Edmonton City as Museum Project ECAMP
Mary Imrie (1918 – 1988) and Jean Wallbridge (1912 – 1979) operated their architecture firm—the first run by women in Canada—at Six Acres, the home they built for their work and life together overlooking the North Saskatchewan River in west Edmonton.
About the Edmonton City as Museum Project
About the Edmonton City as Museum Project. Launched in 2013, the Edmonton City as Museum Project (ECAMP) is an initiative of the Edmonton Heritage Council that explores the history of our city through story. The stories that connect us, the stories that divide us, and the stories that nurture an appreciation of our differences as Edmontonians.
Exhibits - Edmonton City as Museum Project ECAMP
The Edmonton City as Museum Project acknowledges that ᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ / amiskwacîwâskahikan / Edmonton is located in Treaty 6 territory, and is a ...
The Last Edmonton Coal Mine: Whitemud Creek
Oct 14, 2020 · Rambling up the steep paths of the Whitemud Creek cutbank, a view of Rainbow Valley Park appears along with the distinctive horseshoe curl of the creek below.
Collections - Edmonton City as Museum Project ECAMP
Black History in Alberta. The collection hosts ongoing work and welcomes contributions through community voices and work. Join us as we continue to find ways to examine, discuss, share, celebrate, and amplify Black voices in order to learn and challenge our understandings of race, racialization, and racial identity in the context of colonial Canadian histories.
Edmonton’s 1957 City Hall - Edmonton City as Museum Project …
Aug 7, 2014 · Edmonton’s second City Hall was a news-making building right from the beginning. Completed in 1957 as one of Canada’s first modernist city halls, the building on the north side of 102A Avenue between 99 and 100 streets was daring and controversial.
The Other Side of Emily Murphy - Edmonton City as Museum …
Oct 21, 2020 · Shortly after entering Emily Murphy Park, which sits on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River between Groat Bridge and the main campus of the University of Alberta, there is a dark grey statue of the park’s namesake.
The Arts in Edmonton - Edmonton City as Museum Project ECAMP
The Edmonton City as Museum Project acknowledges that ᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ / amiskwacîwâskahikan / Edmonton is located in Treaty 6 territory, and is a ...
Peter Hemingway Fitness and Leisure Centre: Architectural Masterpiece ...
Aug 3, 2021 · From the beginning, the Coronation Pool building was considered an architectural masterpiece. In 1970, Peter Hemingway became the first Albertan to win the Massey Medal for Architecture (now the Governor General’s Medals in Architecture) for the design — the highest honour in that field in Canada.
Women’s Histories | Edmonton City as Museum Project ECAMP
The perspectives and stories of women have often been downplayed or excluded from representations of history. In this collection, discover parts of Edmonton’s heritage history by exploring the stories of women. We continue to learn and grow together as we build this collection to better amplify ...