Transplanted Sunflowers: A Journey Through Ukrainian Heritage in Southern Alberta

Lethbridge – The Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place) is proud to announce the launch of a new temporary exhibition, Transplanted Sunflowers: The Ukrainian Immigrant Experience in Southern Alberta, 1940s to Present. This captivating exhibition offers a comprehensive exploration of the Ukrainian immigrant experience in southern Alberta from the mid-20th century to the early 21st century. It is scheduled to be on display from October 14, 2023, to April 7, 2024, at the Galt Museum & Archives.

ArchivesPeter TahOctober 13, 2023Galt Museum & ArchivesTransplanted Sunflowers, Ukraine, exhibit, Temporary Exhibition, ExhibitionsComment

Powerful New Museum Exhibitions Share Stories from Residential School Survivors

The Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place) is pleased to share details of two concurrent temporary exhibitions opening to the public on September 23, 2023. Both feature powerful first-person stories shared by residential school survivors from across the country, but also right here in southern Alberta from Kainai First Nations members.

CuratorialPeter TahSeptember 25, 2023Galt Museum & ArchivesResidential Schools, Indigenous, Exhibits, ExhibitionsComment

New Exhibition Explores How We Interact with Sound

In what ways do your ears control your actions? This is just one of many thought-provoking questions asked within The Politics of Sound, a new temporary exhibition at the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa.

New Installation: Walk a Mile in My Moccasins

Featuring 18 unique and inspiring stories, Walk a Mile in My Moccasins offers insights into the paths walked every day by members of Kainai and Piikani Nations.

CuratorialGraham RuttanOctober 12, 2022Galt Museum & ArchivesCurator, Organizer, Exhibitions, Exhibit, Curatorial, Niitsitapi, Kainai, PiikaniComment

Discover the History & Future of Local Transit

The Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkako’pa is pleased to announce the opening of a new temporary exhibition Ticket to Ride: Transit Through the Years, running from June 11 to September 4, 2022.

New Exhibit at the Galt about the Natural World

The Galt is pleased to announce an exciting and interactive new temporary exhibition for residents and visitors to southwestern Alberta titled Rooted: How Trees Give Us Life.

Indigenous Exhibitions Open at the Galt

For the first time in the history of the Galt, all the exhibitions currently on display were be co-curated by or co-organized with Indigenous experts.