MuseNews Episode 8: Mugshots, Maritime and More!

Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of 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!

March 2021

Featured News:

• Maritime Museum’s director retiring, but effort to build new exhibit space continues
• MOA Show Looks at Art and the Survival of Hope after Devastation
• Point Ellice House in Victoria looks to patch up during pandemic
• Historic mug shots offer glimpse into Vancouver’s bad old days
• Blaze at Heritage Acres results in nearly $20,000 in damages, no exhibits impacted
• Burnaby reopens village museum for spring break
• A new ghostly exhibit opens at the Maritime Museum of BC this week
• Victoria’s Craigdarroch Castle takes restoration into the kitchen – 19th Century style
• Northern B.C. museum now home to 450 million years of history
• Expand vocabulary, visit Rossland Museum’s ‘Our Living Languages’ exhibit – Trail Daily Times