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David Leinster

David Leinster

Aug 19, 2026

6:56
And I
6:56
think it's why we were so interested in putting in a proposal when the city offered the building to the community.
7:02
Anybody have an idea? And we thought, you know, this would be a great space for a contemporary art gallery.
7:07
Imagine what we could do in that dome.
7:09
In the 60s, when it was a planetarium, there was seating on the floor in a circle.
7:13
There was a projector in the center, and you looked up.
7:15
And then in the 90s, it was converted to an IMAX theater.

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12:51
Why does Calgary need an art gallery like Contemporary Calgary? Why do we need contemporary art in the city to have this kind of feature?

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