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Planes & Pilots

May 4, 2019

Join the ranks of the Esplanade Flight School for the afternoon where you will pass admission tests and have a blast experimenting with PRAXIS as you get a crash course in aviation science!

In The Air

March 9, 2019 - July 13, 2019

A bird on high in a blue, blue sky. Who can see this and not be enthralled by the wonder of flight? Hatters are no different.

The Last Hangman

July 24, 2018

The previously untold story of Canada’s second-largest mass hanging which involved four Nazi POWs, a pedophile child murderer, and Canada’s last (un)official hangman.

Images Through Fragile Glass

December 8, 2018 - February 23, 2019

In the late 1880s the Jenkins family began a new life in Medicine Hat. 

Boomtown Bash

November 1, 2017

FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY, get inside information about Medicine Hat’s prosperous boom industries directly from our Archivist Philip Pype, with a mural-sized historical panorama that offers a window through time.

Grow: Medicine Hat’s Gardening Heritage

June 17, 2017 - September 23, 2017

Known for its sunshine, Medicine Hat has enjoyed a long history exploring and perfecting horticulture.

Boom Industry

September 30, 2017 - January 13, 2018

In 1913 Medicine Hat was booming. With an economy fueled by world-wide optimism and a supply of natural gas that seemed limitless, the Flats became one of western Canada’s most significant industrial hubs. 

Force of Nature

January 27, 2018 - May 26, 2018

Climate is expected, weather is not. Expect the unexpected while exploring striking images of Medicine Hat’s extreme weather events.

The Weather Factory

February 24, 2018

At this free family fun program, children can further explore the daily wonders of weather through enjoyable immersive science and art based activities.

Writer’s Workshop

Using Oral Histories to Write Creative Non-Fiction

March 16, 2018

This writer's workshop is an opportunity to learn from award winning and best-selling authors Natalie Appleton and Jenna Bailey about how to use oral history when writing creative non-fiction.