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Landscape Art

  • Galt Museum & Archives 502 1 Street South Lethbridge, AB, T1J 1Y4 Canada (map)
Oil painting of Irrigation in East Leathbridge in 1956 by Michael Pisko. Galt Museum & Archives, P19920009040

Oil painting of Irrigation in East Leathbridge in 1956 by Michael Pisko.
Galt Museum & Archives, P19920009040

Experiment with paints and create unique paintings of southern Alberta's landscape at the Galt.

Creative Community is a hands-on program that provides activities with a connection to local history and culture for adults and seniors, including those requiring accessibility.

Support people should register their attending clients for the program, but accompanying support people can attend for free. Please include the names of the client(s) and of the support individual(s), if any, in the pop-up form that asks for the names of those attending the program.

1–2 pm | registration required | museum admission applies | free to annual pass holders

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Toddler Time - April 2026
Apr 29
Toddler Time - April 2026

Bring your toddler and small children to an interactive morning at the Galt Museum & Archives. A fun-filled morning with toys, activities, book reading, and a private toddler time in the museum to explore the current exhibition.

Recipes of the Archives: Sicks’ Enterpriser Magazine Edition
Apr 30
Recipes of the Archives: Sicks’ Enterpriser Magazine Edition

Join Galt’s own Community Programmer, Kristin Krein, and Archives Assistant, Bobbie Fox, as we make a delicious beer inspired recipes and taste some sample dishes - this time we will be taking recipes from the Fritz Sick's Enterpriser magazines with Stephanie Laine Hamilton.

Spring / Summer 2026 | Exhibitions Launch Party!
May 1
Spring / Summer 2026 | Exhibitions Launch Party!

A Smile in Every Bottle: Sicks’ Breweries Ltd celebrates the 100th anniversary of Old Style Pilsner (first brewed here in 1926) and shows how Lethbridge’s family-run brewery became a global leader in beer production and distribution. Dried Out: Prohibition in Alberta examines how the moral and political crusade to ban alcohol had unintended consequences, both good and bad. Down in the Valley demonstrates how the Oldman River is vital for life on the prairies. How has the Oldman River landscape changed throughout human history?

Heritage Fair 2026 at The Galt
May 2
Heritage Fair 2026 at The Galt

The Galt is hosting the Southern Alberta Regional Heritage Fair for students up to grade nine. The fair program encourages students to explore Canadian heritage in a dynamic, hands-on learning environment. Preparing and presenting a heritage fair project helps students develop critical thinking, historical thinking, writing, research, performance, and public speaking skills. These projects are initially shown in the schools and the best are chosen to present at the Southern Alberta Regional Heritage Fair.

Sick and Pick: The Beer Baron and the Bootlegger
May 14
Sick and Pick: The Beer Baron and the Bootlegger

This talk will address how sick went on following prohibition in Alberta to become the most successful brewer in the world by 1950, while how long-time colleague Emilio Picariello was convicted of murder and hanged in 1923.

Fly Fishing: Learning to cast on the Old Man River with Shane Olson of My Fly Guy
May 23
Fly Fishing: Learning to cast on the Old Man River with Shane Olson of My Fly Guy

Spend a day on the Oldman River learning the fundamentals of fly fishing with Shane Olson of My Fly Guy. This hands-on program introduces participants to fly fishing with a focus on casting techniques, river safety, and understanding local river conditions.

Clients of the Archives: British Home Children
May 29
Clients of the Archives: British Home Children

Artist and researcher Raeann Kit‑Yee Cheung, MA (Falmouth University), and Patricia Skidmore, a descendant of British Home Children, examine this history through personal stories, art, and historical research.

History on Tap: Liquor Labels as Discourse
May 30
History on Tap: Liquor Labels as Discourse

One hundred years after alcohol prohibition ended in Alberta, what have liquor labels been communicating to their patrons since?

Earlier Event: December 19
Christmas at the Fort
Later Event: February 1
Felting