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WDM History - 2023

2023

WDM CEO Joan Kanigan is recognized as a Top 20 Women Leader for 2023 by The Women’s Leader Magazine.

In May the WDM Saskatoon extends their operating hours until 8:00 pm on Thursdays.

The WDM and Whitecap Dakota Nation receive an Award of Merit from the Museums Association of Saskatchewan (MAS) for the Wapaha Sk̄a Oyate: Living Our Culture, Sharing Our Community at Pion-Era, 1955 – 69 exhibit.

Introduction to Blacksmithing and the WDM Moose Jaw’s partnership with Seniors’ Centre Without Walls receives Heritage Saskatchewan awards in the category of Living History.

The WDM introduces a Community Membership programs to engage with the non-profit sector.

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The Western Development Museum (WDM) is the largest human history museum in Saskatchewan. With a collection of over 75,000 artifacts ranging from pins to locomotives and four locations in the province, the WDM shares the Saskatchewan story from the Treaties to the present day.

The WDM’s facilities are situated in Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 territories and the Homeland of the Métis. The provincial boundaries for Saskatchewan also include Treaty 2, Treaty 5, Treaty 8 and Treaty 10 territories. Please visit WDM Reconciliation for more information.

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