. To learn more, read the full exhibit details.
Guest curated by Apooyak’ii/Dr. Tiffany Hind Bull-Prete
Presenting photographs and stories from survivors and government workers, this exhibit shows the evolution of the colonial school system from mission schools to band-controlled education. Stolen Kainai Children: Stories of Survival demonstrates Kainai children’s experience of survival with the residential school era, while also highlighting the educational efforts and resiliency of the Blood Tribe.
Apooyak’ii/Dr. Tiffany Hind Bull-Prete is a member of the Kainai (Blood Tribe) First Nation. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Lethbridge. Her work deals with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action where she researches the history and impacts of residential schools.
Apooyak’ii/Dr. Tiffany Hind Bull-Prete
Image courtesy Moonsong Photography
Developed and circulated by the Legacy of Hope Foundation
This traveling exhibition from the Legacy of Hope Foundation raises awareness by educating people about the Residential School System. The exhibition gives a voice to First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, using first-person perspectives from those who escaped, and honours those who died in the process by using personal accounts from family members.
In an attempt to work toward Reconciliation between Indigenous Peoples and Canadians, we must first acknowledge the dark history, honour the lives that have been harmed and lost, and take responsibility for the way forward. Together we can learn from the past mistakes, and vow to take inspired and positive action that will contribute to creating a life of dignity, respect and equality for all.
In developing this project, the Legacy of Hope Foundation was guided by a Project Advisory Committee (PAC) comprised of six people of Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) heritage and one Elder, who are Survivors or Intergenerational Survivors of the Residential School System. This is the only exhibition available in Canada that provides a complete and current examination of this issue, its origins in the Residential School System and the ongoing impacts today.
Complementing this national traveling exhibition is a locally focused component developed by Apooyak’ii/Dr. Tiffany Hind Bull-Prete, professor of sociology at the University of Lethbridge. Stolen Kainai Children: Stories of Survival shows the evolution of the colonial school system from mission schools to band-controlled education. This exhibit demonstrates Kainai children’s experience of survival with the residential school era, while also highlighting the educational efforts and resiliency of the Blood Tribe.
As southern Alberta’s only queer-mandated theatre company, Theatre Outré has spent the last decade carving out space for a thriving alternative scene in the prairies. Now, we celebrate their boundary-pushing theatrical productions, eccentric events, and unwavering devotion to Southern Alberta’s 2SLGBTQ+ community.
The Galt is thrilled to host the traveling exhibit, Broken Promises. Grounded in research from Landscapes of Injustice – a 7 year multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional, community engaged project, the Broken Promises exhibition explores the dispossession of Japanese Canadians in the 1940s.
Through a combination of objects, archival sources, newspaper articles and oral history interviews, this exhibition portrays the American Hotel and its history as a contact zone from the 1950s to the 1980s through changing ownership, exploring patron interactions and examining police intervention.
Examine the traditional landscapes of the Niitsitapi through archival images from the Galt's collection. These southern Alberta sites are culturally important to the Kainai and Piikani peoples.
We live in a world of sound, but often don’t pay much attention to how it affects us on a daily basis. The Politics of Sound investigates the role of sound within social relations of power, to show how who we are determines what we hear.
For two years during the late 1960s, a teen coffeehouse opened at 1287 3 Avenue south. The Inn Purple was a place where teens and young adults could hang out, be artistic, and listen to music without adults.
Using moccasin designs as an identifier, this exhibit highlights Niitsitapi strength and resiliency.
The #HopeAndHealingCanada project created by Métis artist Tracey-Mae Chambers consists of a series of site specific art installations across Canada.
Guest Curator and Visual Artist Raeann Cheung explores the suffering that early immigrants endured as economic migrants in the mid-19th century, their contributions, and the intergenerational effects that followed through artistic interventions on archival images.
Although balancing service and cost has been an ongoing challenge, streetcars and buses have provided Lethbridge residents with mobility, and access to work, shop, play and engage with their community.
Rooted: How Trees Give Us Life explores the tangible and intangible benefits trees provide us on a daily basis.
Examine the traditional landscapes of the Niitsitapi through archival images from the Galt's collection. These southern Alberta sites are culturally important to the Kainai and Piikani peoples.
Explore photographs of traditional Kainai beadwork from the Glenbow Museum Archives, as well as stories of contemporary Kainai beadworkers as we honour and celebrate Niitsitapi language and culture.
Breathe. is a collection of traditionally crafted masks demonstrating resiliency through the 21st century pandemic.
The Church of Latter-day Saints has been a part of Lethbridge’s community for 100 years. Discover the many ways the LDS story is woven into the fabric of Lethbridge’s past as their tale is told through personal stories and photographs.
This exhibition casts a glance back to 1955, when the first television station opened in Lethbridge, and traces the evolution of local broadcasting since that time. Rediscover favourite programs and personalities, learn about broadcast technologies behind the scenes, and consider how community programming has changed over time.
Since the early 1900s the automobile has transformed the physical landscape and lifestyles of people living in southwestern Alberta. This exhibit explores the auto and the various forms of freedom that it represents—but also considers the impacts of car-centric living.
From Geisha to Diva tells the fascinating story of Ichimaru’s life through a collection of her magnificent kimono and personal effects.
This exhibition of James Brady’s photographs from Glenbow’s collections covers four decades, from the 1930s to 1960s, of both individual and community Métis and Cree life in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The photographs are evidence of Brady’s deep attachment and commitment to the dignity and rights of Métis peoples at a time of impoverishment and denial of rights by provincial and federal governments.
Over the last 129 years, Lethbridge has elected twenty-five mayors. Discover stories of these leaders of our community in the lead-up to our next municipal election.
Explore traditional Blackfoot food ways, and consider how eating preferences have changed in Lethbridge since the late nineteenth century. It will also look at some of the factors influencing those changes: social and cultural attitudes, what’s stocked on grocery store shelves, where food is coming from, how much it costs or how it’s packaged and advertised.
Discover Lethbridge as seen by Herald photographers over the past century, including Lloyd Knight, Ian Martens and Dave Rossiter.
Explore photographs of traditional Kainai beadwork from the Glenbow Museum Archives, as well as stories of contemporary Kainai beadworkers as we honour and celebrate Niitsitapi language and culture.
Explore more than 100 years of beekeeping history in southern Alberta, and learn about different managed and wild bee populations.
