Museums near Winfield AB (40 Result(s))

Since its inception in 1985, the Lake Country Museum has been active in collecting, preserving and presenting to the public, artifacts, manuscripts and photographs documenting the history of Lake Country. Lake Country Museum and Archives – Saving our Past for our Future

The Smithson International Truck Museum and Rimbey Visitor Information Center is open year-round from 9 am to 4 pm Tuesdays to Saturdays. The PasKaPoo Historical Park Museum buildings are available for tours in the summer months only. The Museum Grounds are open for the Public to enjoy 7 days a week during daylight hours, gates are closed nightly.

The Fort Ostell Museum Society was founded on June 25, 1967. The name comes from the original Fort Ostell that was built near Ponoka in 1885. During the Riel Rebellion, some young natives of the Cree reserves pillaged the Hudson Bay store and raided the mission. Many of the white settlers fled to Fort Edmonton. In order to secure the area, members of the 'Alberta Field Force', numbering 462 men arrived from Calgary.

The Millet and District Historical Society was registered as a Society on February 25, 1977 and then became a charity in 1985 when the Millet and District Museum and Exhibit Room was opened. Its purpose was to 'maintain, preserve, further develop and expand Millet's cultural resources and to ensure them for future generations by operating the Millet and District Museum. The museum is in the service of society and of its development, and open to the public which acquires, conserves researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education and enjoyment, material evidence of Millet and thirteen surrounding school district's people and their environment. The Society operates the Millet Visitor Information Centre within the Museum.

Dr. Woods House Museum is a fully restored 1927 Craftsman style bungalow. The house is furnished with lovely antiques and vintage items similar to when the Woods family lived there from 1927-1936. It is a wonderful representation of the era Dr. Woods was a pioneer doctor in Leduc. The house has an attached medical wing that has been fully preserved.

The Rocky Museum showcases the history of the pioneers who homesteaded in this area, worked in the lumber camps and sawmills, and sent their children to one-room schoolhouses. The Rocky Museum exhibits household effects of the farming families who cooked on wood stoves, rode to town in horse-drawn wagons, and hunted, fished and trapped for their food.

TELUS World of Science ' Mission: We are a catalyst for lifelong learning, creating a community of curious minds through immersive experiences and connections with the wonders of science. The Edmonton Space & Science Foundation is a registered charitable organization that operates TELUS World of Science - Edmonton.