Bc Museums Association Podcast

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! Featured News for August 2023: World-renowned artists open new gallery in small community of Enderby, B.C Vancouver translator finally compensated for unauthorized work in British Museum 'We can achieve the impossible': Nisga'a delegation to return home with memorial pole This jellyfish was the terror of the sea 500 million years ago Archaeological dig uncovers remnants of WSÁNEĆ village dating back more than 1,000 years Canada's oldest Chinese temple in Victoria throws fundraiser for repairs  

Join the BCMA and Literary Translator, Yilin Wang as we chat about the British Museums theft of her translated work, lack of apology, and complete mismanaging of the experience. Museums can and should have a plan in place to recognize and compensate for copyrighted work. Consider how your organization approaches this work and also how your organization approaches mistakes.    Links:  Yilin Wang Website British Museum Statement Yilin Statement Qiu Jin

In this episode, listen as IBPOC Network Coordinator Jazmin Hundal and Indigenous Education Programmer Nicole Priessl chat while on location at Burnaby Village Museum. They discuss the work Nicole has done to transform the Indigenous spaces at the museum, including the Cedar Grove, Matriarch's Garden, and Indigenous Learning House. Jazmin and Nicole also chat about the value of intersectional storytelling and representation in heritage sites, the power dynamics that come into play when determining what counts as history, and the incredible importance of including contemporary Indigenous stories in combatting harmful colonial myths. 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.

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 Lorenda and Ryan, as we explore the latest MuseNews! Featured News for July 2023: Kelowna gallery featuring art of 96-year-old Canadian painter and printmaker this summer New permanent exhibition opens at Qualicum Beach Museum New Paldi museum celebrates Punjabi Sikh history - Victoria Times Colonist Supersonic jet heads to Victoria via complex highway journey RCMP investigating after Kelowna Art Gallery trans pride flag torn down 3 times in 1 month | CBC News Vintage mahogany reclaimed and redone in imaginative new Vancouver museum exhibit Vancouver art exhibition honours Black lives lost while interacting with police | CBC News

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 Lorenda and Leia, with Ryan on location, as we explore the latest MuseNews! Featured News for June 2023 Britannia Mine Museum brings back 'Old Town, New Queens' Tumbler Ridge archivist celebrated British Museum apologizes for using Canadian translator's work without permission B.C. First Nation buys back 140-year-old robe, paying almost $40K to bring it home B.C.'s last Martin Mars water bomber could be headed to Victoria museum B.C. Indigenous artist collecting sounds across Canada for virtual Witness Blanket

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 May 2023: Prince George art gallery names new executive director ‘Overdue’: B.C. First Nations welcome Pope’s hint that Vatican will return Indigenous artifacts BC government provides $20 million to repair Science World's leaky dome Sacred Journey makes a splash as it lands at Victoria’s Royal B.C. Museum Chilliwack Museum saw exhibition admissions more than double to 5,086 in 2022 Indigenous artifact to return to Squamish Nation following Prince Edward visit Rare blankets made from fur of extinct woolly dog on display at North Vancouver museum More News We Couldn't Fit In!  Britannia Mine Museum Marks 100 Years of BC's Mill No.3 Victoria Dinosaur Museum if a Hands on Experience New Exhibit at Port Moody Sta

BC Museums Week 2023: BC Museum Portraits, Interview with Spencer Stuart Spencer Stuart is travelling across British Columbia speaking with museum workers in communities large and small as part of the BC Museum Portraits project. Join Spencer and BCMA Program Manager Lorenda Calvert for a discussion about shared themes from these museum portraits and reflect on the valuable role that museums and their workers play in their communities.

News from this episode: Penticton Art Gallery's full funding restored A sawmill storage house in southeast B.C. was home to North America's first gurdwara, researcher says B.C. pledges $10M funding boost for Chinese Canadian Museum ahead of opening Organization looking for permanent home to house Terry Fox collection Whistler Museum inks land transfer, launches fundraising portal for new building Buster, a dinosaur unique to B.C., comes to life in new exhibit Also, Lorenda Calvert reports live from the Canadian Museums Association's Hill Day in Ottawa.

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 March 2023: Vancouver Chinatown's new Chinese Canadian Museum to open this summer Royal BC Museum brings public engagement tour to Kelowna New exhibit in Prince George gallery brings personal perspective to Métis history Vancouver Island community receives $254K grant to protect Indigenous artifacts from natural disasters Penticton Art Gallery to appear before council after having funding cut, mayor says Historic Point Ellice House closing in Victoria Climate activist spreads paint on mammoth at Royal B.C. Museum

Join the BCMA and Point Ellice House Assistant Curator, Christeah Dupont, as we chat about one of museum's biggest problems: decent work. Museum staff are overworked, underfunded, undersupported, and very often underappreciated - the sustainability of our sector may very well hinge on our support of decent work.    Resources:  Museums and Decent Work Youtube Channel Aiding and Addressing Burnout Living wages in BC and its benefit to your site and staff Demystifying Unions How Labour Relations Impact Emergency Planning in Museums  

February 2023 news: Emotional return of house post connecting B.C.’s Gitxaala Nation to their ancestors Chilliwack Museum’s latest exhibit unpacks the effects of Japanese Canadian internment Two Rivers Gallery to feature unique Quebec art installation Nuxalk Nation celebrates return of totem pole from Royal B.C. Museum Art exhibit in Richmond, B.C., celebrates Black expression, connection

This is a recording from a webinar.  Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 Join the BCMA and Dr. Genevieve Hill, Curator of Archeology at the Royal BC Museum, to talk about all things archeological repositories! Log on and learn who archeological repositories are and what they do, their history and how they came to be, and some current issues and opportunities pertaining to repositories such as repatriation of ancestral remains and cultural belongings, UNDRIP/DRIPA, and working with indigenous communities. Dr. Hill will also cover things to consider when preparing cultural material for a repository and where to find support. 

This is a recording from a webinar. Wednesday, February 24, 2021 12:00noon – 1:00pm PDT Good records management is essential to any organization. From paper files to emails, having a plan to manage the vast amount of information in our organizations can make a world of difference for operational efficiency, productivity and good decision-making. Join the BCMA and Bronwen Bird of Gallery 2 for this engaging webinar on the fundamentals of records management. Learn how to create a vision and strategic plan for your records management, dive into surveying and evaluating your current records management practices and craft a records manual and filing system. You will leave the webinar with a deeper appreciation for records management and with tips on how to implement records management changes.

This is a recording from a webinar.  Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Join the BCMA and the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) for this engaging and important webinar. The BCGEU is one of the largest and most diverse unions in British Columbia who represent over 80,000 members in 550 bargaining units in the private sector and public services. In this webinar, Kari Michaels, Executive Vice President of the BCGEU, will explore what a union is, how they work, the steps required to unionize and what changes if you form a union.

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 January 2023: Lack of public art policy jeopardizes Vernon gallery funding Vancouver museum holds important piece of history from wreck believed to contain millions in gold Extraordinary life of Chief Dan George reflected in Okanagan museum exhibit ‘Honoured properly’: Protocols put in place for Indigenous exhibit at Vancouver’s Science World Million-dollar donation buoys Maritime Museum move plan Royal B.C. Museum returning totem to remote First Nation

This is a recording from a webinar.  Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 As the population of our province ages, we will all be affected by dementia - as friends and family members, neighbors, and people in the workforce. Join us for a foundational conversation about dementia, signs and symptoms, effective communication strategies, and practical tools to support clients living with dementia.  We can all play a role in making our community more inclusive and accessible for people with lived experiences. Please join the Alzheimer Society of B.C. for the session, Q&A, and resources on how you can make your workplace more dementia-friendly.

This is a recording from a webinar.  Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 Join the BCMA, Living Wage for Families BC, the Vancouver Foundation, and Centre A for this valuable and timely webinar. A living wage is an opportunity for employers to do better. A living wage calls on employers to meet a higher standard for staff, to ensure that wages reflect the true costs of living in a community and that parents can earn what they need to support their families. Paying a Living Wage has benefits for your site and your staff and can reduce staff turnover, recruitment, and training costs, and can increase morale, productivity, and brand awareness. Participants in this webinar will learn about the benefits of paying a living wage and how to become a Living Wage Employer. Hear from the Vancouver Foundation on why they fund Living Wage Employers and from Centre A on the benefits they've seen since becoming a Living Wage Employer.

BCMA Webinar: It’s a Work Emergency! How Labour Relations Impacts Emergency Planning in Museums.   Go beyond the discussion of emergency plans, fire drills, phone trees, and training and really look at the role labour relations can play in the safety and security of your site and staff. Join Valerie Marlow, Assistant Director of Archives and Collections at the Disaster Research Center, and Cornelia Posch, Research Assistant, E.L. Quarantelli Resource Collection for our latest BCMA podcast as they discuss the role your staff plays in emergency preparedness.  Resources:  Emergency Planning Resources for Cultural Organizations BC HERN Canadian Conservation Institute BCMA BRAIN Climate and Emergency Resources

This is a recording from a webinar. Wednesday, June 1st, 2022 Burnout can manifest out of extreme and prolonged stress and can leave us feeling exhausted, discouraged, overwhelmed and unmotivated. The World Health Organization categorizes burnout by three symptoms: feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion, negativity or cynicism related to your job, and reduced professional efficacy. Join the BCMA and go2HR to learn about burnout, recognize its signs and symptoms and add tools to your toolkit on how to aid and address burnout.   

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/