Royal Alberta Museum

The Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton, the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, is a major cultural center that opened in 1967 to mark Canada's 100th anniversary. Originally known as the Provincial Museum of Alberta, it did not take its current name until after a visit by Queen Elizabeth II in 2005. The collection focuses on natural history, First Nations culture, and the history of European immigration. In the Syncrude Gallery of Aboriginal Culture, you'll see around three thousand artifacts that tell the story of Alberta's Indigenous peoples, including a large tipi used for talks and storytelling. The Wild Alberta floor uses dioramas to illustrate the region's ecological relationships, while the Natural History Gallery explores Alberta's geological and biological development. Since 1968, the museum has also regularly hosted special exhibitions that round out its offerings.