Lethbridge — On Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at 11 am in the Galt Museum’s Nurse’s Garden, a battle between two Lethbridge chess masters will take place. Garth Dunn and Paul Viminitz will face off utilizing a giant chess set donated to the Galt by Chinook Woodturning Guild in 2013.
Read MoreIn coordination with the City of Lethbridge, museum staff are excited to announce that its new programming cargo van is an all-Electric Vehicle (EV). The van was recently purchased through the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre (MCCAC), which is a partnership of Alberta Municipalities, Rural Municipalities of Alberta, and the Government of Alberta.
Read MoreThe Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place) is pleased to host the traveling exhibit, Broken Promises. The exhibit is now on display to the public until Sunday, September 3, 2023. The exhibit is co-curated by the Nikkei National Museum and the Royal British Columbia Museum in partnership with Landscapes of Injustice.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreIn what ways do your ears control your actions? This is just one of many thought-provoking questions asked within The Politics of Sound, a new temporary exhibition at the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa.
Read MoreThe Friends Society of the Sir Alexander Galt Museum & Archives is delighted to announce a unique opportunity for you to spend an evening with Brian Keating, the renowned adventurer, in support of educational programming at the Galt.
Read MoreFeaturing 18 unique and inspiring stories, Walk a Mile in My Moccasins offers insights into the paths walked every day by members of Kainai and Piikani Nations.
Read MoreOn September 17, at the Alberta Museums Association (AMA) annual conference, the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa was presented with the 2022 Robert R. Janes Award for Social Responsibility. This award was created to support and further the work of museums that are solving community issues and promoting health and wellbeing.
Read MoreThanks to the efforts of an excellent museum studies intern, the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa has redeveloped part of its Discovery Hall permanent exhibit gallery to showcase the history of local media in southwestern Alberta. From the early days of newspaper through advances in radio and television broadcasting, media outlets have played a critical role in sharing the stories of our community.
Read MoreThe Battle of the Belly River is a significant event that happened between the Blackfoot People and a group of Crees in 1870. The Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa, in partnership with Lethbridge College, Reconciliation Lethbridge and the City of Lethbridge Indigenous Relations Office, are embarking on a project that will focus on and highlight Niitsitapi knowledge and perspectives of the event.
Read MoreThe Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa is proud to host the latest temporary art installation by Métis artist Tracey-Mae Chambers in her ongoing nationwide project Hope and Healing Canada.
Read MoreThe Galt is launching a new and upgraded membership program for its valued existing members and aspiring members.
Read MoreThe wait is over! The Galt Museum & Archives is proud to present the return of the Discover Downtown Lethbridge Festival (formerly Taste of Downtown) on July 13, 2022 between the hours of 5 and 8 pm.
Read MoreA new, innovative municipal transit pilot project entitled cultureLINK is launching this summer.
Read MoreThe Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkako’pa is pleased to announce the opening of a new temporary exhibition Ticket to Ride: Transit Through the Years, running from June 11 to September 4, 2022.
Read MoreThe Galt is pleased to announce an exciting and interactive new temporary exhibition for residents and visitors to southwestern Alberta titled Rooted: How Trees Give Us Life.
Read MoreThe Galt Museum & Archives is honoured to announce that it has been granted a Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) name: Akaisamitohkanao’pa.
Read MoreThe Galt Museum has launched an initiative in support of the sovereign state of Ukraine—a fundraising campaign in support of heritage institutions damaged by the Russian war. The Friends of the Sir Alexander Galt Museum Society shall administer the campaign.
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.
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