Downtown Queer History Walking Tour
- Galt Museum & Archives 502 1 Street South Lethbridge, AB, T1J 1Y4 Canada (map)
An image mixing archival and contemporary photoraphs of the Lethbridge Post Office, with a Pride flag overlay.
Image courtesy Dryden Roesch and Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao'pa
Join Tess McNaughton as they take you around historic downtown Lethbridge providing you with a new understanding of history as you walk, one that is here and queer. Listen to stories of the people, places, and experiences that have provided a foundation for the queerness that exists in Lethbridge today.
Water bottles and good walking shoes are recommended. No washrooms are accessible on the tour. Be prepared to walk about 1 km at a slow pace. Meet at the Rotary Centennial Fountain in Galt Gardens. Tickets are required in advance and must be purchased at least 2 hours before the program start time.
6–7:15 pm | adults and seniors | registration required | $10 per ticket
Join us for a quiet, reflective hour of creating faceless dolls in honour of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people. Together, we will craft these small figures as an act of remembrance, care, and solidarity—each one carrying our intentions, grief, and hope.
This program provides art activities with a connection to local history, museum exhibitions and culture for adults and seniors, including those requiring accessibility. This program edition will be focused on creating faceless doll, in commemoration of the Sisters in Spirit vigil.
Dress up and relive the Roaring Twenties at this prohibition-themed evening of history, food, and fun. Begin with an exclusive tour of the Galt's Dried Out: Prohibition in Alberta exhibit before making your way to an undisclosed speakeasy location, where only guests armed with the secret password will gain entry. Once inside, enjoy an incredible dinner by Bourbon & Butter, sip specially priced $10 cocktails, and dance the night away in true 1920s style.
Join “A Smile in Every Bottle” guest curator, Stephanie Laine Hamilton, and Lethbridge specialist, Belinda Crowson, for a guided walking tour exploring the former Sicks’ Lethbridge Brewery site and Brewery Gardens.
Get spooky and stylish in this hands-on workshop where you’ll design and create your own Halloween polymer clay earrings. From cute ghosts to creepy pumpkins and everything in between, you’ll shape, bake, and assemble one-of-a-kind pieces perfect for the season. No experience needed—just bring your imagination and get ready for a fun, festive creative session.
We're a drop-in, fiber-arts-creating work-space community where creativity and color come together, one stitch at a time.
Learn about the illegal invasion of a neutral European country by the Soviet Union in October 1956, while the world watched another military crisis unfold in the Suez Canal area of Egypt.
Step into the kitchens of the past for an evening of heritage cooking and delicious storytelling! Join Galt’s own Community Programmer, Kristin Krein, and Archives Assistant, Bobbie Fox, as they explore recipes from the Archives - this fall we are enjoying the historic Stafford Family cookbook!
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