Exhibits
CURRENT EXHIBITS
Footsteps Through Time: Human Journeys on the Land
May 1, 2026 – April 2027
For more than 13,000 years, movement has shaped human life in the Bow Valley. Footsteps Through Time follows those journeys—from the retreat of massive ice sheets that opened early travel routes to the enduring seasonal movements of Indigenous Peoples.
Through archaeological evidence, Indigenous ways of knowing, artifacts, storytelling and interactive activities, the exhibition explores how people have travelled through, understood and lived in relationship with this landscape across time and cultures
Prey to Gather
May 1, 2026 – October 2026
Explore sculptural wool creatures, “woolscapes,” and textured installations designed by Shasta McCoy that invite reflection on feminine wisdom, ancestral knowledge, and our connection to the natural world.
Shasta McCoy is a fiber artist who engages wool as a textile and sculptural medium along with wood, stone, metal, found objects and other fibers. Shasta lives in Golden, the traditional territory of the Secwépemc and Ktunaxa Nations, where her art practice intertwines mythos and witchcraft.
The History of Newspapers in the Bow Valley
Celebrating 25 years of the Rocky Mountain Outlook
September 15, 2026 – February, 2026
Through photographs, front pages, artifacts, and memories, discover how local journalism has told our region's story. In 2001, Carol Picard, Larry Marshall, and Bob Schott founded the Rocky Mountain Outlook, an independent newspaper rooted in community journalism. The Outlook continues that mission, producing a full edition every week through the work of journalists, editors, designers, and distributors. While the industry has shifted dramatically toward digital media, print remains a lasting record, long after a social media post disappears. A newspaper can still be found in a library, archive, or keepsake box, ensuring today's stories become tomorrow's history.
Coal mining is inseparable from the story of Canmore. Survival in Paradise explores the evolution of mining in the Bow Valley and the communities that grew around it, bringing together objects from the Museum's collection with first-hand community stories.
Based on the Canmore Museum book of the same name by Walter J. Riva, the exhibition also shares the experiences of veteran Canmore miners Ed Latvala and Ernie Lakusta, offering a personal glimpse into what it was like to work in Canmore's coal mines.
Survival in Paradise: Coal Mining in Canmore
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Land of Thundering Snow
November 2025 – April 2026
Land of Thundering Snow explored the history of avalanches and their profound impact on people and the natural environment across Canada.
Through historic records, photographs, recordings and artifacts, visitors encountered stories of both technical achievement and tragedy, while avalanche professionals revealed the science hidden within the snowpack and the work behind avalanche safety. The exhibition also featured stories from the Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dogs Association (CARDA) alongside objects and stories from local experts and the Canmore Museum's collection.
A travelling exhibition on loan from the Revelstoke Museum & Archives.
Mountain Kids: Growing Up in Canmore
February – October 2025
What has it meant to grow up in Canmore?
Mountain Kids explored childhood in the Bow Valley across generations, revealing both how much has changed and how much has stayed the same. Historic photographs and treasured objects from the Museum's collection brought to life the experiences, adventures and everyday stories of young people growing up in this mountain community.
Up High: The Healing Adventures of Photographer Robert Lemermeyer
June 7 – December 22, 2024
After 25 years travelling the world as an architectural and travel photographer, Robert Lemermeyer turned his lens closer to home.
Following experiences with burnout, alcoholism and depression, Robert's son Yuri encouraged him toward the Rocky Mountains. Beginning in 2017, father and son climbed 130 mountains together. Up High presented a selection from those journeys and explored how time in the mountains helped Robert rebuild his connection with his son, the landscape and his life.
Soil Superheroes
February 2 – May 20, 2024
There is an extraordinary world beneath our feet.
Soil Superheroes introduced visitors to the organisms and natural processes that make healthy soil—and life on Earth—possible. From earthworms and decomposing humus to the scientists who study them, this interactive exhibition explored how soil provides food and medicine, cleans water and helps us respond to a changing climate.
Developed by Ingenium | Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, the travelling exhibition was designed for curious minds of all ages.