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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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Monday Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 09, 2023
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. In this episode, Spencer interviews the team at Texada Island Heritage Society:
- Doug Patton, Curator
- Rob McWilliam, Secretary on the Board
We’re excited to host this collaboration between Spencer Stuart and the BC Museums Association on our website. View more here: https://museum.bc.ca/membership/bc-museum-portrait-program/
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
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. In this episode, Spencer interviews the team at Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives:
- Allie Rose Bartlett, Curatorial Assistant
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Matthew Lovegrove, Manager/ Curator
We’re excited to host this collaboration between Spencer Stuart and the BC Museums Association on our website. View more here: https://museum.bc.ca/membership/bc-museum-portrait-program/
Monday Dec 26, 2022
Monday Dec 26, 2022
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. In this episode, Spencer interviews the team at Salt Spring Museum:
- Conrad Pilon, Museum member
- Tony Threlfall, Museum member
- Chris Marshall, Collaborative manager at Salt Spring Island Archivist
We’re excited to host this collaboration between Spencer Stuart and the BC Museums Association on our website. View more here: https://museum.bc.ca/membership/bc-museum-portrait-program/
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
In this episode, listen as IBPOC Network Coordinator Jazmin Hundal and historian Dr. Sharanjit Sandhra chat while on location at the Sikh Heritage Museum at Gur Sikh Temple Gurdwara.Jazmin and Sharn discuss representation of South Asian histories in museums, the importance of including multiple languages in exhibits, and advice for emerging BIPOC professionals in the sector. They also chat about Sharn’s work past work as a curator at this site, her current work as historian at Parks Canada, and her new consulting company Belonging Matters Consulting.
Photos and links to some of the things discussed in this episode can be found below. If you’d like to get in contact with Sharn, please email her at sharanjit.sandhra@gmail.com.
We’re always looking to share stories of professionals and organizations working hard to improve representation of racialized communities! If you would like to be a guest on the IBPOC Network podcast, please reach out to Jazmin at communications@museum.bc.ca.
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
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 Leia as we explore the latest MuseNews!
Featured news for December 2022:
- Gabriola Island Museum Requests Funding for Sustainable Operations
- Scottish museum to return stolen totem pole in new year
- Whistler Museum eyeing major building upgrade
- Iconic Vancouver museum shutting down for most of 2023
- Reconciliation in the private art world: How Taku River Tlingit brought home their robe
- From outcasts to mainstream, B.C. museum showcases the evolution of snowboarding
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
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. In this episode, Spencer interviews the team at Galiano Museum Society:
- Mechelle Crocker, Executive Board Member
- Carol Robson, Executive Board Member
- Mary Jean Elliott, Executive Board Member
We’re excited to host this collaboration between Spencer Stuart and the BC Museums Association on our website. View more here: https://museum.bc.ca/membership/bc-museum-portrait-program/
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
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. In this episode, Spencer interviews the team at Gabriola Historical and Museum Society:
- Liz Ciocea, Director
- Joan Merrifield, President
- Laura Baldamus, Museum Manager
- Janet Stobbs, Archivist
- Chris Campbell, Director
- Gloria Filax, Former Board Member
- Alison Douglas, Former Board Member
We’re excited to host this collaboration between Spencer Stuart and the BC Museums Association on our website. View more here: https://museum.bc.ca/membership/bc-museum-portrait-program/
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
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. In this episode, Spencer interviews the team at Denman Island Museum and Archives:
- DD Fuchs, Board Member
- Barry Landeen, Archivist
- Ann Paisley, Museum display & collections
We’re excited to host this collaboration between Spencer Stuart and the BC Museums Association on our website. View more here: https://museum.bc.ca/membership/bc-museum-portrait-program/
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
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 Leia as we explore the latest MuseNews!
Featured news for November 2022:
- Prince George museum re-opens with new look
- Darn-it! New Maritime Museum of BC Exhibit opens
- Chinese Canadian Museum names first Chief Executive
- Ancient bison bones unearthed at Saanich construction site
- Volunteers seek to uncover ‘paper trail’ of Japanese Canadian dispossession
- Pitt Meadows Museum nears finish line of relocation planning
- New interactive, online exhibit features Richmond’s turning points
To submit your Muse News or Whoo's News, email bmca@museum.bc.ca
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
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. In this episode, Spencer interviews the team at Cortes Island Museum & Archives:
- Bonnie MacDonald, Executive Board Member
- Laurel Bohart, Curator, Wild Cortes
- Jill Milton, Archivist
- Melanie Boyle, Managing Director
We’re excited to host this collaboration between Spencer Stuart and the BC Museums Association on our website. View more here: https://museum.bc.ca/membership/bc-museum-portrait-program/