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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May 07 2025

Welcoming Spring with the Prairie Crocus

With the arrival of spring, we're pleased to share the latest installment in our series exploring the significance of the four seasons in Indigenous communities. For many Indigenous communities in the Treaty 7 region, the prairie crocus is a symbol of renewal and new beginni ...

Apr 24 2025

Behind the Scenes: Moving Glenbow’s Art Collection

Why did Glenbow’s art collection need to move? Glenbow's collection is always growing and the ways we need to access it are always evolving. The art collection needed a fresh new home after decades in its previous space to allow for higher density storage and better accessi ...

Apr 22 2025

Making Glenbow Sustainable

From the beginning of the Glenbow Reimagined project, we knew tearing the building down wasn’t the right solution. Despite its age, Glenbow and our partners recognized the value and potential green solutions in rehabilitating the existing building – including cost savings and ...

Apr 15 2025

Collections Feature: Recent Acquisitions from DaveandJenn

One of Glenbow’s highest priorities is to celebrate artists from our community — which is why we’re excited to announce the acquisition of TAILBITER / I Tried and The Wellspring, two works that Alberta artists DaveandJenn donated to Glenbow in 2024.

Mar 10 2025

Artist Feature: John Hammond

John Hammond’s The Three Sisters is one of the largest and most ambitious nineteenth-century paintings in Glenbow’s collection. Read on to learn more about Hammond’s work in the Rocky Mountains and his connection to the Canadian Pacific Railway. The summer of 1892 was a diff ...

Mar 04 2025

Art in Concrete: Removing the NE Corner

One of the most dramatic changes in Glenbow’s transformation has been the removal of the northeast corner of the building. This corner included an emergency exit stairwell (one of four emergency stairs in the original building) – and removing it was essential to create a fron ...

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