'This has been a long journey'

October 1964: The Mendel Art Gallery, built for $600,000, opens on the South Saskatchewan River’s northwest bank between the University Bridge and the Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge. The project is paid for by meat-packing mogul and philanthropist Fred Mendel, the city and the province.
1975: The Mendel Art Gallery expands.
1994, 1995: Upgrades worth $900,000 include a new vapour barrier, improved insulation and a new roof.
The Mendel Art Gallery only collects donation at the entrance to