Through addressing theoretical literature and describing the creation and development of the Cultural Communities program (previously the Folklife program) at the Royal Alberta Museum’s (RAM), this article considers the use of dialogical methodology, interaction and mixture between communities, as approaches to articulating community identities and perspectives of multiculturalism in Canada. The article delves more specifically into the Cultural Communities’ display Chop Suey on the Prairies: A Reflection on Chinese Restaurants in Alberta, which illustrates how the Cultural Communities program reflects, contributes and challenges dominant perceptions towards cultural differences in Canada. The exhibit traveled through small Albertan communities prior to being permanently installed at the RAM; during the traveling exhibition phase the content of the fourth panel changed, addressing community specific Chinese restaurants, developing a more personal level of understanding and engagement in cultural mixture. Despite recognizing the value of the dialogical process, and focusing on interaction and community mixture, the article does not intend to suggest they are a necessity in advancing cross-cultural understanding. Instead it presents museums as ideal in terms of offering a place to examine a politics of recognition because they dually represent the national public and recognize the value of cultural differences; and they are a site of public representation and public interaction.