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.
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.
Southern Alberta is home to some iconic natural and cultural landscapes. Explore visual representations of some of these wondrous settings including Frank Slide, Waterton Lakes National Park, the Prince of Wales Hotel, the Cardston Temple, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump and the Burmis Tree.
Along with community partners, we’re working on an exhibition set to open in October, and we’d love to hear from you!
To soar like a hawk, or ride a wild “mountain wave” off the edge of the Rockies: this dream has enticed generations of gliding enthusiasts to the skies of southwestern Alberta.
