Banff Park Museum

Opened in 1895, the Banff Park Museum was moved into this building in 1903. Its cross-log motif exemplifies an architectural style common in Banff at the time. Norman Bethune Sanson, the museum’s curator from 1896 to 1932, energetically developed the collections, which had initially been put together by the Geological Survey of Canada. In its early years the museum dealt with natural and human history, but by the late 1950s it was limited to natural history. Although this building was refurbished in 1985, the exhibit reflects museum interpretation current around 1914.

Alberta · Canada