In June 2004, the museum moved from its original location to a new purpose built space in the Canmore Civic Centre.

Events such as the annual Rock and Fossil Clinic have become an important part of science outreach activities in the Canmore area.

In cooperation with Burgess Shale Foundations, CMAGS has run yearly trips to the Mount Stephen trilobite beds and to the Walcott Quarry.

Teacher Edna Appleby gave the students an assignment to write a letter to a foreign country requesting a doll in ethnic dress.

The resulting development through the 1990s, and beyond have led to a mountain community with year round tourism as a sought after vacation destination and a major real estate market in recreational property.

It is not just a museum of coal mining history however, but has a mandate to tell the stories of the heritage of the town and the people of the mountains.

In 2008, the Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre organized a traveling exhibition in celebration of the David Thompson Bicentennial (2007–2011).

The exhibit was designed to create an awareness of how Thompson's efforts gave shape and definition to the northwest half of North America.

The Canmore Museum hosts many presentations and evening talks showcasing local authors, history, heritage, geoscience and other areas of interest.

The first publication by the Canmore Museum & Geoscience Centre is 'Survival in Paradise: A Century of Coal Mining in the Bow Valley'.

This important book tells the story of coal mining in the Bow Valley, including Anthracite, Bankhead, Georgetown and Canmore.