Game Play
Oct
19
to Mar 25

Game Play

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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.

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BUILDING A LEGACY: THE SPORTSPLEX AT 50
Oct
26
to Apr 6

BUILDING A LEGACY: THE SPORTSPLEX AT 50

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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.

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The Road to LA: Reflections on Canadian Identity
Apr
13
to Oct 20

The Road to LA: Reflections on Canadian Identity

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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.

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The Buffalo Treaty: Keystone to Wellness
Mar
23
to Sep 30

The Buffalo Treaty: Keystone to Wellness

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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.

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Extra! Extra! Eras of Photojournalism in Lethbridge
Feb
17
to Aug 5

Extra! Extra! Eras of Photojournalism in Lethbridge

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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

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Transplanted Sunflowers: The Ukrainian Immigrant Experience in Southern Alberta, 1940s to Present
Oct
14
to Apr 7

Transplanted Sunflowers: The Ukrainian Immigrant Experience in Southern Alberta, 1940s to Present

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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.

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Stolen Kainai Children: Stories of Survival
Sep
23
to Mar 3

Stolen Kainai Children: Stories of Survival

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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

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Escaping Residential Schools: Running for their Lives
Sep
23
to Mar 3

Escaping Residential Schools: Running for their Lives

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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.

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Acting Out: Celebrating a Decade of Theatre Outré
Aug
19
to Feb 11

Acting Out: Celebrating a Decade of Theatre Outré

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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.

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Broken Promises
May
27
to Sep 3

Broken Promises

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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.

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Contact Zone: The American Hotel
Apr
22
to Oct 8

Contact Zone: The American Hotel

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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.

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We Are Immigrants: The Hidden Hardships and Legacy of Early Chinese Canadian Immigrants
Jun
25
to Oct 9

We Are Immigrants: The Hidden Hardships and Legacy of Early Chinese Canadian Immigrants

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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.

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Iiksisawaato’p Kainaiwa O’tookátákssin: Maana’pii ki niita’piitsitapii saatstakssin | We Visit with Kainaiwa Beadwork: A New Way and the Real Way of Design
Feb
12
to Jun 5

Iiksisawaato’p Kainaiwa O’tookátákssin: Maana’pii ki niita’piitsitapii saatstakssin | We Visit with Kainaiwa Beadwork: A New Way and the Real Way of Design

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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.

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Don’t Touch that Dial!
Oct
16
to Feb 13

Don’t Touch that Dial!

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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.

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Magnificent Motoring
Oct
9
to Feb 6

Magnificent Motoring

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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.

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Enclosing Some Snapshots: The Photography of Métis Activist James Brady

Jun
25
to Oct 3

Enclosing Some Snapshots: The Photography of Métis Activist James Brady


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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.

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Lethbridge Eats: Cafés to Corner Stores
May
29
to Sep 6

Lethbridge Eats: Cafés to Corner Stores

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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.

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Iiksisawaato’p Kainaiwa O’tookátákssin: Maana’pii ki niita’piitsitapii saatstakssin | We Visit with Kainaiwa Beadwork: A New Way and the Real Way of Design
Feb
20
to Jun 21

Iiksisawaato’p Kainaiwa O’tookátákssin: Maana’pii ki niita’piitsitapii saatstakssin | We Visit with Kainaiwa Beadwork: A New Way and the Real Way of Design

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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.

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