The University of Calgary Founders' Gallery is located at The Military Museums. The mandate is to explore human conflict worldwide through projects by local, international, historic, and contemporary artists, that challenge viewers’ knowledge of and interaction with war. The gallery hosts local, national, and international exhibitions, which change every few months. Daily (except Dec 25, 26 and Jan1) 10 am – 4 pm, early opening (9 am) for seniors and people at risk.
Founders' Gallery
4520 Crowchild Tr SW (Entrance is at west end of Passchendaele Ave SW), Calgary, Alberta T2T 5J4
4520 Crowchild Tr SW (Entrance is at west end of Passchendaele Ave SW), Calgary, Alberta T2T 5J4
Daily (except Dec 25, 26 and Jan1) 10 am – 4 pm, early opening (9 am) for seniors and people at risk.
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