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Your external brain for everything to do with BC’s Museums, Galleries and Heritage Organizations.
BCMA Book Club | Truth and Reconciliation
Join Lorenda and Leia to read through Honouring the Truth and Reconciling for the Future: Summary of the Final Report of the TRC.
If 9 Out of 10 Canadians Agree that Museums Matter, Why Don’t We Fund Them Like They Do?
MuseNews Episode 19: Wrong Calls, Dark Chapters, and the Word on the Street
The latest news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Join Ryan and Lorenda as we explore the latest MuseNews!
British Columbia’s History of Under Investing in Heritage & Why That Matters Today
For nearly 20 years, from the early 2000s until a series of cultural investments that started in 2017, the Province of BC spent less per capita on arts, culture, and heritage than any other province in the country.
BCMA Podcast: Community Resilience and Food Sustainability: Haida Gwaii Food Strategy
In this BCMA Podcast episode, hear from two Haida Gwaii residents engaged in these efforts to strengthen local, sustainable food systems and how the HGFS will, in part, serve as a public repository of local food system knowledge.
Climate Catastrophe, Cons, and Colonialism
An introduction to Blockchain/Cryptocurrency/NFTs. The world of the blockchain (a technology that is currently being rebranded as “Web3”) is complex, obtuse, and often seems to defy conventional logic. If you feel mystified by technologies like Bitcoin or NFTs that’s perfectly normal - the blockchain is obtuse by design.
BCMA Webinar: Community-centred Approaches to Museum Exhibits and Programs
Join the IBPOC Museum Professionals Network for an informative webinar on community-centred approaches to museum exhibits and programs.
BCMA Online Courses
On-demand training for museums, galleries, and cultural heritage organizations
Members Receive 50% off! Explore Current Courses
BC Museum Portraits
The BC Museum Portraits Project is an audio interview and photography initiative that will result in an online archive of the ‘institutional memory’ of the Province’s museums and archives.
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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.
