{"id":3624,"date":"2024-11-12T00:37:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T00:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calgaryheritage.org\/wp\/?p=3624"},"modified":"2024-12-24T19:51:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T19:51:45","slug":"calgarys-museums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calgaryheritage.org\/wp\/calgarys-museums\/","title":{"rendered":"Calgary\u2019s Museums"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s getting cold out, so let\u2019s go inside Calgary\u2019s museums.<\/p>\n

Western Canada\u2019s second largest museum, the Glenbow, opened in 1976 to house the donated collection of Eric Harvie. He founded the Glenbow Foundation in 1955 with art, photographs, documents, and geological and cultural artifacts representing Western Canada. The building is undergoing a $205 million renovation to capture its original vision as a public plaza. Indigenous history is also preserved and promoted at the Tsuut\u2019ina Nation Culture\/Museum.<\/p>\n

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Glenbow Museum, circa 1976, undergoing extensive renovations, November 2023. Photo courtesy of Anthony Imbrogno<\/p><\/div>\n

For more prairie history, come to the Bow and Elbow Rivers\u2019 confluence. It\u2019s been inhabited for millennia and a North West Mounted Police fort was established in 1875. Take a tour of the grounds and see the replica of Fort Calgary\u2019s two-storey barracks.<\/p>\n

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“North-West Mounted Police, Fort Calgary, Alberta.”, 1895, (CU1156910) by Unknown. Courtesy of Glenbow Library and Archives Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary. Q. M. stores at left, stables at right<\/p><\/div>\n

You can also visit the 1891 Senator Lougheed House in the Beltline and taste life from another century.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Lougheed house (left), Van Wart house (right) Calgary, Alberta.”, [ca. 1911-1913], (CU198052) by Dill, Ralph. Courtesy of Glenbow Library and Archives Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.<\/p><\/div>
\nMore modern history is at the Hangar Flight Museum and Canada\u2019s Aviation Hall of Fame. Originally established in 1960, today\u2019s museum opened in 1985 in the Bullock Helicopter Hangar. Built in 1941, it was part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan to protect the UK from the Nazi Luftwaffe.Speaking of militaria, The Military Museums in Altadore is Western Canada\u2019s largest tri-service museum and Canada\u2019s second largest military museum. It explores conflict worldwide and shares stories from Canada\u2019s military engagements dating back to the War of 1812. Outside you can see a CF-5 Freedom Fighter jet and a piece of New York City\u2019s World Trade Centre.<\/p>\n

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The Military Museums of Calgary, Alberta, September 2024. Photo courtesy of Anthony Imbrogno.<\/p><\/div>\n

For the sciences, see Telus Spark. Originally located in Downtown\u2019s West End, the Centennial Planetarium opened in 1967 and is an award-winning example of Brutalist architecture. In 2011, the Telus World of Science was renamed and moved to its current location along Nose Creek.<\/p>\n

Calgary\u2019s newest museum houses Canada\u2019s Music Hall of Fames as well as 200 functioning instruments spanning 450 years of music. Studio Bell\u2019s National Music Centre opened in 2016 as an architectural reference to acoustic vessels while inside it pays homage to Canada\u2019s musical greats, from Bryan Adams to Oscar Peterson and Neil Young to Shania Twain and Joni Mitchell.<\/p>\n

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Studio Bell, Calgary, September 2019. Photo by daniel0685, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.<\/p><\/div>\n

– Anthony Imbrogno is a volunteer with The Calgary Heritage Initiative Society\/Heritage Inspires YYC<\/p>\n

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