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Join the BC Museums Association as we explore topics of importance to the cultural heritage community in BC, and around the world. Listen as we talk with sector professionals, volunteers, and other guests about their work in BC museums, galleries, and arts & culture institutions.
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Thursday May 20, 2021
The Future of Museums with Bronwen
Thursday May 20, 2021
Thursday May 20, 2021
Join the BCMA for our BC Museums Week series on the future of museums! We chatted with EMP Bronwen Bird from Gallery 2.
To explore resources on the BCMA website about digital programs click here.

Thursday May 20, 2021
The Future of Museums with Adrian
Thursday May 20, 2021
Thursday May 20, 2021
Join the BCMA for our BC Museums Week series on the future of museums! We chatted with EMP Adrian Bogdan from the Sidney Museum and Archives.
To explore resources on the BCMA website about digitization click here.

Thursday May 20, 2021
The Future of Museums with Ulee
Thursday May 20, 2021
Thursday May 20, 2021
Join the BCMA for our BC Museums Week series on the future of museums! We chatted with EMP Ulee Maschaykh from the Semiahmoo Arts Society.
To explore resources on the BCMA website about online programming click here.

Tuesday May 18, 2021
BC Museums Week and Viviane Gosselin
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Join the BCMA in a conversation with Viviane Gosselin and learn more about the Coalition of Museums for Climate Justice.
The Coalition of Museums for Climate Justice mobilizes and supports Canadian museum workers and their organizations in building public awareness, mitigation, and resilience in the face of climate change. You can explore their resources on their website here.
To explore more on climate literacy in the cultural sector, check our Julie's Bicycle here.

Tuesday May 18, 2021
Repatriation Discussion with Maiyoo Keyoh Society
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Tuesday May 18, 2021
We are celebrating BC Museums Week across the province from May 17 to 23. This year’s theme is #MuseumACTION and each day we will explore actionable ideas and inspiring discussions to help you take action and make change. On May 18, International Museums Day, we are exploring reconciliation and repatriation. In this podcast, Leia Patterson, BCMA Learning Resource Coordinator, is joined by Chief Petra Munroe from the Maiyoo Keyoh Society, a 2020 Repatriation Grant recipient, to discuss their community's repatriation work.

Monday May 17, 2021
BC Museums Week and Steven Purewal: Duty, Honor and Izzat
Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
Join the BCMA in a conversation with Steven Purewal about the Punjabi Diaspora, representation in history, and expanding our narratives to include more diverse stories.
To learn more about Steven's work with the Indus Media Foundation click here. To connect with Indus Media on Facebook click here and to learn more about the movie Promises click here.
Thanks again Steven for joining us.

Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
MuseNews Episode 9: Dung Beetles, Discoveries, Donations, and Dedications
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
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 Ryan and Lorenda as we explore the latest MuseNews!
Featured News:
- Sidney Museum and Archives names gallery after long-time executive director
- B.C. Truck Museum keeps running behind the scenes
- Renowned Caetani Artwork Returned to Vernon
- B.C. city gives Ogopogo copyright to First Nation
- Rare collection of historical Arctic photographs digitized
- Revelstoke Museum & Archives weathers the COVID storm
- Darling Dung Beetle Discovered at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum
- Century-old photo found in library book returned to its owner in Kelowna
- Vancouver Art Gallery Receives Two One Million Dollar Gifts
- BC museum creating collection of COVID-19 pandemic artifacts for future generations to study

Monday Mar 29, 2021
MuseNews Episode 8: Mugshots, Maritime and More!
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
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 Ryan and Lorenda as we explore the latest MuseNews!
Featured News:
- Maritime Museum's director retiring, but effort to build new exhibit space continues
- MOA Show Looks at Art and the Survival of Hope after Devastation
- Point Ellice House in Victoria looks to patch up during pandemic
- Historic mug shots offer glimpse into Vancouver's bad old days
- Blaze at Heritage Acres results in nearly $20,000 in damages, no exhibits impacted
- Burnaby reopens village museum for spring break
- A new ghostly exhibit opens at the Maritime Museum of BC this week
- Victoria’s Craigdarroch Castle takes restoration into the kitchen – 19th Century style
- Northern B.C. museum now home to 450 million years of history
- Expand vocabulary, visit Rossland Museum's 'Our Living Languages' exhibit – Trail Daily Times

Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Episode 12: OWL You Need to Know Interview with Sarah Wang
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Get to know Sarah Wang, the BCMA IBPOC Network Coordinator, in this 90-second OWL You Need to Know micro-podcast!

Friday Feb 26, 2021
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Featured News:
- Black History Month highlighted by Coquitlam Heritage
- Mandrake the Magician exhibit celebrates world-famous illusionist's Surrey and New Westminster roots
- Black Canadians brought to the centre at Vancouver Art Gallery
- North Peace Museum receives update on mammoth tooth study
- Maritime Museum of BC unveils Float the Boat fundraising campaign
- New exhibit blooming at Central BC Forestry and Railway Museum
- North Pacific Cannery to receive a portion of $16 million in provincial funding
- Nisga’a scholar launches new Centre for Indigenous Fisheries at UBC