Former Museum of London Director Appointed CEO of Museum of Vancouver
/Mark Richards brings to his new role over 20 years of experience working in national museums in the UK.
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Michael Audain Pledges $2 Million Donation to Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
/The 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 MoreGulf of Georgia Cannery Receives $4 Million In Federal Funding
/The money, granted by Parks Canada, will fund building repairs, artifact restoration and updates to safety systems.
Read MorePARC Retirement Living Announces $250,000 Donation to Presentation House Gallery
/The gift will go toward the construction of Presentation House’s new Polygon Gallery, currently being built on the North Vancouver waterfront.
Read MoreKamloops Art Gallery Appoints New Executive Director
/After 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 MoreMuseum of Anthropology at UBC Receives $10.5 Million in Indigenous Art and Infrastructure Funding
/The 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 MoreBC Museums Association Welcomes New Executive Director & Presents Outstanding Achievements Awards
/At 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 MoreShaun Dacey Appointed Director of Richmond Art Gallery
/The curator of Vancouver's Contemporary Art Gallery makes the move to the Richmond Art Gallery effective October 24.
Read MoreHill Strategies Research on Museums and Heritage Organizations
/The 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 MoreRoyal BC Museum to Establish Department for Repatriation of First Nation Cultural Heritage
/The 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 MoreCity of Vancouver Approves Recommendations for Art Gallery Plaza Redesign
/The Vancouver city council voted unanimously on June 29, 2016 to approve a redesign of the Vancouver Art Gallery's north plaza.
Read MoreAudain Art Museum Receives $2 Million Donation
/The Jarislowsky Foundation has donated a $2 million gift to the Audain Arts Museum in Whistler, to be dedicated to the chief curator's salary.
Read MoreMuseum of Vancouver's Nancy Noble Named Director & CEO of Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
/Atlantic Canada’s largest art museum will welcome Nancy Noble as its new Director and CEO effective this September.
Read MoreParticipate in the Canada 150 Provincial Forum
/An open invitation to individuals and organizations in the museum, gallery, archive, cultural centre, heritage, history and tourism communities in BC to participate in an in-person or online forum on Friday, April 22.
Read MoreArt Gallery of Greater Victoria Receives $1.1M Donation From Art Collector, Philanthropist
/Late Victoria art lover and philanthropist Rosita LeSueur Tovell has bequeathed $1.1 million to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV) to support the Gallery’s continuing exhibitions and programming.
Read MoreBC Museums Association Presents 2015 Awards for Outstanding Achievement
/Two individuals, two BC museums and galleries, and the City of Nanaimo have been recognized for their Outstanding Achievement at the BC Museums Association's annual awards.
Read MoreOnline Info Session for UBC Master of Museum Education Program
/UBC's Faculty of Education will host an online information session on Thursday, December 10 for the Master of Museum Education program, a part-time, 2.5 year graduate degree program open to participants across Canada. The program is delivered 90% online.
Read MoreVancouver Museums Win Governor General’s Award for First Nations Exhibition
/cə̓ snaʔəm, The City Before the City, winner of the 2015 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Museums, is a collaboration between the Museum of Vancouver, the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, the Musqueam First Nation, and Susan Roy from the University of Waterloo.
Read MoreTouchstones Nelson Receives National Award for Upcoming Exhibition
/The Award of Outstanding Achievement in Exhibitions for museums with less than $1 million in annual operating budgets goes to an upcoming exhibition at Touchstones titled "Roll on Columbia", which has not yet been shown in Nelson.
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