Save the old RAM: Task force fights demolition of former Royal Alberta Museum building [Video]

A task force has been created to save the old Royal Alberta Museum building in Glenora.

The former museum is set to be demolished to make way for a new green space surrounding the adjacent Government House, along 102 Avenue atop Groat Road.

The provincial museum opened in 1967 to celebrate Canada’s centennial and received royal designation and renaming during a visit by Queen Elizabeth II in 2005, to mark the province’s 100th anniversary.

The building is constructed with marble from Ontario, granite from Quebec, and decorated with ancient Indigenous petroglyphs.

The new, much bigger Royal Alberta Museum opened in downtown Edmonton in 2018, following a years-long move and setup of the new exhibits.

The original location closed to the public at the end of 2015 — when the RAM held a 48-hour send off party. The museum was open around the clock, allowing people to get a final look at the then-48-year-old facility.

Since …