Links - Museum and Heritage

PRODUCING COMPANIES - groups that create or show art

Greater Vancouver

• Architectural Walking Tours of Vancouver &  Victoria - 604-683-8588
• BC Golf Museum www.bcgolfmuseum.org
• BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum www.bcsportshalloffame.com
• Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel www.city.burnaby.bc.ca
• Canadian Art Deco Society - 604-688-1216
• Canadian Museum of Flight www.canadianflight.org
• City of Surrey Archives
• City of Vancouver Archives www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/archives/index.htm
• Delta Museum and Archives www.corp.delta.bc.ca/EN/main/residents/museum.html
• Dewdney-Alouette Railway Society www.mapleridge.org/community/heritage/diorama_caboose.html
• Fort Langley National Historic Site of Canada www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/bc/langley/index_e.asp
• Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site www.gulfofgeorgiacannery.com
• Historic Stewart Farm
• Hooser Weaving Centre www.surreyweaving.com
• Japanese Canadian National Museum www.jcnm.ca
• Langley Centennial Museum www.langleymuseum.org
• Mackin House Heritage Home and Toy Museum www.mackinhouse.citysoup.ca/Default.htm
• Maritime Museum of BC http://mmbc.bc.ca
• MSA Museum www.abbotsford.net/MSAMuseum/
• Museum of Anthropology www.moa.ubc.ca
• New Westminster Museum and Archives www.nwpr.bc.ca
• Nikkei Place - National Nikkei Heritage Centre (Japanese) www.nikkeiplace.org
• North Vancouver Museum & Archives www.dnv.org/nvma
• Original Costume Museum Society
• Orpheum Theatre www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/theatres
• Pacific Museum of the Earth www.eos.ubc.ca/public/museum
• Pitt Meadows Museum and Archives www.pitt-meadows-museum.00server.com/Index.htm
• Port Moody Station Museum www.vcn.bc.ca/pmmuseum/
• Richmond Museum www.richmond.ca/culture/sites/museum/about.htm
• Roedde House Museum www.roeddehouse.org
• Samson V Maritime Museum - 604-522-6894
• Simon Fraser University Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology www.sfu.ca/archaeology
• Society for Creative Ananchronism (SCA) www.sca.org
• Surrey Museum
• Vancouver Art Gallery www.vanartgallery.bc.ca
• Vancouver Maritime Museum www.vmm.bc.ca
• Vancouver Museum www.vanmuseum.bc.ca
• Vancouver Police Centennial Museum www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/police/museum/
• West Vancouver Museum & Archives www.wvma.net/wvhs/
• White Rock Museum & Archives www.whiterock.museum.bc.ca

British Columbia

• 5th (BC) Field Regiment RCA Museum and Archives (Victoria) - 250-363-3814
• Anglican Diocese of Kootenay Archives http://aabc.bc.ca/aabc/angdkoo.html
• Art Gallery of Greater Victoria www.aggv.bc.ca
• Ashcroft Museum and Archives www.goldcountry.bc.ca/museum/museum.htm
• Barkerville Historic Town www.barkerville.ca
• BC Aviation Museum (Sidney) www.bcam.net
• BC Museum of Mining (Britannia Beach) www.bcmuseumofmining.org
• BC Orchard Museum (Kelowna) www.kelownamuseum.ca/om/index.htm
• Canadian Museum of Rail Travel (Cranbrook) www.trainsdeluxe.com
• Canadian Scottish Regimental Museum (Victoria) - 250-363-8753
• CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum www.navalandmilitarymuseum.org
• Chase & District Museum and Archives - 250-679-8847
• Comox Air Force Museum / Heritage Airpark www.comoxairforcemuseum.ca
• Courtenay and District Museum http://courtenaymuseum.ca
• Craigdarroch Castle www.craigdarrochcastle.com
• Craigflower Manor and Schoolhoue (Saanich) http://www.conservancy.bc.ca/content.asp?sectionack=craigflower
• Cumberland Museum & Archives www.cumberlandmuseum.ca
• Doukhobor Village Musuem (Castlegar) www.doukhobor-museum.org
• Emily Carr House (Victoria) www.emilycarr.com
• Enderby District and Museum www.enderbymuseum.ca/
• Fintry Provincial Park & Museum http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/fintry.htm
• Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park Association www.filberg.com
• Fort Rodd Hill & Fisgard Lighthouse (Victoria) www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/bc/fortroddhill/index_e.asp
• Fort Steele Heritage Town www.fortsteele.bc.ca/
• Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum http://theexplorationplace.com
• Gabriola Museum www.gabriolamuseum.org
• Greater Vernon Museum and Archives www.vernonmuseum.ca
• Historic O'Keefe Rach (Vernon) www.okeeferanch.ca/
• Jewish Museum & Archives of BC www.jewishmuseum.ca
• Kelowna Museum www.kelownamuseum.ca
• Kitimat Centennial Museum www.kitimatmuseum.ca
• Ksan Historical Village and Museum (Hazelton) www.ksan.org
• Lake Country Museum (Okanagan) http://royal.okanagan.bc.ca/newsletr/v5n3/moutside.html
• Langham Japanese Canadian Museum www.kin.bc.ca/langham/Japanes.HTM
• LGen E.C. Ashton Garrison Museum (Saanich) - 250-363-8346
• Lumby & District Historical Society & Museum www.monashee.com/museum/
• Lytton Museum & Archives www.botaniecreek.com/museum/
• Maltwood Art Museum & Gallery www.maltwood.uvic.ca
• Maritime Museum of British Columbia (Victoria) http://mmbc.bc.ca
• Museum at Campbell River www.crmuseum.ca
• Museum of Northern BC (Prince Rupert) www.museumofnorthernbc.com
• Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin (Williams Lake) www.cowboy-museum.com
• Nanaimo District Museum www.nanaimomuseum.ca
• Nicola Valley Museum Archives Association (Merritt) www.sonotek.com/nvmuseum.html
• Nk'Mip Desert & Heritage Centre (Osoyoos) www.nkmipdesert.com
• Okanagan Inland Marine Heritage Park www.sssicamous.com
• Penticton Museum - 250-490-2451
• Point Ellice House (Victoria) www.pointellicehouse.ca/
• Prince George Railway and Forestry Museum www.pgrfm.bc.ca
• Quesnel & District Museum & Archives www.city.quesnel.bc.ca/museum/
• Revelstoke Railway Museum www.railwaymuseum.com
• Rossland's Gold Fever Follies www.trail-arts.com/gold-fever-follies.shtml
• Royal BC Museum (Victoria) www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
• Saanich Historical Artifacts Society www.horizon.bc.ca/~shas/
• Saanich Pioneers' Society Museum and Archives http://victoria.tc.ca/Community/Spsma/
• Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park (Kamloops) www.secwepemc.org/museum.html
• Sicamous & District Museum & Historical Society - 250-836-4456
• Sooke Regional Museum www.sooke.museum.bc.ca
• St. Ann's Academy (Victoria) www.bcpcc.com/stanns/
• Stave Falls Visitor Centre (Mission) www.bchydro.com/stavefalls
• Summerland Museum and Heritage Society www2.vip.net/~smhschin/
• Sunshine Coast Maritime Museum www.sunshine.net/www/1000/sn1095
• The Laurel Packinghouse (Kelowna) www.kelownamuseum.ca/laurel/index.htm
• The Wine Museum (Kelowna) www.kelownamuseum.ca/wm/index.htm
• Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History http://touchstonesnelson.ca
• U'Mista Cultural Centre and Museum (Alert Bay) www.umista.org
• Wells Museum 250-994-3422
• West Coast Railway Heritage Park (Squamish) www.wcra.org
• Whistler Museum & Archives Society www.whistlermuseum.org

Canada

• Archives Canada www.archivescanada.ca

International

• Jewish Children's Musuem www.jcm.museum

FESTIVALS - groups that celebrate art in the community

Greater Vancouver

• Sea to Sky Heritage Fair www.district.north-van.bc.ca/nvma/moreinfo.htm
• Spirit of the Arts Walk www.carnegie.vcn.bc.ca

British Columbia

• Cumberland Empire Days www.cumberlandbc.org
• Dominion Day Celebration (Fort Steele) - 250-417-6000
• enRoot Harvest & Heritage Festival (Penticton) 250-770-3276
• Fort Steele Heritage Showcase - 250-417-6000
• Heritage Days (Cowichan Lake) www.cowichanlake.ca
• Peach City Beach Cruise (Penticton) www.peachcitybeachcruise.com
• Tall Ships Victoria www.tallshipsvictoria.ca
• Victoria Asian Heritage Month - 250-385-8246

SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS - groups that serve the arts

Greater Vancouver

• Archives Association of BC (AABC) www.aabc.bc.ca
• City of Vancouver Archives www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/archives/
• Deep Cove Heritage Society www.deepcoveheritage.com
• Heritage Vancouver www.uasbc.com
• Maple Ridge Heritage Society www.mapleridge.org/community/heritage/historical_society.html
• Simon Fraser University Archives www.sfu.ca/archives/
• University of British Columbia Rare Books and Special Collections www.library.ubc.ca/spcoll/
• Vancouver Historical Society www.vancouver-historical-society.ca/
• Vancouver Natural History Society www.naturalhistory.bc.ca/VNHS/
• Vancouver Paleontological Society www.vcn.bc.ca/vanps/welcome.html
• West Coast Railway Association www.wcra.org
• West Vancouver Historical Society www.wvma.net/wvhs/

British Columbia

• Archaological Society of BC www.asbc.bc.ca
• Archives Association of BC www.aabc.bc.ca/aabc/
• BC Archives www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/index.htm
• BC Association of Professional Consulting Archaeologists www.bcapca.bc.ca
• BC Heritage www.tsa.gov.bc.ca/heritage/
• British Columbia Archival Information Network www.aabc.bc.ca/aabc/bcain.html
• British Columbia Folklore Society www.folklore.bc.ca
• British Columbia Genealogical Society www.bcgs.ca
• British Colubmia Historic Federation www.bchistory.ca
• British Columbia Museums Association www.museumsassn.bc.ca
• British Columbia Paleontological Society www.cariboo.bc.ca/schs/geology/bcpa.htm
• Canadian Pacific Conservators
• Heritage Society of BC www.heritagebc.ca
• Okanagan Historical Society www.okanaganhistoricalsociety.org
• Old Cemetaries Society of Victoria www.oldcem.bc.ca
• Underwater Archaelogical Society of BC www.uasbc.com

Canada

• Canadian Antique Phonograph Society www.capsnews.org
• Canadian Archaeological Association www.canadianarchaeology.com
• Canadian Art Museums Directors Association (CAMDO)
• Canadian Association for Conservation (CAC) www.cac-accr.ca
• Canadian Association for Professional Conservators (CAPC) www.capc-acrp.ca
• Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (CAML) www.yorku.ca/caml/
• Canadian Association of Professional Heritage Consultants (CAPHC) www.caphc.ca
• Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC) http://canadiansciencecentres.ca
• Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums www.caza.ca
• Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) www.cci-icc.gc.ca
• Canadian Council of Archives (CCA) www.cdncouncilarchives.ca
• Canadian Federation of Friends of Museums (CFFM) www.cffm-fcam.ca
• Canadian Federation of Genealogical and Family History Societies (CFFM) www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/2274/
• Canadian Heraldic Authority www.gg.ca/heraldry/index_e.asp
• Canadian Heritage www.pch.gc.ca
• Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) www.chin.gc.ca
• Canadian Historic Association (CHA) www.cha-shc.ca
• Canadian Museums Association (CMA) www.museums.ca
• Canadian Musical Heritage Society www.cmhs.carleton.ca
• Canadian Oral History Association (COHA) www.canoha.ca/
• Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA) www.cpra.ca
• Centre for Exhibition Exchange www.cee.ca
• Folklore Canada International www.folklore-canada.org/
• Heritage Canada Foundation www.heritagecanada.org
• Interpretation Canada www.interpcan.ca
• Library and Archives Canada www.collectionscanada.ca
• Organization of Military Museums of Canada www.ommc.ca
• Perserving my Heritage (Canadian Conservation Institute) www.preservation.gc.ca
• Society for the Preservation of Antique Radio in Canada (SPARC) www3.telus.net/radiomuseum/

International

• Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA) (USA) www.certifiedarchivists.org
• American Association of Museums (AAM) www.aam-us.org
• American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works http://aic.stanford.edu/
• Archives & Museum Informatics (USA) www.archimuse.com
• ARMA International (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) www.arma.org
• Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS) www.arlisna.org
• Association for Art History (USA) www.indiana.edu/~aah/index.html
• Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI) www.apti.org
• Association of Moving Images Archivists (AMIA) (USA) www.amianet.org
• Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) (USA) www.astc.org
• British Association of Paper Historians (BAPH) www.baph.org.uk
• Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) www.clir.org
• Cultural Heritage National Training Organisation (CHNTO) www.chnto.co.uk
• ERPANET (Electronic Resource Preservation and Access Network) www.erpanet.org
• Getty Conservation Institute (USA) www.getty.edu/conservation/institute/
• Global Museum International Webzine www.globalmuseum.org
• Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM) www.icrm.org
• International Arts and Artists www.artsandartists.org
• International Centre for the Study of Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) www.iccrom.org
• International Council of Museums (ICOM) www.icom.org
• International Council on Archives (ICA) www.ica.org
• International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICMS) www.icomos.org
• International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) www.fiafnet.org
• International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC) www.buildingconservation.com/directory/ad289.htm
• International Museum Theatre Alliance (IMTAL) www.mos.org/learn_more/imtal.html
• International Museum Theatre Alliance - Europe (IMTAL) www.imtal-europe.org
• Library of Congress Preservation (USA) www.loc.gov/preserv/
• Lord Cultural Resources Planning & Management www.lord.ca
• Museum Employment Resource Center (MERC) www.museum-employment.com
• Museum Experts (Europe) www.museumexperts.com
• Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) (UK) www.mla.gov.uk
• National Council for Conservation-Restoration (NCCR) (UK) www.nccr.org.uk
• National Trust (UK) www.nationaltrust.org.uk
• National Trust (USA) www.nationaltrust.org
• Society of American Archivists www.archivists.org
• Society of Archivists (UK) www.archives.org.uk
• The Museum Group (North America) www.museumgroup.com
• Museum Marketing Tips www.museummarketingtips.com
• Museums and Heritage Show (UK) www.museumsandheritage.com
• Museums Australia www.museumsaustralia.org.au
• National Museum Directors' Conference (UK) www.nationalmuseums.org.uk
• Seattle Folklore Society (USA) www.seafolklore.org
• UNESCO Museums
• United Kingdom Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works www.ukic.org.uk
• Western Museums Association (WMA) (North America) www.westmuse.org
• World Federation of Friends of Museums (WFFM) www.museumsfriends.org
• World Monuments Fund www.wmf.org

WEB RESOURCES - web-based resources

Greater Vancouver

• History of Metropolitan Vancouver www.vancouverhistory.ca
• Vancouver Golden Years 1900-1910 http://collections.ic.gc.ca/vancouver/index.html

British Columbia

• BC Heritage www.tsa.gov.bc.ca/heritage/
• British Columbia Historical Photographs Online www.aabc.bc.ca/aabc/archphot.html
• Gold Rush Trail www.goldrushtrail.net
• Sunshine Coast Heritage Highway www.fishability.biz/SCHeritage

Canada

• Canada's Historic Places www.historicplaces.ca
• Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) www.chin.gc.ca
• Passages to Canada Speaker's Bureau www.passagestocanada.com
• The Memory Project www.thememoryproject.com
• The Virtual Gramophone - Canadian Historical Sound Recordings www.collectionscanada.ca/gramophone/index-e.html

International

• Art History Network www.arthistory.net
• Art History Resources on the Web http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
• Conservation OnLine http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/
• European Heritage Network www.european-heritage.net
• FACTS: Fine Art Care and Treatment Centre www.artfacts.org
• Keyplease.com: The Global Culture Portal www.keyplease.com
• Museumland www.museumland.com
• MuseumsTraveler.com www.museumstraveler.com
• PreserveNet www.preservenet.cornell.edu

EDUCATION - groups that teach art

Greater Vancouver

• Critical Curatorial Studies, University of British Columbia http://www.ahva.ubc.ca/

British Columbia

• Cultural Resource Management Program, University of Victoria www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/

SUPPLIERS - groups that sell art or materials

Greater Vancouver

• R. Bury Media (library & archival products) www.universityproducts.com

FUNDING - groups that provide funding to the arts

Canada

Department of Canadian Heritage:

• Canada-France Agreement on Museums www.pch.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/2002/03_e.htm#cfam
• Canada Travelling Exhibitions Indemnification Program www.pch.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/2002/03_e.htm#cteip
• Canadian Arts and Heritage Sustainability Program www.pch.gc.ca/progs/pcapc-cahsp/index_e.cfm
• Canadian Culture Online Funding Programs - Department of Canadian Heritage www.pch.gc.ca/progs/pcce-ccop/index_e.cfm
• Canadian Memory Fund www.pch.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/2002/04_e.htm#cmf
• Cultural Spaces Canada www.pch.gc.ca/progs/ecc-csp/index_e.cfm
• Moveable Cultural Property Program www.pch.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/2002/03_e.htm#mcpp
• Museums Assistance Program (MAP) www.pch.gc.ca/progs/pam-map/index_e.cfm
• Vancouver Hertiage Foundation www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org
• Virtual Museum of Canada Investment Program www.pch.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/2002/04_e.htm#vmcip
• Histor!ca - Canadian history education www.histori.ca/foundation/grants.jsp

AWARDS - groups that give awards to the arts

British Columbia

• BC Museums Association Awards www.museumsassn.bc.ca/content/home.asp

Canada

• Canadian College of Teachers Awards www.cct-cce.com
• Canadian Historical Association Awards www.cha-shc.ca/english/prizes_cha.html
• Canadian Museums Association Awards Program http://www.museums.ca/

PUBLICATIONS - books, magazines, etc.

• BC Studies www.bcstudies.com
• Conservation OnLine http://palimpsest.stanford.edu
• History of Metropolitan Vancouver www.vancouverhistory.ca
• Museum Strategy and Marketing: Designing Missions, Building Audiences, Generating Revenue and Resources www.josseybass.com/cda/product/0,,0787909122,00.html
• UNESCO Museum International

Last Updated: Monday, December 03, 2007