Glenbow to open temporary exhibition space at the Edison
The Glenbow is getting a new temporary exhibition space.
The new location will be just down the street from the current Glenbow building on Ninth Avenue, which is undergoing renovations until 2024.
The new location is the Edison, at 150 Ninth Avenue S.W., which the Glenbow is repurposing into temporary exhibition space as part of the City of Calgary's Downtown Strategy.
The museum is converting an empty office suite on the Plus 15 level of the Edison into a Class A museum space, which means adding an HVAC system and climate controls to protect the artworks and artifacts being exhibited.
The goal of the project is that it will continue to be an art space of some type even after the Glenbow returns to its main space in 2024.
REPURPOSING EMPTY OFFICE SPACE
Best of all, admission to the new space will be free.
“We are repurposing some underused office space in one of downtown Calgary’s iconic office towers, to build a place where we can connect in-person with Calgarians and continue to share art and culture experiences while our own building is under renovation.” Glenbow president and CEO Nicholas Bell said in a release.
"The best part is that we will be able to offer everyone free admission in 2022 when they come for a visit to this new space, thanks to the generous support of the Calgary Downtown Association," he added.
For the city, the move activates an office space and brings more Calgarians into the city core.
“The City of Calgary is excited to invest in this project through our Downtown Strategy funding as it meets many of our goals in one project,” said the city's downtown strategy director, Thom Mahler.
“It repurposes office space to provide an amenity that will create cultural vibrancy by attracting Calgarians and tourists downtown and it showcases how we can use partnerships with the private sector to deliver results.”
The first project will be Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment, which will feature more than 200 works of art by women painters, sculptors, filmmakers, photographers and architects from the early 20th century.
The exhibition is planned for early March, but check the Glenbow website to confirm.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Liberal MP says she's leaving politics over disrespectful dialogue, threats, misogyny
Liberal MP Pam Damoff says she won't run again in the next federal election, saying she has experienced misogyny, disrespectful dialogue in politics and threats to her life.
Concerns about plexiglass prompt inspections at some Loblaws locations in Ottawa
Inspections are underway at more than one Loblaws location in Ottawa after complaints were filed about tall plexiglass barriers.
Federal employees will be required to spend 3 days a week in the office
Starting in September, public servants in the core public administration will be required to work in the office a minimum of three days a week. The Treasury Board Secretariat says executives will need to be in the office four days per week.
OPP officer said 'someone's going to get hurt' before wrong-way Hwy. 401 crash
As multiple Durham police cruisers were chasing a robbery suspect on the wrong side of Highway 401 Monday night, an Ontario Provincial Police officer shared his concerns, telling a dispatcher, "Someone's going to get hurt."
Ont. woman who faked pregnancy to defraud doulas arrested again on similar charges
Victims of a Brantford, Ont., woman who was sentenced to house arrest earlier this year for defrauding and deceiving doulas say they’re not surprised she’s been apprehended again on similar charges.
Eating disorders among youth skyrocketed during pandemic and so did associated costs, report finds
The number of young people experiencing eating disorders surged during the height of the pandemic as the social and economic costs skyrocketed too, a new pan-Canadian report has found.
Five human skeletons, missing hands and feet, found outside house of Nazi leader Hermann Göring
Archeologists have unearthed the skeletons of five people, missing their hands and feet, at a former Nazi military base in Poland.
Poilievre returns to House unrepentant for calling Trudeau 'wacko,' Speaker not resigning
An unrepentant Pierre Poilievre returned to the House of Commons on Wednesday to pepper the prime minister about his drug decriminalization policies after being booted the day prior for refusing to take back calling Justin Trudeau 'wacko' over his approach to the issue.
Toddler of Phoenix first responder dies after bounce house goes airborne
A two-year-old child died after a strong gust of wind sent the bounce house he was in airborne and into a neighbouring lot in central Arizona, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office said.