The Western Development Museum is honoured to announce the Introduction to Blacksmithing Course and the Heritage Presentations Series partnership with Seniors’ Centre Without Walls as recipients of 2023 Heritage Awards…
60 years ago, on May 25, 1963, the WDM North Battleford opened in its present location on 60 acres of land at the junction of highways 5 and 40 (now…
From 1940 until 1944, over 1200 students from Canada, New Zealand and Britain graduated from the Service Flying Training School in Moose Jaw as part of the British Commonwealth Air…
For September’s #MemoryMondays, we’re sharing photos from the WDM’s Beaumont photo collection. Warrant Officer Frank Beaumont was stationed in Moose Jaw as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan…
Book Now This program is only available as part of a pre-booked Self-Guided Visit. Please select your preferred add-on program at time of booking. Description This demonstration must be booked…
Book Now This program is only available as part of a pre-booked Self-Guided Visit. Please select your preferred add-on program at time of booking. Description Pre-Kindergarten – Grade 12 students…
Book Now This program is only available as part of a pre-booked Self-Guided Visit. Please select your preferred add-on program at time of booking. Description Kindergarten – Grade 12 students…
Book Now Description Museum Days will bring the WDM North Battleford alive with demonstrations, interpretations, displays and activities. In groups led by their teacher or a chaperone, students learn by…
Description Smarter Science Better Buildings is a 2-hour, hands-on program. Students explore the concepts of heat and temperature through the practical application of making our homes more energy efficient. Students…
Book Now Description Giddy Up and Whoa focuses on horses and touches on some of the roles they have played in Saskatchewan’s history. Before automobiles, horses and horse-drawn vehicles were…
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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