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Dagugun Woakide Akide Hnebigan Echin Bathtabich (Studying Museums in a Good Way)

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

Two exciting new summer exhibitions are on at the Whyte - For the Birds and Celebrating 100 Years: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies.

Jul 24, 20233 min read

The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society celebrated the opening of EXPLORE by Chris Cran.

May 24, 20233 min read

We have a new face at the Whyte Museum! Samantha Palmer-Forrest joins the team as the education and interpretation assistant.

May 23, 20232 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

The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane is a book about a connection to nature, but it’s also about a love of words and language.

May 18, 20233 min read

Recognizing Relations began a decade ago as an Indigenous photo identification project and has evolved in many ways since.

May 18, 20236 min read