Design Images and Overview - New Royal Alberta Museum

The design for the new Royal Alberta Museum has an engaging sense of place and responds to the unique aspects of Edmonton and Alberta. The architecture and the planning are finely tuned to the function of the museum. The design seeks to:

  • Enhance the visitor experience, be thought provoking and beautiful

  • Be accessible and inclusive with an animated and engaging public space

  • Connect with the community, to create a museum that is a central social setting

  • Integrate with the exhibition design and give form to the telling of the story of Alberta

  • De-mystify the museum for the public by providing views into the working museum

  • nuture the museum's programs and experiences from classes and school programs, to tours and special exhibitions

  • Protect the collections

  • Celebrate Alberta and be a source of pride for all Albertans