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You see, I worry about climate change. I make dozens of micro-decisions each day to try to be less wasteful and more considerate of the environment. However, I confess I have not yet made any major changes to my lifestyle to reduce my impact on Earth. I don’t own an electric car, my stove is gas and the roof of my house isn’t fitted with solar panels. In 2021, though, green initiatives went beyond the personal and started directly overlapping with my work: Ingenium’s travelling exhibition program began offsetting the carbon resulting from shipping its exhibits throughout Canada.

The inventory is one of the most effective tools for Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) safeguarding. Through it, communities can better know, identify, and define the main elements that make up their rich heritage. The systematization of this traditional knowledge can contribute to its transmission to the new generation and, finally, the generated knowledge contributes to an awareness of the importance of the intangible heritage for the community directly involved.

Museum boards are facing increased concern about accountability. Some face changes in governance within nonprofit organizations and municipalities. New models of board governance have been introduced. Board members and staff need to have a strong, common understanding of the roles and responsibilities of museumtrustees. They also need to keep up with government and community initiatives affecting Canadian museums