National Day of Truth and Reconciliation: Sept 30th 2022
Museums Association of Saskatchewan Blog
by Amber Hanover
1y ago
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a day that honours the children who never returned home from residential schools, the Survivors, their families, and communities. This day serves as a day of remembrance, reflection, and an opportunity for action, to listen, and to learn. This is also a day filled with grief. Immediate support is available for those affected by their experience. The National Indian Residential School Crisis Line provides 24-hour crisis support to former Indian Residential School students and their families toll-free at: 1-866-925-4419. First Nations, Inuit, and ..read more
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Reconsidering Museums: What We Heard with Museums for Me
Museums Association of Saskatchewan Blog
by Amber Hanover
2y ago
Caroline Loewen, Project Lead, Alberta Museums Association What do Canadians see as the value of museums for them, their communities, and for Canada? Reconsidering Museums, a three-year national project, sets out to answer this question. Through a rearticulation of the value of museums and a rebrand of the sector, this project aims to support museums with the tools and language necessary to better connect with and serve their communities, deepening their relationship, and therefore their relevance, to the Canadian public. Background Launched in 2020, Reconsidering Museums is a national project ..read more
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Online & Outreach Programming at the Estevan Art Gallery & Museum
Museums Association of Saskatchewan Blog
by Sarah Durham
2y ago
Outreach & Online Programming at the Estevan Art Gallery & Museum In conversation with Karly Garnier, Education, Outreach, and Programming Coordinator, Estevan Art Gallery & Museum. The early days of COVID-19: For the Estevan Art Gallery & Museum (EAGM), like elsewhere, what prompted the shift in how programming was offered at the gallery, was the lockdown.  When everything ground to a halt in March, Spring programming came to a complete stop.  Karly Garnier, the Education, Programming, and Outreach Coordinator, started looking at the possibilities for summe ..read more
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Online Programming at the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame
Museums Association of Saskatchewan Blog
by Sarah Durham
2y ago
Online Programming at the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame  In conversation with Vickie Krauss, Administrative Assistant/Education Coordinator, Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame  The early days of COVID-19: When the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame (SSHF) made the decision to remain closed to the public until such a time when they felt it was safe (for their staff, volunteers, and public) to re-open, Vickie Krauss had to rethink what programming would be like from there on out.  Programming prior to COVID-19 was much as it was elsewhere; in-person.   As the Educati ..read more
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Online Programming at the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery
Museums Association of Saskatchewan Blog
by Sarah Durham
2y ago
Online Programming at the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery In conversation with Christy Schweiger, Education Coordinator, Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery. The early days of COVID-19: Before COVID, the bulk of Christy’s work was primarily with schools (doing gallery and museum tours and hands-on activities) and in-person public programming.  That all came to an abrupt halt with the mandated closure of all non-essential services.   As the Educational Coordinator with the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery (MJM&AG), Christy Schweiger had to redefine her work and role ..read more
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Statement from MAS Regarding the Discovery of 751 unmarked graves at Cowessess First Nation
Museums Association of Saskatchewan Blog
by Em Ironstar
2y ago
Today, along with the rest of the country, we heard the announcement from Chief Delorme from Cowessess First Nation about the discovery of 751 unmarked graves at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School on its lands. Although this announcement is horrific, sadly, it is unsurprising. We expect that there will be more unmarked graves and burial sites found at many residential school sites across the country and here at home in Saskatchewan. We believe that museums can play an essential role in the truth-telling necessary for our country at this moment. All Canadians, especially ..read more
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Revisiting Recommendations and Considerations for Re-Opening Museums: Re-Opening 2021
Museums Association of Saskatchewan Blog
by Sarah Durham
2y ago
It has been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic was first declared.  A year since the first lockdown started in March of 2020.  A year since museums had to first grapple with re-opening under the health and safety measures to ensure protection for their staff, their volunteers, and their visitors.  Many of you are once again looking at what you need to do to re-open safely in 2021.  The Recommendations and Considerations for Re-Opening Museums document that we put out last year is still a good starting point, especially if you did not open to the public last year.  The ..read more
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MAS NKE 2021 - Creative Approaches to Curating During a Pandemic
Museums Association of Saskatchewan Blog
by Sarah Durham
2y ago
2020 has been a year to remember.  The continued COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us, both personally and professionally, in a myriad of ways.  Many museums across the country remained closed out of continuing restrictions or safety concerns, and many more drastically adjusted their hours of operation, programming opportunities, and exhibitions to address public health and safety measures.  For this year’s Network Knowledge Exchange (NKE) we wanted to highlight the ingenuity of a few of our members, in creating exhibitions that worked around these restrictions and have cr ..read more
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Recommendations & Considerations for Re-Opening Museums - Expanded Edition
Museums Association of Saskatchewan Blog
by Em Ironstar
2y ago
The intention of this guide is to provide cultural and heritage organizations with some points of consideration when contemplating the task of re-opening after the forced COVID-19 closure. There are four main steps that are looked at: Isolation, Staff Re-Entry, Re-Opening to the Public, and Continuous Monitoring. Each of these steps has its own considerations. This guide is not all-inclusive, each institution that has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic should approach this guide as suggestions, adapt it to what your organization has and needs. This is to give you a starting point when tack ..read more
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Social Media during COVID-19
Museums Association of Saskatchewan Blog
by Em Ironstar
2y ago
Museums responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by moving online. Seemingly overnight, social media presence became the museum’s presence in its community. Social media is being used to strengthen and build community, to facilitate discussion, and to determine community wants and needs as discussions begin about reopening spaces and places in the post-COVID world. The purpose of this resource is to provide museums with some suggestions and case studies on managing the museum’s social media presence. This is a companion guide to Supporting Seasonal Staff During COVID-19, and as such provides some ke ..read more
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