Museums in Calgary

Calgary Museums & Galleries

Calgary’s cultural landscape spans from the 19th-century North-West Mounted Police outpost at Fort Calgary to the 190.8-meter Calgary Tower. Heritage Park Historical Village and Gasoline Alley showcase Western Canadian history through living exhibits and vintage automotive collections. Regional art and history are preserved at the Glenbow Museum, while the Leighton Art Center and Bar U Ranch National Historic Site offer insights into the region’s ranching heritage and artistic development.

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Heritage Park Historical Village

Heritage Park Historical Village is a living history museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on 127 acres of parkland on the banks of the…

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Calgary Tower

The Calgary Tower is a 190.8-metre free standing observation tower in the downtown core of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Fort Calgary

Fort Calgary was a North-West Mounted Police outpost at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers in present-day Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Glenbow Museum

The Glenbow Museum is an art and history regional museum in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Bar U Ranch National Historic Site

The Bar U Ranch National Historic Site, located near Longview, Alberta, is a preserved ranch that for 70 years was one of the leading…

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Gasoline Alley

Indoor museum at Heritage Park showcasing vintage vehicles, restored gas pumps, and automotive memorabilia from the early 20th century.

Leighton Art Center

Located on 80 acres of foothills, this former home of artists A.C. and Barbara Leighton functions as a gallery and museum showcasing regional art.

Different Strokes

Art gallery specializing in original works by local Alberta artists and custom framing services.

Beiseker Station Museum

Located in a 1910 Canadian Pacific Railway station, this museum preserves local history, railway artifacts, and agricultural memorabilia from the Beiseker region.