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Royal Alberta Museum

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Royal Alberta Museum explores Alberta’s human and natural history in Downtown Edmonton, north of City Hall and Churchill Square.

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Why go

  • More than 34,000 Ice Age fossils from plants and animals that lived in Alberta 10,000 years ago.
  • Rocky Mountain formations and Edmontosaurus in Ancient Alberta.
  • Live invertebrates and a visible nursery in the Bug Gallery.
  • Alberta’s human stories, from Indigenous histories to the modern Oilers dynasty.

Opening hours

Today10:00 – 16:00Show all
MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday10:00 – 16:00
Thursday10:00 – 20:00
Friday10:00 – 16:00
Saturday10:00 – 16:00
Sunday10:00 – 16:00

Don't miss

  • Worlds meetExplore Indigenous and European cultural and economic exchange from 1680 to 1880.Human history hall
  • After buffaloStories of resistance, resilience, suffering and hope from 1859 to 1900.Human history hall

What's inside

  • Natural History Hall: Alberta wildlife dioramas, Gems and Minerals, and Wild Alberta’s exploration of ecological relationships.
  • Bug Gallery: invertebrates from Alberta and around the world, including insects and spiders.
  • Children’s Gallery: a makerspace and community gallery.
  • Feature Gallery: temporary exhibitions from Canada and around the world.

With kids

  • The dedicated Children’s Gallery has 650 square metres of interactive activities.
  • The toddler area and dig pit offer activities for younger visitors.
  • The museum runs programs for 60,000 students each year and established its own Museum School.

Tips for your visit

  • Monthly Drop-in Sketching sessions invite visitors to draw themed collection objects.

Interesting facts3

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  1. 7,600 square

    The building has more than 7,600 square metres of exhibition space within a total area of 38,900 square metres.

    Royal Alberta Museum - Wikipedia

  2. Its collections encompass millions of artifacts, specimens, objects and stories.

    Mammoth Pass | Royal Alberta Museum

  3. The museum stands on Treaty Six territory and the Métis homeland.

    Hours and Admission | Royal Alberta Museum

Shorts

History

Alberta’s provincial government and the Confederation Memorial Centennial Program established the project. Opening displays also included early photographs by Ernest Brown and Harry Pollard, and the museum welcomed 314,000 visitors in its first year. From 1989 to 2001, it presented more than 175 award-winning touring exhibitions.

  1. 1950Planning began for a museum marking Canada’s centennial.
  2. 1962Australian architect Raymond O. Harrison was hired to direct the museum’s design.
  3. 6 Dec 1967The Provincial Museum of Alberta opened with galleries on the fur trade and Indigenous Peoples in Alberta.
  4. 1992–1993A temporary live-insect exhibition in 1992 became a permanent feature in 1993.
  5. 24 May 2005Queen Elizabeth II granted royal patronage, and the museum took its current name.
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  1. 7 Dec 2015The Glenora museum closed ahead of the collection’s relocation.
  2. 3 Oct 2018The current building opened to the public.

How to get there

  • On footThe museum stands north of the Law Courts and east of the CN Tower, on a former Canada Post site.
  • TrainDuring the pedway closure, exit the Churchill Station pedway at City Hall and cross 103a Avenue at 99 Street.

Sources: Royal Alberta Museum - Wikipedia · Edmonton/Central - Wikivoyage (see) · Home | Royal Alberta Museum · Hours and Admission | Royal Alberta Museum · Mammoth Pass | Royal Alberta Museum · Royal Alberta Museum - Wikipedia · Musée royal de l'Alberta - Wikipedia · checked 4 Oct 2026

Where
9810 103a Ave NW, Edmonton

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Questions and answers

Can visitors draw objects from the Royal Alberta Museum’s collections?

Monthly Drop-in Sketching sessions provide themed collection objects to draw. Past themes have included big cats, birds and Ice Age animals.

How are Indigenous histories represented at the Royal Alberta Museum?

Many collection objects and gallery stories are Indigenous, and First Nations history is a central part of the museum’s focus.

Does the Royal Alberta Museum offer school learning?

It runs programs for 60,000 students each year and has established its own Museum School.

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