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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.
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May 17, 20213 min read
Harnessing the Power of Digitization
The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies continues to harness the power of digitization.
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May 17, 20214 min read
Archival Highlights: Malcolm Geddes
Processing Archivist, Kate Skelton takes us through the life and collections of Malcolm Geddes.
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May 17, 20214 min read
Child's Play
Registrar and Collections Assistant, Amie Lalonde delves into the collection of dolls belonging to our founder, Catharine Robb Whyte.
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May 17, 20213 min read
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.
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May 17, 20216 min read
Building Bridges in the Cultural Trade Route During Covid
Building Bridges through the Cultural Trade Route is a program focused on continued, genuine relationship building through active listening,
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May 17, 20214 min read
A Mountain of Miniatures
Back to The Cairn By Amie Lalonde, Collections Cataloguer When you walk into a museum you usually expect big things. Paintings that...
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Mar 15, 20213 min read
Thank you, Sayoko!
Back to The Cairn The warm smiling face of Sayoko Kagitani greeted visitors to the Whyte Museum for over fourteen years. She was a...
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Mar 15, 20211 min read
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...
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Mar 15, 20213 min read
Get Ready to Bid!
Back to The Cairn In June, as part of the celebration of Catharine Robb Whyte’s 115th birthday, the Whyte is holding its first-ever...
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Mar 15, 20212 min read
Dearest Mother
Back to The Cairn “Dearest Mother” She wrote her mother every other day – for over thirty years – in clear cursive writing, animated with...
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Jan 18, 20213 min read
Whyte Home – Cataloguing During COVID-19
By Thea Sleight Back to The Cairn Above: Thea Sleight As part of my final year in Art History and Museum Studies at the University of...
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Jan 18, 20212 min read
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