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Dashboard 2017/2018

April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 Back to The Cairn The Dashboard provided below presents a snap shot of our activities in our 2017/2018...

The Whyte Museum Turns 50!

By Vincent J. Varga, Museum Director Back to The Cairn In 2018, with the help of our community the Whyte Museum celebrated its 50th...

Perfectly Precious

By Anne Ewen, Curator of Art & Heritage Back to The Cairn The exhibition Perfectly Precious will delight children and adults alike with...

Bringing Back the Buffalo

Written by Amie Lalonde Back to The Cairn In February 2017, a project to reintroduce wild bison to Banff National Park began with the...

Beyond Interpretation

Written by Museum Interpreters: Cassidy Hughes, Eden Luymes, Jon Rollins, and Gemma Tarling Images: Cassidy on the Stanley Glacier trail,...

Fireside Chat with Renate Belczyk

In September 2018, Renate Belczyk shared her tales of adventure with Chic Scott. A very adventurous women, in the mid 1950s Renate and...

Large and In Charge

Written by Anne Ewen Back to The Cairn Large and In Charge showcases a multimedia selection of contemporary works by some of Canada’s top...

Fireside Chat with Leo Grillmair

In November 2017, Chic Scott hosted Leo Grillmair as part of the Whyte Museum's Fireside Chat series. Leo shared stories of his childhood...

Fireside Chat with Eddie Hunter

Edward (Eddie) Clement Edgar Hunter, b.1926, is a skier, cinematographer, broadcaster, photographer and writer based at Banff, Alberta....

Fireside Chat with Fran Drummond

For over 50 years, Fran Drummond has owned and operated Twin Falls Chalet in Yoho National Park. Fran was interviewed on April 13, 2014...

Fireside Chat with Bridget Jones

Originally from Scotland, Bridget Jones shared colourful stories of her life in Canada when she chatted with Chic Scott in February 2014....

Fireside Chat with Don Mickle

Don Mickle joined the National Park Warden Service in the 70s, during a time when wardens lived and raised families in rough and remote...

Lantern Slides