Historic Clay District

Medalta Potteries National Historic Site.

The Medalta Potteries once produced more than 75% of Canada's pottery. Now this site is an interactive museum dedicated to preserving the area's industrial past. Visitors have a unique opportunity to enter one of the rare circular kilns, explore the original factory, and get inside details about the many clay products that were once produced in the region. For more information, visit www.medalta.org

Medalta International Artists in Residence.

This program reaches far and wide by hosting contemporary ceramic artists from around the globe. Children are given a chance to participate in an interactive clay area and a variety of curriculum-based education classes. For more information, visit www.medalta.org

Museum Collection.

There are more than 25,000 artifacts in the museum's collection, which is comprised of ceramic and stoneware pieces. They were donated over the years to the Friends of Medalta Society by many different sources. For more information, visit www.medalta.org/collection/introduction.html

The A. T. (Tony) Schlachter Collection.

Anthony Timothy (Tony) Schlachter was a farmer who grew wheat and raised cattle on the land known locally as "the Flamme farm" in the 1950s. It was here that he discovered a stoneware chicken waterer, his collection's first piece. Over a period spanning 50 years, he uncovered an incredible amount of Southeastern Alberta pottery, which he donated to the Friends of Medalta Society in 2008. This collection, which features 2,500 pieces, is now on permanent exhibit at the Medalta Potteries site. For more information, visit www.medalta.org/collection/Schlachter.html