Bc Museums Association Podcast

It’s March 2026, welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Stories from March 2026:  Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw carvers restore century-old totem pole at Royal B.C. Museum | CBC News B.C. Sports Hall of Fame relocates hundreds of thousands of artifacts to make way for FIFA World Cup | CBC News New Chinese Canadian Museum Exhibit Explore Sports, Athletes, and Art Ahead of FIFA National monument honours Cowichan sweater, knitters - Victoria Times Colonist Closure of Courtenay war museum part of trend: UVic prof - Victoria Times Colonist

It’s February 2026, welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. February 2026 Stories:  Find Just Desserts at Pitt Meadows Museum | Maple Ridge News Royal BC Museum faces mounting financial pressures Feasibility study looks at life after Selkirk at KSA : My Nelson Now Aviation Museum brings back Open Cockpit Day to North Saanich | Victoria News ‘Float the Boat’ campaign aims to keep Maritime Museum of BC sailing through transition year

It’s January 2026, welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond.   Stories from January 2026:  Museum of Personal Failure exhibition turns defeat into triumph in Vancouver | CBC News ‘This is who we are’: B.C. senior constructs mini museum to showcase Canadian design Recent Mission Museum restoration nominated for a BC Heritage Award Online exhibit celebrates B.C. Interior town’s long Japanese-Canadian legacy | Chilliwack Progress Ry Moran named acting CEO for Royal BC Museum

Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month, we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Stories from October 2025:  https://www.castanet.net/news/Penticton/578284/Dinosaurs-invading-Penticton-at-visiting-museum-exhibit https://www.cbc.ca/news/vatican-museums-indigenous-artifacts-canada-9.6946597 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sveva-caetani-vernon-bc-artist-rome-maxxi-1.7650957 https://heritagebc.ca/events-activities/annual-conference/ https://cheknews.ca/royal-bc-museum-looking-for-new-ceo-fourth-in-five-years-1285497/ https://cheknews.ca/national-toy-museum-reopens-in-downtown-victoria-with-grand-opening-weekend-1282074/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canadian-tire-blanket-fund-9.6940989 Bonus: https://www.frequencynews.ca/news/new-museum-of-vancouver-exhibition-documents-the-lives-of-people-living-with-long-covid/

It’s September 2025, welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Summer Wrap-Up News Stories 2025:  Summer students integral to running of museum program | Northern News Summerland Museum hooks up fully functional telegraph machine to communicate with other museums in BC and Alberta - Castanet.net Lost for over a century, Heiltsuk Nation celebrates return of bentwood box | Globalnews.ca  'The wrong history': After 110 years and a mislabelling, Tla'amin artifacts return home Historic Japanese triplexes restored at B.C.’s oldest surviving cannery - Terrace Standard Rare ‘medieval’ artifacts found in B.C. thrift store donated to SFU for study Renewal Project — Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre This has been Muse News for Summer 2025! If you have news you want to share on this program, please email us at bcma@museum.bc.ca. Jo

Join our host Lorenda and SGaan Kwahagang James McGuire, Guest Scientist and Indigenous Fellow in Conservation at the American Museum of Natural History, and Jessica Strayer, NAGPRA/CalNAGPRA Administrative Manager at the Fowler Museum - UCLA, for this continued conversation on NAGPRA. This follow-up episode deepens the discussion by highlighting the voices of those directly engaged in repatriation efforts and the importance of centering Indigenous perspectives, focusing on lived experience, ongoing challenges, and the work still to be done. This NAGPRA series underscores how repatriation is not a one-time event but a continuous responsibility and accountability. Museums are encouraged to critically examine their roles in truth-telling, relationship-building, and consent-based curation. Resources:  BCMA Podcast: NAGPRA and Consent-based Curation BCMA Podcast: NAGPRA In Theory, In Practice Candid Actionable Reconciliation Resources (CARE!) BCMA Indigenous Culture & Heritage Resource Portal Native America

Join our host Lorenda and Jessica Strayer, NAGPRA/CalNAGPRA Administrative Manager at the Fowler Museum - UCLA, as they discuss the realities of working with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Explore how this legislation impacts museum practice and what it means for institutions committed to respectful collaboration with Indigenous communities. This conversation highlights the ongoing work of repatriation, including challenges and successes, and emphasizes the need for museums to prioritize accountability, truth-telling, and relationship-building. Museums are encouraged to reflect on how their organizations approach consent, responsibility, and respect.  Get to know Jessica:  Jessica Strayer is the NAGPRA/CalNAGPRA Administrative Manager at the Fowler Museum at UCLA. She implements NAGPRA and CalNAGPRA daily and facilitates Tribal consultation and repatriation. She also works with international Indigenous communities regarding access, repatriation, and relationship-buildin

In this episode, Jazmin and Madison sit down to chat with friends and collaborators Veronica Buck and Marilyn Maychak.  Veronica and Marilyn share about their varied careers in education and arts and culture, as well as how they met, and a new podcast they're launching together soon. We also chat about the connections the two of them see between Inuk and Black cultures, and the ways they hope to see intercultural solidarity when fighting discrimination and oppression. If you enjoy this episode, stay tuned for the launch of Marilyn and Veronica's podcast- coming later this year! *Please note that there was some background noise that could not be edited out of this episode. We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope that you still enjoy the great conversation.*

Join our host Madison and the creatives behind the CBC Gem docu-series Not Your Butter Chicken for a conversation about culture, community, food, and migration. This was originally recorded as a live podcast event over Zoom on June 2, 2025. During the recording, references are made to episodes from the doc-series as well as the trailer (links below).   About our guests: Shiva Reddy is a food and wine expert and a sommelier at Michelin-starred Burdock and Co. She is recognized for her work at Vancouver’s top restaurants and bringing a fresh, innovative voice to the food and wine industry in Canada. Priyanka Desai is a Mumbai-born, award winning broadcast journalist turned documentary filmmaker who has directed and produced television documentary shows in India and Canada. Her works are currently available on TELUS Originals, CBC Gem, APTN, Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada and AMI. She also sits on the board of Hot Docs and is Co-Chair of the Documentary Organization of Canada - Northwest Chapter.   Rel

Missed the recording live? No worries, you can still listen now! In this podcast, we discuss Nina’s work (and insights) on building brighter futures with her communities within the arts and heritage sector. Nina’s dedication to advancing heritage arts through belonging, adaptation and respectful representation of living cultures is carried through her multifaceted work and roles in the sector. Nina sits on the Advisory Council for the BCMA, is a globally acknowledged curator, artist, and the founder of the Bandish Network.    

Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month, we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. May 2025 Stories: As Hudson’s Bay bids farewell, Indigenous groups call for transparency in artifact auction New Lytton Chinese History Museum rises from the ashes - Bella Coola News News Release: Vernon Public Art Gallery Announces $1,000,000 Donation Royal BC Museum launches music exhibit on change and resistance B.C. Aviation Museum is booming since the arrival of the Martin Mars Recognition Awards honour societies, organizations, Individuals If you have news you want to share on this program, please email us at bcma@museum.bc.ca BCMA thanks Digital Museums Canada for their sponsorship.

Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. April 2025 Stories: German artillery from First World War piece found buried at the PNE | Vancouver Sun New Terry Fox exhibit to open in the Canadian hero's hometown Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford names new executive director Health-care providers to prescribe nature-inspired art for wellness at Vancouver Art Gallery Public access to Hudson Bay Company artifacts 'absolutely crucial,' Manitoba history prof says | CBC News Royal BC Museum sets a new course to share stories of Chinese migration - Greater Victoria News Museum of Vancouver's new CEO heralds conversations and community to engage visitors Britannia Mine Museum featured in latest episode of 'The Last of Us' If you have news you want to share on this program, please email us at bcma@museum.bc.ca

Join our host Lorenda and Dr. Will Atlas, Salmon Watershed Scientist, for a conversation about SalmonVision. In partnership with Indigenous communities, SalmonVision harnesses the power of AI for salmon monitoring and conservation. Explore rivers, waterways, and an ethical side of AI.  Resources: SalmonVision Wild Salmon Center Pacific Salmon Foundation First Nations harness power of AI to monitor wild salmon stocks in B.C. | CBC News Using AI to track salmon could be a ‘game-changer’ | The Narwhal Restoring Indigenous fish weirs in B.C. | The Narwhal Artificial Intelligence, Meet Indigenous Fishing Technology - Wild Salmon Center  

Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. March Stories:   West Van purchases Horseshoe Bay's Boathouse restaurant for new art museum  Summerland museum shares history Irish settler who helped develop the irrigation system - Penticton News - Castanet.net Kelowna Museum exhibit highlights Japanese Canadian dispossession The Whalers Washing House finally coming home - rabble.ca Possible 25 per cent tariff on books could kneecap local retailers  Horn heist: B.C. train museum gets railroaded by targeted thefts | CBC News Hundreds of items returned to First Nations in Vancouver Museum’s ongoing repatriation process Outdoor exhibits reopening at Vancouver's Science World with gardening robot, more 

Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. February Stories: Nanaimo Art Gallery's new exhibit explores unexpected outcomes Barkerville Heritage Trust secures 7 more years running the historic site Surrey artist takes aim at Trump, Musk, Bezos with provocative paintings Exploration Place, BC Bob launch partnership for fundraiser ‘This is reclamation’; Tk’emlúps Kúkpi7 Casimir discusses historical designation for former residential school site Toddler's $4k offer ends apple pie bid war in support of Salmon Arm heritage site

In this episode, Jazmin and Madison are joined by Dr. Sharanjit Kaur Sandra and Melvin Sedeora of Museum Liberation Force.  We chat about how the grassroots group got started, what they hope to see happen with the South Asian Canadian Museum project, and how the community feedback process has impacted them so far. We also delve into the ways that complicated conversations can be handled with care in community work, and why it is so crucial to understand that all racialized communities are not the same. This episode covers some heavier topics, and we recommend that IBPOC folks especially listen with care. *Discussions in this episode were based around the context at the time of recording, in November 2024. Please note that there have been updates since recording, including changes in political administration and the hosting of the MLF event referenced in this podcast.*

Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. January Stories: Rebuilding Telegraph Cove: Community Mobilizes to Restore a Vital Economic Engine - West Coast NOW  Museum of Anthropology unveils first exhibit dedicated to the Nuxalk Nation | Georgia Straight Vancouver’s source for arts, culture, and events Victoria museum display celebrates work of Japanese-Canadian photographer - Saanich News Northern B.C. museum honours pioneer female pilot from the early 1900s - Quesnel Cariboo Observer Museum of Northern BC commemorates 100 years with a reflective exhibit - Houston Today Unmasking heritage: the rise of women carvers on the North Coast - Houston Today Through sculpture, syilx Okanagan artist turns pictographs into towering 3D figures   If you have news you want to share on this program, please email us at bcma@museum.bc.ca

Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month, we recap some of the latest news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Join Leia, Ryan, Lorenda, and a special guest as we explore our favourite MuseNews! In this final MuseNews of 2024, each of our hosts picked their favourite stories to reshare. Thank you to our listeners for another wonderful year of news. Happy New Year!   Stories we replayed this month: Coast Salish knowledge helps researchers deepen study of 160-year-old pelt from now extinct woolly dog - Windspeaker.com  Quilt made by over 300 Canadian, African grandmas coming to Nelson   Nanaimo Art Gallery group exhibit considers the importance of storytelling BC Sports Hall Of Fame comes alive with immersive digital Indigenous gallery  'Incredible treasures' at core of reimagined and redesigned Museum of Anthropology Sidney Museum exhibit looks at queer history on the Peninsula  After 113 years, Royal B.

What is AI? Join our host, Lorenda Calvert, and members of our sector for this eight-part series discussing AI and its implications for our sector and community.    In this episode, Lorenda asks: What does the future of AI look like? What does the future, with or without AI, look like?   You can learn more about the WhAi? Project here.    Thank you to our collaborators:  Elizabeth Batista, Executive Director of the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society SGaan Kwahagang James McGuire, Indigenous Conservation Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History and former Collections & Engagement Coordinator at the Haida Gwaii Museum Juan Ramirez, Software Developer and Digital Artist Laura-Beth McDonald, Founder of the Esquimalt Community Arts Hub, Artist, and Project Manager Jules André-Brown, Interim Executive Director at ArtStarts Jesse McKee, Head of Strategy, 221A

What is AI? Join our host, Lorenda Calvert, and members of our sector for this eight-part series discussing AI and its implications for our sector and community.    In this episode, Lorenda asks: Why are/would we be interested in AI from an Indigenous and racialized individual perspective?    You can learn more about the WhAi? Project here.    Thank you to our collaborators:  Elizabeth Batista, Executive Director of the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society SGaan Kwahagang James McGuire, Indigenous Conservation Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History and former Collections & Engagement Coordinator at the Haida Gwaii Museum Juan Ramirez, Software Developer and Digital Artist Laura-Beth McDonald, Founder of the Esquimalt Community Arts Hub, Artist, and Project Manager Jules André-Brown, Interim Executive Director at ArtStarts Jesse McKee, Head of Strategy, 221A