Sybil Andrews, Sledgehammers, 1933, Collection of Glenbow

Glenbow Reimagined

After 45 years, we're renovating our building!

Stay tuned for our temporary location opening in February 2022 in downtown Calgary.

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Thanks for visiting! We’ll see you again in February 2022 in a new temporary location.

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Annual General Assembly

Report to Community 2021

The public and Glenbow Members are invited to virtually attend the annual Report to the Community and election of the Board of Governors of the Glenbow-Alberta Institute.  Meeting

Stories of Gay Calgary: A Conversation with Kevin Allen

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Kevin Allen is the founder of the Gay History Project, an ongoing initiative to document the lived history of Calgary’s LGBTQ2+ community. He is also a fourth-generation Calgarian, the first historian-in-residence at Calgary’s Central Public Library and the author of Our… Artist Talk

Dynamic Connections Video Tour

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Watch the video tour of highlights from the Dynamic Connections: Threads of Living Memory exhibition. Tours
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Glenbow Blog

Stories & Conversations

Venture beyond the physical museum with artists, curators and interesting people from around the world. Stay up-to-date on all the latest Glenbow news.

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A History in Buildings

Glenbow's homes through the ages
Prior to the opening of Glenbow’s purpose-built building in September 1976, the museum’s collection was spread over more than ten buildings throughout Calgary and Banff. Between 1955 and 1976, the public had access to portions of the collection held at these five locati ...
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Legacies of Bravery

Remembrance Day 2020
We’re highlighting two Canadian veterans of World War I (WWI) who are represented in Glenbow’s collection. Both John George Pattison and Mike Mountain Horse served with honour and exceptional courage, and their legacies continue to resonate in 2020.
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Energy Steeple by Joe Fafard

New Artwork Acquisition
This summer, Glenbow received a generous donation of an artwork from the corporate collection of CNOOC International. This large-scale bronze sculpture by beloved Canadian artist Joe Fafard (1942 –2019) is just over six feet or almost two metres high, and weighs 1,100 lbs, or ...
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Glenbow Reimagined

An Interview with DIALOG Principal Architect, Robert Claiborne
We are embarking on an exciting new chapter for Glenbow. After years of planning, we have an unprecedented opportunity to renovate and upgrade our building to better serve our community and further enrich art and culture in our city.
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Recognizing Nunavut Day

A Note from Becky Tootoo
Today, July 9, is Nunavut Day which celebrates the passage of the Nunavut Land Claims Act in Canadian Parliament on July 9, 1993. To recognize this important date, we reached out to Becky Tootoo to ask her if she could provide some commentary about her culture and home.
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Is it time to spice up your virtual background?

Glenbow from Home
There have been a lot of zoom meetings. We feel you. If you want to shake up the background in your next virtual meeting, why not add a little artistic flair to the mix with this selection of art and objects from the Glenbow collection.
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We’re embarking on a renovation that will transform our building into a cultural landmark offering unparalleled access to Glenbow’s diverse collection of art and objects and exhibitions from around the world.

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