Reynolds-Alberta Museum
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| Established | 1992 |
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| Location | Wetaskiwin, Alberta Canada. |
| Type | Provincial transportation, aviation, agricultural, industry museum |
| Director | Noel Ratch |
| Curator |
Randy Kvill - Curator, Agriculture, Industry and Documentary Collections Justin Cuffe - Curator, Transportation Collections (Land and Aviation) |
| Website | www |
Randy Kvill - Curator, Agriculture, Industry and Documentary Collections
The Reynolds-Alberta Museum, in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada is one of 19 provincially owned and operated historic sites and museums. It traces the mechanization of Alberta's transportation, aviation, agricultural, and industrial past from the 1890s to present, as cars and trucks replaced horse-drawn buggies and wagons, huge factories replaced the village blacksmith shop, and animal and human-powered farm implements were replaced by mechanized equipment. The stories told by each exhibit reveal how the daily lives of Albertans were affected during this period of rapid change.
The Main Gallery is designed as a "highway through time", beginning with a horse-drawn carriage of the late 19th century and featuring four stations; a 1911 factory, a 1920s grain elevator, a 1930s service station, and a 1950s drive-in. The centre of the gallery has artifacts and displays that showcase agriculture through the four seasons of the year.
The museum spaces include a cafe, meeting rooms, exhibition display areas, 120 seat theatre, museum store, Resource Centre (non-lending library), Restoration Shop and Conservation Lab. The museum's 248 acre site includes farming fields, industrial equipment display, tour road, Aviation Hangar, collection storage facility, and fly-in access to the Wetaskiwin Airport. The museum has many operating artifacts which can be seen at special events. Some are operational throughout the summer as part of a Vintage Vehicle Tour program. A private company operates a 1939 WACO open cockpit biplane which offers rides.
Featured artifacts include:
The Museum also serves as home to Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame, a national organization paying tribute to the men, women and organizations who pioneered and advanced aviation in Canada.
The Reynolds-Alberta Museum is located in the city of Wetaskiwin on Highway 13, near the Wetaskiwin airport. The street address is 6426 40 Avenue, Wetaskiwin.
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