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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.
Honouring Orange Shirt Day – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The BCMA urges our members and Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast to use September 30 as an opportunity to learn, reflect, make connections, and take action in redressing more than 150 years of injustice.
Vaccine Passport Update
Reopening Fund
The Reopening Fund for Heritage Organizations from the Museums Assistance Program provides financial assistance for ongoing operating costs to reopen and safely welcome back visitors.
More Tools and Resources
Monthly Resources: September
Regular resource collections from Sarah Wang, IBPOC Museum Professionals Network Coordinator.
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 Distinguished Service nominees through a series of micro podcasts!
Climate Action Resources for Museums
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 Webinar- Financial Sustainability Week: Show Business
Filming at your museum can be a way to increase your revenue and aid in financial sustainability.
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.
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.
