Glenbow Museum
The Glenbow Museum is an art and history regional museum in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The museum focuses on Western Canadian history and culture, including Indigenous perspectives.- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Alberta, Canada
- Also known as: “Glenbow Library and Archives”, “Glenbow Museum and Archives”, and “The Glenbow Museum”
- Address: 130 9 Avenue SE, Calgary, T2G 0P3
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Calgary Tower and Calgary Telus Convention Centre.
Calgary Tower
The Calgary Tower is a 190.8-metre free-standing observation tower in the downtown core of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Originally called the Husky Tower, it was conceived as a joint venture between Marathon Realty Company Limited and Husky Oil as part of an urban renewal plan and to celebrate Canada's centennial of 1967. Calgary Tower is situated 150 metres southwest of Glenbow Museum.Calgary Telus Convention Centre
Convention center
Calgary Telus Convention Centre is a convention centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Opened in 1974 as the first purpose built convention centre in the country, it was originally known as the Calgary Convention Centre, and is operated by the Calgary Convention Centre Authority on behalf of the City of Calgary. Calgary Telus Convention Centre is situated 100 metres north of Glenbow Museum.
Olympic Plaza
Park
Olympic Plaza is an urban park and gathering place in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located around Macleod Trail and 7 Avenue South, it was created as the venue for the medal ceremonies at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Olympic Plaza is situated 170 metres northeast of Glenbow Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown and Downtown East Village.
Chinatown
Suburb
Calgary's Chinatown is a district of Calgary located along Centre Street in the southeast area of Downtown Calgary immediately west of the Downtown East Village.
Downtown East Village
Suburb
Downtown East Village more commonly known as simply East Village, is a mixed-use neighbourhood within the eastern portions of downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
City Centre
Calgary City Centre refers to the most urban and dense area of Calgary. The area is best known as the location of the Downtown Commercial Core.Glenbow Museum
- Categories: archives, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Calgary, Calgary Region, Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Latitude
51.04504° or 51° 2′ 42″ north
Longitude
-114.06126° or 114° 3′ 41″ west
Elevation
1,061 metres (3,481 feet)
Open location code
95372WWQ+2F
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OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Glenbow Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “格林堡博物館”
- Dutch: “Glenbow Museum”
- Esperanto: “Muzeo Glenbow”
- French: “musée Glenbow”
- French: “Musée Glenbow”
- German: “Glenbow Museum”
- Japanese: “グレンボウ博物館”
- Japanese: “グレンボウ美術館”
- Korean: “글랜보우 박물관”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Glenbow Museum”
- Portuguese: “Glenbow museum”
- Portuguese: “Glenbow Museum”
- Portuguese: “Museu Glenbow”
- Russian: “Музей Гленбоу”
- Ukrainian: “Музей Гленбоу”
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