BC Museums Association Podcast

BC Museums Association Podcast

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BC Museums Association Podcast episodes

  • BC Museums Week and Viviane Gosselin
    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.
    18 min
  • Repatriation Discussion with Maiyoo Keyoh Society
    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.
    19 min
  • BC Museums Week and Steven Purewal: Duty, Honor and Izzat
    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.
    26 min
  • MuseNews Episode 9: Dung Beetles, Discoveries, Donations, and Dedications

    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 
    • 14 min
  • MuseNews Episode 8: Mugshots, Maritime and More!

    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
    • 16 min
  • MuseNews Episode 7: Black Heritage Month, New Funding, and Mandrake the Magician

    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
    • 7 min
  • Episode 17: Chatting with the Chinese Canadian Museum

    Today we’re joined by Grace Wong, from the Chinese Canadian Museum to chat about the museum, how it came to be and what the future looks like for the museum. 

    As mentioned in the podcast, check out the Chinese Canadian Museum's upcoming digital event: 

    Cousins Across the Water in Conversation: Lunar New Year

     

     

    15 min
  • MuseNews: Episode 6

    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:

    • Chinese-Canadian Museum showcases unique cultures of migrant ancestors
  • MacKenzie Art Gallery Appoints First-Ever Indigenous Museum Director in Canada
  • New online exhibit puts spotlight on B.C.'s Black pioneers
  • Our Community: Aviation museum monument honours B.C. pilot
  • Volunteer at Sidney's Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea marks major milestone – Vancouver Island Free Daily
  • Men’s Shed would be a throwback to Port Moody’s roots
  • History museums launch new program to address lack of representation in stories about Toronto
  • New foundation to advance Canadian Museum of Nature Arctic projects in 2021
  • Prince George museum needs healthy houseplants for new project
    • 17 min

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