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Making Heritage Sites Accessible: Fool’s Paradise
Avory Capes • Maggie Nevison • Miaochun Chen • Ontario Heritage Trust • University of Toronto Master of Museum Studies ProgramSummary
University of Toronto Master of Museum Studies students Avory Capes, Miaochun Chen and Maggie Nevison partnered with the Ontario Heritage Trust (OHT) to review the accessibility barriers present at Fool’s Paradise, the original home of Canadian landscape artist, writer, and…
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Virtual School Programming: Whose Land Organizational Activity
Christina Sydorko, Oil Museum of Canada NHS • Karen Taylor, the Canadian Canoe Museum • Michael Furdyk, TakingITGlobal • Ontario Museum AssociationSummary
On May 25, 2022 the OMA hosted the webinar “Virtual School Programming – Decision Making for Small Museums“, with Christina Sydorko, Oil Museum of Canada; Karen Taylor, Canadian Canoe Museum; and Michael Furdyk, TakingITGlobal. The panel shared this organizational activity…
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Virtual School Programming Decision Making Worksheet
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On May 25, 2022 the OMA hosted the webinar “Virtual School Programming – Decision Making for Small Museums“, with Christina Sydorko, Oil Museum of Canada; Karen Taylor, Canadian Canoe Museum; and Michael Furdyk, TakingITGlobal. Christina Sydorko created this practical worksheet…
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Small Bytes Webinar Series: Podcasting for Ontario Museums Toolkit
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
On July 2023, the OMA hosted the webinar “Podcasting in Ontario Museums“, with panelists: Kathleen Powell, City of St. Catharines; Adrian Petry, St. Catharines Museums and Welland Canals Centre; Maxime Escario Blanco, Beyond Productions; and Angela Bobier, Backus-Page House Museum;…
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Actionable Online Accessibility Toolkit: Small Bytes Webinar Series
Francis Tomkins, Tangled Art + Disability • Ontario Museum Association • Sean Lee, Tangled Art + Disability • Shelley Boden, Access AdvisorSummary
On February 22 2023, the OMA hosted the webinar “Actionable Online Accessibility“, in which the panel of museum experts discussed how to increase the accessibility of websites, online exhibits, online programs and social media to ensure that digital transformation also…
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Small Bytes Webinar Series: Approaches to Online Exhibits Toolkit
Heidi Reitmaier, Myseum of Toronto • Kendra Campbell, Royal Ontario Museum • Natalie Wood, Brockville Museum • Ontario Museum Association • Peter Pavement, Surface ImpressionSummary
On March 9th 2023, the OMA hosted the webinar “Approaches to Online Exhibits“, with a panel of museum experts including: Peter Pavement, CEO at Surface Impression; Kendra Campbell, Interpretive Planner at the Royal Ontario Museum;Natalie Wood, Curator/Director at Brockville Museum;…
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Digital Strategy Checklist Tool
Corey Timpson, Corey Timpson Design Inc. • Mary-Katherine Whelan, Amherstburg Freedom Museum • Ontario Museum AssociationSummary
On April 29, 2022 the OMA hosted the webinar “The Digital Strategy – Intention through Application“, with Corey Timpson, Corey Timpson Design Inc. and Mary-Katherine Whelan, Amherstberg Freedom Museum. This checklist is a tool to help small organizations ensure deliberate…
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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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Accessibility Plan 2023-2027
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This document outlines the Peterborough Museum & Archives’ updated strategy to prevent and remove barriers to accessibility following public engagement activities in 2022. For the PMA, an accessible museum is one that offers equal access to the museum property, buildings,…
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Outcomes-Based Planning & Evaluation Workbook
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This workbook is intended to help museums better meet the Interpretation and Education Standard of the Standards for Community Museums in Ontario. These tools are intended to provide you with a process to plan programs with measurable outcomes and then…
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Insight Communities Tool
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This guide explains the definition of Insight communities and how they can be beneficial to your organization. The guide demonstrates how they can help you understand your stakeholders, community, partners, etc. better.
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Developing Evaluations That Are Used
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This guide outlines how to make an effective evaluation that produces results that interest and engage its target audience.
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Service to People: Challenges and Rewards, How Museums Can Be More Visitor-Centred
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This report explores how museums, large and small, are making service to visitors a central part of their institutions. The report shares stories and examples of various efforts museums have accomplished to improve visitor experience.
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How to Produce Clear Written Materials for a Range of Readers
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This leaflet outlines the principles that will help you to present written texts clearly and taking into account the needs of your readers. For individuals to participate fully in your work, they must be able to read and fully understand…
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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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Hosting accessible events or meetings
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This guide provides you with information, tips, and several considerations needed for both the planning and execution of an accessible event or meeting.
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Checklist for planning inclusive and accessible events
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This checklist aims to assist event organizers in planning events that are inclusive and accessible to people living in poverty and people with lived experience of homelessness.
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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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Rules for a Playful Museum
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This rulebook guides on how to make your museum a more welcoming space for play. This guide explains the concept and importance of a playful museum for adults and children, and allows you to understand which practices possibly support or…
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Education Policy
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This Education policy document outlines the standards and guidelines the ROM follows with their educational activities. This resource can be used as a guide for structuring education policies