Archives Assistant Bobbie Fox explains how items get donated and accepted into the archives, and shows some newly donated materials.

Online PresentationBobbie FoxFebruary 1, 2022Archives, Research, Donations, Donor, Local History, LethbridgeComment

Galt's Vaults: Voiceless Objects

But many objects in the Galt’s collections are essentially "voiceless.” Find out what that means and why in our most recent Galt’s Vaults video with Kevin MacLean.

Galt's Vaults, Online Presentation, VideosKevin MacLeanJanuary 21, 2022Galt Museum & ArchivesGalt's Vaults, Collections, Donations, Donor, Kevin MacLeanComment

Galt's Vaults: What is "Museum Quality?"

We get over a hundred calls a year form people interested in donating objects to the Galt Museum & Archives. The calls always start with a pitch about the objects. Usually, the first words uttered by the caller are “I’ve got an old-old-old thing…” and sometimes that is followed up with “…it’s museum quality.” But what is museum quality?

Galt's Vaults, Online PresentationKevin MacLeanApril 27, 2020Galt Museum & ArchivesMuseum Quality, Donations, Donor, Collections, Accession, Database, bear, Toys, Punkinheads, Eatons, Loved, Museum, Lethbridge, GaltComment

Why is there a CD Player in the Galt’s collection?

Collections Technician Kevin MacLean explains why newer, more contemporary objects like CD Players find a home in the Galt's permanent collection as important material history, and listen to donor Rod Schultz share this object's story.

Galt's Vaults, Online PresentationKevin MacLeanMarch 23, 2020Galt Museum & ArchivesCollections, History, Material Culture, Donor, Voice, Oral History, Interview, Cd PlayerComment

Needle Books, Boxes and Pin Cushions

Making needle books was a trend that began in the 1800s and grew in popularity until around the 1950s. These needle books were designed to hold the different needles a person would need for different fabrics and projects. Usually the needle book was made out of scrap fabric or a fun creative fabric. They were used to organize and secure needles.

ArticleHannah StephensonSeptember 17, 2019Galt Museum & ArchivesSewing, Craft, Art, Textile, Programs, Collections, Edith Kirk, Donor, Material, History, Tradition, Needle Comments