Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre (CMAGS) is the public name used by the Centennial Museum Society of Canmore. 'Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre' is the name used by the Centennial Museum Society of Canmore. Spanning more than a century since the town was...

Witness a piece of this coal-mining town's past by visiting this mud-chinked log structure built in 1892. Now a Provincial Historic Site, this tiny building located on Canmore's Main Street was home to the North West Mounted Police, forerunner to today's RCMP or...

Established in 1976, Walter Phillips Gallery bears the name of a distinguished printmaker and painter who, from the 1930s to the 1950s, played a seminal role in the development of the visual arts program in The Banff School of Fine Arts. It quickly evolved into a...

The Banff Park Museum is a national historic site because the museum's original exhibit collection reflect and commemorate an early approach to the interpretation of natural history in Canada. Also, the architectural style and detailing of the 1903 log building are...

Journey into the extraordinary heritage of the Indians of the Northern Plains and Canadian Rockies at the Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum. Experience a time when native people followed the great buffalo herds, moving their camp seasonally, hauling their teepees and...

At the Whyte Museum visitors are imaginatively engaged in the excitement of exploring Canadian Rockies art, culture and history. The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies welcomes those who are drawn to the power and inspiration of these mountains. We are the gateway...

In the fall of 1883, three Canadian Pacific Railway construction workers stumbled across a cave containing hot springs on the eastern slopes of Alberta's Rocky Mountains. From that humble beginning was born Banff National Park, Canada's first national park and the...

We invite you to share in our excitement about the history of the beautiful Windermere Valley.  

Feel the magic of the Olympics by visiting the Olympic Hall of Fame and Museum. The museum holds the largest collection of Olympic memorabilia in all of Canada. Capture the spirit of the Games by holding a Calgary ’88 Olympic torch – one of over twenty Olympic...

Discover the victories, tragedies, and sacrifices of the Canadian Forces. Experience life at the helm in a Second World War wheelhouse, walk through a First World War trench and witness a bomber squadron's mission over enemy territory. The Military Museums is...