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A Life on Film: The Completion of the Bruno Engler Collection

The Bruno Engler collection is a treasure trove, spanning nearly 60 years of his life and amounting to almost 5,000 database entries.

Oct 18, 20236 min read

While today's photographs are available with just the tap of a phone, Norman Luxton went to great lengths to document his ocean travels.

Oct 12, 20235 min read

Peter and Catharine Whyte's 1956 road trip to Alaska is brought to life through archival material at the Whyte Museum.

Jul 28, 20235 min read

Keara Lightning Long researches Indigenous-led conservation in the history of environmental management with the Pablo-Allard Buffalo Herd.

Jul 26, 20236 min read

Lillian Agnes Jones Fellow Kate Hanly explores the impact of climate change on mountaineering risk adaptation in the Bow Valley.

Jul 25, 20236 min read

In the fall of 2022, members of the Nakoda AV Club joined Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies staff for an introduction to the archives.

Jul 24, 20234 min read

The Whyte Museum Archives has acquired the personal papers and photographs of Douglas Leighton, Rockies landscape and nature photographer.

May 22, 20233 min read

Arriving in Banff in 1886, Willoughby John Astley decided to build the first ever hotel on Lake Minnewanka, The Beach House Hotel.

May 18, 20233 min read