As 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.
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In 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.
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The 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.
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Featuring 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.
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The Galt is launching a new and upgraded membership program for its valued existing members and aspiring members.
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The 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.
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A new, innovative municipal transit pilot project entitled cultureLINK is launching this summer.
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The 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.
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The 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.
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The Galt Museum & Archives is honoured to announce that it has been granted a Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) name: Akaisamitohkanao’pa.
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For the first time in the history of the Galt, all the exhibitions currently on display were be co-curated by or co-organized with Indigenous experts.
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The Galt Museum & Archives is looking for a southern Albertan resident to donate a used COVID-19 Home Test Kit from Alberta Health Services (AHS).
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Playgoers of Lethbridge donate remarkable Canadian Expeditionary Force uniform to the Galt.
TV star Elisha R. Rasmussen visits the Galt Museum & Archives on November 12th to host Stand By, 3, 2, 1, You're On! a panel exploring the history of broadcasting in southern Alberta. She will be joined by broadcasters Bob Johnson, Brent Seely, Quinn Campbell, Rene (Newhouse) Gillespie, Gordon Colledge and Mark Campbell.
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Discover Downtown Lethbridge (formerly Taste of Downtown) is a new fundraising event set up by the Galt Museum & Archives.
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To celebrate International Youth Day, August 12, 2021, The Galt Museum & Archives will be unveiling a new mural hosted on its south patio that has been designed by three young local artists: Sydney Whiting, Kyra Peake, and Grace Fletcher.
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The Galt Museum & Archives has officially unveiled the Community Mosaic. The project celebrates the diversity of people who have called southern Alberta home.
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The Canadian Museums Association has awarded the Galt Museum & Archives with an Award of Outstanding Achievement for Stewardship of Collections.
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The Galt is asking for residents to submit their portraits to be featured in a new Community Mosaic to be installed on the museum’s north-facing windows to welcome every visitor.
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Winter is here. Get outside and enjoy the Fort’s special winter season on weekends and select days throughout December.
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