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May 19, 20201 min read

Cooking with Catharine

Episode 1 – Hello Dollies Back to The Cairn Join staff from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies as we launch our newest series,...

May 19, 20203 min read

Dispatch from the Moore Home: The Study

Back to The Cairn By Amie Lalonde, Collections Cataloguer Hello again from the Moore home! Two rooms down and five more to go! Right now...

Apr 15, 20208 min read

Re-building Bridges Within the Cultural Trade Route

Back to The Cairn By Dawn Saunders Dahl, Indigenous Program Manager Building Bridges within the Cultural Trade Route provides brave...

Apr 15, 20203 min read

Dispatch from the Moore Home: Master Bedroom

Back to The Cairn By Amie Lalonde, Collections Cataloguer Hello once again from the Moore Home! The next room to be catalogued after the...

Apr 15, 20207 min read

The Art of Amateurs

Back to The Cairn By Kate Riordon, Archival Assistant An amateur, as defined by Meriam-Webster, is “someone who engages in a pursuit,...

Apr 15, 20204 min read

Scrapbook Secrets

Back to The Cairn By Sonia Zyvatkauskas, Digital Imaging Technician The recently digitized collection of over 160 scrapbooks at the Whyte...

Mar 25, 20201 min read

Art Walk in the Woods

By Dawn Saunders Dahl and Cecile Lepage Featured: A short recording of the walk through Art Walk in the Woods in Canmore, Alberta. While...

Feb 14, 20202 min read

Featured Shop Artist: Kari Woo

Back to The Cairn In this new series we will be featuring artists that are currently in our Museum Shop. Janet Boger, Manager of the...

Feb 14, 20202 min read

Projecting Illusions

JANUARY 31, 2020 – APRIL 12, 2020 Back to The Cairn In case you have not already, come to the Whyte Museum and see Projecting Illusions!...

Feb 14, 20201 min read

Fireside Chat Series: Jillian Roulet

Back to The Cairn On February 6, 2020, Jillian Roulet was interviewed by Chic Scott as part of the Whyte Museum's popular Fireside Chat...

Feb 14, 20205 min read

Uncovering Georgina McDougall Luxton’s Story through the Luxton Foundation Collection

By Kate Skelton, Processing Archivist Back to The Cairn Since its creation in 1995, the Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation, also...

Jan 16, 20205 min read

The Procession of the Daimyo

By Cécile Lepage, Curatorial Assistant Back to The Cairn Above: Sakurai Seppo (1753 – 1824, Japanese), Procession of Daimyo (Feudal...

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