Exhibit Opening

...Who are the Champions?

Sun MAY 13 | 2:00 - 3:00 pm
admission applies | free to annual pass & invitation holders

Sun JUL 01 | 1:00 - 4:30 pm
free admission | all ages

CANADA DAY

Celebrate Canada’s 145th birthday, multicultural heritage and our Champions & Challenges in Sports exhibit by trying out sports and games from the many cultures who make up our community.

Fri JUL 27

Let the Games Begin

Presented with the 2012 Alberta Summer Games

Sorry, this event is no longer being offered!

Check the 2012 Alberta Summer Games website for other special events taking place throughout the week.

Alberta Federation of Labour Centennial
MAY 03 - OCT 08
Lower Level Hallway

Labourers in Lethbridge have been involved in organized unions since the early 1900s. Coal miners and farmers held a convention in Lethbridge in 1912 where the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) was established.

Now, the Alberta Labour History Institute, community labour representatives and the Galt have pooled their resources and developed this exhibit to celebrate the centennial of the AFL. It includes the story of labour in Alberta, posters and certificates from local activities and related artifacts..

Exhibit developed with the Alberta Labour History Institute

IMAGE: Employees Of The Lethbridge Brick And Terra Cotta Company, 1913. Galt Museum Archives 19941056001

One form of recreation enjoyed by people in southwestern Alberta featured musical performances. The band tradition started locally in the 1880s and continues today.

Bands formed by the North West Mounted Police, coal mining companies and local musicians entertained in bandstands on Sunday afternoons at Galt Gardens and Henderson Lake, during summer parades, at the openings of buildings, in theatres, and for visiting dignitaries.

Undergraduate students from the History 2800 Women's History course (taught by Professor Carol Williams at the University of Lethbridge) created themed displays on the circumstances and contributions of women and girls in our community, and beyond. This final exhibit, juried by a local committee, draws on submissions by all students.

For many, the displays constituted the first time these student historians transformed an individual topic into multi-dimensional presentation for a public audience. With guidance from Galt staff, they tested newly developed research skills as they learned how to translate primary and secondary sources and material objects into "history that people want to read." The displays began as a required assignment.