The old Royal Alberta Museum (RAM) has been closed since The new Royal Alberta Museum opened in 2018. The original museum opened in 1967 as the Provincial Museum of Alberta and then was renamed renamed during Queen Elizabeth II’s visit in 2005. The Alberta government has plans to demolish the building but two development companies, Beljan Development and Reimagine , experienced in rejuvenating historic buildings believe the old RAM building should be repurposed rather than demolished. On November 21 Beljan Development and Reimagine held an event to discuss their proposal to repurpose RAM — which they have also shared with the Alberta government.

Due date for tendering documents for demolishment of the OLD Ram building is at the end of February. The two development companies interested in repurposing the old RAM building think bruary. The two development companies interested in repurposing the old RAM building think the official tenders may be considerably more than the government estimates causing them to reconsider the repurposing option.