Chinese Cultural Centre Museum — Attraction in Calgary

We were a bit let down by what was available at this location. I guess we thought there would be much more to read and learn about Chinese culture, and there wasn't much of anything inside. It seemed they were preparing for some kind of event, but we figured they would at least resemble a museum in some sense. Unfortunately, we just didn't see or learn much of anything from this experience. I took a few pics of what we were able to see.

There wasn't anyone at the information desk for us to ask questions of, so we felt like we were just intruding on the group's setting up for a boxing event.

This centre is free. Parking is all on the street. It appeared all the street parking was paid, but there may be some parking that isn't paid on a...

Museum is accessible by going to the basement level. Small for a museum, but still packed with a lot of items. Don't know why some things were explained in Traditional Chinese while others were in simplified. If we're about preserving culture, shouldn't everything be printed in Traditional Chinese to be consistent? Be careful of navigating the elevator too, by the way. You can't check out their restaurant, so if you pressed it, you won't go anywhere. We thought we were stuck. Just press another level, and it starts...

Beautiful dome ⭐️ The main floor felt a bit cluttered, but the museum had some really interesting displays. That said, they didn’t seem very well maintained—some labels were missing or out of place.

Coolest fun fact I learned: gunpowder was actually discovered while trying to make an elixir!

The terracotta excavation section was fascinating, and the feather artwork was honestly some of the finest...