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.

Stories from October 2025: 

https://www.castanet.net/news/Penticton/578284/Dinosaurs-invading-Penticton-at-visiting-museum-exhibit

https://www.cbc.ca/news/vatican-museums-indigenous-artifacts-canada-9.6946597

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sveva-caetani-vernon-bc-artist-rome-maxxi-1.7650957

https://heritagebc.ca/events-activities/annual-conference/

https://cheknews.ca/royal-bc-museum-looking-for-new-ceo-fourth-in-five-years-1285497/

https://cheknews.ca/national-toy-museum-reopens-in-downtown-victoria-with-grand-opening-weekend-1282074/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canadian-tire-blanket-fund-9.6940989

It’s September 2025, 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.

Join our host Lorenda and SGaan Kwahagang James McGuire, Guest Scientist and Indigenous Fellow in Conservation at the American Museum of Natural History, and Jessica Strayer, NAGPRA/CalNAGPRA Administrative Manager at the Fowler Museum - UCLA, for this continued conversation on NAGPRA. This follow-up episode deepens the discussion by highlighting the voices of those directly engaged in repatriation efforts and the importance of centering Indigenous perspectives, focusing on lived experience, ongoing challenges, and the work still to be done.

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Join our host Lorenda and Jessica Strayer, NAGPRA/CalNAGPRA Administrative Manager at the Fowler Museum - UCLA, as they discuss the realities of working with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Explore how this legislation impacts museum practice and what it means for institutions committed to respectful collaboration with Indigenous communities.

In this episode, Jazmin and Madison sit down to chat with friends and collaborators Veronica Buck and Marilyn Maychak. 

Veronica and Marilyn share about their varied careers in education and arts and culture, as well as how they met, and a new podcast they're launching together soon.

We also chat about the connections the two of them see between Inuk and Black cultures, and the ways they hope to see intercultural solidarity when fighting discrimination and oppression.

If you enjoy this episode, stay tuned for the launch of Marilyn and Veronica's podcast- coming later this year!

*Please note that there was some background noise that could not be edited out of this episode. We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope that you still enjoy the great conversation.*

Join our host Madison and the creatives behind the CBC Gem docu-series Not Your Butter Chicken for a conversation about culture, community, food, and migration.

This was originally recorded as a live podcast event over Zoom on June 2, 2025. During the recording, references are made to episodes from the doc-series as well as the trailer (links below).

About our guests:

Shiva Reddy is a food and wine expert and a sommelier at Michelin-starred Burdock and Co. She is recognized for her work at Vancouver’s top restaurants and bringing a fresh, innovative voice to the food and wine industry in Canada.

Priyanka Desai is a Mumbai-born, award winning broadcast journalist turned documentary filmmaker who has directed and produced television documentary shows in India and Canada. Her works are currently available on TELUS Originals, CBC Gem, APTN, Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada and AMI. She also sits on the board of Hot Docs and is Co-Chair of the Documentary Organization of Canada - Northwest Chapter.

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Missed the recording live? No worries, you can still listen now! In this podcast, we discuss Nina’s work (and insights) on building brighter futures with her communities within the arts and heritage sector.

Nina’s dedication to advancing heritage arts through belonging, adaptation and respectful representation of living cultures is carried through her multifaceted work and roles in the sector. Nina sits on the Advisory Council for the BCMA, is a globally acknowledged curator, artist, and the founder of the Bandish Network.

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.

May 2025 Stories:

If you have news you want to share on this program, please email us at [email protected]

BCMA thanks Digital Museums Canada for their sponsorship.

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.

April 2025 Stories:

If you have news you want to share on this program, please email us at [email protected]

Join our host Lorenda and Dr. Will Atlas, Salmon Watershed Scientist, for a conversation about SalmonVision. In partnership with Indigenous communities, SalmonVision harnesses the power of AI for salmon monitoring and conservation. Explore rivers, waterways, and an ethical side of AI. 

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