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Two iconic towers in Cranbrook and their design origins.

What would Canada’s version of the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, or the Breaker mansions might be? We think that railway hotels represent some of …

How long has the piano as we know it been around? A Broadwood piano is more than a good instrument: it represents an important shift …

A decades-long supporter of LGBT+ issues in Cranbrook gives us lessons in how everyday language hurts, the real roots of ongoing social issues, and a …

Our summer students introduce themselves and tell us what’s behind their work as historical interpreters.

Welcome to our virtual scavenger hunt! By playing you can enter to win a special Sam Steele Days Prize. Want to try?

Learn more about the co-founder of our Junior Paleontology program, Guy Santucci.

May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada, an opportunity to look back and recognize the role of people of Asian descent in shaping the history …

April Fools pranks are sometimes simple “gotcha” moments. Other times they are more elaborate.

As a temporary measure, all tours of the interior of the historic railcars are cancelled.