Welcome to the BCMA Online Learning Portal
Register by: August 31, 2024
BCMA 2024 Gathering
It’s our great pleasure to announce that the 2024 BCMA Conference will take place from September 24 – 27, 2024 in Lheidli T’enneh Territory, Prince George, BC!
Participate by: September 30, 2024
BCMA Accountability Practices Survey
In 2024, the BC Museums Association is doing research into accountability practices to better inform our sector, policies, and resources. Thank you for contributing to this research by filling out our survey!
Participants can receive a $49 discount on your registration for the BCMA 2024 Gathering!
Nominate by: September 4, 2024
Join the BCMA Board of Directors!
Do you want to support museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across the province? Do you have ideas to help shape the future of BCMA? Do you know someone who wants to make a difference in the sector? Nominations are now open for the BCMA board of directors.
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Government Support for Museums
The report aims to inform efforts in Canada to enhance government support for museums through well-designed policies, strategic investments, impactful programs, and robust funding mechanisms. It highlights the importance of leveraging global knowledge and adapting international best practices to the unique needs of Canada’s museum landscape.
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Equipment Lending Library
In addition to our existing online HerO resources, we are pleased to offer our members access to a new library of equipment to help them better leverage digital resources in their work and community impact. The HerO lending library offers BCMA members the opportunity to rent equipment like video cameras, podcasting equipment, or document scanners instead of having to buy new equipment for projects.
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MuseNews Ep 42: Weirs, Wisdom and Wealth
The latest news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Join Ryan and Leia as we explore the latest MuseNews!
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Investing in Tomorrow: Creating Meaningful Internship Experiences
Join the BCMA and the Executive Director of the Esquimalt Community Arts Hub, Luca Jesse Apel, as he shares first-hand experience on what makes an impactful internship experience for both the student and the organization.
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WhAI? Artificial Intelligence (AI) and GLAAM
WhAI? will work to develop considerations and wise practices for arts and culture organizations, volunteers, and professionals to help provide a critically reflexive understanding of these emerging tools and can better balance building our sector’s digital capacity through the lens of digital equity.
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Safety+
This toolkit is being developed and delivered for museums as a direct response to the increasing demand for support of museum staff, community, and collection safety.
The Pathways pilot program is a year-long process that will support arts, culture, and heritage practitioners to learn, reflect and integrate equity and access more deeply into their work. Participants will be supported with individualized learning plans, peer networks and one-on-one guidance.
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IBPOC Museum Professionals Network
Connect with museum, gallery, and heritage IBPOC professionals from across British Columbia.
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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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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!
BCMA Online Courses
On-demand training for museums, galleries, and cultural heritage organizations
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