Lacombe Museum to open exhibit on 119-year research centre Sept. 17
The Flatiron Building Museum will mark the launch with a party as the federal research centre faces closure after more than a century.
Why it matters
The exhibit highlights the century-long agricultural legacy of a Lacombe institution now facing federal closure.
The Lacombe Museum is inviting the public to a launch party for a new exhibition honouring the Lacombe Research and Development Centre, set for Sept. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Flatiron Building Museum in Lacombe. The exhibit, titled "1907 – 2026: A Legacy in Research and Development," will remain on display until Nov. 15, 2026.
The exhibition will document the centre's history through stories and photographs of people who contributed to its work over the decades. Museum organizers called the timing significant given Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's pending decision to close the facility.
The Lacombe Research and Development Centre opened in 1907. After 119 years of operation, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada confirmed to rdnewsNOW in January that it plans to shut the centre down, a move that has drawn opposition from local mayors and a federal committee recommendation to reverse the decision.
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