Provincial Museum of Alberta Getting a New Name

The Provincial Museum of Alberta will be renamed the Royal Alberta Museum during Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Edmonton. The ceremony on May 24 will also include an exciting day of free festivities and events for all visitors.

From 9:30 a.m. to noon, you can experience music, dance, art and family activities, all created to capture the story of Alberta's people - past, present and future. The program will close with a dramatic and memorable unveiling ceremony.

Visitors will enjoy live performances by the St. Albert Community Band; Mattierin Irish Dance; country music singer/songwriter Mike Gouchie; Kita No Taiko (drums of Japan); French-Canadian chanteuse and gospel artist Janelle; the musical fusion-jazz stylings of guitarist Wes Yaciuk and the event's house band, Razor's Edge. Following the close of the official program visitors are invited to experience the museum free of charge from 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Due to the high volume of traffic expected at the event, there will be no parking on site or in the immediate neighbourhood. Access to the site will be by walk in and drop off only.

People-mover golf carts will be available to those with limited mobility. Enhanced Edmonton Transit service will be in effect before and during the festivities - routes #1 and #120 travel to and from the museum, departing from downtown and west Edmonton.

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