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Volunteering at the Royal Alberta Museum
We thank you for your interest in volunteering at the Museum! Much of what we do relies on our many volunteers. They can be found out in the galleries, helping curators handle collections or doing research, or even feeding the many critters in the bug lab!
If you are interested in volunteering for the Museum, please contact the Head, Education and Volunteer Services for more information.
Employment at the Royal Alberta Museum
We thank you for your interest in working at the Museum! We are owned and operated by the Government of Alberta, within the ministry of Alberta Culture. All employment opportunities with the Government of Alberta are posted on http://jobs.alberta.ca.
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Human History and Cultural Preservations
Our Museum has four distinct programs to collect, preserve and research objects of human origin. Please choose the most applicable below or choose "I'm not sure".
Indigenous / Aboriginal / First Nations
Our Ethnology program cares for objects of cultural and historic value created by indigenous peoples of the world. Primary emphasis is on the Northern Plains and Subarctic regions of North America. Blackfoot, Cree, Dene, Nakoda, and Métis objects form the collection's greatest strengths. Objects in the collection date from the mid-1800s to the present.
If your question, comment or the object you have might match this program, please contact the Curator of Ethnology for more information.
Ethnic or Religious
The Cultural Communities program seeks to work with communities to collect and preserve the stories and experience of the distinct groups that have contributed to Alberta’s dynamic history and share what we learn through outreach programs, publications and exhibitions.
If your question, comment or the object you have might match this program, please contact the Curator of Cultural Communities for more information.
Military or Political
The collections of the Military & Political History program number approximately 20,000 artifacts dominated by those representing military history, firearms and numismatics.
If your question, comment or the object you have might match this program, please contact the Curator of Military & Poltical History for more information.
We'll do our best!
With this much combined knowledge of human history in our Museum, I'm sure we can find someone to help you or to lead you on the right path!
Please contact the Head, Cultural Sciences for more information.
Our Museum has four distinct programs to collect, preserve and research objects of natural origin. Please choose the most applicable below or choose "I'm not sure".
Geology
Geology is the study of the planet Earth - the materials of which it is made, the processes that act on these materials, the products formed, and the history of the planet and its life forms. The Geology program acquires and preserves rocks, minerals and fossils that document the geology of Alberta.
If your question, comment or the object you have might match this program, please contact the Assistant Curator of Geology for more information.
Quaternary Environments
Palaeoenvironmental work at the Royal Alberta Museum focusses on the investigation of landscape and vegetation change over the last 11,000 years or so, especially as these relate to the human history of the Province.
If your question, comment or the object you have might match this program, please contact the Curator of Quaternary Environments for more information.
Quaternary Palaeontology
Quaternary Palaeontology is the study of fossil organisms that lived during the last 2.6 million years, a block of time that is conventionally divided into the Pleistocene Epoch (the "Ice Age") and the Holocene Epoch, or postglacial period (the last 10,000 years).
If your question, comment or the object you have might match this program, please contact the Curator of Quaternary Palaeontology for more information.
Archaeology
The Archaeology program is responsible for managing collections of historic and prehistoric artifacts from over 25,000 archaeological sites spanning at least the last 11,000 years.
If your question, comment or the object you have might match this program, please contact the Curator of Archaeology for more information.
We'll do our best!
With this much combined knowledge of natural history in our Museum, I'm sure we can find someone to help you or to lead you on the right path!
Please contact the Head, Earth Sciences for more information.
Our Museum has five distinct programs to collect, preserve and research biodiversity. Please choose the most applicable below or choose "I'm not sure".
Plant, Moss, Lichen (Botany)
The Botany program focuses on the evolution and ecology of plant life in northwest North America.
If your question, comment or the object you have might match this program, please contact the Curator of Botany for more information.
Fish (Ichthyology)
Ichthyology is the study of fishes. In Alberta today, there are about 51 native and 8 introduced fish species with known, self-sustaining populations.
If your question, comment or the object you have might match this program, please contact the Curator of Ichthyology for more information.
Insects & Spiders (Invertebrate Zoology)
Invertebrate Zoology encompasses the study of insects, spiders and all other animals that lack a backbone. In addition to research on invertebrates, the Invertebrate Zoology Program at the Royal Alberta Museum focuses on three main areas: The Provincial Collection, The Bug Room Gallery and the Processing Centre for the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute.
If your question, comment or the object you might have match this program, please contact the Curator of Invertebrate Zoology for more information.
Mammalogy
Mammalogy is the study of animals within the Class Mammalia, and includes that taxonomic group of vertebrates in the Kingdom Animalia (Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata). Mammals are characterized by the ability to control internal body temperature, often with a coat of fur, the presence of mammary glands, which for females, enables the nourishment of young during early development, and generally the ability to give birth to live young. Disciplines, such as biochemistry, physiology, animal behaviour, biology, and ecology all constitute mammalogy.
If your question, comment or the object you might have match this program, please contact the Curator of Mammalogy for more information.
Birds (Ornithology)
Ornithology is the study of birds. Alberta has a rich, diverse bird life with over 250 breeding species.
If your question, comment or the object you might have match this program, please contact the Curator of Ornithology for more information.
We'll do our best!
With this much combined knowledge of our biodiversity, I'm sure we can find someone to help you or to lead you on the right path!
Please contact the Head, Life Sciences for more information.
What is it?!
If it's not man-made, not naturally-occurring and not an animal, you've certainly piqued our interest!
Please contact the Web Content Coordinator with more information and we'll see if we can get someone to help you.
Events at the Museum
For information on holding an event at the museum, please visit our Facility Rentals page.
Booking School Programs
For information on booking school groups for education programs, please visit Education for more information.
We'll do our best!
With this much collective knowledge, we should be able to help you.
If you'd like to speak to someone within the Government of Alberta but not necessarily within the museum, visit the Government of Alberta Telephone Directory.
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