DIGITAL LIBRARY

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A Refresh for the Moore Heritage Home with Lynne Huras

In early 2022, the Whyte Museum embarked upon cleaning the taxidermy animals and headdresses in the Moore home with specialist Lynne Huras.

An Unexpected Adventurer at Abbot Pass Hut

Perched on the precipice of Abbot Pass, a stone hut once sat at nearly 3000 metres, flanked by Mount Lefroy and Mount Victoria.

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Hans Gmoser, a Canadian Mountain Legend

By Chic Scott Back to the Cairn Hans Gmoser came to Canada from Austria in December 1951. He was nineteen years old and had only a few...

Happy Trails, Pam!

Back to The Cairn She was born to wander, but she found a true home in the mountains and in Banff. Pamela Knott retired from the Whyte...

From Mansions to Mountains: In Conversation with Catharine Robb Whyte

This exhibition will re-engage with the remarkable life of Catharine Robb Whyte from a fresh perspective.

Child's Play

Registrar and Collections Assistant, Amie Lalonde delves into the collection of dolls belonging to our founder, Catharine Robb Whyte.

Astonishingly Alluring Acquisitions

A select feature of art and objects donated to the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Art and Heritage department over the past year.

The Girl in the Silk Dress

Back to The Cairn By Anne Ewen, Chief Curator of Art and Heritage In preparation for the summer 2021 exhibition honouring the 115th...

Lantern Slides