View of Glenbow's new home, the JR Shaw Centre for Arts & Culture, from the corner of Stephen Avenue and 1 Street SE. Architectural concept rendering by DIALOG.

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Jun 29 2025

Artist Feature: Annie Pootoogook

This National Indigenous History Month, we’re honoured to share an artist profile on Annie Pootoogook and her drawings in Glenbow’s art collection. Annie Pootoogook (1969–2016) is one of the most celebrated Inuit artists of the twenty-first century. In the early 2000s, ...

Jun 23 2025

Glenbow Receives $5 Million Gift to Support New Theatre

Osten Victor Theatre to be named in honour of Alberta couple

When Al Osten heard Glenbow’s revitalized home, the JR Shaw Centre for Arts & Culture, would include a theatre, his interest was piqued. “When I heard a theatre would be in the art museum, I thought boy, that would really be representative of the city,” Osten says from h ...

Jun 19 2025

Christine Leppard Receives 2025 Calgary Award

We’re thrilled to congratulate Christine Leppard, Glenbow’s Director, Collections & Curatorial, on receiving a Community Achievement Award: Heritage at the 2025 Calgary Awards. This honour recognizes her outstanding contributions to preserving and promoting Calgary’s history.

Jun 19 2025

National Indigenous Peoples Day 2025 Events

This Saturday, June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day: a day to honour the diverse histories, cultures, and contributions of Indigenous communities. Across the city, the day will be marked with events that invite reflection, celebration, and connection. Here, we’re sharin ...

Jun 11 2025

Glenbow’s Commitment to Repatriation

Vital and complex conversations with community in action

Museums worldwide are confronting the complex histories of their collections, particularly regarding the prior acquisition and display of ancestral remains and sacred cultural belongings. These colonial practices were focused on taking things from their place of origin, bring ...

Jun 09 2025

Collections Visit: Sarah Whalen-Lunn

Tattooing, tradition, and the power of community

Glenbow regularly welcomes community members to visit and engage with the cultural belongings stewarded by the museum. These visits are an important part of our ongoing commitment to supporting reconnection, learning, and cultural revitalization. Recently, Glenbow was honour ...

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