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Poppy Painting

  • Galt Museum & Archives 502 1 Street South Lethbridge, AB, T1J 1Y4 Canada (map)
A single poppy in a field. Photo by Bruno Kelzer on Unsplash.

A single poppy in a field. Photo by Bruno Kelzer on Unsplash.

Paint poppies together 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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