BC Museums Week, which runs May 14-21, 2017, celebrates the contributions of museums, galleries, historic sites, and other related heritage organizations to BC’s communities and economy.
Read MoreA special advocacy issue of BC Museums Association's quarterly magazine, Roundup, includes a piece by Jill Baird, which encourages the museum community to rally behind key initiatives of the BC Alliance for Arts + Culture.
Read MoreThree B.C. cultural associations have announced the formation of a formal partnership uniting the province’s GLAM sector (galleries, libraries, archives and museums). The three groups have signed a memorandum of understanding outlining the organizations’ commitment to share expertise, embark on collaborative research projects, explore public outreach opportunities and identify joint funding ventures to strengthen the sector.
Read MoreThe money will fund the Arius3D platform, which uses a laser scanner and robotics system to simultaneously reproduce both the colour and the relief of paintings. This will allow museums, art historians, and artists to more accurately reproduce and create paintings.
Read MoreThe federal government has earmarked $627,269 in infrastructure funding for Surrey's cultural buildings, courtesy of the Department of Canadian Heritage, as well as $195,000 in celebration of Canada 150.
Read MoreDaina Augaitis, the chief curator and associate director of the Vancouver Art Gallery since 1996, has announced that she plans to leave the gallery at the end of the year.
Read MoreThe donation supports the redevelopment of the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, which opened in Burnaby in 2002. The expanded museum will reopen in 2018 to coincide with the 140th anniversary of Japanese presence in Canada.
Read MoreMuseums, archives, and heritage organizations may be eligible for up to $100,000 in project grants as part of a new program celebrating BC communities and their contribution to Canada. Application deadline: February 10.
Read MoreThe City of North Vancouver Council has voted to approve a 16,000 square foot space to house the North Vancouver Museum and Archives across from the Quay in Lower Lonsdale.
Read MoreMark Richards brings to his new role over 20 years of experience working in national museums in the UK.
Read MoreThe gift is contingent upon AGGV's new Next Gallery receiving the necessary funding from the Province of British Columbia during the 2017 calendar year.
Read MoreThe money, granted by Parks Canada, will fund building repairs, artifact restoration and updates to safety systems.
Read MoreThe gift will go toward the construction of Presentation House’s new Polygon Gallery, currently being built on the North Vancouver waterfront.
Read MoreAfter serving as the organization's interim leader for the past year, Margaret Chrumka has officially been appointed as executive director of the Kamloops Art Gallery.
Read MoreThe donation includes more than 200 pieces of Indigenous art, as well as a $3 million donation to fund a new Gallery of Northwest Coast Masterworks.
Read MoreAt its annual conference this October, the BCMA introduced Erica Mattson as its new executive director and presented awards recognizing two cultural significant projects, an Abbotsford museum, and the curator of a Prince George art gallery.
Read MoreThe curator of Vancouver's Contemporary Art Gallery makes the move to the Richmond Art Gallery effective October 24.
Read MoreThe latest issue of Hill Strategies' Arts Research Monitor focuses on museums and heritage organizations, including national and provincial data on the situation of Canadian museums and other heritage organizations as well as an American report on the educational role of museums.
Read MoreThe Province of British Columbia has committed $2 million to establish a First Nations department and repatriation program at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria.
Read MoreThe Vancouver city council voted unanimously on June 29, 2016 to approve a redesign of the Vancouver Art Gallery's north plaza.
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