University of Alberta Museums

08/20/2026

Our latest online exhibition is now live!

From These Lands: Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Treaty No. 6

From These Lands is a brand-new online exhibition that examines the art of Indigenous artists from Treaty No. 6 in the University of Alberta Museums Art Collection.

Explore the exhibition today at https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/fromtheselands

07/03/2026

Join us on our upcoming U of A Museums Art Collection Public Art & Texture Walk!

Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026
Time: 12:05 pm to 1:00 pm
Location: Outside University Commons’ Main/Front Entrance (prev. Dentistry/Pharmacy Building)

RSVP & Details:

Step outside and learn about the (not-so) hidden gems across campus!

05/20/2026

Starting May 21, get up close with the Mactaggart Collection at the Edmonton Public Library’s Stanley Milner location digital wall exhibit - Echoes of Thunder.

Textiles from the U of A's Mactaggart Art Collection depict dragons as auspicious symbols of power, a role that has secured their position as popular symbols throughout the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties to the present day. The Chinese dragon "龙" (long) is a mythical shape-shifting beast that symbolizes wisdom, benevolence, authority, and good fortune. Ancient stories describe dragons as able to control rain, exhale cloud vapour, soar through the atmosphere and dive deep into bodies of water.

View the schedule: https://www2.epl.ca/wall/

05/01/2026

Qi Zhang, Graduate Research Assistant for the Mactaggart Art Collection, explores Wang Hui’s Jinshan – A Stopping Point on the Kangxi Emperor’s Southern Inspection Tour handscroll and the Nanxun shengdian.

https://www.ualberta.ca/en/museums/news/2026/may/seeing-jinshan.html

03/26/2026

Employment Opportunity!

With the assistance of Young Canada Works, the U of A Museums invites applications for a focused and detail-oriented Pre-Migration Data Technician to assist with the pre-migration phase of our multi-year, multi-phase collections management system renewal project!

More details: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/museums/about/employment.html

03/11/2026

Our Art in Focus articles take an in-depth look at items in the U of A Art Collection. In the latest spotlight, April Dean discusses "SHED" (2018), a photograph from a series titled: Akunnirun Kuupak by Kablusiak, an Inuvialuk artist based in Alberta. Read more at the link.

https://www.ualberta.ca/en/museums/news/2026/march/kablusiak.html

Photo credit: Akunnirun Kuupak Series: SHED, 2018; Ink on paper; photograph; Kablusiak: Born Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, 1993; University of Alberta Museums Art Collection, University of Alberta Museums; 2021.1.2

02/26/2026

Museums program assistant, Max, takes a closer look at horse motifs in the Mactaggart Art Collection.

https://www.ualberta.ca/en/museums/news/2026/february/reigning-it-in.html

02/19/2026

Take a virtual tour of the auspicious symbols displayed throughout the clothing and textiles in the Mactaggart Art Collection.

Take a tour of the auspicious symbols displayed throughout the clothing and textiles in the Mactaggart Art Collection.

02/19/2026

The new Kenneth and Sandra Wong Gallery, now under construction in the Telus Centre, will bring together art, science, history and culture – creating a welcoming, accessible place where students, researchers and the public can engage directly with the university’s world-class collections.

The U of A is home to the largest academic museum network in Canada, yet our vast array of treasures remain largely unseen by the public. Thirty exquisite co...