MEDIA PREVIEW OF NEW EXHIBIT FRIDAY OCT 05, 2012 | 10:00 AM GALT MUSEUM & ARCHIVES
MEDIA PREVIEW OF NEW EXHIBIT
Friday OCT 05, 2012 | 10:00 am
Galt Museum & Archives
Curator Wendy Aitkens will introduce to you the special exhibit
“Uncovering Secrets: Archaeology in southern Alberta”
INTERVIEWS
· Wendy Aitkens, exhibit Curator
· Jim McMurchy, President of the Archaeological Society of Alberta.
Lethbridge Centre
· * Duncan Lloyd, member of the Archaeological Society of Alberta.
Lethbridge Centre
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
· * Two moms with children participating in hands-on activities and Leslie Hall, Community Program Coordinator
Media Kit
available at www.galtmuseum.com/media.htm
Exhibit website
www.galtmuseum.com/exhibits-archaeology.htm
The exhibit runs Sat OCT 06 – Sun JAN 13, 2013
and opens officially on Sun OCT 21 | 2:00 – 3:00 pm with
The Curator Presents… Uncovering Secrets
The new exhibit explores some of the fascinating prehistoric and historic archaeological sites found in southern Alberta. Come hear how, why and where archaeologists search for human stories resting on prairie sod, hidden under layers of soil, recorded in volumes of historical documents, stored in museum collections, and painted or carved into rocks.