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Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum

1 Birch Ave, Banff, Banff National Park, Alberta T0L 0C0, Canada
403-762-2388
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Ranked #14 of 27 attractions in Banff
Type: Natural History Museums, History Museums
Owner description: This natural history and Canadian First Nations museum is named after Norman Luxton who once operated a trading post in the Banff area. Come in for a... more » Owner description: This natural history and Canadian First Nations museum is named after Norman Luxton who once operated a trading post in the Banff area. Come in for a tour of what life was like for First Nations before settlers came and then view authentic First Nations artifacts, borrowed from both personal collections and the Glenbow Museum. Tours of the Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum guided by staff who are local First Nations. Ask questions, learn and experience something truly Canadian. « less
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Banff, Canada
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

Cost us(me and my girlfriend) 20 dollars to enter the museum, which took us about 30 min to see everything, most items have no dates of when or where they are from, museum roof was leaking with buckets all around some displays. We went to the Whyte museum in Banff about a week later and were blown away by how... More

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Banff, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

I loved our experience at the Luxton museum. Even though the museum is a bit dated, the information is still very interesting. Loved showing my family from Australia all the taxidermy animals! We were even treated to a private show of a First nations instrument (looks like a bow & arrow and sounds a little bit like a Didgeridoo) Very... More

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Bellevue, Washington
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2013 via mobile

Unfortunately the artifacts are not as we'll-documented as they could be, and become repetitive. The building is interesting, and I enjoyed spending 30 minutes her, but the $10 would have been better spent at the Whyte.

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Plattsburgh, New York
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2013

Visited on our last day, while waiting for the shuttle. Very nice exhibits of the various indiginous tribes in the area. Worth an hour or two.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 February 2013 via mobile

First off we had a coupon for 2 for 1 which is basically the only reason we stopped here. How pleasantly surprised we were. For $10 I learned so much. There were more exhibits then I thought when judging by the outside. We also bought a few things from the gift shop which had lots to choose from.

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cdnathena, Public Relations Manager at Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum, responded to this review
4 March 2013

Thank you kindly for your review! We are glad we were able to surprise you in a good way. More

Kent
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2013

We had a lovely few hours here. Theres a lot to take in and a lot you can learn. The displays were well thought out and informative. I'd recommend if you had couple of hours free to go here.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 January 2013

The exhibits were interesting but few in number considering the $10 entrance fee. It felt as if the whole museum needed an update. For children there were no interactive displays and little to hold their enthusiasm.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2013

The place has the external appearance of a fort, which seems incongruous given its content. I knew little or nothing about the First Nations so I found this informative. Exit thorough the gift shop...

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2013 via mobile

We are from the UK and what we knew about 'Indians' was learnt from Westerns. We both found the museum really interesting learning about the First Nations People's and their history. It was great to see the pictures and artefacts bringing the people and stories to life. It's a shame the building is dilapidated and obviously in need of renovation.

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cdnathena, Public Relations Manager at Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum, responded to this review
21 January 2013

We are so glad you enjoyed your trip to our Museum. Thank you for your rating! We know our Museum could use a little TLC, so we are working hard to invest time and donor dollars to make some updates to the space in 2013. Come back to visit us again soon! More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 January 2013

The fort was well worth the entrance fee...a well presented history of the First Nation lifestyle...lots of authentic artefacts

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cdnathena, Public Relations Manager at Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum, responded to this review
6 January 2013

Thank you for visiting us! More

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