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===Galleries and museums=== [[File:Remai Modern Art Gallery.jpg|thumb|left|Established in 2017, [[Remai Modern]] is an art gallery located in Saskatoon's [[Central Business District, Saskatoon|Central Business District]].]] Art museums in Saskatoon include the [[Remai Modern]], located at [[River Landing]], a development along the shoreline of the South Saskatchewan River, in the Central Business District. The art museum is situated in a {{cvt|11,582|m2}} building designed by [[Bruce Kuwabara]], and houses over 8,000 works in its collection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riverlanding.ca/project_update/phase1/destination_centre/index.html|title=Art Gallery of Saskatchewan at River Landing|access-date=2010-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619134331/http://www.riverlanding.ca/project_update/phase1/destination_centre/index.html|archive-date=June 19, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mendel.ca/ags/index.html |title=Mendel Art Gallery provides impetus for new building |access-date=2010-06-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612135820/http://www.mendel.ca/ags/index.html |archive-date=June 12, 2010 }}</ref> The design for the museum won the Award of Excellence from the Canadian Architect magazine in 2011. Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque and other 20th-century artists have a home in the Remai Modern museum.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/travel/places-to-visit.html?place=saskatoon&smid=fb-nyttravel&smtyp=cur|title=New York Times 52 places to Go in 2018 ~ A starter kit for exploring the world.|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 10, 2018|access-date=2018-01-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113035607/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/travel/places-to-visit.html?place=saskatoon&smid=fb-nyttravel&smtyp=cur|archive-date=January 13, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Opened on October 21, 2017, the Remai Modern has been listed at no. 18 in the New York Times "52 places to go in 2018: A starter kit for escaping into the world."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/travel/places-to-visit.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/travel/places-to-visit.html|title=52 Places to Go in 2018|date=2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-03-19|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The Remai Modern inherited the collection of the defunct [[Mendel Art Gallery]], which operated in [[City Park, Saskatoon|City Park]] from 1964 to 2015. The Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery is on the main floor of the Saskatchewan Craft Council building in the Broadway Avenue area. It is Saskatchewan's only public exhibition gallery dedicated to fine craft as an art form. Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery presents seven to eight exhibitions each year. The SCC Fine Craft Boutique, located in the gallery, features the work of over 75 SCC fine craft artists. The [[Ukrainian Museum of Canada]] is on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River. It was founded in 1941 by the [[Ukrainian Women's Association of Canada]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Nokony |first=Vera A. |date=1989-01-01 |title=The Ukrainian Museum of Canada |url=https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MCR/article/view/17404 |journal=Material Culture Review |language=en |issn=1927-9264}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Ukrainian Museum of Canada |url=http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CU%5CK%5CUkrainianMuseumofCanada.htm |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=www.encyclopediaofukraine.com}}</ref> [[File:SRM-West.jpg|thumb|The [[Saskatchewan Railway Museum]] is a [[railway museum]] located west of the city limits.]] The [[Meewasin Valley Authority|Meewasin Valley Centre]], in Friendship Park, has information on Saskatoon's history, the South Saskatchewan River, and the future of the Meewasin Valley.<ref name="MeewasinValley">{{cite web|url=http://www.meewasin.com/education/meewasin_valley/index.php|title=Meewasin Valley Centre|access-date=2008-03-10|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514110608/http://www.meewasin.com/education/meewasin_valley/index.php|archive-date=May 14, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Saskatoon is also home of the [[Saskatchewan Western Development Museum]]. This museum, one of four throughout the province, documents early pioneer life in Saskatchewan. It is noted for its interior recreation of a "Boom Town" main street, including one original building relocated from its original site. The [[Saskatchewan Railway Museum]] is just outside the city and includes displays of rolling stock and historic railway buildings from various parts of the province. The [[Forestry Farm Park and Zoo]] is a National Historic Site situated in the northeast region of the city. The Forestry Farm was a historic nursery (dating from 1913) responsible for growing many of the trees planted within the prairie provinces. In 1966 the nursery operations were discontinued and part of the region turned into a municipal park. The city zoo is also housed within the park and features over 80 species of animals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/leisure/facilities/pdfs/zoobrochure.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626072019/http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/leisure/facilities/pdfs/zoobrochure.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Zoo Brochure|archive-date=June 26, 2008}}</ref> [http://www.wanuskewin.com/ Wanuskewin Heritage Park] is a National Historic Site situated five km to the north of Saskatoon. It is an [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]] archaeological site and features displays, special events, and activities, recent renovations are on hold due to a lack of funds during the renovations.
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