Winter 2020
In this issue
Starting with some inspiration from abroad, Dr. Vanda Vitali brings us with her to two museums in the Middle East, providing wonderful examples of how intelligent museums in other parts of the world, as well as Canada, support a national identity that is both...
Intelligent Museums Intelligent Society
Today, when we mention intelligence of anything, we tend to think of AI. I am not going to address here artificial intelligence and museums...
Sobey Award finalists
This year, the 2019 Sobey Art Award exhibition, organized by the National Gallery of Canada (NGC), was hosted by the Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) in Edmonton, AB...
Fall museum association conferences
September and October were busy months for provincial and territorial museums associations, many of which offered interesting...
Fellows de l'AMC
As an ongoing feature, we will be hearing from some of the CMA Fellows and exploring...
Unbuilding Exhibitions: Harnessing the potential of deconstruction
Museum professionals are a resourceful and thrifty bunch when it comes to saving money and conserving materials...
Acknowledgement Statements: A First Step in Reconciliation
Every place in Canada, from north to south, east to west, has an Indigenous history, from the largest cities to the smallest villages...
Offering opportunity: Young Canada Works is a great foundation for a career in heritage
Getting a first career-driven job after completing post-secondary studies isn’t always easy. The Young Canada Works...
Reflecting on the Technology in Museums Symposium
In early December, around 60 delegates gathered in Ottawa from across the country to learn and discuss the role of technology in museums at the fourth...
The Best Grizzly
Hockey has deep roots in Canada’s Northwest Territories. In 1825, one of the earliest recorded games was played on Great Bear Lake by the expedition crew of Arctic explorer John Franklin...