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Keynote: Sacred Trust between Museums and Indigenous Peoples
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This video recording from the Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference 2019 features Rick Hill speaking about a different type of Network – a connection to ancestral knowledge—in which the wisdom of the past can be understood through ongoing cultural practice,…
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Dads/Male Caregivers & Kids Night with the Museum
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On July 6, 2023, the Ontario Museum Association hosted a webinar, “Dads/Male Caregivers & Kids Night with the Museum,” with Sinead Cox, Curator of Engagement & Dialogue at the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol. For five years, the Huron County Museum has…
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Closing A Museum Well
Alberta Museums Association • Association of Nova Scotia Museums • British Columbia Museums Association • Ontario Museum AssociationSummary
Recorded October 25, 2023 as part of the OMA’s Fall Workshop Series. Museums and galleries across Canada are increasingly having conversations about their future and exploring closure as an option. There are a multitude of reasons for museums closing, including…
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Introduction to the Tourism Growth Program with FedDev Ontario
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On January 17, 2024, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) hosted a virtual program information session with the Ontario Museum Association on the Tourism Growth Program, with FedDev experts Jordan Grensewich and Alison Barclay presenting on…
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Community-Based Collections
Naomi Recollet, Ojibwe Cultural Foundation • Sylvia Morin, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Cultural Education CentreSummary
Recorded March 25, 2021 as a part of the OMA Indigenous Collections Symposium: Mashkawatgong mamawewiziwin – Strengthening our bonds, sharing our practices, this session features speakers from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Cultural Education Centre and the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation as they…
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More than a Checklist: Decolonizing Historical Narratives in Museum Spaces
Krista McCracken, Shingwauk Residential Schools Center at Algoma University • Skylee-Storm Hogan-Stacey, Know HistorySummary
Recorded November 1, 2023 as part of the OMA’s Fall Workshop Series 2023, presenters Skylee-Storm Hogan-Stacey and Krista McCracken focus on the colonial roots of museum practice, what decolonization can mean in a museum context, and look at best practices…
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Beyond Bytown: Roundtable of Algonquin Leaders on Truth and Reconciliation and Museums
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On the 29th of September 2021, the Bytown Museum had a Roundtable of Algonquin Leaders speaking on, and discussing, the topic of Truth and Reconciliation and Museums. The Roundtable was introduced and moderated by Robin Etherington, former Executive Director of…
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Learning from the Public: Museums for Me & Reimagine Our Museums
Caroline Loewen, Museums for Me • Jennifer Forsyth, Alberta Museums Association • Paul Shaker, Civicplan • Sonia Mrva, City of Toronto • Sonja Macdonald, Civicplan • Victoria Dickenson, Independent Consultant and ScholarSummary
This video recording from the Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference 2021 features two presentations from a variety of museum professionals. Articulating the Value of Museums to out Communities Museums for Me was launched in 2020 by the consortium of provincial…
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Advocacy Is Multifaceted
Heather George, Woodland Cultural Centre • Michael Rikley-Lancaster, Mississippi Valley Textile Museum • Sara MacKenzie, Ottawa Museum NetworkSummary
Recorded November 30, 2023 Advocacy is so important for all museums, galleries and heritage organizations in today’s current economic and social environment. It is important to continually advocate with all three levels of government, not only for an enhanced funding…
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“Ang.nga hll k̲uuyada: It is precious to me” Keynote
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“By nature, museums reflect the social climate they exist within. Responsible museums bring attention to historic and current paradigms, all the while looking to the future. Effective museums not only have people paying attention, they inspire those people to engage…
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Emergency and Disaster Planning for Ontario Museums
Dr. Elka Weinstein, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport • Dr. Irene Karsten, Canadian Conservation Institute • Jennifer Weymark, Oshawa Museum • Karen Bachmann, Timmins Museum National Exhibition Centre • Melissa Cole, Curator at the Oshawa Museum • Ontario Museum AssociationSummary
In this webinar from March 20, 2024, the panelists discuss emergency and disaster planning for museums. Facing the impacts of climate change, increases in extreme weather, and ongoing challenges from a pandemic, emergency and disaster plans are essential tools for…
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Rainbow Registered Info Session with Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC)
Connor McKiggan, Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC) • Debra Seabrook, City of Hamilton Tourism and Culture Division • Merve Tosun, Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC) • Michael Rikley-Lancaster, Mississippi Valley Textile Museum • Ontario Museum Association • Spencer Toth, Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC)Summary
This webinar recording from March 14, 2024 was hosted by Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC) and features a virtual information session with the Ontario Museum Association on the Rainbow Registered program. In this information session, CGLCC discusses the benefits…
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Keynote: Museum of Us: Reimagining the Museum
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This video recording from the Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference 2021 features keynote speaker Micah Parzen, CEO of Museum of Us. Micah Parzen shows us how a museum can reimagine its traditional identity and move towards inclusivity; towards a museum…
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Talking Change, Taking Charge: Supporting a Diverse Workforce
Angela Cassie, National Gallery of Canada • Jingshu Helen Yao, University of Toronto’s Museum Professionals of Colour • Madeline Smolarz, Group of Ontario Emerging Museum Professionals • Michael Rikley-Lancaster, Mississippi Valley Textile MuseumSummary
This video recording from the Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference 2021 features: Museums would be nothing without all their incredible volunteers and staff. But not all museum workers are the same. Each worker is an individual with their own unique…
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Talking Change, Taking Charge: Museum of the Future: Digital Transformation
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This video recording from the Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference 2021 features: Pre-pandemic demand for museum online content had grown 40% over two years. With online content taking centre stage over the past 20 months, what can we learn from…
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Podcasting for Ontario Museums: Small Bytes Webinar Series
Adrian Petry, St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre • Angela Bobier, Backus-Page House Museum • Kathleen Powell, City of St. Catharines • Maxime Escario Blanco, Beyond Reach Productions Inc. • Ontario Museum AssociationSummary
This webinar from July 13, 2023 is part of the Small Bytes Webinar Series. Museums across the province are leveraging their skills in writing and communication to reach new and varied audiences through the growing medium of podcasts. What is…
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Virtual School Programming – Decision Making for Small Museums: Small Bytes Webinar Series
Christina Sydorko, Oil Museum of Canada NHS • Karen Taylor, the Canadian Canoe Museum • Michael Furdyk, TakingITGlobal • Ontario Museum AssociationSummary
This webinar from May 25, 2022 is part of the Small Bytes Webinar Series. School programming is central to how museums deliver on their educational missions. With kids back in the classroom, how does virtual school programming fit into our…
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Approaches to Online Exhibits: Small Bytes Webinar Series
Heidi Reitmaier, Myseum of Toronto • Kendra Campbell, Royal Ontario Museum • Natalie Wood, Brockville Museum • Ontario Museum Association • Peter Pavement, Surface ImpressionSummary
This webinar from March 9, 2023 is part of the Small Bytes Webinar Series. The big pivot of the pandemic made Ontario museums’ online exhibits even more important, and many museums embraced online platforms for the first time. To meet…
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Synchronous Virtual School Programming Workshop: Small Bytes Webinar Series
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This webinar from June 15, 2022 is part of the Small Bytes Webinar Series. Join Christina Sydorko, Educational Program Coordinator at the Oil Museum of Canada NHS, as she takes you through the tips and tricks for creating synchronous virtual…
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The Digital Strategy – Intention through Application: Small Bytes Webinar Series
Corey Timpson, Corey Timpson Design Inc. • Mary-Katherine Whelan, Amherstburg Freedom Museum • Ontario Museum AssociationSummary
This webinar from April 29, 2022 is part of the Small Bytes Webinar Series. With the vastly expanding world of technology, museums must be intentional in how they interact in the digital realm. As much as museums would like to…
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Asynchronous Virtual School Programming Workshop: Small Bytes Webinar Series
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This webinar from June 8, 2022 is part of the Small Bytes Webinar Series. Join Christina Sydorko, Educational Program Coordinator at the Oil Museum of Canada NHS, as she takes you through the tips and tricks for creating asynchronous virtual…
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Actionable Online Accessibility: Small Bytes Webinar Series
Francis Tomkins, Tangled Art + Disability • Ontario Museum Association • Sean Lee, Tangled Art + Disability • Shelley Boden, Access AdvisorSummary
This webinar from February 22, 2023 is part of the Small Bytes Webinar Series. There are simple steps we can take today to make our online communications more accessible for those of all abilities. The speakers of this webinar take…
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Honouring Our Roots: The City of Hamilton’s Indigenous Landmarks and Monuments Review
Angela DeMontigny, Designer, Artist, Entrepreneur • Heather George, Woodland Cultural Centre • John Summers, City of Hamilton • Keith Jamieson, Ethno-Historian, Curator, Adjunct Professor • Ontario Museum AssociationSummary
This video recording from the Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference 2022 features: In 2019, the City of Hamilton began the process of reviewing their pre-existing landmarks, spaces, monuments, and markers, in order to address the perpetuation of settler colonialism, systemic…
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Keynote: Resiliency Learning and Productive Failure in Museum Practice
Amy Barron, Fleming College • Cara Krmpotich, University of Toronto, Museum Studies • Fiona Rawle, University of Toronto • Ontario Museum AssociationSummary
This video recording from the Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference 2022 features: Museum professionals are well-acquainted with failure. From rejected grants to low turnouts to public criticism, failure is something we face in the museum field. Despite its frequency, and…
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Living in Relation: A Story of Indigenous Partnership and a Process of Decolonizing
Amber Holmes (Naawayaa), County of Wellington • Amy Dunlop, Wellington County Museum & Archives • Ontario Museum AssociationSummary
This video recording from the Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference 2022 features Amber Holmes (Naawayaa), Pedagogical Leader, County of Wellington. Wellington County Museum and Archives, in collaboration with Amber Holmes (Naawayaa) unveiled a new exhibit in 2022, “Living in Relation”…
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The ABC’s of Podcasting: “Hear Our Stories” and Embracing Change
Harkamal Ajrha, City of Waterloo Museum • Julia Barclay, City of Waterloo Museum • Karen Vandenbrink, City of Waterloo Museum • Ontario Museum Association • Sarah Cozzarin, City of Waterloo MuseumSummary
This video recording from the Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference 2022 features: In this session, podcast hosts Harkamal Ajrha, Julia Barclay, and Sarah Cozzarin will discuss the processes behind the Hear Our Stories Podcast, a project hosted by the City…
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Keynote: Leadership and Uncertainty: Supporting our Teams and Ourselves through Uncharted Territory
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This video recording from the Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference 2022 features Dorota Blumczyńska, CEO of the Manitoba Museum, give the keynote presentation. Ms. Blumczyńska discusses how she brought visionary leadership, great enthusiasm, and renewed hope for the future amid…
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Disability Inclusion in Cultural Institutions during the Pandemic
Gillian King, Artist, Formerly Ottawa Art Gallery & Perley Health • Jack Hawk, Tangled Art + Disability • Kate Zankowicz, The Huntington • Natalie Hart, City of Ottawa Museums • Ontario Museum AssociationSummary
This video recording from the Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference 2022 features: During the pandemic, some cultural institutions shifted their experiences to be more accessible and leaned on the expertise of disabled communities to do so. Panelists from Canada and…
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Keeping Things in One Place: The Hamilton Civic Museums Goal to Create Central Storage
Franca Hicks, Curator of Collections, Dundurn National Historic Site and Hamilton Military Museum • Shannon Coles, Conservator, City of Hamilton Civic MuseumsSummary
This session from the Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference 2022 features Franca Hicks, Curator of Collections for the Dundurn National Historic Site and Hamilton Military Museum and Shannon Coles, Conservator, City of Hamilton Civic Museums. With over 60,000 artifacts located…
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The Oakville Museum Coach House: An Arts & Crafts Revival
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This video recording from the Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference 2022 features Julian Kingston, then-Supervisor at the Oakville Museum. Part case study, part history and part how-to, this session will trace the restoration of the Oakville Museum’s 1899 Coach House…
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Co-designing Access in a Small Art Gallery for Blind Visitors
Carla Ayukawa, Carleton University • Fiona Wright, Carleton University Art Gallery • James Bluhm, Carleton University Art Gallery • Ontario Museum AssociationSummary
This video recording from the Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference 2022 features: Even with a smaller staff and defined budget, producing accessibility resources for cultural institutions requires community consultation – and it can be done! In this case study, Carla…
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Mould in the Collection: Artifact Move and Planning
Andrea Carswell, Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives • Emily Ricketts, Museumpros Art Services Inc.Summary
This video recording from the Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference 2022 features: This presentation provides valuable, practical insight, with lessons learnt to share with the museum community about processes and planning of a large scale collections move when facing an…
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Embracing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Collections Development: A Textile Museum of Canada Case Study
Cara Krmpotich, University of Toronto, Museum Studies • Julia Brucculieri, Textile Museum of Canada • Ontario Museum Association • Roxane Shaughnessy, Textile Museum of CanadaSummary
This video recording from the Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference 2022 features: This session uses a case study from the Textile Museum of Canada to address topics such as building active museum collections, adopting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion-informed policies and…
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Museum Funding as Critical Practice
Camille-Mary Sharp, Program in Museum Studies, New York University • Ontario Museum Association • Samantha Summers, Royal Ontario MuseumSummary
This session from the Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference 2022 features Camille-Mary Sharp, Ph.D and Samantha Summers who discuss their ongoing, collaborative work to define funding as a critical museum practice. Positing that museum funding should be reformed with the…
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Building Purpose with the UN Sustainable Development Goals: the Global Network of Water Museums
Daniel Travers, Canadian Museum of Water • Eriberto Eulisse, Global Network of Water Museums • Gisela Herrerías Guerra and Raúl Hernández Garciadiego, Alternatives and Processes for Social Participation • Ian Kerr-Wilson, Beach Canal Lighthouse Group • Ontario Museum AssociationSummary
This session from the Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference 2022 examines sustainability as a concept to strengthen a museum and its relationship to place and community, using the Canadian Museum of Water and the UNESCO-sponsored Global Network of Water Museums…
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Reminiscence Programming Part 1
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This webinar explores how museums can support the cultural and social needs of the aging population. By 2030, one in four people in Canada will be over the age of 65 and the number of seniors living with dementia will…
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Reminiscence Programming Part 2
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A continuation of Reminiscence Programming Part 1, this webinar focuses on the Bruce County Reminiscence Theatre Project, a collaboration between the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, and Sheatre, a professional community arts company based near Owen Sound in 2014.…
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Popping Up to an Audience Near You! aMuse: a Pop-up Museum Experience
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This webinar presents pop-up museums, an event started by St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre. Now an annual tradition, aMUSE is a one night only, pop-up museum experience that brings items from the St. Catharines Museum collection out into…
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Twitter 101
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In this webinar guest speaker Laura Pearce, then Twitter (now known as X) Canada’s head of marketing, shows you how you can tap into the conversation happening on Twitter every day and engage your audiences – and even have a…
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Breaking the Glass Case: Using Film and Virtual Reality in a Small Museum
Andrea Wilson, Craigleith Heritage Depot • Ontario Museum Association • Tom Strnad, Mountain Goat Film CompanySummary
In this webinar, speakers Andrea Wilson of Craigleith Heritage Depot and Tom Strnad of Mountain Goat Film Company share the experience of producing and using traditional and VR films to break down barriers in understanding and to generate new synergies.…
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Beyond Tokenism: Approaches to Delivering Inclusive Programming
Donna Gabaccia, President and Chair, Toronto Ward Museum • Jade Pichette, Volunteer & Community Outreach Coordinator, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives • Ontario Museum AssociationSummary
In this webinar, presented by the Ontario Museum Association with speakers Donna Gabaccia, former President and Chair of Toronto Ward Museums and Jade Pichette, former Volunteer & Community Outreach Coordinator of ArQuives (formerly known as the Canadian Lesbian and Gay…
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Practicing Inclusion through Object-Based Learning
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In this talk, Dr. Nicole Ivy; Director of Inclusion American Alliance of Museums, shares about object based learning as a tool of inclusion for museum visitors; especially youth. Dr. Ivy shares examples of what object based learning can look like…
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From Living History to Living the History
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In this webinar Katrina Pyke and Ellen Tayles-Armstrong explore the need for museums to challenge the status quo and adapt to changing visitor expectations and patterns; how to shift a deeply rooted community museum culture; and how to accept that…
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OMA at the Association of African American Museums Conference
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This video highlights the benefits of Ontario museums participating in Black and African museum networks. The delegates outline how the employment of Black museology is integral to a more critical interpretation of the diversity and complexities of Black Canadian and…
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Thanh Sinden: What Works is Networks: Power to Change – Museum Detox
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This keynote address tackles decolonizing a museum through impacting change towards better diversity and inclusion in the museum sector. We see how Thanh Sinden champions fair representation and inclusion of BAME cultural, intellectual and creative contributions of past and present.…
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Using Data to Build the Case for Equity and Inclusion
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This webinar covers why you should care about data and how to interpret and use data collected. It also introduces the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion’s Diversity Census Tool and Inclusion Survey.
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Museums & Race: Transformation and Justice
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These recorded webinars and sessions were developed to challenge and re-imagine institutional policies and systems that perpetuate oppressions in museums. Topics relate to decolonization, unionization, funding models, and more.
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Webinar Recording: Accessibility Planning for Ontario Museums
ArtsBuildOntario • Dr. Elka Weinstein, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport • Mississippi Valley Textile Museum • Ontario Museum AssociationSummary
The panelists of this webinar take you through essential components of best-practice accessibility plans for museums of all sizes, including: elements of an accessibility plan, community, engagement to meet accessibility needs, specific considerations for historic buildings, and existing tools and…
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Climate Change – Implications for your Museum Practice
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This webinar speaks to the ways in which museums large and small have worked towards mitigation and resilience in the face of climate change and building public awareness. We also see the challenges and successes that they face. This webinar…
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Managing Up, Down and Across Change Management Fundamentals
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In this webinar you will learn how museums and cultural institutions can use ADKAR (Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability and Reinforcement) and change management strategies to create a cultural shift towards greater equity and inclusion. This webinar was presented by the…
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Cultural Competency
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This webinar examines the imperative for developing cultural competence for all staff; It also provides key concepts in developing cultural competence, comes to understand Cultural Dimensions, discusses how to measure cultural competence, and offers techniques for developing greater intercultural understanding.…
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Reducing Bias: Museums and the Future of Work
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In this talk, Dr. Nicole Ivy speaks about diversity, inclusivity, and the starring role museums can play in the community. Dr. Ivy is currently an Assistant Professor of American Studies at the George Washington University and is the first Director…
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Your Storage RE-ORG Project: Planning for it and Funding it
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This webinar explains the storage RE-ORG project and provides steps and tips on how to organize and maximize existing storage space in your museums for better access and conservation before looking into building new. This webinar also looks at how…
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What do archaeologists do and why should my museum care?
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This webinar presented by the Ontario Museum Association showcases the mutually beneficial relationship between archeologists and museums. Guest speakers Alexis Dunlop and Janet Reid share how archeologists can bring new perspectives on areas and how museums can use those perspectives…
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Supercharge your online fundraising with CanadaHelps
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In this webinar Jacob O’Connor shares how to optimize your web presence, incorporate digital tools into your fundraising, and about some of the free resources that are available to you. This webinar was presented by the Ontario Museum Association in…
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Webinar: The Indigenous History of Ontario
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This webinar, recorded on March 20, 2017, discusses the history of the Indigenous population in Ontario. This recording delves into terminology, language families, population and Ontario Land claims statistics, colonial policy, and residential schools. The speakers also detail treaties, and…
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Webinar: Museum Perspectives on the Task Force on Museums & First Peoples and the Recommendations on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
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This webinar discusses the Task Force Report on Museums and First Peoples, published in 1992. The speakers explain how the Task Force came into effect and the work done by the organization to develop progress in museum spaces. The webinar…
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Webinar: An Introduction to Residential Schools in Ontario: Histories and Interpretation
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This webinar discusses the legacy of residential schools in Ontario, and their devastating, lasting effect on Indigenous peoples living in the province. Speakers delve into how museums can play a role in educating audiences on this point in history. The…
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What are we conserving?
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This resource is a video recording of (Re)conciliation Working Group’s virtual panel, discussing how to recognize and mend colonial museum policies and practices, specifically within conservation. The panel speakers suggest consultation with Indigenous Peoples with informed consent, as well as…
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Access + Care: Indigenous Knowledges and Archival Practice
Archives Association of Ontario • Archives of Ontario • Deyohahá:ge: The Indigenous Knowledge Centre at Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP)Summary
This symposium explored how memory workers and communities may respectfully care for and provide access to the many forms of Indigenous knowledge. This YouTube playlist contains recordings of the sessions, as speakers discuss their experiences as researchers of Indigenous collections…