Lethbridge —The Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place) is thrilled to unveil a new international collaborative initiative designed to support cultural heritage preservation in Ukraine. The project was created in 2023 by the Galt Archivist, Andrew Chernevych, and piloted in partnership with the International Council on Archives. The idea is to create a groundbreaking training opportunity for emerging archival professionals in Ukraine through a summer school program.
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The Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place) proudly unveils its latest exhibition, The Buffalo Treaty: Keystone to Wellness, curated in partnership with the International Buffalo Relations Institute (IBRI). Running from March 23, 2024, to September 30, 2024, this exhibition marks the tenth anniversary of the Buffalo Treaty, a pivotal framework for reconciliation emphasizing cooperation, restoration, and renewal.
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Volunteers play a key role in maintaining service levels, fulfilling mandates, and facilitating programs for many community-centred organizations in downtown Lethbridge. They often assist staff in delivering services and leading critically important areas of an organization.
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Lethbridge —The Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place) presents its newest temporary exhibition, Extra! Extra! Eras of Photojournalism in Lethbridge. Since 1905, the Lethbridge Herald has been a hub for residents to learn about local and global news. The growth of photography within the Herald and Lethbridge has developed from film to digital, with this exhibit focusing on six photographers and photojournalists who embraced this change.
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Lethbridge – The Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place) is honoured to host the visit of Adam North Peigan, Board President of the Legacy of Hope Foundation on February 9, 2024. The occasion will feature Apooyak’ii/Dr. Tiffany Prete, guest curator of Stolen Kainai Children: Stories of Survival. Adam's visit coincides with the Escaping Residential Schools: Running for their Lives exhibit, which is on loan from the Legacy of Hope Foundation. The exhibit is raising awareness about the Residential School System.
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Lethbridge —The Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place) is proud to present Archipanion, an innovative AI model designed specifically for archives. Developed by 4eyes GmbH, a Swiss company specializing in cutting-edge technologies, this groundbreaking model offers an unparalleled capability for searching and analyzing images and videos, revolutionizing the way archival systems operate.
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Lethbridge — In a heartwarming display of gratitude, The Friends Society of the Sir Alexander Galt Museum & Archives have undertaken initiatives to recognize and honour Mary Oordt for her exceptional dedication to both The Friends of the Galt and the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place) over her remarkable 22+ years of involvement.
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Lethbridge – The Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place) is proud to announce the launch of a new temporary exhibition, Transplanted Sunflowers: The Ukrainian Immigrant Experience in Southern Alberta, 1940s to Present. This captivating exhibition offers a comprehensive exploration of the Ukrainian immigrant experience in southern Alberta from the mid-20th century to the early 21st century. It is scheduled to be on display from October 14, 2023, to April 7, 2024, at the Galt Museum & Archives.
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The Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place) is pleased to share details of two concurrent temporary exhibitions opening to the public on September 23, 2023. Both feature powerful first-person stories shared by residential school survivors from across the country, but also right here in southern Alberta from Kainai First Nations members.
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Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place) presents the inaugural Lethbridge OnScreen Film Festival as part of Alberta Culture Days. Work has been sought from emerging and mid-career artists, historians, and cultural practitioners from Indigenous, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+ and under-represented communities, organizations, and collectives in Canada.
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The Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place) is proud to present its latest temporary exhibition, Acting Out: Celebrating a Decade of Theatre Outré, on display at the Galt until February 11, 2024. For the past decade, Theatre Outré has become known for boundary-pushing theatrical productions, eccentric events, and unwavering devotion to Southern Alberta’s 2SLGBTQ+ community.
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Lethbridge — On Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at 11 am in the Galt Museum’s Nurse’s Garden, a battle between two Lethbridge chess masters will take place. Garth Dunn and Paul Viminitz will face off utilizing a giant chess set donated to the Galt by Chinook Woodturning Guild in 2013.
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In coordination with the City of Lethbridge, museum staff are excited to announce that its new programming cargo van is an all-Electric Vehicle (EV). The van was recently purchased through the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre (MCCAC), which is a partnership of Alberta Municipalities, Rural Municipalities of Alberta, and the Government of Alberta.
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The Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place) is pleased to host the traveling exhibit, Broken Promises. The exhibit is now on display to the public until Sunday, September 3, 2023. The exhibit is co-curated by the Nikkei National Museum and the Royal British Columbia Museum in partnership with Landscapes of Injustice.
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The Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place), Lethbridge College, City of Lethbridge, and the University of Lethbridge have agreed to partner together to further the care, research, and exhibition of the Donald Buchanan art collection.
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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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