Monthly Resources: October
Regular resource collections from Sarah Wang, IBPOC Museum Professionals Network Coordinator.
Itâs been a busy month of transitions among exhibitions, Festivals, and conferences!
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The past and future of the Lytton Chinese History Museum:
New museum built on historic Lytton cultural site
Owner plans to rebuild Lytton Chinese History Museum after it was destroyed by wildfire
Finally, some love for the non-arts cultural/museum workers!
We try to provide as diverse a range of resources as possible that is relevant to the broadest museum professionals community, however it is acknowledged that these lists tend to lean toward the arts. A goal moving forward is to research and promote more resources specific to museum professionals working in non-arts institutions including science museums, municipal museums and archives, and heritage organizations.
Spotlight on Assistant Curator and Professor Jessica Ware, who recently gave the keynote lecture at McGill Universityâs Queer History Month. Ware is a Canadian-American entomologist, who completed their undergraduate studies at UBC and is now at the American Museum of Natural History. Get to know more about their work:
Why Diversity Matters Among Those Who Study Diversity
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The BCMA Conference Continues!
https://museum.bc.ca/conferences-and-events/conference/
SFU Public Square
2021 Sterling Prize Ceremony and Lecture: Challenging the Role of Museums in an Era of Reconciliation
Thursday 14 October 2021, 6:30PM PST, online
https://www.sfu.ca/publicsquare/upcoming-events/2021-sterling-prize.html
Description: A short lecture from Sdahl Kâawaas (Lucy Bell) on her experiences working in the museum sector and combatting workplace racism, followed by a conversation with Jisgang (Nika Collison), Executive Director of the Haida Gwaii Museum and board member of the Royal BC Museum, and Sharanjit Kaur Sandhra, co-curator of exhibitors at the Sikh Heritage Museum and UBC PhD-candidate in history.
The Vancouver Writers Festival
Monday 18 October 2021-Sunday 24 October 2021
https://writersfest.bc.ca/festival
Description: The Vancouver Writers Festival returns with digital and in-person events. Of particular note to the museum sector are the events:Â
The Alma Lee Opening Night Event â Out of the Sun: Esi Edugyan in Conversation with Chantal Gibson
Black Literature on the Prairies with Cheryl Foggo and Karina Vernon
with/holding: Chantal Gibson in Conversation with Lawrence Hill
Unreconciled: Jesse Wente in Conversation with Tanya Talaga
The Threads of Family and Resilience with Te-Ping Chen and Pik-Shuen Fung
Yusef Salaam in Conversation with Matt Galloway
Universities Art Association of Canada/Lâassociation dâart des universitĂ©s du Canada
Annual Conference 2021
Wednesday 20 October 2021 â Saturday 23 October 2021
Description: The annual conference of the UAAC/AAUC is online this year with four days of talks, workshops, and pedagogical discussions. This conference is noted âfor visual arts-based research by art historians, professors, artists, curators, and cultural workersâ, but its professional knowledge exchange and networking benefit the wider museum sector.
