October 11, 2025 - Treasures & Curiosities - “Youth Choice” Exhibit Opens to Public

Background: Treasures and Curiosities
The museum has over 17,000 artifacts in our collection. Since 1964, the museum has cared for the history of southwestern Alberta. These objects show the history of the area: the Nitsitapii (Blackfoot) people, settlers, and newcomers. Items from many different cultures are part of the museum’s collection.

Youth Choice
Treasures and Curiosities contains a wide range of incredible objects chosen by community members young and old—from pickle jars to movie projectors, swords to video game consoles—this exhibition has something for everyone.

“We wanted to create inter-generational learning opportunities for families with this project,” says Tyler Stewart, one of the Galt’s curators. “We invited parents to bring their children and get them involved in the process of selecting objects too.”

A total of 20 youth participants took part in the exhibition, with the “Youth Choice” selections featured together in the main floor hallway gallery.

Database on Display
Did you know the museum’s collection is accessible online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year? It includes hundreds of thousands of items, from physical objects to archival documents. This collection is a key resource in caring for our region's history.

Providing public access to the collection is important. We often loan items to other museums. Researchers all over the world use our archival documents. You can explore too by searching the collections database below.

Discover what Treasures and Curiosities await you!