Reviews of Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre (Museum)

Scott Dellinger

Attended for a wedding and was very impressed with the facility and staff!

Gareth Grant

Wide range of concerts and things to do. Clean, friendly staff. Great part of the community.

Hari Singh

Great venue that hosts a lot of events. An important part of the arts scene in Medicine Hat. Also has a museum that is very interesting.

Dawn Keim

Great facility! Great shows and great staff.

AE S

Wonderful facility.

Aaron Prasad

Beautiful venue and great sound. Also good adult sippy cups for drinks in the theatre. Highly recommend making the trip from calgary for the Medhat Jazz fest!

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Anita Miles

Excellent concert by Frank Mills!

Claudio Della Valle

Interesting local Medicine Hat museum/gallery. Quite a modern looking building and has a little bit for everybody. A gallery, museum and exhibitors hub that is worth a visit.

Rob Fitzgerald

Great place for my 3 year old son he loved it

Latin Riedlinger

hey guys its me reggie, thats all the time i have today. i gotta get back to playing animal crossing new leaf on my nintendo 3ds

birdhunter9999

This place has good acoustics. Its not a huge venue so there really aren't any bad seats. I have been to a few concerts here as well as the museum. A good place to visit.

Adam Cole

One of the king-pins of attractions in Medicine Hat, the little cafe they have is amazing as well as all the shows.

Krisna Raynor

Absolutely beautiful space full of incredible art!

David Cousins

Great place

Michael Ireland

A classy venue with that small-town friendliness. We've seen numerous big musical acts here, and it's always a pleasure to enjoy the art. Other venues encourage mobbing the stage, but that doesn't happen here. There's just this _chillax_ sorta atmosphere at the esplanade.

Bob Arthur

Always nice to stroll through the gallery to see what's new as well as the museum. One of our communities great assets :-)

Rylan Dent

Very cool history of medicine hat here. Very cool!!

Melodie Gilmar

My daughters dance competitions are always at the Esplenade. The entire building is easy to access. There is tons of room in the foyer which makes it easy to move around even when its full of families and friends waiting to see their daughter(s) and/or sons perform.

steven duncan slater

Cause I work there

thunberg2

Great museum, amazing events, wonderful staff....

Zekeriye

It was awesome and fun

Riley Zielke

Was here for a wedding. Beautiful location!

David Baker

Nice facility. Well layed out. Friendly staff.

Derek Murray

Great place to see a concert and visit the gallery

Elenitsa bucknell

We will rock you was fantastic hopefully more show like this will come to Medicine hat instead of going to Calgary

Darren Sauter

It is an amazing building and an amazing environment... Supporting local artists and local talent... As well as bringing in artists and musicians from around surrounding areas and the world. great museum display in the history and the progress of Medicine Hat. A beautiful environment for any and all occasions and best of all they serve alcohol

Jasmin Gray

Great place great art great people! Worth going!!

Grace Bad

.... go see for yourself

Chris Istace

My first visit here and it is a incredible facility that culminates multiply facets of culture. From art to live performance and a historical museum of the region. When I was visiting their was a powerful exhibit by Jude Grobiel on humans impact on the earth that I found profound and engaging.

Kris Clemis-Love

I still can't believe we have such an awesome venue in the Hat! :)

Morgan

Great modern location with a friendly intamite feel,check out the museum.

Theresa Gonzalez

Great exhibits nice staff

Julie K

Great acoustics and decent events /names. Drinks are pretty steep, but overall a great venue

Michael

A very nice performance venue. Comfortable, easy access, a great night out.

Colin Lillie

Great intimate venue

Alannah Leach

Love this museum! Always a great variety in the exhibitions and everyone is so friendly.

Matthew and Lerie Westerhoud

Their summer camps are great

drifter grey

Beautiful venue. Good shows!

Romy Espinosa

Great place nice parking

Ralph n Maureen Himmelspach

Lots of good art, archives, and shows.

Joel McNally

Very nice building. Lovely galleries, great performance venues (if a little too small for the big shows.) I realized my lifelong dream of seeing Weird Al Yankovich live here, and a friend has had a lovely wedding on the rooftop patio. As to the rumour they've started serving ice-cream: don't believe everything you read online.

Cara Stelmaschuk

Gorgeous factory! Medicine Hat, you're so much to have this place.

Amin Nagani

Fantastic atmosphere

Rob Blanchard

Ridiculous that it isn't open on Sundays. Normal people visit museums outside of working hours.

Ajax Ravanna

Very good theatre, and a great hub for Art and Culture in the Hat.

JNDK International

Great place for family pictures.

Allen Helm

All was great

Hannah Dupuis

I went here for an event and it was absolutely beautiful. I love how you can see the original architecture with a modern touch.

Aaron Gray

Always new shows coming through, love the museum access pre-show. Not a bad seat in the house.

Sherri Taylor

Great venue.

Bernie Nickel

Led zeppelin show was good. Museum display was also open and interesting

Corey Ramer

Beautiful

Kevin Smith

By far, the best venue I've ever seen a concert at! Up close and personal, and not a bad seat in the house! Concessions are a bit pricey, but when you're paying $40 for a concert, it's not really that big of a deal. I will definitely be going back in the future!!!

Ida Naveas Santander

This place is a must when visiting MH. It has one permanent exhibition that's amazing and two rotating exhibits. The lady in the entrance is very helpful. The kids can do a scavenger hunt looking for different pieces from the exhibitions.The only reason I don't give them 5 starts is that there was about twenty ..twenty five people in the entrance all packed without mask or any social distancing and the people working there didn't care.

Stacey Renner

Absolutely love concerts at this venue, nice and intimate.

Tracy Woodford

Always a good time. Whether for a ticketed event or the art gallery/museum.

Deanna Clark

Very nice venue

David Seney

Had a great time at this show! They have some pretty good shows here. Great place to bring the kids as well. My children go on a lot of field trips here, and they always look forward to it.

Scott Richardson

Great place. A++

Rob Cook

Awesome place for shows

Gradyflamesplays

Good place, Archivist is great. You should give him an office with a window.

Brad (Alpha_Ghetti_392)

The theatre is set up very well acoustically. Every band I've seen there has sounded pretty good compared to a lot of venues. I wish the beer selection was a little more vast. Thankfully hard alcohol is available as another option.

Kevan Roang

Awesome acoustics.

Devyn Carson

Very beautiful place, rich with culture and an amazing experience overall. Gorgeous theatre and a very detailed museum and gallery.

Scott Payne

Great Venue

J. Marshal Courneyea

Very nice facility

Brier Albano

Great museum. Visit even if you live in the Hat. The joint College/Esplanade displays are also great. I've also attended a wedding here and it is a beautiful venue.

Mike

Good art class for youth. Great place for a concert

Chris Sanderson

Always enjoyed the shows here, infact I would give them 10 stars if Google allowed me to.

Andrea Lloyd

Best pizza-EVER

Anita Mali

I love it for for the concerts, also the gallery is neat.

Krishin Hockridge

Really nice how the sound travels and resonates. Also nice stage.

Sam Bjarnason

I never go here unless if there is a band or music group there. or jazz fest

Kris D

The space is great, however an elderly usher was INCREDIBLY rude to my young child - leaving my child in tears. I was upset and politely confronted the usher about how to kindly speak to a child. She did not empathize nor did she apologize. Perhaps they need to ensure their ushers are younger, more upbeat, kind and pleasant.

Paul Procure

Well worth the time.

K Thor (Kaos)

Underground parking is cheap. Great facility

Russ Boschee

Nice venue

SARA WENTWORTH

Great helpful staff...KUDOS

Cathy Oram

The burlesque show was so fun! Something different for Medicine Hat for sure!

Pam Bonneville

This place is beautiful, and I appreciate having it in medicine hat, however the one negative I have about it is the drink/bar situation. The drinks are expensive, and you are required to buy the reusable cups they have. I am VERY "pro" re-usable cups and not wasting plastic, and understand the desire to protect the building and its finishings, however paying $3 for a reusable cups on top of the already expensive drink is frustrating. I wish they had an alternative option, or offered a discount on the first drink with the purchase of the cups, or SOMETHING.

Eleanor Moore

Good

Kaleb

It’s great having a place like this in our city. A beautiful facility that puts on great events! Be sure to check out their schedule and visit often. Worth it every time.

leanne stenerson

There's not a bad seat in the house!

William Wallin

Great concert.

Clayton Balzer

It was awesome...I was outside having a smoke while my dad ran inside to buy tickets for an event. Google just because I was near the place does not mean I actually went inside.

brandon jacober

Very friendly staff well organized

Our Son Paolo

Great venue

Callum Davison (Stunt)

Nice space. I only came down for the Weird Al concert but before hand they had the gallery and museum open. It's a nice space with great sound. I don't know if the sound was the building or the bands own setup but it was very good.

David Schnare

So glad to be back to watch improv. Such a great facility for our community. Looking forward to a time when shows start again.

Julia R.

Really enjoyed the history and art exhibits of local Hatters. Great location in the downtown core.

MR BBRUIN

Saw The Headstones play here. Excellent small concert venue. Every seat is exceptional seating. Accoustics/sound here was the best I've heard for a concert.

Ramesh GOBI

Beautiful Location

Rajesh John

Very good place for all the concerts

Scott Irvine

Great shows!

GASCITY CREATIVE

Excellent venue for a wedding!

gord callaghan

Under other circumstances I would give the Esplanade five stars. On this occasion however it is the lowest. I would like to express my disappointment at my fully documented, doubly vaccinated , masked, out-of-country daughter not being allowed to enter the Esplanade . As she resides in the USA but was vaccinated in Canada, she has not needed a QR code to date. She therefore attended with all of her documentation - which has been accepted in all other places - and was not allowed in. Very disappointing and embarrassing as well. Our hope is that your policy around proof of vaccination allowed for situations such as this. Obtaining a QR code under her circumstances takes 2-3 weeks - as we found out once she came home and uploaded her vaccination records.

Deanna Cromwell

Great entertainment

Gord Veurink

Gorgeous little arts center. We go there for my daughter's dance competitions. Loss of 1 star for abysmal parking during weekdays.

Ed Tymensen

Great place for a concert!

Tom J

Great museum displaying the history of MH.

Annie Anderson

Loved the Pecha kucha night!

Jim Krueger

Fantastic tour and sights and exhibits

PowerRanger

It has a nice space and spiral staircase.

Kirk Fisler

The Esplanade always has great entertainers!

Terry Kennedy

Love the variety of programming offered at the Esplanade

Sharon Forsyth

Ok but way to costly for the middle class family.

Glen H

This is a great museum for a city the size of Medicine Hat. There is one permanent gallery with a general history of the Indigenous peoples and then a history of the local area. There are 2 rotating galleries. It is pay what you wish, I suggest between $10 and$15 per adult.

caleb hartman

Fantastic place for art and culture.

Larry Ellerman

The esplanade my be a nice facility, but try and get a refund on tickets on a concert that was canceled. When I call the number on the ticket, I get a recording telling me to go to the web site where cannot find to get a refund on tickets

Eugene Eslinger

Great venue

Samantha Smith

I have been able to attend a handful of performances at the esplanade and I am continually blown away at the sound quality, how intimate they make a moderately large venue feel, and the helpfulness of the staff is unbeatable. I also enjoy the galleries and the wide scope of art the esplanade brings to the city. Also, if you weren't aware the library has tickets you can "check-out" for admission to the gallery and museum.

Wilfred Schafer

A beautiful facility offering a wide range of entertainers.

Dina Jubrak

Great shows at the theatre!

Marvin Collinge

would like more entertainment for my age group 55-70 but I have been to many events and enjoyed all but one (Elvis & Priscilla)

Shelley O'Hare

Amazing place a must see!

Coburn Oman

Amazing sound! Love this venue

Ashley Cranmer

Not as nice as I thought it would be

Kathy Kirkland-guinn

Had a set of FANTASTIC seats . FANTASTIC show.

Rachelle Berube

The Esplanade has a great variety of things to see and do. We really enjoyed the Christmas Market! It was well organized and there was a great variety of local artisans!

Clay Wagner

We went to see a musical. Some drunk sat behind us and wouldn't shut up. Usher moved us for second half but a lot of money to listen to a drunk.

Allan Krizanowski

Being there may times and have enjoyed every time I have seen a show

Yanny Cakes

great acoustics,

Ciana Rust

Great show and very friendly staff!

Fran Cole

I've been here lots for concerts. Great size for venues. Close to home for me as I cab.

Darleen Allsopp

Very expensive !!

Delee Schall

Great place to listen to music. The seats are comfortable and you can see the stage.

Tracy Burles

Enjoy seeing the art displays, and activities

Valerie Robertson

I went on a tour behind the scenes of the Esplanade as part of a workshop conference on Genealogy. What wonderfully controlled and well thought out work the staff of the Esplanade do there. I enjoyed meeting the staff and learning about the Archives and seeing all of the schedules, literature and how clean and welcoming this place is. We need more of this in the Hat. Great site to spend an afternoon if you are new.

Colin Yuhas

Great venue to take in a concert. The Art Gallery usually has some very cool exhibits to view as well.

Cuyler Syrenne

Perfect for concerts

Adam Elder

Excellent venue - great for small concerts!

kristen mowatt

Son's school Christmas concerts held here

cole miller

Fantastic venue, always enjoy the shows here

Lola Herter

My friend and I went to see the All Country show. Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, Tim Magraw, Faith Hill, Johnny Cash and Shania Twain impersonators! Fantastic Show. If you get a chance to see them in your town, please do so! You'll truly enjoy them!

Aaron Gyorkos

This place is amazing, and a treasure for Medicine Hat. We walked through and were able to see three separate exhibitions as well as the local Museum. Painting, photography, re-imagined glass figures, and the history of the area all in one afternoon.

Courtenay Chipman

Lovely venue, although difficult to find event parking during the week.

WILLIAM PIGGOTT

Attended a on stage performance was very good, up close and personal, enjoyed the experience .

Randy Reiffenstein

Interesting heritage information, great place to learn

maxime Vincent

Staff is awesome !!!

Ryan Jones

It's clean and staffed. City operated. Well built building. Watched Snoop dog perform here. It was a great show.

ken merritt

First time back in 20 months missed the shows.great concert tonight. Washboard Union was great loved the show thanks to the staff.they were organized well done

Shay Hambley

Great show..luv the venue

Miguel Leclair

The concerts in the Esplanade are great, never had a hard time seeing the stage and the sound is well balanced.

Patti M

Kids performed there. It's a beautiful facility

Rob Wilder

Visited for the Remembrance Service. Obviously it was busy due to the event but it looked very well presented and organised.

Michelle Petrosenko

Black Gold Tapestry by Sandra Sawatzky was an incredible hand embroidered masterpiece story about the history of oil.

John Rudolph

A fantastic venue for a performance. It has a large, but cozy feel to it.

L Friesen

It’s disappointing when the attention to the food and drink experience is overlooked. Liquor selection quality was poor as we were here basically all weekend with dance competition and even though it may seem insignificant, a good quality craft beer could go a long way.....????