Primary contact
7701 18th Ave, Coleman, Alberta Located in the Coleman National Historic Site
Mailing address: P.O. Box 306 Coleman, AB T0K 0M0
Coleman, Alberta
CA T0K 0M0
Identity area
Identifier
AB-CMA
Authorized form of name
Crowsnest Museum & Archives
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Regional
Contact area
Type
Address
Street address
7701 18th Ave, Coleman, Alberta Located in the Coleman National Historic Site
Mailing address: P.O. Box 306 Coleman, AB T0K 0M0
Locality
Coleman
Region
Alberta
Country name
Canada
Postal code
T0K 0M0
Telephone
Phone: 403-563-5434
Fax
cnmuseum@shaw.ca
Note
Description area
History
The Crowsnest Museum, located in the downtown Coleman National Historic Site of Canada, resides in the original Coleman High School, built in 1936. Exhibit spaces and rooms highlight the daily lives of Crowsnest Pass and its people, celebrating both the triumph and tragedy of the area, from rum running to tragic explosions, we encourage visitors to learn about the unique industrial history, exciting criminal ties, and explore the unforgettable landscape.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
The Crowsnest Museum has an extensive collection of artifacts and archival material. The artifact collection contains objects from the area that help tell the cultural history of the Crowsnest Pass. The archival holdings includes newspapers, church records, mining information, maps, blueprints, and much more. Our archive is home to 300,000 photographs and negatives. This includes images from the renowned Gushul family collection.
The collection helps preserve the history and tells the story of the Crowsnest Pass. At this time the collection (both artifact and archival) is only searchable within the Museum.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Sept 1 to May 18: Monday to Friday - 9am to 5pm
May 18 to Aug 31: Seven days a week - 9am to 5pm
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reproduction services
Fees and Usage Photographs:
Personal Use
These reproductions are for one time personal use only. This includes research, gifts, school projects, genealogies.
Hard copy prints 8” x 10” $25.00
Digital copies
With provided DVD or memory stick $25.00
Publication Use
A fee of $25.00 per image is charged for publication use. This includes print material such as books, magazines, films, websites, virtual exhibits, blogs, etc. Purchasing an image for publication gives you non exclusive license for your specific product, in all global jurisdictions, all languages and all media. The Crowsnest Museum requests a copy of the final publication to add to our library.
Commercial Use
A commercial fee of $50.00 per image is charged for commercial use. This includes advertisements and items for resale such as t-shirts, post cards, coffee mugs, calendars, etc. Purchasing an image for publication gives you non exclusive license for your specific product, in all global jurisdictions, all languages and all media.
Credit Line
Unless indicated otherwise all use of images must include the Crowsnest Museum’s name and the image identification number. Credits must appear in close proximity to the image or in a special section devoted to credits. The exception would be in films where the Crowsnest Museum’s name shall appear in the credits with the exception of the identification number.
Example:
Credit: Crowsnest Museum & Archives CM-BL-21-10
There will be a credit exception with some photo collections within the Crowsnest Museum. The credit line will be given upon purchase of the image.
All reproduction and research request fees must be paid in advance.
Conditions of Use for Publication or Commercial Use
Permissions
Permission for publication is granted solely for the purpose described in the agreement.
Permission that has been granted terminates immediately upon publication or production of the product.
Use of the image for other publications/use will be considered upon application for reuse.
Images from the Crowsnest Museum may not be reused, transferred, assigned, sold or otherwise shared without written permission.
Images shall be reproduced in their entirety and shall not be altered in any way that could affect their historical integrity unless permission is received from the Crowsnest Museum.
Crowsnest Museum retains all rights to the images and does not surrender its own right to publish it or to grant permission for others to do so.
Images used on a website shall not exceed a resolution of 72 dpi.
In cases where the images are produced online the archives requires a link back to its website: http://www.crowsnestmuseum.ca
Crowsnest Museum reserves the right to require a release from individuals whose privacy may be violated by publication of an image.
Use of an image of an identifiable individual in a manner which suggests endorsement or association of any product, cause, institution, service is prohibited.
Upon request, the applicant agrees to send to send a copy of the work produced to the Crowsnest Museum & Archives.