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Spend the day exploring Alberta's fascinating history! Admission provides access to all galleries in the Royal Alberta Museum for the entire day. Book your ticket to enjoy Express entry and skip line ups! Mammoth Pass members, please login first.

Feed your curiosity... for FREE! RAM Admission is free on Family Day 2026. If advanced tickets are sold out walk-up admission will be accommodated as capacity allows.

Self-guided field trips are a great way for groups to visit the museum in a supported and flexible way.

Self-guided field trip fees per group (of up to 20 kids and 4 adults):

All groups $75.00 (including GST)

Summer self-guided field trips include:

• A designated space for coats and backpacks
• A reserved time and space for lunch (normally 11:15am-11:45am)
• Access to the museum's permanent galleries (the children's gallery is for age 6 and under)
• Arrival/Departure Support from a RAM staff member, including a brief group orientation.

Each booking allows for up to 20 kids and 4 adults to attend.

To keep our galleries, as well as the students visiting safe, we ask that supervision is maintained AT ALL TIMES in the galleries.

Bookings are completed upon confirmation of credit card payment. At this time, we are not allowing payment upon arrival for group bookings - they must be paid for in advance.

You will receive a message to the provided preferred email address approximately 1 week prior to your booking with further information about arrival.

If you have any questions, please reach out to us at ACSW.RamLearningTm@gov.ab.ca and you will receive a response within two business days.

The museum is like your good old friend with countless stories. Stories shared with excitement, authenticity and a touch of Alberta's world famous hospitality! We are Albertan through and through. Share our passion for the province we call home.

With your Senior Mammoth Pass you get ONE YEAR of EXPRESS ENTRY admission to the Royal Alberta Museum, plus discounts at our Shop and Café, for ONLY $35!

Self-Guided Field Trips are a great way for schools to visit the museum in a supported and flexible way.

Self-Guided Field Trip fees (per group, up to 35 students and 7 adults):

Pre-k - grade 1: $45

Grades 2   12: $125

What did this land look like a thousand, ten thousand, or even one million years ago? Alberta boasts many unique landscapes and features. Mountains, rivers, and valleys have formed slowly over time, but have you ever wondered how they came to be?

From space rocks, live bugs and an ancient mammoth, to wildlife dioramas and personal accounts from people who have shaped our province. Ah-ha moments await around every corner, along with endless opportunities to spark imagination and feed your curiosity.

Your Adult Mammoth Passes is good for ONE YEAR of EXPRESS ENTRY admission to the Royal Alberta Museum, plus discounts at our Shop and Café for ONLY $45!

Self-Guided Field Trips are a way for schools to visit the museum in a supported yet flexible way.

Self-Guided Field Trips include:

Access to the museum's permanent galleries*

For grades 2-12, a class set of resources, and for pre-kindergarten to grade 1, our Little Learners Bingo program.

Arrival and departure support.

An orientation from a museum staff member to provide information about the museum s layout and collections, as well as rules and expectations.

A designated 30-minute time slot and space to eat lunch.

Storage space for coats and bags.

*Our Children's Gallery is intended for children 6 years old and under. We ask classes grade 1 and above to not attend the Children's Gallery during their visit.

Self-Guided Field Trips can accommodate a maximum of 35 students and 7 adults per group (chaperones and teachers included).

Self-Guided Field Trip fees:

Pre-k - grade 1: $45 (up to 35 students and 7 adults)

Grades 2 - 12: $125 (up to 35 students and 7 adults)

Field trips must be booked and paid for in advance. We cannot accommodate walk-up visits for school groups.

When booking add on items, please check to make sure they do not conflict with the times of other items in your field trip.

Join us for a screening of Animal Nation – Caribou. In the Northwest Territories, researchers brave the barren lands to study caribou, using traditional knowledge to seek solutions to their decline. In Quebec, Innu mentors teach youth about their sacred bond with the boreal caribou, a species in crisis.

This film is appropriate for all ages.

Millions of years of history and thousands of objects in an iconic place. From the everyday to the unexpected - feed your curiosity with stories you won't find anywhare else

Your Youth Mammoth Pass provides ONE YEAR of EXPRESS ENTRY admission to the Royal Alberta Museum, plus discounts at our Shop and Café, for ONLY $25!

Join us for an evening that blends presentation and conversation as we welcome Evergreen Memorial’s Family Service Directors Samantha Berard and Rebekah David. This death cafe-style event explores how we commemorate our loved one, and invites you to consider what you may want done with your body when you reach life’s inevitable conclusion.

This event is recommended for age 16+.

Self-Guided Field Trips are a way for schools to visit the museum in a supported yet flexible way.

Self-Guided Field Trips include:

Access to the museum's permanent galleries*

For grades 2-12, a class set of resources, and for pre-kindergarten to grade 1, our Little Learners Bingo program.

Arrival and departure support.

An orientation from a museum staff member to provide information about the museum s layout and collections, as well as rules and expectations.

A designated 30-minute time slot and space to eat lunch.

Storage space for coats and bags.

*Our Children's Gallery is intended for children 6 years old and under. We ask classes grade 1 and above to not attend the Children's Gallery during their visit.

Self-Guided Field Trips can accommodate a maximum of 35 students and 7 adults per group (chaperones and teachers included).

Self-Guided Field Trip fees:

Pre-k - grade 1: $45 (up to 35 students and 7 adults)

Grades 2 - 12: $125 (up to 35 students and 7 adults)

Field trips must be booked and paid for in advance. We cannot accommodate walk-up visits for school groups.

When booking add on items, please check to make sure they do not conflict with the times of other items in your field trip.

Come to the go-to place for Alberta history. We have many answers, but we raise just as many questions. We are a great destination, but really, we are a starting point for your whole family to explore and discover together.

Your Family Mammoth Pass provides ONE YEAR of EXPRESS ENTRY admission to the Royal Alberta Museum for up to 8 PEOPLE, plus discounts at our Shop and Café, for ONLY $90!

Self-Guided Field Trips are a way for schools to visit the museum in a supported yet flexible way.

Self-Guided Field Trips include:

Access to the museum's permanent galleries*

For grades 2-12, a class set of resources, and for pre-kindergarten to grade 1, our Little Learners Bingo program.

Arrival and departure support.

An orientation from a museum staff member to provide information about the museum s layout and collections, as well as rules and expectations.

A designated 30-minute time slot and space to eat lunch.

Storage space for coats and bags.

*Our Children's Gallery is intended for children 6 years old and under. We ask classes grade 1 and above to not attend the Children's Gallery during their visit.

Self-Guided Field Trips can accommodate a maximum of 35 students and 7 adults per group (chaperones and teachers included).

Self-Guided Field Trip fees:

Pre-k - grade 1: $45 (up to 35 students and 7 adults)

Grades 2 - 12: $125 (up to 35 students and 7 adults)

Field trips must be booked and paid for in advance. We cannot accommodate walk-up visits for school groups.

When booking add on items, please check to make sure they do not conflict with the times of other items in your field trip.

Give a Gift of Historic Proportions!

Gift a Mammoth Pass and share the fun with your friends and family! A Mammoth Pass includes one year of express entry admission and discounts at our Shop and Café.

What did this land look like a thousand, ten thousand, or even one million years ago? Alberta boasts many unique landscapes and features. Mountains, rivers, and valleys have formed slowly over time, but have you ever wondered how they came to be?

Curriculum ties for Grades 3-5

Runs approximately 1.25 hours

What did this land look like a thousand, ten thousand, 1 million years ago? Alberta has many unique landscapes and features. Mountains, rivers, and valleys have formed slowly over time on the Earth's surface, but have you ever taken the time to think how they came to be?  

Using a stream table, students will experiment with the foundational elements of rocks, soil, ice, and water. They will explore the processes of river and lake formation, erosion features, and glaciation seeing the changing landscapes of Alberta

RAM Guided Field Trips include: 

·A 1.25 hour guided visit to our Human or Natural History Halls, led by a RAM Learning team member

·A hands-on learning activity in a dedicated activity room

·Free time to explore the entire museum (children aged 6 and over are not permitted to enter the Children's Gallery) before or after the program 

·A designated lunch area from 11:00am-11:20am

·Storage space for coats and bags

Each field trip includes the guided portion as well as Self Guided time in our galleries. Some of the guided portions will be conducted first thing upon arrival at 9:15am and some will be conducted after lunch at 11:30am.ALL RAM Guided trips will "start" at 9:15am.Please plan to depart no earlier than 1:30pm to allow for either situation.

Note: Our website currently allows for only 1 RAM-Guided web booking to be processed in full at a time. If you hope to book mutliple classes, please process the transactions seperately.

What did this land look like a thousand, ten thousand, or even one million years ago? Alberta boasts many unique landscapes and features. Mountains, rivers, and valleys have formed slowly over time, but have you ever wondered how they came to be?

Curriculum ties for Grades 3-5

Runs approximately 1.25 hours

What did this land look like a thousand, ten thousand, 1 million years ago? Alberta has many unique landscapes and features. Mountains, rivers, and valleys have formed slowly over time on the Earth's surface, but have you ever taken the time to think how they came to be?  

Using a stream table, students will experiment with the foundational elements of rocks, soil, ice, and water. They will explore the processes of river and lake formation, erosion features, and glaciation seeing the changing landscapes of Alberta

RAM Guided Field Trips include: 

·A 1.25 hour guided visit to our Human or Natural History Halls, led by a RAM Learning team member

·A hands-on learning activity in a dedicated activity room

·Free time to explore the entire museum (children aged 6 and over are not permitted to enter the Children's Gallery) before or after the program 

·A designated lunch area from 11:00am-11:20am

·Storage space for coats and bags

Each field trip includes the guided portion as well as Self Guided time in our galleries. Some of the guided portions will be conducted first thing upon arrival at 9:15am and some will be conducted after lunch at 11:30am.ALL RAM Guided trips will "start" at 9:15am.Please plan to depart no earlier than 1:30pm to allow for either situation.

Note: Our website currently allows for only 1 RAM-Guided web booking to be processed in full at a time. If you hope to book mutliple classes, please process the transactions seperately.

Join us for a screening of Animal Nation – Bear, in which the Ktunaxa highlight their deep spiritual connection to grizzly bears through research, conservation and efforts to protect their sacred habitat.

This film is appropriate for all ages.

Palaeontologists study fossils to uncover what life was like thousands of years ago. Become junior palaeontologist and learn about what animals lived in Alberta during the Ice Age!

In this workshop, get hands-on with real fossils and learn the skills that help palaeontologists make their discoveries. Learn how to tell the difference between Ice Age fossils and how to piece together Alberta’s frozen past.

This workshop is designed for youth in Grades 4 – 8 (ages 9 –14); no previous experience is required.

Note: Due to limited space, this is a drop-off activity; parents cannot accompany participants during the workshop.

The Arctic Object Kit is built on the foundations of Indigenous cultural content specific to the Northern communities in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.