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4525-47a Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4N 6Z6
Effective December 13, 2020 the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery is closed until further notice due to the current public health restrictions in Alberta. Check out our blog for art activities and up to date news.
4525-47a Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4N 6Z6
Remembering Three Central Albertans Eneas Makokis Eneas Makokis was born in Saddle Lake, Alberta on August 9th, 1897. From documents, we know his father's name was John, and he had a sister named Mary. Eneas was a student at the...
The Liberation of Holland after WW2 In the final months of the Second World War, Canadian forces were given the important and deadly task of liberating the Netherlands from Nazi occupation. From September 1944 to April 1945, the First...
Listen to Knowledge Keeper Michael Roberts who is Choctaw/Chickasaw from Ada, Oklahoma tell the story of Men’s Fancy Dance. This dance comes from the horse people. The men’s Fancy Dance is a modern fast dance...
Today, November 8, 2020 marks National Aboriginal Veterans Day. On November 8, 1994, National Aboriginal Veterans Day was established by the federal government to honour the thousands of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis who served in the...
Tansi, Kendra Penny Wikuskoskwesis Nisikason. I am Plains/Chippewa Cree-T’suu T’ina and Taos Pueblo, and I grew up in Pigeon Lake, Alberta. Powwows have given me the freedom to travel all over North America and the United...
I’m from Big River First Nation in northern Saskatchewan and have been beading since I was twelve years old. I had to learn to make myself new beadwork; it was a coming-of-age into my teenage years that I had to learn to make my own things. I...
Making a Pennywise Cake with Karli, MAG Marketing Associate Spooky cake, perfect for Halloween! For the month of October I decided to set up some personal challenges and goals that were creative. One of those goals was to try cake...
Knowledge Keeper Sharon Baptiste of Poundmaker Cree Nation in Saskatchewan shares the story of Women’s Traditional Dance. This dance started with women of the community dancing on the outside circle protecting the men dancing within the...
Hello, my name is Alexandrea Aldrich/ Pasquayak. I am Santee Dakota. I was born and raised in Denver, Colorado but have been living with my husband and children in Alberta for the last ten years. I began beading at the young age of 12, so for 20...
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Knowledge Keeper Irene Oakes of Nakeneet Cree Nation in South Western Saskatchewan shares the story and development of the Women’s Fancy Dance. A history that has its roots in the Women’s Liberation movement of the...
Emery-rose Assiniboine (pictured left, with family) is a Dakota and Plains Cree artist, seamstress, student and mother. She is from the Dakota Nation of Manitoba as well as the Neekaneet Cree Nation of Southern Saskatchewan. She is the founder of...
Today is Orange Shirt Day. September 30 is a day when we honour the Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools - many of which never made it home. One student, Ellen Hart was admitted to Red Deer’s Indian Industrial...
Hours of OperationWe are temporarily closed as of December 13, 2020 due to current health restrictions in Alberta. Please note masks are mandatory for all visitors age 5 and older. When we re-open, our Gallery Hours are as follows:
Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 4:30 pm
Sunday & Monday Closed except for MAGsparks appointments on Mondays.
Holidays CLOSED
Business Hours 10 am - 4:30 pm Tue-Fri
Phone 403-309-8405
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