View of Glenbow's new home, the JR Shaw Centre for Arts & Culture, from the corner of Stephen Avenue and 1 Street SE. Architectural concept rendering by DIALOG.

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Apr 22 2025

Making Glenbow Sustainable for the Future

From the beginning of the Glenbow Reimagined project, we knew tearing the building down wasn’t the right solution. Despite its age, Glenbow and our partners recognized the value and potential green solutions in rehabilitating the existing building – including cost savings and ...

Apr 15 2025

Collections Feature: Recent Acquisitions from DaveandJenn

One of Glenbow’s highest priorities is to celebrate artists from our community — which is why we’re excited to announce the acquisition of TAILBITER / I Tried and The Wellspring, two works that Alberta artists DaveandJenn donated to Glenbow in 2024.

Mar 10 2025

Artist Feature: John Hammond

John Hammond’s The Three Sisters is one of the largest and most ambitious nineteenth-century paintings in Glenbow’s collection. Read on to learn more about Hammond’s work in the Rocky Mountains and his connection to the Canadian Pacific Railway. The summer of 1892 was a diff ...

Mar 04 2025

Art in Concrete: Removing the NE Corner

One of the most dramatic changes in Glenbow’s transformation has been the removal of the northeast corner of the building. This corner included an emergency exit stairwell (one of four emergency stairs in the original building) – and removing it was essential to create a fron ...

Feb 25 2025

The City of Calgary Invests $11M in Reallocated Funding to Glenbow for Public Enhancements

Funding supports new terrace, garden, and downtown street-level improvements

The City of Calgary has reallocated $11 million in existing downtown revitalization funding to support the final phase of Glenbow’s transformation: creating new public spaces, including a terrace and associated garden, as well as street-level improvements around the museum th ...

Feb 05 2025

Collections Feature: Recent Acquisitions for Glenbow’s Art Collection

One of the most exciting initiatives at Glenbow is accessioning new works into the collection. Today we’re thrilled to be sharing stories of two paintings we recently acquired! Glenbow’s art collection encompasses an enormous array of artworks, from paintings and sculptu ...

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