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The Ontario Museum Association is the leading professional organization advancing a strong, collaborative and inclusive museum sector that is vital to community life and the well-being of Ontarians. Collaborations further the Association’s ability to strengthen capacity among institutions and individuals active in Ontario’s museum sector, facilitate excellence and best practices, and improve the communication and collaboration of its membership.
The Association also advocates for the important role of Ontario’s museums to society, working with all levels of government, stakeholders, related sectors and industries, and other professional organizations.
Working collaboratively with partners like the Toronto History Museums, Digital Action Research & Training, Surface Impression, and George Brown College, has been central to the Association’s progress in supporting the inclusive digital transformation of Ontario’s museum sector.
Leading Partners
Toronto History Museums are a collection of 10 historic sites owned and operated by the City of Toronto with the mission to collect, preserve, research, interpret, exhibit, and enhance the understanding of Toronto’s diverse stories through engaging and exciting experiences.
Digital Action Research & Training (DART) is a not-for-profit supporting a wide range of cultural institutions including galleries, museums and libraries, to enhance their digital skills and literacies through workshops, mentorships and the creation of experimental action research initiatives.
Surface Impression is a digital media development agency, which specializes in work for the cultural sector. With offices in Toronto and Brighton, UK, the company works with museums, galleries, archives, art galleries, theatres and other arts practitioners in Europe and North America. As well as undertaking digital production for the cultural sector, the firm also provides consultancy, research and development, training, mentorship and sector-support projects.
Doug Friesen is a teacher and musician based in Toronto. Over the last 15 years, he has worked with teachers, students, and musicians about how listening and sound can engage creativity and agency. Doug is working on a PhD on sound and listening pedagogies. Doug has taught public secondary and post-secondary music courses at different schools, including the University of Toronto. As a musician, he’s played with many artists, including Selina Martin, Kael Reid, and Paul Linklater. Doug’s Mennonite grandparents fled religious persecution in the former U.S.S.R., and finally ended up settling in Manitoba on Treaty 1 territory: the land of Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, Dene, and Métis Nations. He grew up helping farm land that was stolen, and has many privileges because of this.
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