Heritage Resources

Centennial Certificates

Honoring our historical buildings throughout the city.

Esplanade Collections

The Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre collections include archival records, artworks, and artefacts collected and saved on behalf of and in collaboration with our community.

These materials are preserved while keeping them accessible to the public for current and future generations; this is accomplished through reference services, exhibitions, and the Collections portal.

These collections have been gathered, documented, and shared for over seven decades, and includes those materials brought over from the former Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery when the Esplanade opened in 2005. The Esplanade continues to work with the community to ensure the collections thrive.

Heritage Resources Working Group

Our city is rich in heritage resources, both public and private. The purpose of the Heritage Resources Working Group is to support the protection of these valuable resources for future generations.

Heritage resources include built structures, streetscapes, historical and archeological sites, as well as landscapes, archeological specimens and natural features of heritage and historical significance.

The mandate of the working group is to assist with promoting the conservation, preservation, restoration, retention, and awareness of local heritage resources. This work will be based upon the Province of Alberta's Historical Resources Act - R.S.A. 2000.

The Heritage Resources Working Group will:

• Encourage protection of heritage resources that are representative of Medicine Hat's history
• Promote public awareness of heritage resources, including existing and lost resources
• Enhance public understanding of and participation in the conservation of heritage resources

The Heritage Resources Working Group is now accepting applications for new members. The deadline for applications is Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 4:30 p.m.

Statement of Acknowledgement, Recognition and Respect

Medicine Hat is situated on Treaty 7 and neighbour to Treaty 4 territory. We are on traditional lands of the Siksika (Blackfoot), Kainai (Blood), Piikani (Peigan), Stoney Nakoda, and Tsuut’ina (Sarcee) as well as the Cree, Sioux, and the Saulteaux bands of the Ojibwa peoples.

The city resides on the homelands of the Métis Nation District 2 Battle River Territory.