About the Collections
Regional museum covering local history in chronological order; natural history; pre-history; exploration; settlement; locally important industries (agriculture, petroleum, transportation); local residents in foreign wars; two rooms for temporary exhibits

Archives
Prints and Drawings • Films and Videos • Photographs • Sound Recordings • Textual Records

Decorative Arts
Costumes • Furniture or Furnishings

Fine Arts
Culture: Canadian : Aboriginal or First Nations • European
Media: Painting • Photography • Prints and Drawings • Sketchbooks or Albums
Miscellaneous: War Art

Human History
Agriculture • Ceremonial Objects • Communications Devices • Costumes and Accessories • Exploration and Survey • Furniture or Furnishings • Household Objects or Domestic Technology • Imaging : Photographs • Medals • Medical History and Technology • Military History and Technology • Transportation : Motorized ground : Railway • Local History • Weapons

Natural Sciences
Plants and Animals (Biological Collections) : Agricultural or Domestic : Zoology : Vertebrates, Birds (Aves), Mammals (Mammalia)

Services & Activities
Research Services
Archival Records • Information Centre

Educational Programs
School Programs : Age 5-11 (k-6)

Visitor Services
Guided Tours : English • Accessible by Public Transportation • Information Centre or Desk • Meeting Room Rental • Parking Facilities : Free • Gift shop • Special Needs Facilities : Parking : Washrooms : Wheelchairs available : Wheelchair access

Volunteer Services
Volunteer Services Available
Number of volunteers: 25
Activities: Staffing on weekends and holidays, Cleaning, Fund Raising, Hosting Special Events, Setting and Manning Booths at Trade Fair and other shows, Displays, Cabinet Building, Landscaping, etc.

Member Privileges
Members get to vote at the Annual General Meeting, can volunteer at any time, receive the newsletter and are informed early about any special events the museum plans.

Food Services
Picnic Area

Publications & Products
Postcards • Newsletters • Brochures • Commemorative Souvenirs

Hours & Admission
Operation: Year Round 
Admission: Charged
Discounts: Groups

Address
Nose Creek Valley Museum
1701 Main Street South,  Airdrie,  Alberta 
T4B 2B6
Telephone:   403-948-6685
Fax:   403-948-6685

Mailing Address:
Nose Creek Valley Museum
PO 3351 , Airdrie , Alberta
T4B 2B6

From the site: http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/   

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