Banff Park Museum: architectural details
After a day of sightseeing, our tour guide brought us to our hotel Brewster's Mountain Lodge. It was still too early for dinner but mother was tired, so I left her in the room for a nap. I headed out to explore Banff town centre some more.
Mother had a mobile phone so we could be in touch if needed.
I came across the Banff Park Museum -- National Historic Site. It is a very interesting, small museum dedicated to the natural history of Banff.
From the museum web site:
pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/ab/banff/info
"The oldest natural history museum in western Canada, the Banff Park Museum is housed in a monumental 1903 log building in downtown Banff, Alberta. The museum holds more than 5,000 natural history specimens collected from the park around the early 1900s. This turn-of-the-century taxidermy collection continues to thrill visitors curious about the mammals, birds, insects and fish found in the Canadian Rockies.
The museum offers a unique chance to get up-close with some of the park’s iconic wildlife, while also glimpsing a Victorian-era take on natural history. The gorgeous architecture of the museum is an attraction in itself: huge logs of Douglas fir with large windows and lofty ceilings."
Banff Park Museum: architectural details
After a day of sightseeing, our tour guide brought us to our hotel Brewster's Mountain Lodge. It was still too early for dinner but mother was tired, so I left her in the room for a nap. I headed out to explore Banff town centre some more.
Mother had a mobile phone so we could be in touch if needed.
I came across the Banff Park Museum -- National Historic Site. It is a very interesting, small museum dedicated to the natural history of Banff.
From the museum web site:
pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/ab/banff/info
"The oldest natural history museum in western Canada, the Banff Park Museum is housed in a monumental 1903 log building in downtown Banff, Alberta. The museum holds more than 5,000 natural history specimens collected from the park around the early 1900s. This turn-of-the-century taxidermy collection continues to thrill visitors curious about the mammals, birds, insects and fish found in the Canadian Rockies.
The museum offers a unique chance to get up-close with some of the park’s iconic wildlife, while also glimpsing a Victorian-era take on natural history. The gorgeous architecture of the museum is an attraction in itself: huge logs of Douglas fir with large windows and lofty ceilings."