Media Watch
Alberta museums in the news:
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2020
- Calgary Journal, Attempting accessibility: The Glenbow Archives' big move to the University of Calgary, March 9, 2020
- Galleries West Magazine, Rembrandt on the Road: Rare old master paintings head to Edmonton [Art Gallery of Alberta] and Regina, March 8, 2020 (Read More: The Art Gallery of Alberta is also featured in Galleries West Magazine, Three Westerners Win 2020 Governor General's Awards)
- Global News, Alberta Aviation Museum in Edmonton celebrates women in the industry, March 7, 2020
- Regina Leader-Post, Multicultural Heritage Centre gets mental with its art, March 6, 2020
- Calgary Herald, Glenbow’s Metamorphosis takes a modern look at portraiture and transformation, March 6, 2020
- The Sherwood Park News, Political exhibit featured at Gallery@501, March 3, 2020
- The Star, Dinosaurs saved Drumheller from extinction. But now it’s time for a new era, March 1, 2020
- CTV News, These ancient dragon-patterned robes are being displayed at the University of Alberta, February 26, 2020
- RD News Now, Vision 2020: A new exhibit at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery, February 24, 2020
- CTV News, Hangar Flight Museum celebrating National Aviation Day, February 23, 2020
- East Devon News,Summer decision on whether Exeter museum will return sacred indigenous relics to Canada amid repatriation row, February 22, 2020
- The Lethbridge Herald, Herald makes historic donation to Galt, February 21, 2020
- The Sherwood Park News, Planning for museum's future continues, February 21, 2020
- Calgary Herald, Province announces $40 million for 'overdue' Glenbow Museum renovations, February 21, 2020 (Watch: See this story from Global News)
- Global News, Get to know your local farmer: Edmonton Valley Zoo exhibit offers agricultural connection, February 11, 2020
- CBC News, After more than a century in U.K., Blackfoot relics could soon come home, February 12, 2020 (Read more on this story from The Guardian and The Times)
- Everything GP, Ovintiv donation to help bring escape room to Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum, February 11, 2020
- CTV News, Province waives Family Day admission fees at select museums, historic sites, February 7, 2020
- CBC News, Exhibit immerses visitors in ideas of mortality, the end of days and sitting in tubs with strangers, February 6, 2020
- Medicine Hat News, Medalta reviving 30-year-old campaign to meet funding target, February 3, 2020
- CBC News, 'Love thy neighbour': St. Albert art gallery celebrates its first Black History Month exhibition, February 1, 2020 (Read more on this story from the St. Albert Gazette)
- Calgary Herald, Mysterious street photographer's work may offer clues to her inner life, January 31, 2020 (Read more on this story from CTV News)
- The Sherwood Park News, New museum director to bring fresh approach, January 31, 2020
- Calgary Herald, Storied dinner party showcases 12 legendary Calgary writers at Lougheed House, January 31, 2020
- Daze Magazine, The rebellious Albertan women of the 1980s, January 30, 2020 (Read more on this story from Galleries West Magazine)
- My Grande Prairie Now, Art Gallery of Grande Prairie curator to hold talk on youth movement, January 30, 2020
- St. Albert Gazette, Musée Héritage Museum explores the history behind the badge, January 30, 2020
- Global News, ‘Black Beauty’ and ‘Hellboy’ the dino stars of the Royal Tyrrell Museum, January 27, 2020
- Lethbridge Herald, Local painters featured in Galt exhibit, January 28, 2020
- Calgary Herald, Get off the beaten path to enjoy nature at its finest in Red Deer, January 25, 2020
- Better Farming, Museum Powers Canadian Ag History, January 2020
- Calgary Herald, Chef Judy Wood gets cozy at the Lougheed House, January 25, 2020
- The Sherwood Park News, Museum exhibit highlights past communicative technologies, January 24, 2020
- NNSL Media, Threads of Living Memory exhibit features Inuit crafts, January 24, 2020
- Lethbridge Herald, Inuit art on display through March 13 at U of L's Hess Gallery, January 21, 2020
- Red Deer Advocate, Anne Frank's story will be relevant as long as minorities are persecuted, says museum co-ordinator, January 15, 2020 (Read more about this exhibit from todayville Red Deer)
- Okotoks Online, The Roaring 20's are Back at the Okotoks Museum and Archives, January 12, 2020
- CTV News, Royal Tyrrell Museum palaeontologists use 3D printing to replicate fragile fossils, January 10, 2020 (Watch: See this story from CBC News)
2019
- RD News Now, Notre Dame students to support Kerry Wood Nature Centre through Grad Service Project, December 16, 2019
- Ponoka News, REFLECTIONS: Saluting the pioneer women and families of Ponoka town and county, December 15, 2019
- St Albert Gazette, Cinderella panto pops up at Fort Edmonton Park, December 11, 2019
- Global News, Latest examination recommends Lucy stay at Edmonton Valley Zoo, December 11, 2019
- Drumheller Online, An Extreme Increase in Attendance at Christmas in the Coulee 2019, December 11, 2019
- Medicine Hat News, 2SLGBTQ+ histories in the south, December 10, 2019
- Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Valley Zoo joins program to protect endangered frogs, December 8, 2019
- Red Deer Advocate, Alberta Sports Hall of Fame announces 2020 inductees, December 5, 2019
- Daily Hive, Experiencing Body Worlds: Animal Inside Out exhibition at Telus Spark, December 4, 2019
- Listen: CBC Radio: Calgary Eyeopener, One man production of A Christmas Carol, December 4, 2019
- Alberta Farm Express, Host of community organizations in Alberta receive funding, November 20, 2019
- Stettler Independent, Light Up the Night coming to Stettler Town and Country Museum, November 19, 2019
- City News, Two community organizations to be dissolved under Bill 22, November 19, 2019
- Edmonton Journal, Gift of Inuit art from Edmonton educator forms new exhibit at U of A Museums, November 18, 2019
- The Globe and Mail, Survey highlights risks in Canadian museums as growing collections outpace infrastructure, November 18, 2019
- Calgary Herald, WestJet aims to grow Indigenous tourism with one-of-a-kind partnership, November 17, 2019
- CBC News, Stephanie Comilang wins 2019 Sobey Art Award in Edmonton, November 16, 2019 (Read more on this story from the Edmonton Journal)
- Medicine Hat News, Eye on the Esplanade: The weight of history, November 15, 2019
- Lethbridge Herald, Galt Museum again offering Blackfoot language classes, November 14, 2019
- Wetaskiwin Times, Wetaskiwin artists latest additions to Women of Aspenland, November 14, 2019
- Lethbridge Herald, A veteran's medals and story, November 12, 2019
- Regina Leader-Post, 'Play Hard, Fight Hard': Recognizing the connection between sports, military service, November 8, 2019
- Canada.com, The past comes to life in these 10 Canadian "living history" museums, November 8, 2019
- CTV News, Sweater donation brings history of the 'Lethbridge Vets' into focus, November 8, 2019 (Read more on this story from the Lethbridge Herald)
- Watch: Global News, 77-year-old restored plane unveiled in Calgary with help of former pilot, November 6, 2019 (Read more on this story from the Calgary Herald)
- Edmonton Journal, 'Remember this every day for me': Anne Frank exhibit opens in Edmonton Public Schools archives, November 5, 2019
- Lacombe Globe, Lacombe Historical Society facing loss of up to $70,000 in wake of provincial budget cuts, November 5, 2019
- Lethbridge Herald, Memories of Eaton's on display at Galt Museum and Archives, November 2, 2019
- Watch: Global News, Restored Second World War aircraft returns to Calgary, November 1, 2019
- CBC News, WWII Hawker Hurricane lands at Calgary museum, November 4, 2019 (Read more on this story from the Calgary Herald)
- Calgary Herald, 'Today is a good day to go to the Glenbow': New CEO has ambitious plans for 53-year-old museum, November 1, 2019
- Global News, T-rex skull among special fossils and replicas in exhibit opening at Edmonton's Royal Alberta Museum on Friday, October 31, 2019
- Red Deer Advocate, Artistic photos, paintings can be viewed during Red Deer's First Friday gallery openings, October 30, 2019
- CTV News, Historic aircraft being dismantled at The Hangar Flight Museum for restoration, October 25, 2019
- Calgary Sun, Calgary's Mitchell, seven others enter Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, October 24, 2019
- Okotoks Online, Okotoks Museum Celebrating Women's Right to Vote, October 20, 2019
- Red Deer Advocate, Central Alberta artist David More's bountiful career is showcased in A Painter's Gift exhibit, October 18, 2019
- St. Alberta Gazette, Reconciliation from the heart, October 17, 2019
- CBC News, Out of this world: Restored Edmonton planetarium preparing for liftoff, October 16, 2019
- Edmonton Journal, 'What didn't get built': Exhibit examines Edmonton's unrealized buildings, October 16, 2019
- Calgary Herald, 'A great loss to the art community': Former Glenbow president Jeffrey Spalding dead at 67, October 15, 2019
- The Sprawl, Erosion of home: The loss of the Glenbow Archives, October 15, 2019
- The Art Newspaper, Canada's largest art prize, the Sobey Art Award, heads west, October 8, 2019
- Galleries West, Cul-de-Sac: Dead end or a chance to turn around? An Edmonton exhibition reconsiders suburbia, October 7, 2019
- CTV News, Conservatives promise to make admission to national museums free, October 7, 2019
- Everything Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie Museum launches new exhibition "Archives At Work", October 3, 2019
- Global News, Record-setting 1st year at new downtown Edmonton home for Royal Alberta Museum, October 3, 2019
- Calgary Herald, Chris Cran empties his vault - mostly - for new career-spanning exhibition at Nickle Galleries, October 2, 2019
- RD News Now, Local artist featured at Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery, October 2, 2019
- The Lacombe Globe, Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women Leela Aheer tours Lacombe during Culture and Harvest Festival, September 29, 2019
- Strathmore Now, Leela Aheer Talks About The Importance Of Alberta Culture Days, September 28, 2019
- St. Albert Gazette, Musée Héritage tops in social responsibility, September 26, 2019
- CTV News, Fort Edmonton Park expansion 'meeting all of the deadlines', September 12, 2019
- TIME Magazine, Why a Plan to Redefine the Meaning of 'Museum' Is Stirring Up Controversy, September 9, 2019
- CTV News, Handmade history: Calgarian builds Second World War replica, September 7, 2019
- CBC News, New CEO has big plans to revitalize Glenbow Museum, September 5, 2019
- Listen: Edmonton AM, The Glorious History of Gramophones, August 29, 2019
- The Sundre Round Up, Museum piques interest of international visitors, August 26, 2019
- Calgary Herald, YouthLink launches community safety presentations amid growing gang violence, August 21, 2019
- Global News, Royal Alberta Museum pilots sensory room for those with special needs, August 10, 2019
- Todayville.com, Meet your Museums in August!, August 2019
- The Westlock News, Songs of the museum: Westlock Pioneer Museum introduces audio/video feature for better gramophone collection experience, July 23, 2019
- My Grande Prairie Now, Dinosaur museum brass looking to expand reach into community, July 15, 2019
- Lacombe Online, Kerry Wood Nature Centre finishes aquarium planned since 2015, July 14, 2019
- Red Deer Advocate, Students preserving central Alberta's history, July 10, 2019
- The Leduc Rep, Leduc #1 rebrands and refocuses as Canadian Energy Museum, July 5, 2019
- Global News, Museum salutes 100th anniversary of daredevil plane landing on Calgary Stampede merry-go-round, July 3, 2019 (Read more on this story from the Calgary Herald and the Edmonton Sun)
- Daily Herald Tribune, Gallery opens newly commissioned work by internationally acclaimed artist, June 28, 2019
- Calgary Herald, Interactive Albertosaurus exhibit opens at expanded Royal Tyrrell Museum, June 28, 2019
- Rocky Mountain Outlook, Banff considers new municipal historic resource on Beaver Street, June 27, 2019
- Edmonton Journal, Digging deep, 66 million years or more: Experience of a lifetime awaits at The Currie Dinosaur Museum, June 27, 2019
- Global News, Muttart Conservatory to close for 18 months for renovations after Canada Day, June 26, 2019
- Drumheller Online, Atlas Coal Mine Committed to Keeping Wage at $15 Despite Bill 2, June 26, 2019
- Northern News Service, Former museum director carries Northern ethics in heritage field, June 24, 2019
- CBC News, Edmonton Valley Zoo unveils new urban farm, habitat for red pandas, June 21, 2019
- RD News Now, Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery social media contest, June 19, 2019
- Bonnyville Nouvelle, Bringing it all together at the Cold Lake Museum, June 19, 2019
- Red Deer Advocate, Wildfires sparked the fiery images in Horizon Lines exhibit at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre, June 14, 2019
- Lethbridge Herald, Digital technology brings local history chapters to life, June 13, 2019
- Canada.com, Where to learn about Indigenous history in Alberta, June 12, 2019
- CBC News, Historical Blackfoot artifacts to be recreated as 3D models through U of L project, June 4, 2019
- Innisfail Province, Celebrating half century commitment to local history, May 29, 2019
- Medicine Hat News, U of L to honour Glenbow Museum Chief Curator Emeritus, May 29, 2019
- CTV News, City grants Alberta Aviation Museum 25-year lease on historic hangar, May 28, 2019
- Rocky Mountain Outlook, Activist museums could change the world, May 27, 2019
- The Stettler Independent, Stettler's history richly showcased at local museum, May 24, 2019
- CBC News, Alberta Railway Museum chugging along for more than 50 years, May 24, 2019
- Calgary Sun, Canada's Sport Hall of Fame 2019 inductees announced, May 23, 2019
- Chat News Today, Artists in Residence program thriving with new students at Medalta, May 21, 2019
- Edmonton Journal, Time capsule from 1967 unearthed at Fort Edmonton Park, May 22, 2019
- The Epoch Times, World's Best Preserved 'Dinosaur Mummy' Was 3000lbs When Alive, Weighs 2500lbs After Ages, May 26, 2019
- Sherwood Park News, Go from Vimy to Juno at the Strathcona County Museum and Archives, May 17, 2019
- Red Deer Advocate, Central Alberta artist makes "monumental gift" of his works to Red Deer museum, May 15, 2019
- Daily Herald Tribune, Sixties Scoop exhibit well received in Peace River, extends visit beyond regular hours, May 9, 2019
- Edmonton Journal, Edmonton telephone museum hangs it up, May 8, 2019
- Medicine Hat News, Carriage museum offers new use for city elm trees, May 8, 2019
- Edmonton Journal, What's next for the old Royal Alberta Museum? Concerned residents make plea for repurposing the site, May 5, 2019
- Drumheller Online, Atlas Coal Mine Celebrates Completion of Five-Year Tipple Restoration Project, May 2, 2019
- Rocky Mountain Outlook, Whyte Museum appoints new CEO, May 2, 2019
- Red Deer Advocate, History of the Red Deer River Naturalists - Alberta's oldest conservation group - presented, March 15, 2019
- GuinnessWorldRecords.com, Science museum visitors invited to solve the world's largest Rubik's Cube, March 14, 2019
- CHAT News Today, Medalta searching for new executive director this spring, March 13, 2019
- UCalgaryNews, Glenbow Library and Archives on the move to University of Calgary, March 13, 2019
- Red Deer Advocate, Métis music celebrated this month at the Krossing in Red Deer, March 12, 2019
- Calgary Herald, Opinion: Canadians agree - Arts and culture fosters inclusion and belonging, March 12, 2019
- New York Times, Meeting Old Masters, Rowing With Vikings - in Augmented Reality, March 12, 2019
- Red Deer Express, Expanding a vision for the Red Deer Arts Council, March 11, 2019
- Calgary Herald, Airdrie's Jack Hilton, WWII fighter pilot and author, dead at 99, March 11, 2019
- Calgary Herald, Century-old Blackfoot headdress found in thrift store returned to First Nation, March 7, 2019
- Calgary Herald, The artist at play: Calgary's Chris Cran still 'tampering with people's perceptions' in new Glenbow exhibit, February 21, 2019
- Rocky Mountain Outlook, Canmore museum hopes to take people into a coal mine - virtually, February 21, 2019
- Beatroute Magazine, Not Just a Hang Ten: Rethinking Extreme Boardsports with Art, February 21, 2019
- Edson Leader, Mystery solved at the Galloway Station Museum, February 22, 2019
- CBC Calgary, Dramatic self-portraits by Cree artist seek to reclaim colonial images of Indigenous people, February 22, 2019
- University of Calgary Faculty of Arts, Alumni Spotlight - Helena Deng
- Global Edmonton, Small Alberta village honours founding families for Black History Month, February 18, 2019
- The Crag and Canyon, Exposure Photography Festival celebrates local artists and inspires, February 15, 2019
- Lethbridge News Now, Galt Museum showcasing new exhibit commemorating 100 years of the Lethbridge Public Library, February 15, 2019
- CTV Edmonton, More space, new exhibits coming to Telus World of Science, February 14, 2019
- Global Edmonton, Royal Alberta Museum partners with The Mustard Seed on greeter program, February 12, 2019
- Everything GP, Itchiku Kubota exhibit sets records in Grande Prairie, February 12, 2019
- Edmonton Journal, More than 127,000 visitors flock to new Royal Alberta Museum in first four months, February 11, 2019
- UCalgary News, The Anatomy of a Glass Menagerie: Altaglass, February 9, 2019
- Global News Edmonton, Viking exhibit will be first to raid Royal Alberta Museum's new feature gallery, February 8, 2019
- Calgary Herald, Christian Dior exhibit explores beginnings of postwar shift back to elegance, February 8, 2019
- St. Albert Gazette, Celebrate women in science Monday, February 8, 2019
- 100 Mile Free Press, Lac la Hache-based artist's nature paintings on display at the Showcase Gallery, February 8, 2019
- Red Deer Advocate, Power of perseverance infuses new film about Red Deer swimmer, February 7, 2019
- CHAT News Today, INTERVIEW: Police Point Park unveils new fire renewal exhibit, February 6, 2019
- CBC News Calgary, White Man's War': Military Museums exhibit takes honest look at ugly period, February 6, 2019
- Dailyhive YYC, Check out 'Circus! Science Under the Big Top' at Telus Spark, February 5, 2019
- My Grande Prairie Now, Sexsmith Museum Society to Start Restoring Grain Elevator in June, February 5, 2019
- Lethbridge Herald, Exhibit items bring back memories, February 5, 2019
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