Reviews of Medalta in the Historic Clay District (Zoo)

Kalpana M.

Bygone era brought back to life.

D'arci L

Love the pottery classes here! The artists in residence are so friendly and it is a great experience!

Kay-leigh Bohnen

Very cool place

Douglas Linfield

Well worth a visit !

Chandra Schlitz

Very fun and informative.

Claudio Della Valle

Historical site in Medicine Hat that had been restored into a showcase of the pottery of the time. Factory floor is amazing. A must see in Medicine Hat. Highly recommended!

Josh Zizek

Great museum with excellent exhibits and videos. Very informative about the history of Medalta and pottery in southern Alberta.

Wanderess

Wasn't open but seemed cool from outside.

Life of Chuck

Very neat place in the Hat, well worth checking out on a Thursday night

birdhunter9999

Went to a concert here. This is good venue, and has an interesting collection of dishes, pottery, etc. Overall I would recommend a visit.

Lynn Fischer

Tongue On the Post (Folk Festival)

Linda Storm

Really interesting place.

Ian Myers

Thursday Market @ Medalta on point. Grilled cheese truck!

Adam Soos

Amazing tour and facility.

Eglom123 History 26

Best museum in town haunted is one word to say about it. Music here in winter months called tong on the post

Bob Arthur

My friends found their visit to be excellent

Jocelyn Nicole

Awesome market in Thursdays!! Love it

Abby Czibere

This place is pretty amazing. I enjoy the market on Thursday nights and always take people there when they are visiting me!

Giri Berenstein

Really interesting site, great peek into the history of pottery in the region. I think the museum could still improve tagging and adding explanations, especially around the old and older factory areas, and clarifying the different types of kilns (maybe a brief section about the historic development of pottery?). Still, a great little experience.

Richard Hobson

Interesting place! Has a gallery of local art, along with the historical content. Farmers market held there in Thursdays.

Tim Adams

It is a nice introduction to the history of ceramics production.

anita james

So eased we got to see the museum, a gem for Alberta for sure

Colin Bodor

Awesome place to visit and learn, great displays and facility. We had a great time and luckily stumbled on the place during a visit to Medicine Hat.

Paige McLean

We toured Medalta Potteries on a class trip. The tour was fantastic and so informative. Our guide was knowledgable and friendly. I have also attended events here and loved it. This is such a neat piece of history for the city and I highly recommend visiting. Also great place to have family or grad photos taken.

Trevor Textor

We did a tour with 3 kids aged 8, 6, 4 and had great time! Amazing to see the kids engaged for a good hour!

Vanessa Plett

Interesting place.

Benjamin VanderHaar

loved coming here and learning more about medicine hats history.

Rob Chilton

Great save by the province and Medicine Hat

Annette Parker

Informative

Bernie Van Tighem

Awesome mix of history and modern replication of historical practises

Kendall Schultz

An amazing place with a great tour.

Gillian Anderson

Beautiful historic place. A diamond in the rough :-)

Helen Yacak

Very interesting

Justin Koch

Awesome place and amazing people

David Dobbins

Great history lesson in pottery making.

Mick Kelly

Great historical site

Jasmin Gray

Great place! Great people! Can't wait to go visit again!!! #MyMedalta

Susan Young

This was worth staying overnight for. Informational displays that give visitors an appreciation for how natural resources in this area contributed to entrepreneurial and industrial success for Medicine Hat. Self-guided tour. Also enjoyed seeing displays of regional artists in a gallery designed for this.

I.P. Freely

Love this place! Gorgeous venue for a wedding!

John Kuntze

Wonderfully detailed historic restoration. Great learning experience on how clay is mined and eventually becomes a coffee cup and many other things we use every day. Kudos to Medicine Hat and Alberta for providing this opportunity.

Jacqueline Kalisz

Very interesting museum

Ryan Currie

This place was a fantastic stop for our family road trip. We would highly recommend. Also the gift shop has really nice stuff rather than the usual trinkets.

Daniel Frey

Local history, food vendors, great cultural events

Colin Lillie

Great local history. My kids were/are begging me to go back.

grappler99

Great experience, seen how pottery was made and still being made with the devices used way back then.

Rachel Schoenberger

A very nice museum to visit. They explain how pottery is made and you can walk around the old factory.

C K

Could user more original and creative venders on Thursday evenings.

Jason Vanden Berg

Fun market and interesting displays snd museum.

Joe Losby

Excellent museum to learn about a part of Canadian history that you may not have known of.

Tiger S.

This is a fun place, I took my boyfriend here during a roadtrip and it was worth the money. Theres a lot of history and knowledge within the building and I recommend giving it a chance!

Arol Majok

It's amazing everything they advertise is as said,they show amazing pieces of art work and much more having market days were you can buy wonderful foods and such

Christina P

Such a unique destination - I had no idea this existed, let alone this history was a part of Alberta. I highly recommend it as a stop in if you are driving through the region. Friendly and knowledgeable staff - and truly amazing facilities.

Andrea Berezowski

Very nice

Vanessa Henderson (Eco Baby)

It's a really beautiful historic site. You can also buy hand made clay items there made by local artists

Lisa Maggrah

Great tourist attraction however DO NOT recommend this venue for events.

C. W. Ridgewell

Terrific historical ceramics location with artisanal pottery.

Jeff Thompson

One of my favorite places on the planet.

Guy Soulière

A beautiful discovery

Derrick Hoffman

A wonderful piece of history

Gary Halls

Very cool. Make the time to enjoy some of medicine hats historical clay District.

Blake Wagner

Only had time for a brief look but planning a return soon.

gordon jones

Really interesting museum and explanation of the history of the site. A bit more signage would be nice, but it was really interesting.

Tami Ewert

Recently I ordered a 1 gallon crock from Medalta, and I was so impressed by how easy the ordering process was, and the excellent customer service I received. The crock was packaged so well, and it arrived safe and sound in very short order!! I happily and wholeheartedly recommend to anyone!!

Delia Massey

Beautiful wedding venue

sean tseng

Nice clay museum

James Cullin

Very informative.

Tracy Eriksen

What a great part of Alberta History!

Lindsay Barron

Medalta has so much to offer! A must-see!

Deanna Clark

Beautiful historical buildings, market on Thursday and food vendors

Harry Hao

Very cool museum to tour that gives insight on how pottery was mass produced back in the day. Theres also a little gift shop to buy some cups, bowls, and plates

Anna Finnigan

Far better than i was expecting. Was a really cool place with lots of history!

smokey dunbar

Fantastic displays of actual work area that has been excavated. You can punch into work and then check oy the factory and walk in the original kilns. Displays of crockery are plentiful and informative. Spent several hours reading about the product and the workers lives.

From Summit to Sea

Very interesting! Now I know where my crocks are made. Lots of displays.

Tracy Rothery

I would recommend having the guided tour.

Jan P

Took a pottery class with Medalta and had a great time. Recommend taking a class anytime.

Ken Dodman

Attended a wedding in this beautiful location. Well worth using to host any event

ElmerLiza Espinoza

Pleasant and friendly front office receptionist. Been there twice and she was consistently helpful, knowledgeable and friendly.

Ricardo

Beautiful pottery and great market in Thursdays

Jerri-Lynne Worth

A wonderful site full of rich history!

Scott Payne

Great venue. A real treasure.

Lawrence Alexander

Very interesting.

Anton Maslo

An enlightening tour of harsh work conditions and incredible ingenuity and inventiveness of potters of Canada's past. Some truly beautiful pieces on display in the museum. Highly recommended, and the kids will love it!

thekid9989

Great experience, the effort they put into showing history really shows through.

Michael Fritzler

Very great place and historical location

John Specht

A wonderful heritage place.

Roxanne Fuller

Took their Saturday Samplers class. Found out that I'm not a potter, but boy was it fun. The instructor Geisel was amazing

James H

Always something to learn in such a well preserved and maintained place

Jeff Schmidt

It's a hidden Gem! Love the galleries and events that are put on monthly! Definitely recommend stopping in on a Thursday evening for the Market!

Christine Stewart

Attended a beautiful wedding here at medalta. Amazing building.

Norm Dishkin

Great mix of history and modern repurpose

Scott James

Interesting historical site

Paul Procure

A must see in Medicine Hat. Staff very knowledgeable!

Cliff Morham

Beautifully preserved piece of Alberta and Canadian industrial history.

Terry Thomas

Very neat seeing the history.

Cathy Oram

If you have never been to the Market at Medalta, you are missing out! Food trucks and unique vendors, local craft beer, talented musicians, and best of all free admission!

Benji Smith

Love the refurbishments. Very beautiful!

Dave Tate

Historic and chic love atmosphere with the music and all the vendors

Chuck Horne

Excellent facility that highlights the MedAlta Pottery factory and history.

Yves

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María Fernanda Feltes

Super interesting place to visit, highly recommend going there!

Patrick T. T.

Cool historical place

Dave Hill

I wasnt that excited about going here. I was wrong. It was way cooler than I expected and I had know idea how much history there was related to it. If you have any interest in history or historic sites, check it out.

Louise Dormaar

We had a lovely tour at Medalta, our guide was very knowledgeable and was able to present the information in an organized way that was informative and entertaining. Would definitely recommend this tour to anyone interested in pottery and ceramics.

Amaya Daley

A beautiful place to hold an event!

St Albans Farm

never got the chance to see it because it's not pet friendly pretty hard to see any historical sites when you have a dog and you're travelling

Jason Brett

This is a top notch example of Canada's living industrial history. If you are interested in how everyday items were manufactured a century ago, you will find the tour fascinating. The building has some lovely architecture and the displays and interesting and engaging. Our tour guide (get the guided tour if you can) was excellent, and the people in the ceramics workshop were happy to explain what they were doing and how it both related to... And differed from, the historical practices. I had not expected to visit Medalta, and didn't really think I would be so fascinated, but it turned out to be a delightful surprise and a highlight of my time in Medicine Hat!

Sharon McNabb

Great selection at the seconds sale!

Stacey Gaumont

Most expensive wedding venue in town. If bragging rights is what you want, this is your place, but they don't even include everything most venues do and charge if you leave a hair on the floor. VERY INCLUSIVE MUSEUM; TRULY ONE OF A KIND! It would be hard to find such a unique piece of history anywhere else, hence it's significance! Medals is definitely worth an hour of any travellers time.

Julia R.

Learned a lot about the early pottery-making industry of Medicine Hat!

Justin Morris

I like it here.

Jason Doornink

Very cool historical site.

Jennifer Perree

Interesting history

Jacqui W

Enjoyed the history lesson.

Rayvin Maddock

A beautiful place to explore and learn more about history in the area. If you're into art or history it's fascinating. They have a full collection of donated pieces from one person with many examples of their products over the years. The weekly market is lovely and we even had our wedding in one of their kilns.

Ted Z

Our company hosted a educational seminar in a boardroom at Medalta. It is a great setting. Very unique and provides for a fantastic experience. The staff were incredibly helpful in helping us set up and tear down.

Marco Franchetto

Revenue is fantastic. Medalta staff on hand very helpful and friendly.

Jim Allen

Great historical place to visit. Very interesting history on the Madalta factory. We spent about an hour there and thoroughly enjoyed the history. There is Room to park your RV but a little limited on spaces. If you go early in the morning when it opens your probly not have problems.

Jason Hammel

Very interesting window into the history of Medicine Hat.

Scott Irvine

Very good information and some history of Medicine Hat.

MARJORIE Warner

So interesting to see how much work went into making pottery and dinnerware. Also neat to see what was considered the newest labor saving machinery of that time. Very educational.

Rose B

I have always been interested in ceramics and clay. Very interesting and it's nice to see how everything has been saved.

Torban Peterson

Lot more to see than a few years ago. Most of the old factory is open to view now

Roslie Main

We were there during the MH Stampede and were surprised that the attached art gallery was closed. However, this museum is very cool and we are glad we went. There's so much more they could be doing in terms of interpreters and the gift shop. The pottery in the gift shop is very expensive: $40 for a coffee mug! I realise they have to try and make their money during a short season but that's a bit steep. I wanted to buy some dishes - that's really why we went- but walked away empty handed.

Tony Grichnik

Excellent museum a bit off the beaten path. Worth a special trip, and very accessible for those with disabilities.

Janice Loubert

Great museum if the history of pottery in medicine Hat. Highly reccomended

Sherri Gibbons

It's very informative and my family really enjoyed it.

natasha Dasantos

Good place for weddings and functions. Spacious too.

Shelley Harrison

Had no idea I was going to Love this tour so much! I learned so much about Medalta and its history in Alberta.

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Good place to take a unique picture and can understand the procedure how to make the pot.

Patricia Duchesne

Excellent museum. A surprising Alberta historic site. Must see

James McKillop

An amazing, immersive tour. Touring the old factory gave a feeling that a shift had just ended and the workers would be back in the morning.

Ted Ogrady

Interesting history, buildings and machinery. Kilns are beautiful.

Leah Schlitz

Loved this place!

Christine Kiemele

The museum was well worth seeing. Layed out nice. Staff went a step above normal to try to explain some of the vessels. Much appreciated.

Cathy Prohl

Well worth the visit! Very interesting historical site with a working arts center, too. I didn't know there was so much to know about clay pottery!

Margaret Holly

Great information and amazing history

Doug Poole

Very interesting place to visit. History of pottery very well represented here.

Marie Sabourin

(Translated) Very good and informative. (Original) Très bien et instructif.

arose58

A great place to learn and experience the history of the Medicine Hat clay history. You can also rent out the facilities for special events in the off hours.

Susan B.

A must see if you're in MH. I loved it but wish there had been an option for audio information since there was no tour guide.

Sandra Van Wert

Great place to visit. Lots of history Market at Medalta nights are great because you can shop local vendors and also eat local vendors as well. Must see!

Amy Gummeson

Nice old place. Good tourist attraction

farlyn zabat

they have a small size function room which you can rent for party or show. didn't visit the museum though.

Wayne Mewhort

Very cool place seeped in history not offten you find place like this

Christine Guidry

Loved it! A look into life 75 years ago

Kathy Bedard

Amazing pottery process was explained.

Adrian Matwie

Great museum very informative, friendly people and a nice gift shop.

R Fletcher

Great market on Thursday night

Noreen Lofgren

Great event in a nice venue

Amanda Gosselin

Fantastic

Cyndi Jardine

Awesome historical place in my hometown to visit.

Kathy Kirkland-guinn

Was at the concert for year end.

ebunnie runn

Amazing artists

But why

Cool history lesson and beautiful pottery.

Robert Brown

It was just closing, so could not view all the buildings, and tour. A great history of the building materials of local area, and Western Canada ...what a gem to have been saved from the bulldozers.

Iron Viking

Amazing place full of history.

Rylan Rooke

Awesome historic place lots of great history

Carlos H Jimenez

Historic place.. Wonderful place....many stories

Rob S

Quite an interesting museum in the historic old town centre area of Medicine Hat. My mother had pieces that were produced at that factory so it had a personal interest to me. I recognized duplicate pieces in Museum collection. Definitely it is worth the visit and price (Senior for me). The machinery in the back is a little hazardous by today's standards yet it was in use and production until the late 1960's. Definitely worth the visit

Miomituti Ramirez

History

Dwayne Manchak

An amazing museum in the heart of Medcine Hat that is well worth your time to visit. We spent about 2 hours in the museum and it was much more than we expected. I recommend you visit their website before your visit as it is also very well done for more information. Highly recommend this museum for all ages.

Jeffrey Hart

Did a catering there. Was quite impressed with the state of the building! I had no idea this was there! Quite the place

Joanne PH

Very interesting history

Darleen Allsopp

Best 4 hours I have ever spent touring !!

John K

Good exhibition, but Hart to find.

Tracy Burles

Beautiful history....must see on a Thursday night

chrystal friesen

Nice history, but there were some confusing flow of traffic arrows. Not great parking

Valerie Robertson

I went to the second open weekend of the summer market. There were good and bad things to be said. The food trucks could use some tweaking on cooking for crowds. Not enough staff and the prices were a bit steep for a food truck offering. The market has some cool things; the lady from Saskatchewan with the bee soap is very professional, her products are nice smelling and good to the skin if you are delicate and her display at the market is very compelling. The pen guy was there and I get that its a very individualized thing making pens. Nice choices available. The actual Medalta itself has wonderful cups, bowls and books but their price line is a bit too far above what the average Joe can afford. 25.00 for a standard coffee cup is a bit much. Unique, yes, but a big over priced. Take 5.00 off and see the crowds swarm you folks. Its all about marketing. The musicians were good. I expected to see many more crafters and more produce for sale or things like quilts, honey, knitting, patches for sales, homemade shoes, etc... Needs to be expanded up a bit to make me want to come back. I suggest they offer local gift shops to have a space. Reduce the space price or start an artistic coop and get it going on. It has potential but right now its a bit lame.

Stuart Paul

A very informative, self guided tour of an industry that is in the decline in Alberta.

Terry Novak

To expensive

Brian Clifford

Very interesting

Joshua Culp

Awesome experience, informative and the original downstairs was neat

James Schorr

Beautiful place, great space for wedding or function. Nice. Museum as well

Leanne Falconer

Hard to explain, need to go and check it out for yourself.

susan deering

Nice building with interesting history!

Sean Cheater

Cool vibe!

Marika Jane

This place was wonderful, the old factory was amazing! I loved learning about the history and process of making ceramics!

WILLIAM PIGGOTT

Excellent place to visit and see some of Medicine Hats history.

Brittany Fokkens

Awesome I love pieces of history

Susan

Wonderful historical site. Interesting to see the archeological dig. I love Medalta pottery and the other itemd

Lynn Seal

We only visited the gift shop. Very nice but would have liked more variety. I know it's difficult during covid. Will definitely go back for a tour!

j jack

(Translated) A great place! Very friendly staff! Free to visit, you can buy your favorite handmade (Original) 非常棒的一个地方！非常友善的工作人员 ！免费参观 可以选购你喜欢的手工制作

Петро Хімич

Good place to learn a little bit about Canadian history

Robert John Evans

Interesting place to explore

Murray MacTavish

Very interesting tour of an important historical site. It has been well kept up and presented. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and patient with our many questions.