Winter 2022
Muse Magazine
Empathetic spaces. Museums have come to be known as spaces of care but how does that reflect in our physical environments as well as the new environments we are creating virtually? Muse Winter 2022 focuses on the way we engage with our public through our various spaces as well as how we improve and protect the spaces we’ve created.
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Museums Have Never Been More Important Than They Are Now
Canadian Museums Association Board president Michael Wallace and director Heather George appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage of February 7, 2022. ...
In the Spotlight
Read about some of the latest developments in the museum sector.
Reconciliation Update
Let’s talk for a minute about managing multi-year programs. About decolonizing your organization, about engaging in Reconciliation based work through leadership changes,...
Farewell to 280 Metcalfe Street
As the Canadian Museums Association prepares to move to new offices on Albert Street in Ottawa, John McAvity recalls an even earlier move. ...
Rethinking Commemoration Through Digital Initiatives
Vimy: A Living Memorial is the newest project from the Vimy Foundation, created in partnership with Veterans Affairs Canada and the National Film Board (NFB). ...
Empathetic Spaces: A Design Mode for Commercial Environments
Empathy. The word is everywhere — to the point where it is losing all meaning. In the design space, we’ve seen endless iterations: Human-centred design. ...
Weathering the Storms
If every dark, dangerous, climate-change induced cloud has a silver lining, it’s this: stark demonstrations of the growing threat have prompted changes ...
Creating User-Friendly Engagement
Highlights from the “Spotlight on Digital Engagement” webinar ...
Decolonizing Museums Project
Q+A with Antonia Canal, Policy and Campaigns Officer at Museums Association (UK) ...
Sources of Trust in Uncertain Times
Trust is foundational for maintaining the legitimacy and sustainability of public institutions, including museums and heritage sites. ...
Learning from the Museum Stars of TikTok
TikTok, a medium marked by its unique interface of short videos in infinite scroll, has been steadily on the rise in popularity since 2020. ...
Digital Projects During COVID-19
As we approached the 2020-21 Young Canada Works (YCW) funding year, the pandemic left museum professionals and YCW program officers alike wondering and worrying ...
“Toronto Exhibition” Haudenosaunee Raised Beadwork
On October 3rd, 1898, 44 women from Kahnawake wrote to the US Congress reminding them of the right of Haudenosaunee people to cross the international border, ...
Ursula Surtees
Some in the museum field in British Columbia and Canada may not know the name Ursula Surtees, but many benefit directly from the work she did to promote the field and to raise its profile. ...