What’s On
What’s on currently
POLICE STORY HOUR
Join us on select Fridays for Police Story Hour.
Each of these events will have a story read by a Calgary Police Service uniformed officer, and include a craft (to complete at the Centre or at home) that matches the theme of the book.
Suitable for ages 8 and under. Participation is included with admission by donation.
Our next Police Story Hour will be held on Friday April 4th, 2025 at 1:30pm. No need to book, just drop on by!
Upcoming dates: May 16 and June 13 ~ 1:30pm
YOUTHLINK CALGARY’S NEW VAST EXHIBIT
Introducing our newest exhibit focused around the work of the Calgary Police Victim Assistance Support Team (VAST)!
Formed in 1977, VAST was responsible for several firsts in Canadian victim advocacy. Today, they provide a range of services, from crisis response to court support. Our new exhibit highlights the work of their team, their volunteers, and their facility dogs.
These gentle Labradors offer comfort and support to crime victims, court witnesses, and people impacted by tragic events. Follow the journey of Hawk, the unit’s first canine, who became the first facility dog in Canada allowed to attend a criminal trial.
Bring your family and discover the incredible work this team and their dogs do!
THE ROGUES’ GALLERY
Introducing our new historical exhibit, The Rogues’ Gallery to our what’s on programming!
Take a walk back in time with this digitally immersive exhibit. See how criminal identification, policing, and society have changed in the last century.
This exhibit was inspired by the Calgary No. 1 Mugshot book, which brought the Calgary Police into the modern age of criminal identification in 1913. The mugshot book contains over 2,700 mugshots, 80 of which we have on display in the Rogues’ Gallery.
With stories of the past told through mugshots, artifacts, and historical records, this exhibit is one you won’t want to miss!
YouthLink Calgary Police Interpretive Centre is proud to receive the 2024 Alberta Heritage Award for its immersive new exhibit The Rogues’ Gallery. The award was presented by the Alberta Government’s Ministry of Arts, Culture and Status of Women to recognize significant contributions to the protection, preservation and promotion of Alberta’s heritage.
The Rogues’ Gallery would not be possible without the financial support of the Alberta Museums Association‘s institutional grant funding stream. Their funding supported the crucial Content Development position on our team, which was essential to creating this exhibit.