In 1875 the North West Mounted Police crossed the Bow River to build Fort Calgary. Today, the fort is being reconstructed, by local volunteers using period tools, in its original strategic position where the Bow and Elbow Rivers meet. Experience hands-on history and learn the stories of the site, settlement and people of Calgary. Glenbow Museum . Three floors of permanent displays document the history of western Canada including native history and culture, European settlement and the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Exhibits also explore art, childhood, minerals, and armour.
Also on-site are the library, archives, museum store and cafe. Two blocks south of C-Train line downtown. Glenbow Museum, Calgary Art Gallery, Library and Archives. Daily 10 am - 5 pm. We Put Action in Attraction Pioneer Acres Museum .