DIGITAL LIBRARY

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Have You Heard of the Hop?

By Pam Marks, Marketing & Communications Specialist Offering a fantastic way to experience Banff National Park’s unique arts, culture and...

Philip Kanwischer - Inhospitably Ours

By Anne Ewen, Curator of Art & Heritage Back to The Cairn Philip Kanwischer, Unity, 2014, archival pigment print, 20” x 20”, collection...

Laura Millard: Crossing

By Anne Ewen, Curator of Art & Heritage Back to The Cairn Laura Millard, Crossing, 2017, water-based inks on recyclable polymer fabric,...

CEO Brett Oland Says Goodbye

Back to The Cairn In late December 2018, Brett Oland tendered his resignation as CEO of the Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation. After...

Uncovering Nicholas Morant’s Early Photography

By Kate Skelton, Archival Assistant Back to The Cairn A young Morant with camera gear, ca. 1927, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies,...

Organizing the Archives

By Amie Lalonde, Digital Imaging Technician Back to The Cairn From November 26 to November 30, 2018, the Archives and Library was closed...

Lost Without Guidebooks

By Nathalie Delbecq, Manager Community Engagement Back to The Cairn Over the years of living in the Rockies, many of us can recall...

Fireside Chat with Jim Davies

In November 2018, Jim Davies sat down with Chic Scott as part of the Whyte Museum's popular Fireside Chat series. Jim Davies was born and...

Fireside Chat with Brian Patton

In October 2018, Brian Patton was interviewed by Chic Scott. Brian Patton came to Banff in 1967 from the United States. He immediately...

Fanny Wedro, on Giving Back

By Monte Greenshields, Manager of Development Back to The Cairn Image: Fanny Wedro (second from left) with friends at the Whyte Museum's...

Always About the Mountains: Chic Scott

By Pamela Marks, Marketing & Communications Specialist Back to The Cairn The Whyte Museum recently learned of an outstanding honour...

Remembering Sid Unwin

By Nicole Ensing, Archivist Back to The Cairn In honour of Remembrance Day, the Archives and Library have selected photographs and...

Lantern Slides