By The Canadian Press

Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton officially open

Oct 4, 2018 | 7:56 AM

EDMONTON – Alberta’s new provincial museum in downtown Edmonton is officially open.

Premier Rachel Notley unveiled a life-sized statue of the Royal Alberta Museum’s signature Ice Age mammoth in the main rotunda and stated,  “Alberta is a province full of compelling stories. The Royal Alberta Museum gives Albertans the opportunity to live in and share those stories, told from many perspectives, including those of Indigenous  communities. These stories will provide us all a greater sense of the people, places and identity of Alberta and are an important contribution to our cultural landscape.”

She also acknowledged former premier Ed Stelmach, who was responsible for getting the museum project started in 2011.

Edmonton mayor Don Iveson added, “What an honour and privilege it is to be home to the largest museum in Western Canada, and one of the top museums in the country. On this special day and in the days to come, this museum will allow us to honour those that came before us and inspire curious minds to explore culture and history right in the heart of our beautiful city.”

The museum, which cost $375.5 million, has 7,600 square metres of exhibition space.

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There are more than 5,300 objects on display in rooms dedicated to natural and human history, a children’s gallery and bugs.

There’s also space for the Manitou Stone, a meteorite considered by First Nations to be spiritually significant.

(The Canadian Press)