“New York is Big, but this is Biggar” is the well known slogan for our town. Learn why as we take you on a journey though our towns history!
This creature was the first inhabitant of our area, over 230 000 million years ago.
Frenchie Bernier established the first Non-Indigenous settlement in this area over 130 years ago. Learn how he contributed to the development of this area.
This organ travelled around the community providing entertainment.
View our many indigenous artifacts on display from all over Canada
These models show us what a farmer may have used on the prairies in the 1910s.
Learn why Biggar still has many of its original buildings thanks to our ever-present volunteer fire department.
The Railway brought many diverse settlers to our area. Learn about their journey and the significance of the railway on the prairies.
Find out where workers and the community would gather after a long train ride.
Access our town history resources.
Biggar is home to a 30-year-long world record holding whitetail deer. Check out this feat at the Biggar Museum!
The Majestic Theatre is a longstanding institution in our town. Learn its history at the Biggar Museum.
Unfortunately, the KKK had a strong presence in Biggar and Saskatchewan at one point. Learn why they came to be here and why they left.
Biggar has a diverse cultural makeup. Find out where our ancestors came from in ages before us.
The story of Lee Chong is similar to many stories of Chinese immigrants across Canada. Discover Lee Chong's story and struggles at the Biggar Museum.
Sandra Schmirler was an Olympic gold medalist from Biggar.
There are so many odds and ends in our museum that deserve a little bit of attention!
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The Biggar Museum & Gallery respectfully acknowledges that we are situated on Treaty 6 territory: traditional and current lands of the First Nations and Metis People. We are open to learning and sharing the current and historical legacies of the First Nations and Metis people.