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Your external brain for everything to do with BC’s Museums, Galleries and Heritage Organizations.
Repatriation Call to Action
The BCMA calls upon all publicly-funded institutions to repatriate ancestral human remains and burial items.
BCMA Year in Review 2021
As we get ready for the BCMA’s 2021 Annual General Meeting, this resource portal will help you get caught up on everything the BC Museums Association has been up to over the past year.
BCMA 2021 Conference Host City | Surrey, BC
Experience our host location, Surrey, through virtual site tours, meet our local partners, and explore Surrey’s unique arts, culture, and heritage scene.
More Tools and Resources
How to Get Started Using the BC Vaccine Card Verifier App
Museums, galleries, and heritage organizations may choose to require guests to show their BC Vaccine Card before entering. The BCMA has created this brief walkthrough of how to download and start using the BC Vaccine Card Verifier app.
2021 Service & Stewardship Award Nominee Interviews
The BCMA is proud to celebrate the 2021 nominees through a series of micro podcasts!
Webinar with Sterlin Harjo - Co-Creator and Showrunner of FX's Critical Acclaimed TV Series Reservation Dogs
Museums are not neutral. Our sector enjoys a level of public trust and respect that few other institutions even come close to matching. It is critical that we help our communities understand the challenges we are facing and bring people together to take collective action in this climate crisis.
BCMA Climate Action Podcast Series EP1: Dr. Deondre Smiles
In this episode, Dr. Smiles discusses the legacies of settler colonialism in environmentalism and climate action, as well as the potential role of the cultural sector in reimagining stewardship, centering Indigenous ways of knowing, and creative ways of relating with living environments, including more-than-human kin, in an era of climate crisis.
Monthly Resources: October
Regular resource collections from Sarah Wang, IBPOC Museum Professionals Network Coordinator.
Not just for museums
We embrace a broad and inclusive definition of museums as institutions created in the public interest that engage visitors, foster deeper understanding and promote the enjoyment and sharing of authentic cultural and natural heritage.
Resources for Settlers
Below you’ll find resources in a suggested order for those on the first steps of this journey.
IBPOC Museum Professionals Network
Responding to the immediate needs identified by racially marginalized museum workers, the IBPOC Network hopes to provide targeted support for IBPOC and equity-seeking members of our community through workshops, webinars, networking, and resource development.
Discover Something New!
Not sure what you’re looking for? The BCMA Brain has hundreds of resources ready to be discovered. Try one of these randomly generated resources!
Stay in the loop!
The BCMA Listserv provides a forum for members and non-members to discuss issues, post job opportunities and share news through this monitored mailing list.
