[Apr 2, 2009]

Special Guest at Gold Medal Eggstravaganza
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Celebrations of Easter allow families to relax and spend time together. The Galt Museum and Archives invites parents and children to spend time together at this year's Gold Medal Eggstravaganza on Saturday, April 11 between 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Children will be able to have their picture taken with the Easter Bunny, colour Easter eggs and learn how to draw cartoons with Brian & Company, participate in other activities and crafts, and meet Paralympian and gold medalist Joanne Kelly.

[Jan 8, 2009]

Scotch & Burns celebrates 250th birthday of Robbie Burns
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The Galt invites those of Scottish and non-Scottish ancestry to celebrate the 250th birthday of Scottish poet Robbie Burns on Saturday, January 24 beginning at 7:00 pm, when the
Lethbridge Highland Dancers and Lethbridge Scottish Country Dance Club, pipers in kilts and others
gather to pay tribute to Scotland’s favourite son during this year’s Scotch & Burns event.

EXHIBITS

[OCT 10, 2009]

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[MAY 5, 2009]

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[January 2009]

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[Dec 18, 2008]

Adopt-An-Artifact Online Fundraiser
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From a fashionable 1960s men’s bathing suit to a pair of grass skis used in the Sugar Bowl in the early 1980s, a
beautiful 1920s beaded evening dress to a WWII flight simulator, the Galt has made these and 37 other artifacts in its care available for “adoption” on the Adopt-an-Artifact ’08 website where bids can be placed on items of choice – online or by phone – before 5:00 pm MST on December 30.

[Nov 6, 2008]

An Egyptian New Year's Eve at the Galt!
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The Galt invites you to welcome 2009 in style and celebrate the exhibit “Egypt, Gift of the Nile” on Wednesday, December 31 with An Egyptian New Year’s Eve – another evening of exhibit-related entertainment not unlike the Feast of the Black Knight held in conjunction with the Medieval exhibit this spring!

[Nov 4, 2008]

Galt Museum offers final bus tour for 2008
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Local and area residents will have a chance to visit the Korite International Ammolite mine one last time in 2008 as the Galt Museum & Archives offers the Ancient History Unearthed Ammolite Tour.

[Sep 29, 2008]

Museum Grounds Advisory: Tunnel
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This morning, Tollestrup Construction has begun sealing off access to the tunnel located underground north of the Galt Museum. The tunnel will be filled in as part of 5th Avenue South road improvements.

[Sep 15, 2008]

Museum Grounds Advisory
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This fall, grounds around the Galt Museum will be undergoing much anticipated updates.

[Aug 29, 2008]

Galt Museum revises hours of operation
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New hours of operation will go in effect at beginning Labour Day Monday.

[Aug 28, 2008]

Galt Beer Tasting
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Mark your calendars! Grab your friends! The popular Galt Beer Tasting fundraiser is near! This year, the event celebrates the upcoming exhibit Egypt, Gift of the Nile.

[Jul 22, 2008]

Buddhist Shrine Project update
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Earlier this year, the Galt received a donation of the Taber Buddhist Church Shrine - as a result of the closure and sale of Buddhist churches in Taber and Raymond and two Lethbridge-based churches as the congregation prepares to consolidate under one new roof in Lethbridge.

[Jun 25, 2008]

Free admission on Canada Day
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Happy Canada Day! Celebrate your freedom by learning what it is like not to have this right.

[Jun 19, 2008]

Galt Babies Party Advisory: Schedule
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[Jun 13, 2008]

Stride Guys at the Galt
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[Jun 3, 2008]

Cafe Galt topics shed light on POW Camp life
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Camp 133, Lethbridge's Second World War prisoner of war camp, was a city unto itself. Designed to hold 12,500 prisoners, it at one time housed over 13,000 men! Considering the population of Lethbridge at the time was nearly 15,000, the camp had a profound effect during its four years of operation.

[Apr 25, 2008]

Historic Lethbridge Week 2008 Schedule
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[Apr 21, 2008]

Galt receives grant for Buddhist Shrine Project
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The Galt has received $12,000 from the Alberta Museums Association to document and register the Taber Buddhist Church Shrine formally added to the Galt's permanent collection earlier this year.

[Mar 11, 2008]

Medieval Feast of the Black Knight
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The Galt presents a lavish, entertaining Medieval feast in celebration of the exhibit "Once Upon A Time... Knights, Castles & Common Folk" on Saturday, April 19 beginning at 6:00 pm. Once Upon A Time… closes the following day at 4:30 pm.

Eggstravaganza Meets King Arthur
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Strap on ye swords, bring ye optical illusion devices… the Galt presents an Easter weekend program! The popular annual program - a great family alternative to the Easter Egg Hunt - takes place Saturday, March 22 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

[Jan 19, 2008]

Museum Staff looking for Galt Babies
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Staff at the Galt are in the process of updating Galt Baby records partly in order to send out invitations to the Galt Babies Birthday Party planned for Sunday, June 22 this year. Galt Babies are those individuals who were born at the Galt Hospital between 1899 and 1955.

[Jan 9, 2008]

Robbie Burns Day returns to the Galt!
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The Galt is pleased to announce the return of Robbie Burns Day celebrations to the Galt - the only official Robbie Burns Day event to take place in Lethbridge this year.

EXHIBITS

[Nov 12, 2008]

The Thousand Words of Photojournalism
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The Thousand Words of Photojournalism, a travelling exhibit developed in partnership by the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and the Canadian Newspaper Association in reflection of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to celebrate the freedom of the press.

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RELATED EXHIBIT: [Nov 17, 2008]

"The other side of Cairo" tells Archeology Students' stories
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A local component has been added to the exhibit Egypt, Gift of the Nile at the Galt Museum & Archives with the exhibit The other side of Cairo, organized by guest curator Chrissy Foreman, featuring photographs by University of Lethbridge Archaeology students. Also available at flickr.com.

[Sep 15, 2008]

Two-day, 3-D ArtWalk Sculpture Exhibit
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Thirteen local and area artists are represented in this weekend’s inaugural Sculpture Exhibit in celebration of ArtWalk – a self-guided tour of art venues and performance events organized by the Allied Arts Council.

[Jul 31, 2008]

Sports Hall of Fame Exhibit celebrates 2008 Olympic Games
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[Feb 27, 2008]

Call for Prisoner of War related material
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In preparation for the upcoming Prisoners of War exhibition highlighting the internment of allied and axis soldiers during the Second World War, the Collections staff at the Galt is
searching for related information.

Community invited to provide input into Galt exhibits
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The Galt values the people in communities across southwestern Alberta and wishes to provide exhibits that will intrigue and engage new and returning visitors. With this in mind, Museum staff has compiled the potential exhibit list and is now seeking community feedback.

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In Transit
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[October 16, 2007]

Galt Museum Receives Change & Innovation Award
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Representatives from the Galt Museum & Archives were on hand this morning when the winners of the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce 2007 Business of the Year Awards were announced.

[Aug 16, 2007]

Auschwitz: The Eva Brewster Story to receive AMA Award
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The Galt Museum & Archives has learned that the Auschwitz: The Eva Brewster Story exhibit will be awarded the 2007 Alberta Museums Association Programming: Exhibits Award at the AMA Annual Awards Gala on September 22 in Red Deer.

[April 27, 2007]

Galt Museum hosts information session on local initiative supporting Stephen Lewis
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The Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign seeks to raise awareness and mobilize support in Canada for Africa's grandmothers who, with very little resources, are raising AIDS orphans.

[Jan 18, 2007]

Galt Museum closed through Jan 21
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The Galt Museum & Archives will be closed to the public until January 21 while final touches are being made following the installation of new flooring...

[Dec 11, 2006]

Galt Museum welcomes new Curator
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The staff at the Galt Museum & Archives is pleased to welcome Wendy Aitkens, most recently from Calgary, to fill the role of Curator traditionally filled by the Executive Director at the Galt Museum.

PROGRAMS

[Jan 15, 2007]

Museum Free Day
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The Galt Museum & Archives presents Museum Free Day on Saturday, January 27 to celebrate the opening of Auschwitz: The Eva Brewster Story exhibit. Coincidentally, January 27 is the same day Auschwitz was liberated in 1945 by the Russian Army. The date is now commemorated by the United Nations as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

[April 5, 2006]

Sand mandala closing ceremony
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The Galt Museum’s popular annul Beer Tasting fundraiser has been postponed until Friday, September 15 to accommodate changes in the event’s liquor license.

[March 2006]

Tibetan Buddhist Monks schedule
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Sacred of the Land of the Snow Tibetan Buddhist Art Tour brought to Lethbridge by the Galt Museum and Lethbridge Centre.

EXHIBITS

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[Jun 18, 2007]

Nitsitapiisini exhibit opens on National Aboriginal Day
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Consisting of photographs and an interactive, multi-lingual computer station, Nitsitapiisinni: Stories and Spaces is an exploration of Kainai plants and culture and the result of a recent partnership project involving Kainai elementary students.

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EXPANSION ARCHIVES

[May 3, 2006]

Grand Opening Schedule
After a 20-month closure, the Galt Museum & Archives will reopen its doors! Saturday's official opening program will be held in front of historic Galt Hospital building, and includes... download PDF [91 KB] >>

[May 2, 2006]

Creating new museum involves many talents
Final touches are being made to the building, and construction of the permanent exhibit is in its final stages as the Galt Museum & Archives prepares to open to the public on May 6, 2006. download PDF [128 KB] >>

[Dec. 16, 2005]

Galt Staff Preparing for Move Back
As the Galt Museum’s grand opening day of May 6, 2006 moves closer, museum staff is beginning preparations for the move back in January – which means packing and relocating for the second time in 15 months! download PDF [52 KB] >>

[Sept. 29, 2005]

Galt Well On Its Way to Reaching Goal
The Galt Museum is pleased to announce that has raised $1,100,500 towards its $2.8 Growing Our Legacy Campaign to date, in support of the $8.9 million expansion project for which construction began last fall. download PDF [52 KB] >>

Nov. 12, 2002]

The Government of Canada Announces Funding for Sir Alexander...
The Government of Canada Announces Funding for Sir Alexander Galt Museum and Archives LETHBRIDGE, November 12, 2002 - Senator Joyce Fairbairn, on behalf of Minister of Canadian Heritage... more>>Size: 6K

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