OUR STORIES

Walking Tour

The Whyte Museum Walks

Explore Banff in a unique way! Our walking tours are about stories, characters, secrets and a fresh way to discover a deeper connection to this special place.

Image: Nicholas Morant with snowshoes and camera gear, ca. 1975 - ca. 1980. Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Nicholas Morant fonds (V500/I/C1/78/PA-39).
Virtual Exhibition

Nicholas Morant: Canadian Pacific's Special Photographer

Nicholas Morant (1910 - 1999) is a well-known name in Canadian photography from the twentieth century.

Image: Nicholas Morant with snowshoes and camera gear, ca. 1975 - ca. 1980. Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Nicholas Morant fonds (V500/I/C1/78/PA-39).
Image: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian). Cathedral Mountain, Lake O'Hara. 1930 – 1940. oil on canvas. 28.0 x 35.5 cm. Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979. WyC.01.309. Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.
Portfolio

Commemorative Portfolio: Catharine Robb Whyte and Peter Whyte

The portfolio celebrates and chronicles the life of Catharine Robb Whyte (1906 – 1979) and Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966).

Image: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian). Cathedral Mountain, Lake O'Hara. 1930 – 1940. oil on canvas. 28.0 x 35.5 cm. Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979. WyC.01.309. Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.
Image: Luxton Family fonds, LUX/I/D4/10/9, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Virtual Exhibition

Bringing Back the Buffalo

The Pablo-Allard herd and the reintroduction of Buffalo to the Canadian Plains

Image: Luxton Family fonds, LUX/I/D4/10/9, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Image: Cairn Spring/Summer 2020
Publication

The Cairn

News about Canadian Rockies’ art, history and culture and the activities and history of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.

Image: [Untitled], 1939, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds (V797/II/PS-28)
Virtual Exhibition

Illuminating Lantern Slides

This website is an in depth exploration of lantern slides, how they are made, and what they were used for.

Image: [Untitled], 1939, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds (V797/II/PS-28)
Image: Interior of Peter and Catharine Whyte home
Digital Tour

The Whyte Home
Banff, Alberta

Welcome to the home of Peter Whyte and Catharine (Robb) Whyte, artists and philanthropists.

Image: Interior of Peter and Catharine Whyte home

In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge that we live, work and play on the traditional territories of the Iyârhe Nakoda Nations (Bearspaw, Wesley, Chiniki), the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina – part of the Dene people, Ktunaxa, Secwépemc, Mountain Cree and Métis. Please click here for our full Indigenous Acknowledgement statement. Please click here for "The Land We Are On: A Presentation about Land Acknowledgement Statements and What They Mean."

WHYTE MUSEUM OF THE
CANADIAN ROCKIES

111 Bear Street, Box 160 | Banff, A.B. | whyte.org | 403 762 2291

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