Royal Alberta Museum: Difference between revisions

The museum was established by the [[Government of Alberta]] in December 1967 as the '''Provincial Museum of Alberta'''. The museum received royal patronage from Queen [[Elizabeth II]], and was renamed the Royal Alberta Museum in 2005. In 2011, plans were announced to move the museum to a new building. The museum'smuseums continued to operate from its original building in [[Glenora, Edmonton]] until it was closed to the public in December 2015. Although the museum was closed to the public, a number of its departments continued to operate, either preparing the museum's collection for the move,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/royal-alberta-museum-prepares-for-the-move-downtown-1.3407345|title=Royal Alberta Museum prepares for the move downtown|date=17 January 2016|accessdate=7 August 2019|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|work=CBC News}}</ref> or conducting [[field research|fieldwork]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3179491/royal-alberta-museum-to-crack-open-1600-year-old-roasting-pit-with-meal-still-inside/|title=Royal Alberta Museum to crack open 1,600-year-old roasting pit with meal still inside|last=Dreidger|first=Brenton|work=Global News|date=13 January 2017|accessdate=7 August 2019|publisher=Corus Entertainment Inc}}</ref> The new building was completed in August 2016, and was opened to the public in October 2018.