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Ryan Hunt (he/him), Executive Director, Email Ryan

Recent News

What happens when Victoria's cultural institutions close up shop?

Capital Daily - The future of the Bateman Gallery and Point Ellice House.

Comment: Museums matter, visit one before it's too late

Times Colonist - These closures make our communities and province less vibrant in the following ways.

More Cultural and Heritage Closures May Come, Advocacy Group Warns

GalleriesWest article.

Letters March 13: Heritage sites need help; cost of broken windows; breezy Clover Point

Times Colonist - Government help needed for heritage sites.

Comment: Why the closure of the Bateman Gallery should worry anyone who cares about museums

Times Colonist - The closure of the Bateman Gallery is a symptom of a much larger problem

Driving mental health conversations through the arts

Municipal World

Museums face growing calls to return stolen artifacts

Municipal World

Cultural Items Belonging to Nuxalk, Gitxaala Nations to be Repatriated

CBC News - Royal B.C. Museum, Peabody Museum at Harvard University to return two poles.

The British Columbia Museums Association, an interview with Vanessa Gelhaar

Ki Culture interview with BCMA Operations Manager Vanessa Gelhaar.

Museum, exhibitor recognized for impact on reconciliation, inclusiveness, social justice, and other causes

Campbell River Mirror: Cecil Dawson - Standing In The Gap receives B.C. Museums Award for Social Impact.

Chase Museum Branches Out Virtually to BC Schools

Salmon Arm Observer: Museum becomes part of VR Voyage classroom community.

Museums Are Full Of History Holes. How To Fill Them.

The Tyee: An inspiring example is New Westminster. Perspectives were missing, so the city took creative action. Latest in a series.

Doukhobour Discovery Centre to be showcased at entrepreneur summit in Germany

Castlegar News: Company will show off its virtual museum tours, including the DDC.

An Artifact of Colonialism: The Canadian Government’s Obligation to Assist Indigenous Repatriation Efforts

The McGill International Review: For decades, a century-old wooden canoe, dubbed ‘the Pope’s kayak,’ has been on display within the halls of the Vatican’s Museum. However, the artifact might not stay in place for much longer.

Comment: For museums, a better future means confronting past wrongs

Times Colonist: A commentary by the executive director of the B.C. Museums Association.

'Museums need to be shaken': Nuu-chah-nulth scholar calls for change

Times Colonist: The question for Haa’yuups is how many of these items belong behind glass, thousands of kilometres from the people who made them?

Comment: Museum replacement has been a long time coming

Times Colonist: A commentary by the former deputy CEO and vice-president of the Royal B.C. Museum Corp., 2003-2018.

A new path: B.C. museums and historical attractions consulting with First Nations on how to honour Indigenous history

Vancouver Sun: Decolonization of museums and historical attractions an important process that must be Indigenous-led, say curators.

B.C. government makes business case for spending $789.5-million to rebuild Royal BC Museum

Globe and Mail: The B.C. government has presented a business case for a new Royal BC Museum, which shows the $789.5-million cost of building a new museum on the current site in Victoria would be lower than repairing or upgrading the existing facilities. Replacing the museum on its current site was deemed the most effective option as the government moves to modernize the provincial museum – its structures and the stories it tells.