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EDMONTON — If you are in Alberta’s capital city over the holidays, the province is inviting visitors to step behind the scenes of how Alberta’s story is collected, preserved and shared with the world.
A new temporary exhibition at the Royal Alberta Museum, Stories of Us: Building Alberta’s Collection, opened Dec. 18 and offers a look inside the work of museum curators and the choices they make in telling the province’s history.
The exhibition explores how the museum has built a collection of more than five million objects over nearly 60 years, reflecting Alberta’s people, cultures and experiences. Visitors can see more than 100 items, including a Klondike Kate outfit worn during Klondike Days in 1970, a mammoth scapula discovered by a member of the public and a historic phone booth from Obadiah Place in Amber Valley.
Arts, Culture and Status of Women Minister Tanya Fir said the museum plays a key role in protecting Alberta’s history and strengthening a shared provincial identity, with the exhibition offering Albertans a closer look at how stories are preserved for future generations.
Royal Alberta Museum executive director Meaghan Patterson said museums hold millions of stories waiting to be told and the exhibition highlights the important work of collecting, protecting and bringing those stories to life.
The exhibition runs until Feb. 7, 2027, and is housed in the museum’s Natural History Hall South Gallery.
Holiday visitors can also take advantage of Alberta’s participation in the Canada Strong Pass program, which offers free general admission to provincial museums and historic sites for children and teens aged 17 and under, and half price admission for young adults aged 18 to 24. The offer runs from Dec. 12 to Jan. 15, 2026.
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