Treat yourself to a night at Café Galt – designed to educate, entertain and enrich! Explore and discuss current exhibits and ideas, take in film screenings, workshops, lectures and other unique experiences.
Second Tuesday monthly - doors open at 6:00 pm for exhibit viewing prior to program at 7:00 pm.
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Galt
Museum Virtual Tour
Click on icon above to tour the Galt Museum & Archives. Select a room from the pulldown menu on the bottom left hand side. Use controls to move up, down or left and right. This virtual tour requires QuickTime. |
Tue OCT 21 | 7:00 pm
Ancient
Egypt:
Life on the Nile
Buried treasure, forgotten tombs and the pyramids - the romance of the long lost civilization of Egypt easily captures our imagination, bringing to mind images of mummies and God-kings. But what was life really like for the ancient Egyptians? Join Dr. Kevin McGeough as he walks you through daily life in ancient Egypt and discusses his experiences as an archaeologist excavating in Egypt. Dr. McGeough will explain what these artifacts can tell us about ancient Egypt.
Kevin McGeough grew up in Lethbridge and received his undergraduate degree from The University of Lethbridge. He did his graduate work in the United States, earning a Masters degree from Harvard University and a PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from the University of Pennsylvania. He currently teaches archaeology in the Geography Department at the U of L. and has authored numerous books and articles including, The Romans: New Perspectives (to be released as an Oxford University paperback in the spring) and Exchange Relationships at Ugarit. Kevin is also an editor for the ABC-Clio World History Encyclopedia.
Tue NOV 18 | 7:00 pm
Water in Daily Life and Agriculture in Ancient Egypt; So What's Changed Over 5000 Years
People and water go hand in hand. Human basic needs - food and water - are key to determining the extent and wealth of societies past and present. Egypt, with the Nile River as its backbone, became the mother of many of agriculture's technologies: cultivation, irrigation and horticultural arts.
Egyptian agricultural progress and prowess is well documented in carvings on tombs, temples and in ancient documents showing diversity of agriculture and its integration into the Egyptian way of life. Creativity in water management went beyond food production; water was diverted for domestic use and, with invention of copper piping, Egyptians became the first plumbers.
It is amazing to see how much our modern water management has its roots in ancient Egypt.
Ron McMullin is Executive Director
of the Alberta Irrigation Projects Association, comprising 12 irrigation
districts supplying water to a million acres of cropland. He represents
the irrigation industry on the Alberta Water Council which develops policy
recommendations for the Province. Ron also has an interest in history,
both recent past and ancient civilizations, but does not consider himself
an expert; just an interested hobby historian. His career has spanned
31 years. An avid gardener, one of Ron's hobbies is growing watermelon,
canari melons, cantaloupes, honeydews, and crenshaws. His biggest watermelon
weighed in at 37 pounds.
Tue JAN 13| 7:00 pm
Excavating Ancient Egypt and the Near East
Excavating an archaeological site is extremely exciting. Imagine uncovering a bronze arrow from an ancient battle, a goddess figurine in a palace, or even ancient hieroglyphs on a scarab. These artifacts are all exceptional pieces, but their true values come from their contexts. The relationships between archaeological remains and the sediments that buried them for thousands of years are what archaeologists really study in the field.
Dr. Shawn Bubel will explain the methods archaeologists use to excavate and understand ancient sites and artifacts. She will showcase what it is like to explore our past, and discuss the responsibilities that go along with it.
Dr. Shawn Bubel, an associate professor of archaeology at the University of Lethbridge, has been excavating archaeological sites since 1992. Over the past 17 years her research has taken her to Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Jordan, Belgium, France, Poland and back to Canada. She also trains students and volunteers in the field. Dr. Bubel loves the challenge and excitement of excavating an archaeological site. She says there is nothing more thrilling than touching an artifact that has been hidden for thousands of years. The hard part, however, is figuring out what the artifacts mean, which is what she does when she is not excavating.
