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Strathcona regiment’s storied history on display with opening of Munnings exhibition, Calgary Herald

Munnings – The War Years will be open to the public from Sept. 18 to Dec. 6, hosted by the University of Calgary. The travelling exhibition features dozens of works by the artist, borrowed from the Canadian War Museum’s Beaverbrook Collection of War Art in Ottawa. Artifacts borrowed from the Strathcona armoured regiment sit alongside the works, giving additional local context to the collection.

NICKLE GALLERIES: AWARD WINNING EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS, AND MORE, Life After Retirement, Summer 2025

Nickle Galleries at the University of Calgary is a museum and art gallery that has been inspiring creativity since 1979! Looking ahead to Fall 2025, we are thrilled to be hosting the travelling blockbuster exhibition, 'Munnings – The War Years.'

Moneyart: Aesthetics of Currencies Across Times and Cultures, Preview Magazine

This intriguing and groundbreaking exhibition explores the artistic and cultural significance of money through exceptional numismatic artifacts.

Coin experts gather in Calgary for global symposium, Canadian Coin News

The University of Calgary’s Nickle Galleries will once again host a premier gathering of numismatic minds as the Third Annual Numismatics Symposium: Money, Art and More returns May 24–25, 2025.

The Weavers Once Known, Hali Magazine, Issue 223

An exhibition in Calgary's Nickle Galleries is showing historical carpets with a focus on the people who wove them and the lives they led. Michele Hardy, head curator at the gallery, argues that our not knowing the names of these creators should not be allowed to deny them recognition.

Teresa Posyniak: Resilience, Alberta Views, May 2025

Nickle Galleries in Calgary presented 'Teresa Polyniak: Resilience,' the most important exhibition of her long career.

Earth and Sky: Carpet Cultures of Asia, Scene

Earth and Sky: Carpet Cultures of Asia foregrounds the perspectives of weavers, their families and communities in an exhibition of hand-woven textiles — particularly carpets — from across Asia.

Islamic coins tell a story at Nickle Galleries, Canadian Coin News

An exhibit now on display at the University of Calgary’s Nickle Galleries offers visitors a rare glimpse into the rich artistic and cultural heritage of the Islamic world – through its coinage.

Artistic highlights: Top art stories, events covered by Postmedia in Calgary in 2024, Calgary Herald

The University of Calgary’s Nickle Galleries spotlighted the work of artist, activist and teacher Teresa Posyniak with Resilience, a retrospective that covers 40-plus years of provocative work in several mediums and disciplines.

From the Editor – November 26, 2024 issue, Galleries West

Lissa Robinson, in Calgary, headed to Nickle Galleries for mâmawohkamâtowak: Judy Anderson and Katherine Boye, on view until December 14.