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Heritage Workshop | Heritage and Rural Properties

Flatiron Building Museum 5005 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

After the excitement of the Stones and Bones event we hosted in 2023 we realized that the rural part of our community is looking for resources to help them understand the heritage features found on their land! Our heritage is not confined to urban hubs and rural properties can be important cultural landscapes full of […]

Heritage Workshop | Caring for your Personal Collections

Flatiron Building Museum 5005 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

What treasures do you have in your personal collections? Are they being cared for in a way that improves their longevity? Did you know that VHS tape degrades up to 20% every 10-25 years? Or that the chemicals in most cardboard or plastic boxes can contribute to the deterioration of your photographs or documents? That […]

Heritage Workshop: Archives and Personal Research

Flatiron Building Museum 5005 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

In 2024 we wanted to bring back our lecture series, but this year we will be exploring heritage topics as "how-to" workshops. Our finalized schedule of workshops will be announced shortly but our first workshop of the year will focus on Archives and Personal Research! This workshop aims to answer questions like: "What is an […]

Love Letters From the Past

Flatiron Building Museum 5005 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

Developed by the Kule Folklore Centre at the University of Alberta, Love Letters From the Past: Courtship, Companionship, and Family in the Ukrainian Canadian Community is an exhibit showcasing the lives of early 20th-century Ukrainian Canadians through love letters and love stories. Supplemented with love stories from the Lacombe Museum Collection, this exhibition is sure […]

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Felt Poppy Pins

Flatiron Building Museum 5005 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

Join the Lacombe Museum for another student PD day crafting time! On November 10th at the Flatiron Building Museum in downtown historic Lacombe you will be able to make your very own Felt Poppy Pins with the help of our dedicated volunteer team. Donations will be accepted and brought to the Royal Canadian Legion Lacombe […]

Speaking the Inuit Way

Flatiron Building Museum 5005 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

The Canadian Language Museum presents the exhibit Speaking the Inuit Way which introduces viewers to the diversity of the Inuit language. This exhibit presents Inuit writing systems, dialect differences, and modern revitalization efforts, and illustrates how the language reflects both historical and contemporary Inuit culture and identity. On display at the Flatiron Building Museum from […]

The Ones We Met

Flatiron Building Museum 5005 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

This exhibition explores the importance of Qaujimajatuqangit — Inuit traditional knowledge  — which made it possible to determine the fate of the Franklin Expedition, which had set out in 1845 to complete a Northwest Passage. For generations, Inuit shared memories of meetings with sick and starving men, as well as visits to an abandoned ship locked […]

“Speaking the Inuit Way” & “The Ones We Met” Exhibit Opening Night Wine & Cheese

Flatiron Building Museum 5005 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

Join us for two exhibit openings on October 5th from 6-8pm, where "Speaking the Inuit Way" and "The Ones We Met" will be showcased at the Flatiron Building Museum. "Speaking the Inuit Way" introduces viewers to the diversity of the Inuit language, highlighting Inuit writing systems, dialect differences, and modern revitalization efforts while illustrating how […]

Repurpose: Artists Exhibit

Flatiron Building Museum 5005 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

For 2023, the Artists Exhibit at the Lacombe Museum is Repurpose. Join us in exploring the theme with local artists in this group exhibition. On display at the Flatiron Building Museum from July 14th to September 16th, 2023. An exhibition curated and displayed by the Lacombe Museum & Archives.   Exhibit Presenting Partner is Vesta Energy

Repurpose: Artists Exhibit Opening Night Wine & Cheese

Flatiron Building Museum 5005 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

Join us for an evening of wine, refreshments, and art at the Flatiron Building Museum, and visit the opening night of Repurpose: Artists Exhibit. Join us in exploring the theme with local artists in this group exhibition. The wine and cheese will be at the Flatiron Building Museum on July 13th, 2023 starting at 7 […]

Hope and Healing Canada

Flatiron Building Museum 5005 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

The #hopeandhealingcanada project, created by Métis artist Tracey-Mae Chambers, consists of a series of site-specific art installations across Canada. Each installation is temporary and meticulously created by Chambers using red yarn that is crochet, knit, and tied. While the yarn symbolically reconnects a fractured society, the red represents blood, passion, anger, courage, and love. This […]

Needle Felting Workshop – Birch Tree Scene

Flatiron Building Museum 5005 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

June 2, 2023 5:30 pm Flatiron Building Museum Learn how to create a flat needle felted picture with Vicki Sullivan. Participants will make their own birch tree scene under the artist's guidance. $65: non-members $60: LDHS members Register via the Eventbrite link or in person at the Flatiron Building Museum.

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