Reflections: 10 Years Capturing Calgary's Alt Music Scene
Location: Level 5, Arlene Flock McKen Cloud Lounge
Dates: Opened September 18, 2021
A new temporary exhibition featuring images by music photographer Zoltan Varadi.
Community Storytellers
Location: Level 1, Drop-in-Zone
Dates: Opened July 1, 2021
The Community Storytellers exhibit presents community members’ musical artifacts and memories in their own words; they are the storytellers.
Canadian Music Hall of Fame 2021 Inductee
Location: Location: Level 5, Halls of Fame
Dates: Opened March 13, 2020
In partnership with the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), this permanent exhibition space will honour singer-songwriter, broadcaster and author Jann Arden, the latest inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
ADISQ Hall of Fame
Location: Level 5, ADISQ Hall of Fame
Dates: Opened January 24, 2020
In partnership with the l’Association québécoise de l’industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la video (ADISQ), this permanent exhibition space honours the latest Félix Award winners and music makers from Québec.
Canadian Music Hall of Fame 2019 Inductees
Location: Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Dates: Opened October 25, 2019
In partnership with the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), this permanent exhibition space honours the latest inductees into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame which includes Andy Kim, Bobby Curtola, Chilliwack and Cowboy Junkies.
Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame 2019 Inductees
Location: Level 5, Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
Dates: Opened September 27, 2019
In partnership with the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, this permanent gallery space celebrates the latest inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame which include Buffy Sainte-Marie, Stan Rogers, Édith Butler, Sylvia Tyson, Eddie Schwartz, Harmonium and Ian Tyson.
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame 2019 Inductees
Location: Level 5, National Bank Special Exhibition Gallery
Dates: Opened September 5, 2019
In partnership with the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, this exhibition honours the latest artist and builder inductees Charlie Major and Anya Wilson.
Homegrown Country: Celebrating Canadian Country Music
Location: Level 5, National Bank Special Exhibition Gallery
Dates: Runs from June 28, 2019 to December 31, 2020
To commemorate the Canadian Country Music Awards' return to Calgary, the National Music Centre is launching a six-month special exhibition profiling some of Canada's biggest country artists, industry builders, and new faces.
Speak Up!
Location: Level 3, Speak Up
Dates: Opened June 14, 2019, with new artists added each year.
With the support of TD, the award-winning Speak Up! exhibition showcases Indigenous artists who have, or are, making a social impact on a local, regional, or national level—motivating a new generation to take action and offering a better understanding of where they come from
Trailblazers: Alberta
Location: Level 2, Trailblazers: Alberta
Dates: Runs through the fall of 2020, with new stories being added each year
Trailblazers: Alberta pays homage to our province’s own musical groundbreakers and is the third exhibition in the ATB Storytellers series sponsored by ATB Financial.