The zoos numbers compared to Toronto definitely has to do with location. Ours is central, attached to a rapid transit station, and at the intersection of two highways. The Toronto Zoo is relatively far-flung; in Scarborough, about 2 km off the highly congested 401. No rapid transit within 10 km or so.
 
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Was the National Music Centre mostly privately funded? Seems odd to me that is one of our major museums when we don't have a natural history museum. I think good museums can actually do well in Calgary with the number of visitors the city gets. The Calgary Zoo has higher visitor volumes than Toronto despite a much smaller population.
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If I recall the NMC got $25 million from each order of government, plus private donations on top of that.
 
I think it's still the Glenbow, just located within the JR Shaw Centre? I don't think it's like ArtsCommons becoming Werklund Centre. Their website refers to it as "their new home" rather than a new name
 
The Glenbow Museum is located within the JR Shaw Centre just like how the National Music Centre is located within Studio Bell.
 
Chowda7 said:
dailyhive.com

Calgary's Glenbow Museum is set to reopen later this year | Urbanized

Calgary’s Glenbow Museum is set to reopen later this year after closing its doors in 2021 to undergo a massive transformation.
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Seems like they've quietly adjusted the re-opening date to 2027 since this article was published.

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Glenbow's Reopening in 2026

Glenbow will reopen in its revitalized home, the JR Shaw Centre for Arts & Culture, in 2027. With 44 exhibitions, displays, and installations across eight floors and 325,000 square feet of inviting new space, the reimagined museum will be an inspiring home for our collections, exhibitions...
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