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Vivian Maier: In Her Own Hands

Vivian Maier: In Her Own Hands February 8 - May 24, 2020

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This amazing 1972 wall hanging by Mary Qaiqsaut Iq This amazing 1972 wall hanging by Mary Qaiqsaut Iqqaat is just one of the incredible works to be found in Dynamic Connections: Threads of Living Memory, which opens this Sat, Feb 22 at Glenbow. The exhibition features Inuit textile artworks which are manifestations of the dynamic connections between the makers, the viewers, the land, the spirit world and future generations of memory makers. • We have even more great exhibitions opening on Saturday and throughout March – for details, please visit the link in our bio.
Take A Closer Look Tour of Vivian Maier: In Her Ow Take A Closer Look Tour of Vivian Maier: In Her Own Hands this Thurs, Feb 20 at 1pm! See her stunning street photography and learn more about the enigmatic woman behind the lens. Free with admission. #vivianmaieryyc
Family Day is for spending time with your people! Family Day is for spending time with your people! How about spending time with your people surrounded by art, creativity and inspiration? We are open today (Feb 17) from 9am - 5pm Plan your visit: https://www.glenbow.org/visiting/ #FamilyDay #Glenbow #yycevents
We are OPEN this Monday (Feb 17) for Family Day! G We are OPEN this Monday (Feb 17) for Family Day! Grab your favourite museum-loving people and join us at Glenbow. #Glenbow #FamilyDay #yycevents Plan your visit: https://www.glenbow.org/visiting/
We hope you find time today for a moment like this We hope you find time today for a moment like this with someone who is special to you. • Vivian Maier was a master at documenting seemingly small, insignificant scenes and finding universally relatable moments within them. This photograph, taken by Maier in New York in July 1954, beautifully captures the connection that these two people clearly share. See this image in person, along with more of Vivian Maier’s photographs in Vivian Maier: In Her Own Hands, on now at Glenbow. #ValentinesDay #Glenbow #VivianMaierYYC • Image credit: Vivian Maier, New York, July 27th, 1954 © Estate of Vivian Maier, Courtesy of Maloof Collection and Howard Greenberg Gallery, NY.
Umoja Sessions is a monthly celebration of sounds Umoja Sessions is a monthly celebration of sounds of the African diaspora, and the next edition takes place at Glenbow on Fri, Feb 28, 5 – 9pm! Join DJs Kimleestar, Femi BG and Dudu Sauce as they take us on a journey that will see audiences travelling through sounds of the continent from the North, South, East and West. • Umoja Sessions is free with museum admission. We've extended our hours until 10pm for this special event. Cash bar. • Presented by @afrosinthacity in partnership with @pinkflamingoyyc, @femmewavefest and Glenbow. 📷 @motif_photography
Come and see the Oscar-nominated film that kick-st Come and see the Oscar-nominated film that kick-started Maier-mania! We will be screening it 3x throughout the run of the exhibition. Don't miss your chance to see the film and then take in the incredible photographs in the exhibition Vivian Maier: In Her Own Hands. #linkinbio #VivianMaierYYC #Glenbow
We may be biased by museums make for THE BEST date We may be biased by museums make for THE BEST dates. Will we see you and your Valentine this Friday? ❤️ Pro Tip - stop by our Discovery Room to make one-of-a-kind, over-the-top, Pinterest-worthy Valentine's Day cards. Cut, paste and decorate with provided materials -- accompanied by chocolates! Find out more in the link in our bio. #ValentinesDay #Glenbow #yyc #yycarts
And we’re just about ready to roll. We can’t w And we’re just about ready to roll. We can’t wait to share this great exhibition season with you. Vivian Maier: In Her Own Hands, Maxwell Bates: The In Crowd and One New Work - Ron Moppett: Do You Remember/Snow & Stars all open tomorrow, Sat, Feb 8. Hope to see you here, Calgary!
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