Western Development Museum

The Western Development Museum is a collection of four museums in Saskatchewan, Canada, dedicated to preserving and documenting the province's social and economic development. Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Saskatoon, and Yorkton all have museums. Each branch focuses on a distinct subject, such as transportation, agriculture, the economy, and people. The Canadian Museums Association, the Canadian Heritage Information Network, and the Virtual Museum of Canada are all members of the museum.

The museum was established in 1949 with the enactment of the Western Development Museum Act, which began as a grass-roots campaign. In 1949, the museum moved into a restored hangar in North Battleford. A comparable building in Saskatoon was turned into a second museum location later that year. In 1951, a third hangar was purchased in Yorkton and renovated as well. The first purpose-made facilities for new museum locations in Yorkton and Saskatoon were erected in 1972, followed by the establishment of a new museum in Moose Jaw in 1976.

Location: 2610 Lorne Ave, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7J 0S6 Canada

Website: wdm.ca