Alberta Celebrates!

A new exhibition at the Royal Alberta Museum is celebrating the many legacies that have built the province.  Alberta has much to celebrate in its 100th year, beginning with Alberta's inauguration; the 50th, 60th and 75th anniversaries; several Royal Visits; Canada's Centennial in 1967; and several world-class sporting events. All of these celebrations left legacies for Albertans to enjoy for years to come.

This colourful exhibition is a multimedia experience for visitors and is divided into eight key chronological events:

• 1905: Alberta Becomes a Province
  1939: Royal Visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
• 1955: Alberta's Jubilee Anniversary
• 1967: Canada's Centennial
• 1978, 1983, 1988 & 2001: Four International Sporting Events
• 1980: Alberta's 75th Anniversary
  1970, 1999 & 2001: Treaty Commemorations
• 2005: Alberta's Centennial

The stories featured in Alberta Celebrates are told through the extensive use of photographs, artifacts, archival documents, as well as video showing 2005's Centennial Royal Visit. It is an opportunity to both reminisce about past celebrations and commemorate Alberta's Centennial.

To find out more, visit the Royal Alberta Museum.