Article content With the unfortunate announcement that the provincial government intends to demolish the original Royal Alberta Museum building in Glenora, various proposals have been put forward for salvaging the structure and refitting it for other purposes. One concept which I have not seen, however, is reverting the building to its original use. Upgrades would be restorative rather than structural and far less costly than outright demolition and replacement. But, do we not have a fully functional Royal Alberta Museum downtown? Yes, we do, and a good one. However, looking to the future of the city and province, with continuing population growth, would it not be in line to consider the capital city deserving of a second facility to reveal aspects of our province’s past? Most world metropolises have several. Aside from the excellent but one-dimensional Alberta Aviation Museum (which the city has considered selling off), the governing idea has been to confine all the artifacts that explain Alberta’s history to the people of Edmonton in one venue. Why not ease this burden by transforming the original RAM into a Royal Alberta Museum of Natural and Indigenous History? This would fit well with the open spaces currently surrounding it partially filled with vegetation, the scenic river valley below, and the historic Government House beside it. Parking space would continue to be ample and supplemented by a major bus route and the LRT three blocks away. This would leave the current RAM downtown free to concentrate on revealing the story of the settlement period in Alberta, social, agricultural and industrial, with all cultures represented, including Indigenous. The result would be a fuller overall picture of the story of Alberta. The move would also partially ease the problem of collections storage which plagues all modern museums as well as archives and libraries. Besides, theoretically, both the original and the current RAM were already subjectively sub-divided according to natural and human history, with the humans further sub-divided according to Indigenous and non-Indigneous. Such a move would be costly and involve additional staff, but development could be in stages and spread over time. And, long before complete transformation, the old RAM could resume functionality, with exhibits emerging gradually, the excellent auditorium returning to full use, and the cafeteria open on an as-needed basis. The problem of artifact storage space could be addressed almost immediately. Whatever the fate of the old RAM, what politicians and planners should absolutely keep foremost in mind is the future. If the city and its environs are to soon hold over two million people, is the current RAM suited to adequately reveal the entire story of Alberta to all people, including newcomers and visitors, especially given the absence of a city museum? I would say no, and the time to start planning for future needs is now. The best start would be a consideration of the resources at hand. The main one should surely be the original Provincial Museum and Archives, or at least the main portion of it. David W. Leonard is an historian and archivist employed by the Provincial Museum and Archives as early as 1969, the facility having been opened two years earlier. He was later a senior staff member there for 15 years and eventually inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence.63 jili casino login 。

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