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Banff Park Museum National Historic Site of Canada
P.O. Box 900
Banff, Alberta
Canada
T1L 1K2
Phone:
403-762-1558
Fax:
403-762-1565
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Banff Park Museum National Historic Site of Canada


AlbertaBanff Park Museum National Historic Site of Canada
The Banff Park Museum is a national historic site because the museum's original exhibit collection reflect and commemorate an early approach to the interpretation of natural history in Canada. Also, the architectural style and detailing of the 1903 log building are characteristic examples of early federal buildings in the Park.

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Summer Hours (Mid-May to late September): 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The rest of the year: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed December 25-26 and January 1

Site Management Planning

National Historic Sites of the Mountain Parks


© Steve Malins collection
Management Planning Newsletter, Number 1, April 2005

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History


A Brief History of the Banff Park Museum National Historic Site of Canada

The museum was the child of the old Natural History Branch of the Geological Survey of Canada. In February 1895 a shipment of mounted and labelled specimens arrived in Banff.


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