The Whyte museum was named after Peter and Catherine Robb Whyte, local artists and philanthropists,…read more who created a museum where visitors could see the culture and landscape of the Canadian Rockies. Paintings of the original settlers, the Indians, and their clashes with the white men explorers in the 19th century. Building of the railway, including an interactive tunnel view. How the railroad tracks were laid through mountainous areas, and the effect of frequent avalanches. Picture of the golden spike where the trans Canadian railway was joined. No Chinese workers, who did all the hard work, in the picture, just business men in formal clothing, gathering around the railroad track. Early women tourists in their long ankle length skirts exploring the glaciers in pictures. Men and women of wealth in pictures showing their fancy dress for crossing the Rockies by rail. Cutaway view of a automobile from the 1920s, with a film of automobiles in the Canadian Rockies at that time. The Canadian Rockies contribution to the war effort in the world wars, including descriptions and pictures of heroic actions by locals fighting the enemy. The Canadian Rockies in the movies, including posters of 'Saskatchewan', and 'River of No Return'. Helicopter skiing in the late 20th century, where helicopters would ferry skiers to the top of mountains, to ski down. Mountain climbers going up mountains, with display showing how they slept in tents anchored off the cliffs. Great way to spend time indoors when Banff was suffocating under forest fire smoke. $10 per adult, $9 for seniors, and AAA discount. Wife had no objection when I paid for 2 senior tickets, even though she was not yet 65. You know you are getting old when the museum cashier doesn't ask to see identification with dob!

VERY SMALL MUSEUM IN BANFF…read more We recently visited the Whyte Museum located in downtown Banff. Admission is $15 adults, $12.50 seniors and students and free for children. There are free docent-led tours as well as a one hour Historic Banff Walking Tour (fee) and Historic Homes Public Tour (fee). No coffee shop on site but there is a very nice book and gift shop. This museum is a beautiful space but very small. The permanent exhibition hall is one large room featuring artifacts relating to the local Indigenous populations and the early history and pioneers of Banff. Without the docent-led tour of the special exhibit, Thick as Thieves, we would have spent less than 1/2 hour at the museum.

This is a historic home and garden first settled in 1905. Wealthy individual who started many…read morebusinesses in Banff. Period decor. Quite a number of mounted animal heads. Nice garden on the side of the house. Price is by donation. Worth a visit.

I was there from Saturday to Monday for a work conference…read more staff: pleasant. To be honest I did not interact with them too much except for at breakfast buffet and they were friendly. service: front desk staff friendly, restaurant staff friendly, staff in conference area friendly. They were discrete as to not interrupt conference and still kept everything running smoothly. establishment: nice, quaint, comfortable rooms - from style - but perfect for sleeping and desk area to work. Bathrooms big and roomy. Conference room nice and big with big windows to outside. Restaurant fantastic. Great food and nice big windows to see the scenery while you eat! food: great! Buffet breakfast nice big spread and variety. Just the buffet lines were awkward - please find a smoother system for making the buffet lines. Buffet lunch was great - Indian/Mediterranean foods and flavour! Conference food and health breaks were a nice variety.

This place is off the chain amazing!…read more I went to a welcome party here recently for a weekend event and was blown away by the Banff Centre campus. GORGEOUS!!!! Words simply cannot do this place justice. Check out Three Ravens here to dine on culinary student delight! Creativity and nature are oozing from every corner. There's a free museum here as well you've got to check out. Basically, if you're going to Banff - visit here. And if you have the opportunity to come here for a conference or work retreat, don't think twice - say yes instantly!

We were visiting Canada on a motorhome trip from California and walked into this gallery. The art…read moreis exceptional and the prices are reasonable for the quality. Beautiful paintings, glasswork, and stone and wood carvings. Andy, the owner, and Curtis were very friendly and helped us purchase a fabulous painting on aluminum. Definitely worth a look if you are in Canmore.

Fallen Leaf Gallery is a must-experience! We were exploring…read moreCanmore when we stumbled upon The Fallen Leaf Gallery. I was pleasantly surprised by the variety in art available & how reasonably priced everything was! The thing I enjoyed the most of the gallery is how they took pride in displaying local and Canadian talent. I was expecting it to be largely local, but they really brought in such unique work from all across our country! The gallery is a very relaxed, enjoyable atmosphere that I found very inspiring for my own creativity. We enjoyed the artwork until the gallery closed & then enjoyed taking in the gorgeous exterior - they really upkeep their storefront, it's stunning! A lovely experience, I look forward to returning on my next trip to Canmore.

Years ago we had stopped in here and purchased a photo print. We couldn't remember exactly where…read morethey were located in Banff but found them again during our latest visit and bought another print. The photographs are fun, the staff is very helpful, and you can get a unique souvenir of your visit. Nice art store to explore.

Love this gallery, just happened that the day we went in the gallery. The photographer Jason was…read morethere. His photos are amazing. He greeted us , and as we wandered around he told us the story behind each photo. So , when in Banff wander in take a look . My favorite is "The Boss."

Fabulous authentic art! Many pieces from While vacationing in Canada, we fell in love with the…read moreunique creations by Canadian First Nation artists. In this beautifully appointed gallery you will find stone carvings, metal works, paintings, charcoal, stunning handmade jewelry and much more. We love our carving of two nestling polar bears sculpted by an Inuit. So gorgeous and the pose of the bears together is wonderful. Paola Perez, Gallery Assistant, provided information on the artist and packed the bears securely for shipping. They arrived quickly and look beautiful in our living area.

This festival is a jewel set in a circle of sharp stunning Rocky mountains, the Sisters look down…read morewith grace and majesty, and brilliant streams ease their way through the town, and families converge happily to soak in Folk music from around the world. In a summer of folk festivals this was a special one. It feels very much like a neighbourhood festival. It can't draw acts on the same scale that Edmonton or Winnipeg does, but I heard artists here that I was delighted to discover and fall in love with, and sitting in the shade at the main stage in a park in the middle of town the sound quality was quite wonderful. The food vendors here were a little rough, the taco stand seems to be serving cold beans from a can, salsa and guac from a costo-style tub. Same with the pasta truck: we watched them cut open plastic bags of grocery gnocchi and open jars of plain tomato pasta and microwave it. Kind of a bummer for like $15. Not a lot of homemade, not a lot of vegan options. Ah well. The family running the mediterranean place were amazing. I didn't get to check out the smaller stage at the pub tent because newly this year it was licensed 18 only instead of allowing families to come in together, so that did make it hard to stick with our friends as they checked out different shows. There were some incredible artisans in the handmade village, and the set up for exploring and shopping is incredibly dreamy. But there were also a number of tents taken up by things that were very clearly not artisan made, including a big corner booth full of wal-mart style dresses and shirts still with the tags on from all different kinds of made in china fast fashion manufacturers. Really kind of depressing to see that put up alongside carefully handcrafted hats and jewellery and other goods. Canmore itself is stunning, and walking the baby to sleep along the winding paths along the rivers, through the cabins tucked in the woods in the heart of town with glimpses of the mountains through the hushing trees was heaven. But the city is also a bit hard on the heart. What was once an unpretentious mountain haven became a just another playground for the wealthy. Homes here are in the millions, locals have struggled to stay: this is how any city loses its soul. Canmore though is making efforts to stay diverse and to support affordable living, and you have to applaud and hold out high hopes for their efforts. I think the Folk Festival is a key piece of that community and artistic soul. May it continue to flourish.

I loved coming to the Lux Cinema. It is more of a social gathering then watching the actual movie…read more On Tuesdays it is packed and everyone goes there probably because Tuesdays is cheap night and you get a medium popcorn and drink with your ticket price. The theatre itself is not the best I've seen. Its small and sometimes the aircon doesn't work but oh well its cheap and fun!

Cute little movie theater. A little tricky to find- make…read moresure you look up. The gps will take you to the exit- when you get there turn around, go outside and hit a hard right..