Glenbow Museum

  • 130 Ninth Ave. SE, Calgary, Alberta
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This excellent museum chronicles the entire history of Western Canada through three floors of informative exhibits and well-displayed artifacts. The museum's permanent collections are of contemporary and Inuit art, and it also showcases special exhibitions from national and international collections" (Moon Handbooks).

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I loved the Egyptian and Indian exhibits. more on Yahoo! Travel

This is a great museum and well worth the visit. more on GeckoGo

It was so peaceful and when I entered the Indian teepee I felt as though I could have been engaged in the pow-wow that was in progress. more on Yahoo! Travel

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I visited the museum for 4 hours one day-all by myself. I loved the Egyptian and Indian exhibits. It was so peaceful and when I entered the Indian teepee I felt as though I could have been engaged in the pow-wow that was in progress. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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Glenbow is a nice museum but not for those who have been to world class museums like the ones in New York or London more on TripAdvisor

I loved the museum when I went 6 years ago and I was excited to take my son and my dad, both had never been. The staff was helpful and friendly especially the two ladies at the front desk who helped m ... more on TripAdvisor

For being in Calgary - a city that is often criticized for having a lack of culture - the Glenbow is a pretty enjoyable and well designed experience in my opinion. There's always a ... more on TripAdvisor

I spent about four hours here and could easily have spent another eight hours. There is much to see. When there, the temporary animation exhibit was fabulous, showing animations from 1897 until ... more on TripAdvisor

The admission here is not overly expensive, and we attended in the spring. Should you wish to learn about the history of Alberta - the railroad, settlement of the west, First Nations and European sett ... more on TripAdvisor

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Glenbow Museum is the main public museum in Calgary, Alberta and has a reputation of being one of the finest museums in Canada and ... more on igougo

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