Medalta

05/27/2026

🎙️We had the pleasure of hosting Brian Konrad and the whole crew from .ca in one of our historic beehive kilns today. Brian chatted history, heritage, community, and learning with our Events Coordinator and local historian Sarah Schatz.

Brian also gave us a glimpse into his love for Medalta and the impact it has made on the Medicine Hat community.

➡️ Stay tuned for the full episode coming soon!

05/27/2026

We loved having the team from Bring Back The Porch Podcast here with us today! Stay tuned for their special interview with our Events Coordinator and local historian Sarah Schatz.

05/25/2026

☀️ Give your teen a chance to step away from screens and spend the day creating, exploring, and trying something new!

https://bit.ly/4opb4X0

This full-day experience @ Medalta combines hands-on clay projects, games, and museum exploration inside one of Canada’s most unique industrial heritage sites.

Teens will learn pottery and sculpture techniques, experiment creatively, and connect with others in a relaxed, welcoming environment with no experience required!

DETAILS
For ages: 13–17
Dates: Choose from July 2nd or August 6th (or both!)
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Cost: $85/day

REGISTER ➡️ https://bit.ly/4opb4X0

05/15/2026

Remember to check your promotions or spam folders for our May newsletter!

If you haven't signed up yet, use this link below to register for updates & announcements ⤵️

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🌼 Read our May Newsletter: https://conta.cc/3PqJpYP

05/12/2026

𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗘𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗬 𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 @ 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗔

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: July 6-10, July 13 – 17, and July 20 – 24
𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵: Choose from 1, 2, or all 3 weeks
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 9:00am – 4:00pm daily (please arrive by 8:45 AM)
𝗔𝗴𝗲𝘀: 16+
𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: $375/week (multi-week discounts available)
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 713 Medalta Ave SE, Medicine Hat, Alberta

https://bit.ly/3PjDQeH

🧱 𝗗𝗶𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 @ 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗮! Based in the heart of Medicine Hat’s Historic Clay District, this summer workshop is your chance to uncover real stories, artifacts, and the industrial heritage that shaped Canada’s ceramic legacy.

🪏 Each week students will work alongside Archaeologist Dr. Talva Jacobson to continue the excavation of a historic stable used to shelter draft horses employed at Medalta Potteries sometime between 1912 and 1954. Last year in 2025, over 100 artifacts were discovered!

📸 Throughout this workshop, students will learn excavation techniques, site mapping, artifact washing, and interpretation. They will be taught how to engage in field methods using archaeological techniques to recover the material culture and to fully document the process of recovery, while learning how to take samples, record, analyse, and prepare resources for later study and preservation.

Students are welcome to participate in all activities at the site and will be rotated daily (or weekly) so everyone has an opportunity to excavate, recover, document, or photograph units, as well as manage the field lab each day.

➡️ Participants are welcome to register for one, two, or all three weeks. Anyone registered in multiple weeks can choose to take on leadership roles and deepen their skills through expanded lab work and presentation opportunities.

𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦
𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵: Bring your own; Snacks and water will be provided
𝗟𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴: Participants must arrange their accommodations and travel to site each day
𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗴: Students receive custom water bottles, hats, and an official certificate of completion

𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙚: 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 @ 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.

𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗢 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥
🛜 https://bit.ly/3PjDQeH
📧 [email protected]
☎️ 403.529.1070

Archaeology Field School @ Medalta is back! Unearth real stories, artifacts, and industrial heritage that helped shaped Canada

05/09/2026

CAREERS @ MEDALTA

We currently have 2 job openings at Medalta!

🖼️ EXHIBITIONS & COLLECTIONS MANAGER
🧱 STUDIO TECHNICIAN ASSISTANT (Summer Internship)

Get all the details here ➡️ https://medalta.org/employment-opportunities/

05/09/2026

🌻 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗔𝗬 𝟭𝟲 & 𝟭𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Beginning this "May Long" weekend, the museum @ Medalta will be open Saturdays AND Sundays from 10am - 5pm! How exciting is that?!

Self-guided tours will be available all day (as usual), with guided tour times available for booking on our website. Stay tuned for more details on added tour times!

Learn more here: https://medalta.org/visit/

🧱WHY VISIT MEDALTA?
· A chance to explore and walk inside our unique beehive kilns
· Travel back in time as you wander through the still-standing Ol' Factory
· View historic photographs and hear personal stories
· See working heritage machinery in our production room
· View thousands of pottery pieces on display, covering decades of artwork & ever-changing production
· Adventure across the prairies, taking in the entire historic clay district
· Experience one of Medicine Hat’s most unique historic sites

📍 713 Medalta Ave SE in Medicine Hat, Alberta
☎️ (403) 529-1070
📧 [email protected]

05/08/2026

🖍️ Congratulations to Molly for winning our “Fired Up!” colouring contest and thank you to everyone who participated! We had so many fun & creative pages on our wall.

Here’s what our Education Coordinator and long-time artist Wendy Struck had to say about the selected artwork:

“We picked this page for its' bright bold colours, the creative use of texture in the trees and letters, and the fun approach of colouring the sky to make clouds out of negative space. Congratulations Molly, you created a fabulous picture to help us celebrate Medalta!”

05/08/2026

We're so excited for these student award recipients to explore & create @ Medalta! 😍🧱🤩

05/05/2026

🔥🙏🧱 Thank you, Medicine Hat and Medalta supporters! We had an absolute blast this weekend celebrating 40 years of Clay, Culture & Community during our "Fired Up!" event. The community support exceeded our expectations, and we loved welcoming visitors of every age and interest to explore all that Medalta has to offer.

Our giant 6-ft horse sculpture was a massive success, with hundreds of creative clay additions, alongside the many visitors who toured through the Shaw Centre for Contemporary Ceramics. Judging for our children’s colouring contest will also take place this week, with an announcement coming soon, so stay tuned!

Thank you again to every single person who stopped by on Saturday! If you had the chance to see Clay, Creativity & The Comeback at the Monarch Theatre this weekend, you’ll know just how much hard work, dedication, passion, and collaboration it takes to create and sustain a site as important as this. Thank you for being part of our story ♥️

📆 Remember to mark your calendars for more fun on July 10 & 11 when we celebrate "District Days"!

📸 Photo Credit: Our Village Creative