Glenbow Museum | 43m | 9s | DIALOG

[Roaring Flames]

I noticed the Oldrich murals are to be relocated to the new rooftop patio

 

[Beltline_B]

I love the new look.

 

[MissingMiddle]

Interesting nod to the previous design I noticed in the drawings, the bump out/window/thing appears to be in the same general proportion to the metal accent pieces of the original:

 

[wolvie]

 

[The Familia]

If the facade actually has small circular windows in some of the wave holes that will be really cool. Would look sweet at night and give a little more transparency to the building which seems a little heavy still.

 

[Roaring Flames]

The design in the video was likely nerfed because of the budget. The design in the DP is covered in GFRC panels (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete) without the porthole windows the design in the video has.

 

[Disraeli]

I really liked the design in the video so i'm disappointed it appears to have been valued engineered. Either way i'm excited about this project going ahead.

 

[Roaring Flames]

BREAKING: Admission at the Glenbow will be free forever once it reopens. That is thanks to a large donation coming from Shaw Communications. $35 million being pledged in total. #yyc pic.twitter.com/f5aAVrqd48

— tom ross (@Tommy_Slick) February 17, 2022

Glenbow President and CEO Nicholas Bell says this means enjoying the arts will no longer be a privilege in Calgary, and instead becomes a right. Will vastly increase accessibility and the number of people who can visit. pic.twitter.com/LLiXIP2O55

— tom ross (@Tommy_Slick) February 17, 2022

And finally, this huge donation means the museum gets a new name. It will be known as the JR Shaw Centre for Arts and Culture. #yyc

— tom ross (@Tommy_Slick) February 17, 2022

 

[nlarson]

BREAKING: Admission at the Glenbow will be free forever once it reopens. That is thanks to a large donation coming from Shaw Communications. $35 million being pledged in total. #yyc pic.twitter.com/f5aAVrqd48

— tom ross (@Tommy_Slick) February 17, 2022

Glenbow President and CEO Nicholas Bell says this means enjoying the arts will no longer be a privilege in Calgary, and instead becomes a right. Will vastly increase accessibility and the number of people who can visit. pic.twitter.com/LLiXIP2O55

— tom ross (@Tommy_Slick) February 17, 2022

Shaw family donates $35 million to Glenbow to permanently fund free admission, arts endowment

The $25-million JR Shaw Free Admissions Endowment will eliminate general admission in perpetuity

calgaryherald.com

 

[outoftheice]

Great news and obviously when you donate that kind of money you get to put your name on the building but the JR Shaw Centre for Arts and Culture sounds more like a school and less like somewhere you would take your family or go as a tourist. I know it's just a name but I've been in plenty of cities where an odd name has left me skipping an attraction only to learn later that had I dug deeper the attraction would have been something I was interested in.

 

[Roaring Flames]

Great news and obviously when you donate that kind of money you get to put your name on the building but the JR Shaw Centre for Arts and Culture sounds more like a school and less like somewhere you would take your family or go as a tourist. I know it's just a name but I've been in plenty of cities where an odd name has left me skipping an attraction only to learn later that had I dug deeper the attraction would have been something I was interested in.

It's just the name of the building itself. The Glenbow is keeping its name. Think of it like how the National Music Centre is in Studio Bell.

 

[Zoom]

I’m OK with the naming rights, pretty much the same as the Telus Spark or studio bell. As long as a Glenbow gets to keep its name for the museum itself I’m OK with that.

 

[UrbanWarrior]

That is absolutely fantastic. What a gift.

 

[Surrealplaces]

I usually take my son there a couple of times a year, this is great.

 

[ByeByeBaby]

It's a wonderful donation, but I repeat my objection that it's infuriating that the City is spending four times as much money on the Glenbow just with the upcoming renovations; if anything the building should be named the 'Citizens of Calgary Museum Building' with the 'JR Shaw Atrium' or something. When government spending is treated as invisible but corporate donations are given headline treatment, it's no wonder that people don't feel they are getting value for their tax dollar.