[BCMA] Fwd: BC Museums Week & Upcoming Programs!

Tue May 19 12:05:52 PDT 2026

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*BC Museums Week 2026*

*For BC Museums Week 2026, the theme is “* *Museums Matter – From Awareness
to Action.”*   *Let’s tell the story of why museums matter, and encourage
supporters to advocate with us!*

In provinces and territories across Canada, there have been sweeping budget
cuts trimming arts, culture and heritage funding.  In Nova Scotia, the
heritage sector has been left reeling from unprecedented cuts (Halifax
Examiner
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). The government has since spared half the museums originally expected to
be cut, now to be run by community societies (CBC
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). New Brunswick has also seen fallout from the provincial budget, with
heritage sites with fewer than 5,000 visitors cut from provincial funding (
CBC
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). In Alberta, the Historical Society of Alberta has lost dedicated
provincial funding, and significant cuts have been made to the provincial
archaeological association and genealogical associations in the budget
announcement (Chek News).
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 Years of status quo budget support for the sector in British Columbia
leave many questions for the future of arts, culture, and heritage.

While Canadians and all levels of government tighten their purse strings,
charitable giving continues to decline. Our biggest supporters might not
have the means to help us financially, but we need them to use their voices
to support us now. Museums need help to ensure they survive and continue
offering services and spaces to the next generation.

* Join the BCMA during BC Museums Week and ask your staff and supporters to
speak up for museums by engaging with our daily themes to start discussions
in your communities about the needs museums meet in the community, and
share your impact with local representatives.*
*Take Action*
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*BCMA News & Resources*

*Collaboration Opportunities with Emily Carr University of Art + Design*

For BC museums and cultural organizations, Emily Carr University can offer
partnership pathways in applied research, creative production, public
engagement, interpretation, design, digital and creative technology, and
emerging artist development.

There are several ways for BCMA members to collaborate with ECU, including
funded research partnerships, student and faculty-led projects, and paid
apprenticeship opportunities. ECU also welcome conversations about new
collaborations shaped by your goals, communities, collections, and capacity.
*Explore Programs*
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*Upcoming BCMA Programming*

* Watercooler Wednesday - BC Museums Week!*

*Wednesday, May 20 | 3:30 - 4:30pm PT *

*on Zoom*

Join us for this special edition of Watercooler Wednesday - BC Museums
week! Gather around the digital watercooler to catch up, chat, ask
questions and seek advice.

Connect with Museum, Gallery and Heritage professionals from across British
Columbia and chat about how we can tap into collective advocacy and
demonstrate the impact of our sector.
*Learn More*
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*Register Here*
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* BCMA Workshop: Transforming Workplace Culture - Active Allyship in
Challenging Moments*

*Thursday, May 21 | 1:00 - 4:00pm PT*

* Royal BC Museum, Victoria, BC *

This participatory training session will support BCMA members to move the
values of equity, accountability, and repair into tangible, everyday
actions.

By exploring scenarios involving interpersonal and systemic power dynamics
that occur within organizations, participants will identify strategies and
hone skills for: noticing insidious forms of harm/discrimination; receiving
disclosures of microaggressions; intervening in alignment with personal and
organizational values; creating environments of repair among team members;
staying accountable when one has caused harm; and, tailoring response
strategies when harm is caused by patrons/members of the public.

*This workshop includes light refreshments.* *Workshop fee: $25 for BCMA
Members, $75 for non-members.*

* BCMA Workshop: Tools for Trying Times - Navigating Conflict Through
Dialogue*

* Wednesday, May 27 | 9:00am - 4:00pm PT Museum of Vancouver*

Psychological wellness in the workplace is often framed as individual
resilience or the absence of problems, but it is deeply shaped by how
organizations engage difference, conflict, and resistance. This full-day
session invites participants to explore psychological wellness at both
individual and collective levels.

Drawing on deep democracy, trauma-informed practice, self-determination
theory, somatics, restorative justice, and decolonial approaches to
community care, participants will explore how relationships, power, and
organizational structures shape wellbeing and belonging. The session will
create space for learning, connection, and shared reflection on sustaining
ourselves and one another in this work.

*This workshop includes a catered lunch.*
*Workshop fee: $25 for BCMA Members, $75 for non-members.*
*Register Here*
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* BCMA Book Club*

*Next Session: Tuesday, June 2 | 10:00am PT on Zoom*

Over seven sessions, participants will read through From Stealing to
Healing: Repatriation and B.C. First Nations and the From Stealing to
Healing: Repatriation Cost Analysis Report alongside BCMA team members,
Lorenda and Leia. The purpose of this series of online discussions is to be
part of cultural heritage professionals’ decolonization efforts and to
utilize existing resources. Education on topics and histories resulting
from colonialism is critical if the sector is to move forward in
reconciliation.
*Learn More*
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*Partner & External Opportunities*
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*2025 Report on the Government of Canada Survey of Heritage Institutions *

The Department of Canadian Heritage is pleased to announce the release of
the 2025 report on the Government of Canada Survey of Heritage Institutions
(GCSHI), which collected financial and operating information for the 2023
data year, while also capturing buildings and capital infrastructure for
the 2025 data year on not-for-profit heritage institutions, including
museums, art galleries, archives, historic sites, zoos and botanical
gardens. The 2025 survey captures changes to the sector following the
COVID-19 pandemic.

*Museum and Public Funding: * *International Approaches, Innovative
Solutions*

*May 28, 2026 | 12:00 - 4:00pm EDT*

Following the publication of the report *Museum and public funding,
decrease in*
*public funding?* *A worldwide answer from Museums,* three experts who
contributed to the report will present their analyses of the approaches to
be
prioritized and innovative solutions. Participants will then discuss these
topics with the experts.

If required, please do not hesitate to contact Julien Ménabréaz:
menabreaz.julien at uqam.ca
*Learn More*
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* Living Threads: Practical Ways to Engage with Indigenous Intangible
Heritage*

This webinar explores the concept of Intangible Cultural Heritage  – also
known as Living Heritage – and how it relates to Indigenous heritage in
meaningful and practical ways. Participants will gain tools, examples, and
approaches they can use right away to recognize, document, and support
Indigenous intangible heritage in respectful and community-driven ways.

*Presenter: *Lucas dos Santos Roque, Heritage Planner/Acting Coaching
Manager,  First People Cultural Council
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