Exhibitions
CrossCraft Pattern Systems
August 13, 2026 – December 5, 2026
CrossCraft Pattern Systems is a research-creation project that explores how traditional craft techniques can be transformed into new visual and structural pattern systems in contemporary design. The exhibition presents a series of tufted rugs, each display…
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Napoleon: Art, Money and War
May 9, 2026 – September 19, 2026
Napoleon: Art, Money and War examines how Napoleon Bonaparte built and projected power through material culture. Coins, medals, artworks, books, and official documents show how finance underpinned military ambition, and how visual language helped legitimiz…
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Online Resources
VIRTUAL – Alfred Munnings, War Artist 1918
This free resource complements the exhibition Munnings – The War Years, providing rich contextual information about Munnings, his art, and his career as a war artist. The site includes links to 9 teacher resources connecting the exhibition with The Alberta …
VIRTUAL – Wool and Grass: Kyrgyz Textiles in the Collections of Nickle Galleries
In 2009 Nickle Galleries (then The Nickle Arts Museum) hosted Reeds and Wool: Patterned Screens of Central Asia, a travelling exhibition organized by the Kaufman Museum at Bethel College in Kansas, USA. The exhibition featured rare examples of Kyrgyz texti …
VIRTUAL – Visualising Colonialism: British-Indian Textile Labels in the Collection of Nickle Galleries
Visualising Colonialism: British-Indian Textile Labels in the Collection of Nickle Galleries highlights a unique collection of commercial textile and dye labels used during the British colonisation of India. Displaying a unique chapter in the history of pr …
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Spring/Summer 2026 Hours
- Monday – Friday 9:00 – 4:00 pm
- Closed weekends and holidays
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- Thursday 9:00 am – 8:00 pm
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- Saturday 11:00 – 4:00 pm
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Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, T2N 1N4
Front Desk: 403-210-6201
Street Address
Nickle Galleries
Ground floor, Taylor Family Digital Library
University of Calgary
435 Campus Lane NW
Calgary, T2N 1N4
Credits
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Alberta Museums Association
