June 4 - 9, 2024
Calling all seniors! In honour of Seniors' Week, visitors aged 65+ can visit the Royal Alberta Museum for free from June 4 - 9. We hope you’ll join us!
Seniors' Week is open to everyone, so please bring your friends, family, and grandchildren. However, free admission is reserved for guests aged 65+ and their dedicated support staff and caregivers from June 4 - 9.
Can’t visit during Seniors' Week? Consider picking up an annual Senior’s Mammoth Pass for $30 and get a year’s worth of admission plus great discounts at the Museum Shop and Café.
Kick-Off – June 4
To kick-off the week, we invite seniors to take over the museum on Tuesday, June 4! Enjoy live music and special drop-in programming created especially for life-long learners.
Schedule:
Volunteer Information Table
11 am – 2 pm
Main Lobby
Meet our volunteers, learn about the valuable work they do at the museum, and find out how you can join our volunteer team.
Native Garden Walk*
11 – 11:30 am
Isabella Courtyard
Join our Assistant Curator of Botany, Donna Cherniawsky for a relaxed walk through the Isabella Courtyard, which is home to many of Alberta’s native plants. Learn about a number of the trees, shrubs, and wildflowers that grow onsite at RAM and ask our Botanist about the native plant species that thrive here. *This activity is weather-dependent and may be rescheduled if weather or air quality is poor.
Live Music by Lionel Rault
12 – 1 pm
Main Lobby
Edmonton Folk Musician and longtime host on CKUA Radio, Lionel Rault will be performing a live set in the main lobby. Listen while enjoying lunch in the Café or just grab a seat and watch the performance.
Timeless Technology Drop-in Program
1 – 2 pm
Main Lobby
Explore the wonders of timeless technology from long ago. We have plenty of interesting gizmos and gadgets that are sure to bring back memories.
Intro to Wild Bird Eggs
1:30 – 2 pm
The Roundhouse
Meet Assistant Curator of Ornithology, Corey Scobie and see a colorful selection of wild bird eggshells collected in Alberta and around the world from as far back as the 1880’s. You’ll get a chance to see the eggs of common Edmonton birds and learn when and where these species like to build their nests.
Group Visits and Buses
We welcome group visits from senior community groups, retirement centres, and senior rec organizations. If you are interested in organizing a group visit, please contact our Admissions Coordinator via email at natalia.lukasheva@gov.ab.ca. Where possible, please contact us one week in advance of your visit.
Note: RAM does not have onsite parking available. For groups arriving by bus, please arrange to be dropped off and picked up. Public parking is available at one of the public lots nearby.
What is Seniors Week?
Seniors’ Week has been recognized since 1986 to celebrate and acknowledge the contributions seniors make to enhance the quality of life in Alberta. Seniors’ Week was inspired by the vision of the late Alice Modin. 38 years ago, Modin began a campaign to start a Seniors’ Day in Strathcona County that helped pave the way for this annual event. As part of this celebration, the Royal Alberta Museum and some other Alberta Museums and Historic Sites offer free admission to anyone aged 65+ throughout the week.
Get in touch!
Questions? Please reach out to our Head of Community Engagement via email at Michael.Goto-Magnussen@gov.ab.ca