Assessing Museum Collections in 2022

As the primary steward of local history in southwestern Alberta, the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa always strives to accurately and faithfully represent and serve the communities in which it resides. In 2010, staff at the Galt began to actively assess objects in the collections that do not fit within the museum’s mandate of preserving the human history of Lethbridge and southwestern Alberta.

Introducing New Benefits for Members to the Galt Museum and Fort Whoop-Up

The Galt is launching a new and upgraded membership program for its valued existing members and aspiring members.

Galt Museum & Archives Unveils New Mosaic

The Galt Museum & Archives has officially unveiled the Community Mosaic. The project celebrates the diversity of people who have called southern Alberta home.

Graham RuttanJuly 19, 2021Galt Museum & ArchivesMosaic, Community, Entrance, Museum, Lethbridge, Southern AlbertaComment

Deaccessioning at the Galt

In 2010, the Galt's staff began actively reviewing the collections and assessing objects that do not fit the collecting mandate of southwestern Alberta. Staff identified numerous objects in the collection that could be "qualified for deaccession."

CollectionsKirstan Schamuhn July 13, 2021Galt Museum & ArchivesDeaccession, Collections, MuseumComment

At-home Learning Cohorts Can Book Education Programs at the Galt

Parents and caregivers who are doing at-home learning with their children in the fall can now book the Galt's curriculum-based education programs for their at-home learning cohort groups.

Exhibits Online at the Galt

With the need for physical distancing and the temporary closure of the facility to the public, the Galt has been working on redeveloping the content of exhibits that were researched and curated by Galt staff and volunteers for online audiences.