Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. March Stories: West Van purchases Horseshoe Bay's Boathouse restaurant for new art museum Summerland museum shares history Irish settler who helped develop the irrigation system - Penticton News - Castanet.net Kelowna Museum exhibit highlights Japanese Canadian dispossession The Whalers Washing House finally coming home - rabble.ca Possible 25 per cent tariff on books could kneecap local retailers Horn heist: B.C. train museum gets railroaded by targeted thefts | CBC News Hundreds of items returned to First Nations in Vancouver Museum’s ongoing repatriation process Outdoor exhibits reopening at Vancouver's Science World with gardening robot, more…

Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. February Stories: Nanaimo Art Gallery's new exhibit explores unexpected outcomes Barkerville Heritage Trust secures 7 more years running the historic site Surrey artist takes aim at Trump, Musk, Bezos with provocative paintings Exploration Place, BC Bob launch partnership for fundraiser ‘This is reclamation’; Tk’emlúps Kúkpi7 Casimir discusses historical designation for former residential school site Toddler's $4k offer ends apple pie bid war in support of Salmon Arm heritage site…

In this episode, Jazmin and Madison are joined by Dr. Sharanjit Kaur Sandra and Melvin Sedeora of Museum Liberation Force. We chat about how the grassroots group got started, what they hope to see happen with the South Asian Canadian Museum project, and how the community feedback process has impacted them so far. We also delve into the ways that complicated conversations can be handled with care in community work, and why it is so crucial to understand that all racialized communities are not the same. This episode covers some heavier topics, and we recommend that IBPOC folks especially listen with care. *Discussions in this episode were based around the context at the time of recording, in November 2024. Please note that there have been updates since recording, including changes in political administration and the hosting of the MLF event referenced in this podcast.*…

Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. January Stories: Rebuilding Telegraph Cove: Community Mobilizes to Restore a Vital Economic Engine - West Coast NOW Museum of Anthropology unveils first exhibit dedicated to the Nuxalk Nation | Georgia Straight Vancouver’s source for arts, culture, and events Victoria museum display celebrates work of Japanese-Canadian photographer - Saanich News Northern B.C. museum honours pioneer female pilot from the early 1900s - Quesnel Cariboo Observer Museum of Northern BC commemorates 100 years with a reflective exhibit - Houston Today Unmasking heritage: the rise of women carvers on the North Coast - Houston Today Through sculpture, syilx Okanagan artist turns pictographs into towering 3D figures If you have news you want to share on this program, please email us at bcma@museum.bc.ca…

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 Leia, Ryan, Lorenda, and a special guest as we explore our favourite MuseNews! In this final MuseNews of 2024, each of our hosts picked their favourite stories to reshare. Thank you to our listeners for another wonderful year of news. Happy New Year! Stories we replayed this month: Coast Salish knowledge helps researchers deepen study of 160-year-old pelt from now extinct woolly dog - Windspeaker.com Quilt made by over 300 Canadian, African grandmas coming to Nelson Nanaimo Art Gallery group exhibit considers the importance of storytelling BC Sports Hall Of Fame comes alive with immersive digital Indigenous gallery 'Incredible treasures' at core of reimagined and redesigned Museum of Anthropology Sidney Museum exhibit looks at queer history on the Peninsula After 113 years, Royal B.C. Museum hands back chief's seat to coastal First Nation | Canada | Head Topics Historic Martin Mars water bomber completes final flight in B.C. | CBC News Sooke museum's summer team breathes new life into local history Proposed Inner Harbour attraction would present Indigenous, settler experiences 'side by side' Louise Avery retires after 28 years at Kitimat Museum - Northern Sentinel…

What is AI? Join our host, Lorenda Calvert, and members of our sector for this eight-part series discussing AI and its implications for our sector and community. In this episode, Lorenda asks: What does the future of AI look like? What does the future, with or without AI, look like? You can learn more about the WhAi? Project here . Thank you to our collaborators: Elizabeth Batista, Executive Director of the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society SGaan Kwahagang James McGuire, Indigenous Conservation Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History and former Collections & Engagement Coordinator at the Haida Gwaii Museum Juan Ramirez, Software Developer and Digital Artist Laura-Beth McDonald, Founder of the Esquimalt Community Arts Hub, Artist, and Project Manager Jules André-Brown, Interim Executive Director at ArtStarts Jesse McKee, Head of Strategy, 221A…

What is AI? Join our host, Lorenda Calvert, and members of our sector for this eight-part series discussing AI and its implications for our sector and community. In this episode, Lorenda asks: Why are/would we be interested in AI from an Indigenous and racialized individual perspective? You can learn more about the WhAi? Project here . Thank you to our collaborators: Elizabeth Batista, Executive Director of the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society SGaan Kwahagang James McGuire, Indigenous Conservation Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History and former Collections & Engagement Coordinator at the Haida Gwaii Museum Juan Ramirez, Software Developer and Digital Artist Laura-Beth McDonald, Founder of the Esquimalt Community Arts Hub, Artist, and Project Manager Jules André-Brown, Interim Executive Director at ArtStarts Jesse McKee, Head of Strategy, 221A…

What is AI? Join our host, Lorenda Calvert, and members of our sector for this eight-part series discussing AI and its implications for our sector and community. In this episode, Lorenda asks: Why are/would we be interested in AI from a GLAM perspective? You can learn more about the WhAi? Project here . Thank you to our collaborators: Elizabeth Batista, Executive Director of the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society SGaan Kwahagang James McGuire, Indigenous Conservation Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History and former Collections & Engagement Coordinator at the Haida Gwaii Museum Juan Ramirez, Software Developer and Digital Artist Laura-Beth McDonald, Founder of the Esquimalt Community Arts Hub, Artist, and Project Manager Jules André-Brown, Interim Executive Director at ArtStarts Jesse McKee, Head of Strategy, 221A…

What is AI? Join our host, Lorenda Calvert, and members of our sector for this eight-part series discussing AI and its implications for our sector and community. In this episode, Lorenda asks: What are you concerned about regarding AI? You can learn more about the WhAi? Project here . Thank you to our collaborators: Elizabeth Batista, Executive Director of the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society SGaan Kwahagang James McGuire, Indigenous Conservation Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History and former Collections & Engagement Coordinator at the Haida Gwaii Museum Juan Ramirez, Software Developer and Digital Artist Laura-Beth McDonald, Founder of the Esquimalt Community Arts Hub, Artist, and Project Manager Jules André-Brown, Interim Executive Director at ArtStarts Jesse McKee, Head of Strategy, 221A…

What is AI? Join our host, Lorenda Calvert, and members of our sector for this eight-part series discussing AI and its implications for our sector and community. In this episode, Lorenda asks: What are you interested in learning or knowing more about regarding AI? You can learn more about the WhAi? Project here . Thank you to our collaborators: Elizabeth Batista, Executive Director of the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society SGaan Kwahagang James McGuire, Indigenous Conservation Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History and former Collections & Engagement Coordinator at the Haida Gwaii Museum Juan Ramirez, Software Developer and Digital Artist Laura-Beth McDonald, Founder of the Esquimalt Community Arts Hub, Artist, and Project Manager Jules André-Brown, Interim Executive Director at ArtStarts Jesse McKee, Head of Strategy, 221A…

What is AI? Join our host, Lorenda Calvert, and members of our sector for this eight-part series discussing AI and its implications for our sector and community. In this episode, Lorenda asks: How do you currently use AI? How do the institutes that affect you use AI? You can learn more about the WhAi? Project here . Thank you to our collaborators: Elizabeth Batista, Executive Director of the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society SGaan Kwahagang James McGuire, Indigenous Conservation Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History and former Collections & Engagement Coordinator at the Haida Gwaii Museum Juan Ramirez, Software Developer and Digital Artist Laura-Beth McDonald, Founder of the Esquimalt Community Arts Hub, Artist, and Project Manager Jules André-Brown, Interim Executive Director at ArtStarts Jesse McKee, Head of Strategy, 221A…

What is AI? Join our host, Lorenda Calvert, and members of our sector for this eight-part series discussing AI and its implications for our sector and community. In this episode, Lorenda asks: What do you know about AI? You can learn more about the WhAi? Project here . Thank you to our collaborators: Elizabeth Batista, Executive Director of the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society SGaan Kwahagang James McGuire, Indigenous Conservation Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History and former Collections & Engagement Coordinator at the Haida Gwaii Museum Juan Ramirez, Software Developer and Digital Artist Laura-Beth McDonald, Founder of the Esquimalt Community Arts Hub, Artist, and Project Manager Jules André-Brown, Interim Executive Director at ArtStarts Jesse McKee, Head of Strategy, 221A…

What is AI? Join our host, Lorenda Calvert, and members of our sector for this eight-part series discussing AI and its implications for our sector and community. In this episode, Lorenda asks: What is AI? You can learn more about the WhAi? Project here . Thank you to our collaborators: Elizabeth Batista, Executive Director of the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society SGaan Kwahagang James McGuire, Indigenous Conservation Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History and former Collections & Engagement Coordinator at the Haida Gwaii Museum Juan Ramirez, Software Developer and Digital Artist Laura-Beth McDonald, Founder of the Esquimalt Community Arts Hub, Artist, and Project Manager Jules André-Brown, Interim Executive Director at ArtStarts Jesse McKee, Head of Strategy, 221A…

Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. November Stories: B.C. museum to honour Chinese Canadian troops who fought in war and for citizenship rights Wet'suwet'en delegation travels to Paris to reconnect with cultural treasure Rare 95-million-year-old dinosaur tracks found near Tumbler Ridge Louise Avery retires after 28 years at Kitimat Museum Margaret Chrumka Joins AGGV as Director of Visitor Experience and Programs All aboard!: North Pole Express returns to Squamish this holiday season If you have news you want to share on this program, please email us at bcma@museum.bc.ca…

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 Leia and Ryan as we explore the latest MuseNews! October 2024 News: Federal funding kicks off initial upgrades of Vancouver's Space Centre Kamloops Art Gallery to begin search for new executive director as Chrumka bows out Artists re-interpret Chung Collection on the 25th anniversary of its donation to UBC Vernon museum collection includes numerous Indigenous records and objects it wants to return Jim Hughson among loaded list of BC Sports Hall of Fame inductees Residential school memorial created in Port Hardy dedicated at Canadian Museum of History Victoria Chinatown Museum to be made permanent Proposed Inner Harbour attraction would present Indigenous, settler experiences 'side by side' Greater Vernon Cultural Centre user fees will be set by RDNO, museum and art gallery Fort St. John Museum hosts record-breaking Halloween party PHOTOS: Halloween Haunt hits B.C. Aviation Museum in North Saanich Aldergrove museum handing out treats for 6th Halloween If you have news you want to share on this program, please email us at bcma@museum.bc.ca .…