ᒥᐊᓕ ᓵᒻ ᒪ ᔪᐊᓕ ᐳᓪᓚᑦ | Mary Samuellie Pudlat, Fish and Shadows (detail), 1950 - 1960s, linen, screen printed, 88 x 118 cm. Reproduced with the permission of Dorset Fine Arts.

Nov 24 2023 – Mar 03 2024

ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅᑕᐃᑦ ᓯᑯᓯᓛᕐᒥᑦ Printed Textiles from Kinngait Studios

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Oct 26 2023

Globally Renowned Artist Maya Lin Revealed as Designer of Glenbow’s Rooftop Terrace

Terrace will be Lin’s first project in Canada

Glenbow is ecstatic to announce that internationally recognized artist Maya Lin will design the rooftop terrace in the museum’s new home at the JR Shaw Centre for Arts & Culture. The 13,000-square-foot terrace will be a transformational addition to Glenbow and to downtow ...

Jul 03 2023

National ceremony marks the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act

Glenbow staff member shares her experience of this historic event

On June 23, 2023, a national remembrance ceremony was held in the Senate of Canada Chamber to mark the centenary of the Chinese Immigration Act, more commonly known as the Chinese Exclusion Act. Introduced by the Canadian government on July 1, 1923, the Act was the result of ...

Jun 21 2023

National Indigenous Peoples Day

In honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day, we wanted to highlight a significant belonging to many Indigenous communities: the cradleboard. As new babies enter the world, hope and renewal is born. Traditionally a mode of transportation for little ones, the cradleboard is ...

Jun 07 2023

City of Calgary commits $12 million to Glenbow Reimagined

Glenbow President & CEO talks about the museum’s renovation and community impact

On June 6, The City of Calgary approved an additional $12 million to support Glenbow’s revitalization project. To learn more about the impact The City’s investment will have on the project and the community, we sat down with Nicholas Bell, President & CEO of Glenbow.

May 05 2023

Red Dress Day

Connecting art and memory

Today is the National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People, also known as #RedDressDay.   The red dresses you see in this post are two pieces that form a conversation between art and memory. The first is a Blackfeet d ...

May 01 2023

Glenbow President & CEO receives Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal

Glenbow’s President & CEO Nicholas Bell was recently honoured with the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal. This commemorative medal serves to honour significant contributions and achievements of Albertans and was a way for Alberta to honour Her Majesty. Nicho ...

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