tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18124595055432962872024-03-13T11:54:44.691-07:00Engage: Museums and CommunitiesThe Alberta Museums Association's Community Engagement Initiative (CEI) works towards incorporating community engagement into the programs & services of the AMA and the general practices of the Alberta museum community. CEI supports museums by demonstrating the importance of community collaborations as a viable path toward sustainability. This blog provides tools & resources to support museums in creating & maintaining meaningful connections with communities.Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-59673106309084699492022-08-24T08:20:00.005-07:002022-10-26T08:33:07.009-07:00Can human rights work in museums serve as a pathway to decolonization? <p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Armando Perla</b><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chief Curator<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Toronto History Museums, City of Toronto</span></p><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLSbfRdbP__4R7C4ESGaU9UDYBeqFsJyu1JVu005iFJo1HHnwMBeYIGVNJvH5uAVVJ67kb2pWXbrloaB-lkHeDbX34u4x-Y4hh7ZsEYLiAf3c-wu95Q1UrcJVDMOEWALYk92LkfF_0H4ZSW7nC49J8eDRN9Mf6G3BKWKcXxbWANTRsY3IpvFw1okRiA/s2016/Modern%20Nahua.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLSbfRdbP__4R7C4ESGaU9UDYBeqFsJyu1JVu005iFJo1HHnwMBeYIGVNJvH5uAVVJ67kb2pWXbrloaB-lkHeDbX34u4x-Y4hh7ZsEYLiAf3c-wu95Q1UrcJVDMOEWALYk92LkfF_0H4ZSW7nC49J8eDRN9Mf6G3BKWKcXxbWANTRsY3IpvFw1okRiA/s320/Modern%20Nahua.jpg" width="239" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Armando Perla, </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Photo Credit: James Recine</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Having
been trained as a lawyer, I started my professional journey working with
refugees and asylum seekers in Canada. After graduating from law school, I
worked with Haitian migrant workers in the Dominican Republic during my time in
Washington D.C., children in Central America who were trafficked and sexually
exploited, and children’s rights advocates from the global south in Sweden.
After several years abroad, I returned to Canada to be part of the team
developing the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR). It was at the CMHR that
I met Métis curator and scholar Tricia Logan and began a journey of
self-discovery that completely transformed the way I understood and practiced
human rights. When I started working at the CMHR, over a decade had passed
since my arrival in Canada as an asylum seeker. I had attended <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the University of Winnipeg, where I studied
political sciences, and had also completed a Bachelor of Laws at Laval
University in Quebec City and a Master of Laws at Lund University in Sweden.
However, I had not learned about residential schools or Indigenous history.
Learning from Logan that human rights were a Western construct that had often
left out Indigenous perspectives was also unsettling for me. My Canadian and European
legal training had never focused on looking critically at human rights.</span></div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">During the time
Logan and I shared an office, a great part of our discussions focused on
finding ways to reconcile the apparent dichotomy between decolonization
and human rights</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This is
clearly articulated by Maori legal scholar Andrew Erueti when explaining the
negotiations behind the drafting of the United Nations Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP): <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 36.0pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 36pt 8pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The decolonization model […] speaks to
a nation-to-nation relationship between Northern indigenous peoples and CANZUS
states [Canada, Australia, New Zealand and United States], whereas a human
rights model is directed at domestic issues of equality and political
participation. The decolonization model indicated that self-determination in
the Declaration offered indigenous peoples the option of independence should
indigenous peoples and states fail to negotiate their terms of co-existence.<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Moreover, according to Unanga</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">x̂</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> scholar Eve Tuck and Asian-American
scholar K. Wayne Yang, decolonization is not only a metaphor, as it demands the
“repatriation of Indigenous land and life”</span><span class="MsoFootnoteReference" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">.
Thus, at its heart, decolonization looks at dismantling the nation state, while
human rights claims recognize the legitimacy of settler colonial governments to
respect, protect, and fulfill the rights of its citizens under a domestic
framework.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">The
human rights/decolonization divide is something that I have struggled to
reconcile in my own museum work. As a mestizo (Nahua and Euro-Salvadoran) settler
living on Indigenous land and working in the museum sector, I wanted to learn
how my human rights work could be carried out in solidarity with other
Indigenous people in these stolen lands and contribute to the materialization
of the right to self-determination and the decolonization of museum praxis.
During our conversations, Logan and I found intersections and points of
convergence where our different types of knowledges would come together and
build on each other. For instance, during my time in Sweden I had become
familiar with and had used a human rights-based approach (HRBA) in my work related
to international development. A HRBA is a conceptual framework, directed to
advance human rights by fostering the participation of historically
marginalized people in all processes and phases of development projects.<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span>
Similarly, reciprocal dialogue, community participation, consultation, and the
centering of process were also principles that led Logan’s curatorial work in
human rights. Logan had learned these principles from her family, her
community, and other Indigenous women. For instance, I was first exposed to
Indigenous littoral curation<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span>,
and Métis kitchen table methodologies<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span>
through Logan’s work at the CMHR. Not having been trained as a museum
professional, I had no preconceived ideas of what museum work should be. This
represented an opportunity to incorporate both my legal training in human
rights and to follow Logan’s example developing exhibitions. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Working with different Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities
at the CMHR quickly made me realize the importance of minimizing my voice
during the curatorial process and of not speaking on someone else’s behalf. I believe
that a HRBA can be used as a starting point to foster the participation of
historically excluded voices, so that we can create spaces for people to tell
their own stories on their own terms<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span>.
<i>Recognizing this part of the right to self-determination – manifested in the
participation of historically marginalized people in all matters that directly affect
them – is a needed step in centering the human in human rights museology.</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUKGR-_JE3EPbZgt24zaAxfGv1SJr-r-DhBDx6EBDEADEZu2OS5CtW6DZtmq0v3kZRCMB4_H7ldkDL1zmsf4ixfKPDIcpFogT473FEb-xHvrGSX3bzJKyYjgWub7ewbvPnOGYKf_ws1HrXznh4Sum7T0FLKpV24ph-3XRa7I0zWay-kDK-_expsfE5A/s2776/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(4).png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUKGR-_JE3EPbZgt24zaAxfGv1SJr-r-DhBDx6EBDEADEZu2OS5CtW6DZtmq0v3kZRCMB4_H7ldkDL1zmsf4ixfKPDIcpFogT473FEb-xHvrGSX3bzJKyYjgWub7ewbvPnOGYKf_ws1HrXznh4Sum7T0FLKpV24ph-3XRa7I0zWay-kDK-_expsfE5A/s2776/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(4).png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2082" data-original-width="2776" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUKGR-_JE3EPbZgt24zaAxfGv1SJr-r-DhBDx6EBDEADEZu2OS5CtW6DZtmq0v3kZRCMB4_H7ldkDL1zmsf4ixfKPDIcpFogT473FEb-xHvrGSX3bzJKyYjgWub7ewbvPnOGYKf_ws1HrXznh4Sum7T0FLKpV24ph-3XRa7I0zWay-kDK-_expsfE5A/s320/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(4).png" width="320" /></a> </td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dancers wait to perform at the grand re-opening <br />of Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park, an <br />Indigenous-led cultural centre in Siksika, AB. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">To
my delight, the United Nations’ Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples (EMRIP) has recently affirmed that partnerships advancing a HRBA in
museum practice can play an essential role in decolonizing museums.<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[7]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span>
In March 2020, the University of British Columbia held an expert seminar to
support the work of EMRIP in drafting the report: “Repatriation of ceremonial
objects, human remains and intangible cultural heritage under the United
Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,” which was adopted by
the UN General Assembly in October 2020. In the report, EMRIP recommends
adopting a HRBA to repatriation so that Indigenous peoples’ experiences are
honoured in their own terms: “All stakeholders must take a human rights-based
approach to indigenous peoples’ repatriation claims in order to effectuate
remedies and promote the living cultures, religions, spiritualities,
technologies and other rights of indigenous peoples”<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[8]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span>.
<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Similarly,
EMRIP also states that a HRBA to museum practice already exists and has been
developed between Indigenous peoples and some institutions:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 36.0pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 36pt 8pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">There
is a wealth of examples of museums, universities and other institutions and
indigenous peoples finding common ground as caretakers of ancestral remains and
ceremonial objects and learning about one another’s worldviews. This has led to
meaningful relationships, deep healing on both sides and the start of new
collaborations through repatriation processes and cultural exchanges<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[9]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-right: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">The report also provides us with some indications of what this
type of human rights work – what I call human rights museology– looks like: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 36.0pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 36pt 8pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">[m]oving
towards a human rights-based approach may therefore require a dramatic shift.
In many instances, this transition begins with museums exploring cooperation
with indigenous peoples as constituents, employees and stakeholders. As museums
increasingly embrace indigenous peoples’ cultural rights, along with
repatriation, they are also able to develop more extensive relationships,
better information about collections, and collaborative programming consistent
with museums’ current goals to be inclusive, diverse and relevant to today’s
societies<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[10]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><b>However,
the question remains if decolonization can take place in inherent colonial
institutions such as museums? </b>Like other IBPOC museum workers and scholars, I
remain cautious when speaking about decolonizing museums and I agree with them
that museums are dangerous places for Indigenous peoples.<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[11]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span>
I also share the same disbelief that the museum will ever be decolonized<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[12]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span>.
As Maori museum professional Puawai Cairns has eloquently expressed:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 36.0pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 36pt 8pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">I
don’t want to decolonise museums either but focus on processes of
reindigenising – to reMāorify the spaces where and how our stories are told.
I’m not interested in rehabilitating the whole museum. Is that shocking? I
don’t believe that decolonisation efforts should be diverted to merely redeem
whiteness in museums. The co-option of decol as the latest trendy cultural
theory and praxis by mainstream organisations run the very real danger of
locking indigenous people into a death dance with colonial structures, with its
demands that we work and labour until we are completely consumed.<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[13]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Nonetheless,
I believe that meaningful human rights work in museums (human rights museology)
can still make these spaces less harmful for Indigenous peoples as well as for
others living outside the colonial canon. I also believe that
self-determination and the autonomization of Indigenous peoples are a first
step in achieving this task. This can take place in and outside museums by
making decolonization and indigenisation a means to an end rather than the
ultimate goal. Cairns explains: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 36.0pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 36pt 8pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">The
terms ‘decolonisation’ and ‘indigenisation’ are only a means to a more
farsighted horizon, they are not our goal, but present possibly better ways of
achieving a different system and environment for Indigenous people within
heritage institutions. Ultimately, we are searching for a future where lived
experiences of being Māori, where our relationship to our material culture, is
respected and honoured in museums on our own terms. We are searching for mana
motuhake – for our own cultural autonomy – within the museum realm.<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[14]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Museums
are old colonial institutions and even as they have rushed to make grand
gestures to advance goals of diversity, equity, and inclusion, particularly
after the summer of 2020, there is still much work that needs to be done.
Museums must stop and ask themselves how they are supporting BIPOC staff to
prevent isolation sickness and burn out. When more and more BIPOC staff are
entering museums, I worry more than ever about how these institutions continue
to exploit these racialized workers just so that they can legitimize the
colonial machinery and uphold the status quo. However, as Māori scholar Linda
Tuhiwai Smith’s has said: “The need to tell our stories remains the powerful
imperative of a powerful form of resistance”<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[15]</span></span></span></span>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span>[1]</span></span> <span style="line-height: 115%;">Andrew </span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Erueti, “The UN Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples: A Mixed-Model Interpretative Approach” (PhD dissertation,
University of Toronto, 2016), 12.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<div id="ftn2" style="mso-element: footnote;">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span>[2]</span></span> Eve Tuck & K. Wayne Yang, “Decolonization Is Not a Metaphor,” <i>Decolonization:
Indigeneity, Education & Society </i>Vol. 1: No. 1 (2012), 1.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn3" style="mso-element: footnote;">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span>[3]</span></span> United
Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG), “The Human Rights Based Approach
to Development Cooperation. Towards a Common Understanding Among UN Agencies,”
2003, A/HRC/45/35. Accessed 4 April 2021
https://unsdg.un.org/resources/human-rights-based-approach-development-cooperation-towards-common-understanding-among-un<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn4" style="mso-element: footnote;">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span>[4]</span></span> Cathy Mattes, “Frontrunners as an Exploration of Indigenous Littoral Curation,”
in <i>The Routledge Companion of Indigenous Art Histories in Canada and the
United States, </i>ed. H. Igloliorte and C. Taunton (New York: Routledge, 2021).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span>[5]</span></span> Sherry Farrell-Racette, “Kitchen Tables and Beads: Space and Gesture in
Contemplative and Creative Research,” in <i>The Routledge Companion of
Indigenous Art Histories in Canada and the United States, </i>ed. H. Igloliorte
and C. Taunton (New York: Routledge, 2021).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn6" style="mso-element: footnote;">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span>[6]</span></span> Armando
Perla, “Democratizing Museum Practice Through Oral History, Digital
Storytelling, and Collaborative Ethical Work,” <i>Santander Art and Culture Law
Review</i> 2/2020 (6): 199-222. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn7" style="mso-element: footnote;">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[7] Expert
Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), “Repatriation of ceremonial
objects, human remains, and intangible resources under the United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Report of the Expert Mechanism
on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,” 2020. Accessed 4 April 2021
https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/45/35<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div id="ftn8" style="mso-element: footnote;">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[8] Ibid, 17.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div id="ftn9" style="mso-element: footnote;">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[9] Ibid, 18.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div id="ftn10" style="mso-element: footnote;">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[10] Ibid, 13.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div id="ftn11" style="mso-element: footnote;">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[11a] Amy Lonetree, <i>Decolonizing Museums: Representing Native America in National
and Tribal Museums</i> (Chapel Hill: The University of South Carolina Press,
2012).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[11b] Puawai Cairns, “'Museums are dangerous places' –
challenging history,” Te Papa Tongarewa National Museum of New Zealand Blog,
2018. Accessed 4 April 2021 <a href="https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2018/10/19/museums-are-dangerous-places-challenging-history/">https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2018/10/19/museums-are-dangerous-places-challenging-history/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div id="ftn12" style="mso-element: footnote;">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[12a] Sumaya
Kassim, “The Museum Will Not Be Decolonized,” Media Diversified, 2017. Accessed
4 April 2021 <a href="https://mediadiversified.org/2017/11/15/the-museum-will-not-be-decolonised/">https://mediadiversified.org/2017/11/15/the-museum-will-not-be-decolonised/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[12b] Puawai Cairns, “Decolonisation: we aren’t going to
save you,” American Alliance of Museums’ Centre for the Future of Museums’ Blog,
2018. Accessed 4 April 2021 <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2018/12/17/decolonisation-we-arent-going-to-save-you/">https://www.aam-us.org/2018/12/17/decolonisation-we-arent-going-to-save-you/</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div id="ftn13" style="mso-element: footnote;">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">[13] Ibid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div id="ftn14" style="mso-element: footnote;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">[14] Puawai </span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Cairns, “Decolonise or Indigenise: Moving
towards Sovereign Spaces and the Māorification of New Zealand Museology,” Te
Papa Tongarewa National Museum of New Zealand Blog, 2020. Accessed 4 April 2021
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2020/02/10/decolonise-or-indigenise-moving-towards-sovereign-spaces-and-the-maorification-of-new-zealand-museology/">https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2020/02/10/decolonise-or-indigenise-moving-towards-sovereign-spaces-and-the-maorification-of-new-zealand-museology/</a></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">[15] </span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Linda Tuhiwai </span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Smith, <i>Decolonizing
Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples</i> (New York: Zed Books, 1999),
35.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p></div></div><div style="mso-element: comment-list;"><div style="mso-element: comment;"><div class="msocomtxt" id="_com_1" language="JavaScript">
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</div><br /></div><br />Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-14860808056445167022022-04-21T10:50:00.000-07:002022-04-25T15:24:54.229-07:00On the Road Again: Views from the Reconsidering Museums Pilot Sites<div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Caroline Loewen</b>, Project Lead </span><div><i>Reconsidering Museums</i> Project</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">Site visits
are an important part of the Alberta Museums Association (AMA)’s work. Whether
to offer a course, provide in-person advisory services, attend an exhibit
opening, or simply connect, site visits bring a human touch to the AMA’s
programs and services. Unfortunately, the pandemic-related public health
restrictions of the last two years meant we had to scale back our in-person visits
to Alberta’s museums. The lifting of restrictions, and many museums reopening
just in time for spring, presented an opportunity to get back on the road and
start reconnecting. Over the course of two weeks in March, <a></a><a>Jennifer Forsyth, Lauren Wheeler,
and I</a></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: verdana;">travelled around Alberta
visiting the six museums taking part in the <i>Reconsidering Museums</i>
project as pilot sites. Here are some of the highlights of the trips and a look
at the diversity of museums across Alberta.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">March 2
– East Coulee School Museum and Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDs-M1lgzwd4sDdtf_vmRhnL4NIAwBCu-F3xcc_Y3XaasVGnBWEMnmJEP6OqVeg0mo_f43l41wsmSV7bp5S6OULnB0wKVG6jZlniG30-6f-4dkCxn1A5tWDXZ6AZtvKnqrnGj2TW-qDK7R9Kw_gCR0ckp-zyJZrvzKyGNB9SYrCCpR3sHIcaRj19zjw/s4032/Dinosaur%20Exhibit.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDs-M1lgzwd4sDdtf_vmRhnL4NIAwBCu-F3xcc_Y3XaasVGnBWEMnmJEP6OqVeg0mo_f43l41wsmSV7bp5S6OULnB0wKVG6jZlniG30-6f-4dkCxn1A5tWDXZ6AZtvKnqrnGj2TW-qDK7R9Kw_gCR0ckp-zyJZrvzKyGNB9SYrCCpR3sHIcaRj19zjw/w400-h300/Dinosaur%20Exhibit.jpg" width="400" /></a> </td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A fossil display at the East Coulee School Museum</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK74voyRIhRRaHH5wu5qS7-8zbQ37lUUY9gr7sU1Rd5TQvRDimv6TV6yAdGYeLGKwVTwq644T_EYRYUvf756dbS7H3itfkX39uBafYGKcNqprE_U94qsod_ZSAtfCMpM10fUg8AipwHO65qDLyqFK5kAw8psl5KsmkdtaEQm4fqmkTnt9azbpBOCXuIA/s4032/Tipple.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK74voyRIhRRaHH5wu5qS7-8zbQ37lUUY9gr7sU1Rd5TQvRDimv6TV6yAdGYeLGKwVTwq644T_EYRYUvf756dbS7H3itfkX39uBafYGKcNqprE_U94qsod_ZSAtfCMpM10fUg8AipwHO65qDLyqFK5kAw8psl5KsmkdtaEQm4fqmkTnt9azbpBOCXuIA/w400-h300/Tipple.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Tipple at Atlas Coal Mine</td></tr></tbody></table><span lang="EN-US">The first day of travel took us to the heart of the badlands, East Coulee, a small community 20 km southeast of Drumheller on the banks of the Red Deer River on Treaty 7 territory. Valerie Given, Executive Director of the East Coulee School Museum, hosted us for coffee and conversation about the value of museums in the museum’s Willow Café. The museum is located in a school that originally opened in 1930. It tells the story of the local coal mining community of East Coulee, but in true badlands fashion, also has its share of dinosaurs and fossils on display. <br /><br /></span><p></p></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8lBXt9-XFZzx3kH0Frs9TXf-ouj9wVrZgMCO0gmCdSA_RakTeJBrYAKDzz8qIDvkG-K7FU-fU4WhBSRhQFH7P3OhqKv3BWAvltl2pEX2N6vWqBjVxlUB2MfgMNE72YO4D1iJrbXXSilS3Fo89XhtsejS5TSqwYwemlmi8M36k3lWJD0ZED6cPvIEBA/s4032/Inside%20the%20Tipple.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8lBXt9-XFZzx3kH0Frs9TXf-ouj9wVrZgMCO0gmCdSA_RakTeJBrYAKDzz8qIDvkG-K7FU-fU4WhBSRhQFH7P3OhqKv3BWAvltl2pEX2N6vWqBjVxlUB2MfgMNE72YO4D1iJrbXXSilS3Fo89XhtsejS5TSqwYwemlmi8M36k3lWJD0ZED6cPvIEBA/s320/Inside%20the%20Tipple.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the Tipple</td></tr></tbody></table><br />In the afternoon we headed to the Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site with Executive Director Sarah Newstead. The Atlas Coal Mine was one of the 139 mines once active in the Drumheller Valley, and one of six museums participating as a pilot site for Reconsidering Museums. The weather was cold and snowy, but that didn’t deter us from venturing up the only remaining wooden tipple in Canada. <br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We departed
Drumheller for a foggy drive south through Wayne and its 11 bridges, enroute to
Lethbridge.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">March 3
– Galt Museum and Archives</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5t1eD9vAH6_5cMuIpLBY5rP0BAjQHLJ14xX-285ruqoJ1r8xx6FdphmRvWZ9aFTwqOCorO0lhSNLGC5tN4iOy4cNmspaJ23i2Z450OgnUu07GrVIdOfWbgcPlXF1OWATwD_XWm2knAeqN2SiTBs9JLHwNw3FV5kwY45vWYS2LXOBX9hHhyND-tzmZQ/s4032/Interior%20Exhibits.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5t1eD9vAH6_5cMuIpLBY5rP0BAjQHLJ14xX-285ruqoJ1r8xx6FdphmRvWZ9aFTwqOCorO0lhSNLGC5tN4iOy4cNmspaJ23i2Z450OgnUu07GrVIdOfWbgcPlXF1OWATwD_XWm2knAeqN2SiTBs9JLHwNw3FV5kwY45vWYS2LXOBX9hHhyND-tzmZQ/w400-h300/Interior%20Exhibits.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="margin-bottom: 75px; text-align: center;">The Discovery Hall at the Galt Museum and Archives</td></tr></tbody></table>We spent the morning at the Galt Museum and Archives visiting with the board and staff about <i>Reconsidering Museums</i>. The museum is perched on the edge of a coulee overlooking the Oldman River and the Lethbridge Viaduct also known as the High Level Bridge. After visiting, we toured the exhibit Breathe, a collection of traditionally crafted masks demonstrating resiliency through the pandemic. This temporary exhibit was co-created by Métis artists Nathalie Bertin and Lisa Shepherd. <br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAguRRabWWKrfUJhomm5HgPFzfmsQ_pZ2K2YjAV7wZzkLMe8A74zEEOy-bNsZOm5bwLzCuDcctxLmfxYcenzrK7jsbg7-ObTFKQelJCcgk6MN4NJSVkg4a_vvbbI-bCsj1y6VfJ9pf444hm0HxvFd2mUMgZIRemtxH7BEbwtJJj8MqTZUnUCsxXaKkQg/s4032/Fort%20Whoop%20Up%20Exterior.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAguRRabWWKrfUJhomm5HgPFzfmsQ_pZ2K2YjAV7wZzkLMe8A74zEEOy-bNsZOm5bwLzCuDcctxLmfxYcenzrK7jsbg7-ObTFKQelJCcgk6MN4NJSVkg4a_vvbbI-bCsj1y6VfJ9pf444hm0HxvFd2mUMgZIRemtxH7BEbwtJJj8MqTZUnUCsxXaKkQg/w400-h300/Fort%20Whoop%20Up%20Exterior.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the walls of Fort Whoop Up </td></tr></tbody></table><span lang="EN-US"><br /><br /><br />After seeing the museum, Executive Director Darrin Martens took us down into the river valley to visit Fort Whoop-Up, a replica of the original fur trading fort built in the late 1800s. The fort was closed to the public and will reopen in the summer season to tell the complex story of the region and its people from the mid-1860s to the early 1890s with a focus on Indigenous voices. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">
</span></p></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span><span lang="EN-US"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">After a
quick lunch, we got on the road hoping to beat the winter weather blowing in
from the west.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">March 4
– Fort McMurray Heritage Village and Heritage Shipyard</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Friday saw
our form of transportation change from road to air as we boarded a flight north
to Treaty 8 territory. Arriving in Fort McMurray, we had a quick lunch at
Mitchell’s Café, a local eatery famous for its bright yellow “sunshine bread”
and headed to the Heritage Village where Programs Assistant Courtney Stock was
our host and tour guide. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9gW2E8xReGSSm0hnxcjRYYICChpQwPyf1MAnBMzqvJdhnTGml2q6FlO3JMGHEhZfe4cxUEpfozOJi8Mr7wG_fkYcX6TZka4eeO49x5EHkmfL5oObXbEhy7uABqpL7Td83Z4s-IQLSRe_lsj1txjyJolL8meWxogdvapr1ojotb5I4h-r05_VD0dItQ/s4032/Shipyard%20Exhibit%202.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 15px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9gW2E8xReGSSm0hnxcjRYYICChpQwPyf1MAnBMzqvJdhnTGml2q6FlO3JMGHEhZfe4cxUEpfozOJi8Mr7wG_fkYcX6TZka4eeO49x5EHkmfL5oObXbEhy7uABqpL7Td83Z4s-IQLSRe_lsj1txjyJolL8meWxogdvapr1ojotb5I4h-r05_VD0dItQ/w400-h300/Shipyard%20Exhibit%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Display at the Fort McMurray Heritage Shipyard</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The Heritage Village is comprised of a variety of heritage buildings from the Catholic Mission and a 1940s trading post to houses, drugstores, and warehouses. It even includes the home of famous bush pilot and WWI Canadian flying ace Wop May. These buildings tell the stories of the diverse people who have lived in the Fort McMurray area including the local First Nations, the early fur trade, the work of the Catholic Church, and later settlers to the area<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGn_xAKAJw1x62YlcOuCQol6x_izrfWEGCkgBWChFLTPRyfwPJ0I1ENfOL1lQ7RymLVFHu9nqw9lg6WY7JwZsRkSKxkJlW7Adk-rmpLgBjy79UVYeYZGjg6Ept9azoLzmIq-nzX4y-TrozsBE_QEYDjuTROuluemgw4NWK8rXxNfptRcLDw-8Jr52psQ/s4032/Radium%20Scout%20Ship.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGn_xAKAJw1x62YlcOuCQol6x_izrfWEGCkgBWChFLTPRyfwPJ0I1ENfOL1lQ7RymLVFHu9nqw9lg6WY7JwZsRkSKxkJlW7Adk-rmpLgBjy79UVYeYZGjg6Ept9azoLzmIq-nzX4y-TrozsBE_QEYDjuTROuluemgw4NWK8rXxNfptRcLDw-8Jr52psQ/w400-h300/Radium%20Scout%20Ship.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Radium Scout in the Shipyard</td></tr></tbody></table><span lang="EN-US"><br /><br /><br /><br />The Heritage Village is one of two sites the Fort McMurray Heritage Society operates. Their second site, the Heritage Shipyard on the banks of the Clearwater River, is closed for the season but we headed over for a look anyways. The Shipyard is the only inland shipyard in landlocked Alberta and represents the history of Fort McMurray as a transportation hub. Historically, spring is when rail cars arrived to unload their wares for transfer to ships that traveled up the Athabasca River to distribute goods to remote communities as far north as the Arctic. A fascinating double site that explores a unique aspect of our province’s history, the Heritage Village and Shipyard were well worth the trip. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">March 9
– Royal Alberta Museum</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJ457sEgUoSnViZo4a0TQQqOqFFKgCLqWJHcv90jU176hfKi4Nt-JnIGOzIxQs5kdcrL9bmJsoVBM5otPZ8fsU8sJqWbM_ooYG5Q3HEhuPWN2RnltHE8z_jzAYlcrK9SGnCoT04Knu-LILGvjzYYnymHlhUc1g_V8RhNaw4X1W3ECzlnr6Yu7f9Xe7g/s3088/Lauren%20at%20RAM%20Visit.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJ457sEgUoSnViZo4a0TQQqOqFFKgCLqWJHcv90jU176hfKi4Nt-JnIGOzIxQs5kdcrL9bmJsoVBM5otPZ8fsU8sJqWbM_ooYG5Q3HEhuPWN2RnltHE8z_jzAYlcrK9SGnCoT04Knu-LILGvjzYYnymHlhUc1g_V8RhNaw4X1W3ECzlnr6Yu7f9Xe7g/s320/Lauren%20at%20RAM%20Visit.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A stop to say hello to the Mammoth at the RAM</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After a weekend break, we headed up to Edmonton on Treaty 6 territory, for a two-day visit. The first day was spent at the Royal Alberta Museum (RAM), where the staff were busy preparing for the opening of a new exhibit, <i>Drive: Reimagining the Ride</i>. Executive Director Meaghan Patterson and a group of staff from across departments took time out of their busy schedule to learn more about <i>Reconsidering Museums</i> and to give us their feedback. <p></p><p class="MsoNormal">After meeting with staff, we got a sneak-peak at the behind-the-scenes storage areas including the fantastic ornithological collection, always a highlight for museum lovers like us. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">March 10 – Millet Museum and Archives</span></b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9b32ddZrJ-wTPqMRY0lwRlwF4zixycHp5U3bapBylwuw1LleTD0zuzhFJaDvN903xv3ApSLI46tgSf5Pkl7ZSqPmz0OVrPql3051LBp2XtFBcFu92FR9VR_lsRL-aBNnOLthAjA4HdpU_-UxBM_M1SkmLM4d7QXv0JufBkSN5Vs2LPzT9k-h_UVPEg/s4608/20220310_124532.jpg" style="clear: right; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9b32ddZrJ-wTPqMRY0lwRlwF4zixycHp5U3bapBylwuw1LleTD0zuzhFJaDvN903xv3ApSLI46tgSf5Pkl7ZSqPmz0OVrPql3051LBp2XtFBcFu92FR9VR_lsRL-aBNnOLthAjA4HdpU_-UxBM_M1SkmLM4d7QXv0JufBkSN5Vs2LPzT9k-h_UVPEg/s320/20220310_124532.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An interior exhibit at the Millet Museum and Archives</td></tr></tbody></table>Another wintry drive on the highway to Millet, about an hour south of Edmonton. We were hosted by Executive Director Tracey Leavitt and members of the board for a lively discussion about the role and value of museums, with a focus on the unique needs of rural communities.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwi8Wx9hZ4KPn3k3OrmIzYE6PX2-gmCpgS_xFIz77CqYPGm8iAnifnJsjzqL7vbL389HfwbykER0xU6xNZmnHQFJCUFHj9bO3ifh2kXDR61u6FR8TrF07i4S9W4on1RNzOSOHJ0102srTZc0hTaJCU4DDyD69ZmphgIcxCRP2sA0hJLHDP8D9QNGB-JA/s4608/Town%20Model.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwi8Wx9hZ4KPn3k3OrmIzYE6PX2-gmCpgS_xFIz77CqYPGm8iAnifnJsjzqL7vbL389HfwbykER0xU6xNZmnHQFJCUFHj9bO3ifh2kXDR61u6FR8TrF07i4S9W4on1RNzOSOHJ0102srTZc0hTaJCU4DDyD69ZmphgIcxCRP2sA0hJLHDP8D9QNGB-JA/s320/Town%20Model.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A model of the Town of Millet</td></tr></tbody></table>The town itself is famous for its flowers and over the last 25 years, Millet in Bloom has received five national awards. The museum collaborated with Millet in Bloom to produce a <i>Native Plants Project</i> display in an outdoor space near Pipestone Creek. An important part of the museum’s work is done outside its walls through projects like this one, as well as historical plaques and murals throughout town. A summer visit is likely in order, as much of the museum’s content needs to be viewed en plein air.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a></a><div><div class="msocomtxt" id="_com_1" language="JavaScript"><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">March 14 – Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park</span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE59C_Ntt9P6tbFxMzEjZL5Dlvjr1N7JDdXU7hlbx54vpCnOp1HU7uW6Pu3xmq--mTDESVGcDZzqyZ-D7i3KK4Z2VRd_4XwQyHM5mVpm45Tlxjkaq7eiIzSd95P-sCzgmF8VpLvLANjTeXlBZ5Fxl0CwUF8O578TCwhsrHdq3AXVD610a-e0nS0MIe7w/s2048/Untitled%20design%20(3).png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE59C_Ntt9P6tbFxMzEjZL5Dlvjr1N7JDdXU7hlbx54vpCnOp1HU7uW6Pu3xmq--mTDESVGcDZzqyZ-D7i3KK4Z2VRd_4XwQyHM5mVpm45Tlxjkaq7eiIzSd95P-sCzgmF8VpLvLANjTeXlBZ5Fxl0CwUF8O578TCwhsrHdq3AXVD610a-e0nS0MIe7w/w400-h300/Untitled%20design%20(3).png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Prairie around Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQ2jzpwkoZPosxHfCppdGh4ZIc789TtxtPYFZHx7C3PI4nu9yHYYBS-ZMRcADf46fspQHG7-zcyL2vgKJQqczLRM8GwEsBxA1qzGekwEOIJz05QbE79jVInIsdMaiW3vR888idYOJ2XpSwY_36pqNsVThla6GaXWsPuRBP0DONVeTTsq3CfomJlu4bg/s4608/20220314_123745.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQ2jzpwkoZPosxHfCppdGh4ZIc789TtxtPYFZHx7C3PI4nu9yHYYBS-ZMRcADf46fspQHG7-zcyL2vgKJQqczLRM8GwEsBxA1qzGekwEOIJz05QbE79jVInIsdMaiW3vR888idYOJ2XpSwY_36pqNsVThla6GaXWsPuRBP0DONVeTTsq3CfomJlu4bg/s320/20220314_123745.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The foyer of BCHP</td></tr></tbody></table>The weather
finally turned around as we approached our last destination, Blackfoot Crossing
Historical Park (BCHP), east of Calgary on the Siksika Nation. The museum is located
on the banks of the Bow River at a traditional gathering place for the Siksika
people, members of the Blackfoot Confederacy. From the foyer we looked out over
the Bow River to where Treaty 7 was signed on September 22, 1877 between the
Crown and five First Nations: members of the Blackfoot Confederacy (the Siksika,
Kainai, and Piikani), as well as the Stoney-Nakoda and Tsuut’ina.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZby9sPbJGzIWBTC3M5GD6rK05TyFJEJratqDSoQSIVAXDbIQckAXw2jYxyqudkDPJCpUezkrtBYzNce6vuDFYOsxPR9ODZp-2HEoMObT2ykdJP1X0bpGPDl_SH2ABOVicjbM65xvXH1dpgpW0x6IrSF3QLpU2HBI6jVqhkH_XM9dGJ_Smm5ezoIb09w/s4608/20220314_131521.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZby9sPbJGzIWBTC3M5GD6rK05TyFJEJratqDSoQSIVAXDbIQckAXw2jYxyqudkDPJCpUezkrtBYzNce6vuDFYOsxPR9ODZp-2HEoMObT2ykdJP1X0bpGPDl_SH2ABOVicjbM65xvXH1dpgpW0x6IrSF3QLpU2HBI6jVqhkH_XM9dGJ_Smm5ezoIb09w/s320/20220314_131521.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An exhibit at BCHP</td></tr></tbody></table><span lang="EN-US"><br /><br />Stephen
Yellow Old Woman, General Manager of BCHP, and other members of staff, are
helping to ensure that <i>Reconsidering Museums </i>includes the voices of a
diversity of museums in Alberta. As historically colonial institutions, museums
must include Indigenous perspectives as they work to become more inclusive and representative
of our shared history.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Lucille
Wright toured us through the exhibits, showing us a new exhibit in development
that will house Chief Crowfoot’s regalia, which was recently repatriated from
the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter, UK after a long process of
negotiation. <a></a><a>The regalia, which
includes a buckskin shirt and a pair of leggings, among other items, once
belonged to Chief Crowfoot.</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a><br /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a>After spending so much time online over the last two years, visiting these museums reminded us of the joy of a road trip and the importance of in-person interactions, particularly in a sector where place is key to the work that we do. Meeting with museum professionals across Alberta to discuss their work only strengthened our appreciation for how diverse, creative, and resilient our sector is. Thank you to everyone that hosted and toured us around their museums. We’re looking forward to getting on the road again for more visits in the future. </a></span></p><div><div><div class="msocomtxt" id="_com_2" language="JavaScript">
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</div></div></div><div style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div></span></span></span></span></div>Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-88214110337185261172022-01-03T08:00:00.007-08:002022-01-05T15:48:40.415-08:00Reconsidering Museums: What We Heard with Museums for Me<p></p><p style="line-height: 1.2em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Caroline Loewen, Project Lead <br />Alberta Museums Association</span></p><div style="line-height: 1.2em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">What do Canadians see as
the value of museums for them, their communities, and for Canada? <i>Reconsidering
Museums</i>, 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.<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.2em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Background</b></span><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">Launched in 2020, <i>Reconsidering
Museums</i> is a national project undertaken in partnership with a consortium
of provincial and territorial museums associations and the Canadian Museums
Association, led by the Alberta Museums Association. The first phase of the
project was to listen to Canadians. In fall of 2020, the </span><a href="https://www.museumsforme.ca/" target="_blank">Museums for Me</a> <span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">public engagement campaign
asked Canadians from all regions and with diverse backgrounds and interests, <i>what
do museums mean to you?</i> Responses to this question were collected through
an online survey, public opinion polling, and virtual dialogue sessions. The campaign
reached over half a million Canadians and recorded the opinions of over 3000
Canadians from across the country.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div style="line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">What We Heard <br /></span></b><br />The findings of the engagement campaign are gathered in the <a href="https://museums.ab.ca/media/163967/what_we_heard_report_wappendix.pdf" target="_blank"><i>What We Heard</i> report</a>. Here are some key highlights:</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Role of Museums</span></span></b></p>
<p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">Survey respondents said museums play many roles in
people’s lives and the life of their communities. Some roles that were almost
universally recognized are museums as places to learn and be inspired (97%), to
preserve and care for art and objects (95%), to help visitors and tourists
explore a region or place (94%), and to help people understand other cultures
and communities (93%).<sup>1</sup> </span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">
Our survey also revealed that there are many ways museums inspire people,
including as places that spark curiosity, provoke wonder, and promote
creativity and a “love of learning,” cited by 92% of respondents. Museums are
similarly seen as educational institutions that are great for children (88%),
places that develop and sustain specific interests (87%), and places that inspire
personal development and “well-roundedness” (82%). Respondents also recognized
that museums improve the quality of life in a community (84%), are good for
mental health and provide restful and calm places (81%), and give people a
sense of belonging and membership in a community (77%).<sup>2</sup> </span></p>
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<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><div><br /></div>In addition to affirming the varied roles of the
museum in Canadian society, the data revealed three major themes. </span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dTjnNXMOUts/YZ6t93ctiuI/AAAAAAAABFo/quUGnjKhTI0yl-czqy47lvY424yiWL0-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s649/Do%2Bmuseums%2Bmake%2Byou%2Bfeel%2Bwelcome%2Band%2Bprovide%2Bwhat%2Byou%2Bneed%2Bfor%2Byour%2Bvisits.PNG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="649" height="309" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dTjnNXMOUts/YZ6t93ctiuI/AAAAAAAABFo/quUGnjKhTI0yl-czqy47lvY424yiWL0-ACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h309/Do%2Bmuseums%2Bmake%2Byou%2Bfeel%2Bwelcome%2Band%2Bprovide%2Bwhat%2Byou%2Bneed%2Bfor%2Byour%2Bvisits.PNG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dTjnNXMOUts/YZ6t93ctiuI/AAAAAAAABFo/quUGnjKhTI0yl-czqy47lvY424yiWL0-ACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h309/Do%2Bmuseums%2Bmake%2Byou%2Bfeel%2Bwelcome%2Band%2Bprovide%2Bwhat%2Byou%2Bneed%2Bfor%2Byour%2Bvisits.PNG">Click to enlarge.</a></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;">Access</span></b><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">Access means many things. It can refer to the
physical and financial accessibility of the museum, but it also means that
source communities have access to collections that are meaningful to them. It
means that information and knowledge is shared in a way that is understandable,
relevant, and engaging. An accessible museum is one that is inclusive as a
place where people see themselves reflected in exhibits, programming, and
collections.</span></p>
<p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">Canadian museums are doing this well. Almost all
survey respondents (94%) said museums make them feel welcome and provide what
they need for their visits, while only 2% said they did not. 89% agreed that
museums are a safe space.<sup>3</sup></span></p>
<p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">But there is work to be done. Many people indicated
that they want museums to be more representative of all Canadians, to tell more
relevant stories, and to work with the cultural groups to whom those stories
belong.<sup>4</sup></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><sup><br /></sup></span></p></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OCALq1BBL64/YZ6uN3ImNVI/AAAAAAAABF0/3oAPAbSjbOoKmbuDTtJWIcejkPf04Fu0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Can%2Bmuseums%2Bhelp%2Byou%2Blearn%2Babout%2Bthe%2Bworld%2Baround%2Byou.PNG"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="947" height="215" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OCALq1BBL64/YZ6uN3ImNVI/AAAAAAAABF0/3oAPAbSjbOoKmbuDTtJWIcejkPf04Fu0ACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h215/Can%2Bmuseums%2Bhelp%2Byou%2Blearn%2Babout%2Bthe%2Bworld%2Baround%2Byou.PNG" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OCALq1BBL64/YZ6uN3ImNVI/AAAAAAAABF0/3oAPAbSjbOoKmbuDTtJWIcejkPf04Fu0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/Can%2Bmuseums%2Bhelp%2Byou%2Blearn%2Babout%2Bthe%2Bworld%2Baround%2Byou.PNG">Click to enlarge.</a></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;">Authority</span></b></p>
<p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">Respondents indicated that they trust museums. 80%
of panel respondents consider museums as a credible source of information. Yet,
while almost all survey respondents (92%) said museums can help them learn
about the world around them, only one in five (20%) said this is because they
reflect today’s world.<sup>5</sup></span></p>
<p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">At a time when confidence in public institutions is
increasingly tenuous, museums continue to hold the trust of Canadians. That
trust is a valuable asset, and we heard that, in order to maintain it, museums
need to continue to tell the truth about our shared history. <span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;">Activism<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</span>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Museum workers know that museums are not neutral,
and it seems that museum-goers and the public generally agree, although not
everyone.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">When asked about current social issues, the top
three issues that positively impacted how people see the role and value of
museums were inclusion and accessibility (68%), technological and digital
innovation (68%), and Indigenous reconciliation (67%), followed closely by racial
injustice, socio-economic inequalities, and gender inequality.<sup>6</sup></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">When asked how museums can address these issues,
education was on top, followed by better representation, and advocating for
social change. A small minority (15%) thought that museums are part of the
problem. Only 6% thought that museums could not address societal issues.</span></p>
<p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gFW6CZCV6Wc/YZ6tKkdt_yI/AAAAAAAABFg/xpUOFF9z6U4ZQm7pwyKWE3YBv3U7I3DcACLcBGAsYHQ/s1373/How%2Bcan%2Bmuseums%2Baddress%2Bsocietal%2Bissues.PNG"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1373" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gFW6CZCV6Wc/YZ6tKkdt_yI/AAAAAAAABFg/xpUOFF9z6U4ZQm7pwyKWE3YBv3U7I3DcACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h268/How%2Bcan%2Bmuseums%2Baddress%2Bsocietal%2Bissues.PNG" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gFW6CZCV6Wc/YZ6tKkdt_yI/AAAAAAAABFg/xpUOFF9z6U4ZQm7pwyKWE3YBv3U7I3DcACLcBGAsYHQ/s1373/How%2Bcan%2Bmuseums%2Baddress%2Bsocietal%2Bissues.PNG">Click to enlarge.</a><br /><br /></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">The question museums face is about how they address
these issues. The data presents some competing priorities, specifically
generational disagreement about the role of the museum here. We found that younger
respondents, aged 18 – 34, were more likely to think that museums should
actively advocate for social change, while older (55+) respondents were more
likely to think that museums should be neutral and apolitical. The challenge
for museums going forward will be to bridge the gap between these competing
expectations.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p>
<p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b>Want to dig deeper?</b></span></span></p></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For the full results of the engagement, read the <a href="https://museums.ab.ca/media/163967/what_we_heard_report_wappendix.pdf" target="_blank"><i>What We Heard</i> report</a>.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">To put the findings from
this engagement into perspective, we also looked at how the Canadian public’s views
about museums have changed over time. In 1974, the first comprehensive study of
the behaviour and attitudes of museum-goers and non-goers in Canada was
published as <i>The Museum and the Canadian Public</i>. Using this
groundbreaking study as a baseline, our study compares the findings of our
research and engagement with historical trends, and offers insight into the
future of museums in Canada.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">
To learn more about how views on museums have changed over time, read the report
produced by researcher Dr. Victoria Dickenson for the<i> Reconsidering Museums </i>project,
<i><a href="https://museums.ab.ca/media/167479/trust_and_value_the_role_of_museums_in_canada_in_the_twenty-first_century.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Trust and Value: The
Role of Museums in Canada in the Twenty-First Century</span></a></i>.</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></p><div style="line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Conclusion</span></b> </span></p>
<p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">Museums remain highly valued by Canadians, both as
places to learn and be inspired and as places that help Canadians understand
themselves and others. People have placed a lot of trust in Canada’s museums,
but they want them to become more inclusive and representative of an
increasingly diverse country, to contribute to reconciliation with Indigenous
peoples, and to become agents of social change.<sup>7</sup></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><sup><br /></sup></span></p>
<p><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next Phase<br /></span>
</span></b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><br />
The current work of the <i>Reconsidering Museums </i>project is focused on
distilling the findings of the research and engagement campaign into a brand
narrative that museums can use to engage the public. The final product will be
a new visual identity, compelling messaging, an advocacy and communications
toolkit, and an interactive website for museums across Canada. Six Alberta
museums will pilot the preliminary toolkit throughout the first half of 2022.
These pilot sites will test how the tools support their work and how the messaging
resonates with their audiences. This is an iterative process that will allow us
to revise the toolkit and messaging in response to feedback from the pilot
sites, the broader museum community, and the public.<br />
<br />
Through a rearticulation of the value of museums and a rebrand of the sector,
we hope that museums will come away with the tools and language necessary to
continue to do museum work in ways that better connect with and serve the
public.</span></p> <div style="line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><br /><b>References</b></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">1
Hill+Knowlton Strategies, </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Museums For Me: Engaging Canadians on the
Future of Museums, What We Heard Report</i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"> (Alberta Museums Association,
June 2021), page 11.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">2 </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">What We Heard Report</i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">, page 12.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">3 </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">What We Heard Report</i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">, page 10.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">4 </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">What We Heard Report</i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">, page 3.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">5 </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">What We Heard Report</i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">, page 13.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">6 </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">What We Heard Report</i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">, page 13.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">7 </span><i style="font-size: small;">What We Heard Report</i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">, page 4.</span></span></div>
</div>Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-52698936956792787332021-10-25T08:00:00.000-07:002021-10-26T08:57:29.314-07:00Why Museums?<span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O4fm81I5ZaM/YXbwRIfiiVI/AAAAAAAABEs/bpvTpU12IV4a5IFQ9tOfsAAHUwwzHHGawCLcBGAsYHQ/s948/BSuk_Royal%2BTyrrell.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 2em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Three people look at an exhibit of a dinosaur skull and a dinosaur skeleton." border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="948" height="253" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O4fm81I5ZaM/YXbwRIfiiVI/AAAAAAAABEs/bpvTpU12IV4a5IFQ9tOfsAAHUwwzHHGawCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h253/BSuk_Royal%2BTyrrell.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>Breanna Suk</b>, President </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Alberta Museums Association Board of Directors <br /><br />I have been asked a lot in my life, “Why museums?” Why choose to go to school to study history with plans to work in a museum? Why decide to focus on collections and exhibits in museums as a career path? Why stay in museums given the current economy and uncertainty? The question is always, “Why museums?” But let me ask you a few questions and see if the answer becomes clearer.<span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><br />Have you ever taken a small child to see the dinosaurs at the </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://tyrrellmuseum.com/" target="_blank">Royal Tyrrell Museum</a> in Drumheller? Have you watched as their eyes grow to the size of saucers as they look up at the life-sized Tyrannosaurus rex? In moments like these, children are filled with a sense of wonder and awe that fuels a lifetime of excitement for learning. Watching a child you love experience this reminds adults of their own fascination with dinosaurs in their younger years.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 15px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ryx948-3azo/YXcKmqygjeI/AAAAAAAABE4/cFPB3d0RRxcoSS80_LcLZzlMFnBkb3UhgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/BSuk_Parker%2BPioneer%2BCabin-%2BInnisfail%2BHistorical%2BVillage.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 75px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A small brown log building with a ramp leading up to a central door. Two signs are on either side of the door and a pair of antlers hang above it." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="203" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ryx948-3azo/YXcKmqygjeI/AAAAAAAABE4/cFPB3d0RRxcoSS80_LcLZzlMFnBkb3UhgCLcBGAsYHQ/w269-h203/BSuk_Parker%2BPioneer%2BCabin-%2BInnisfail%2BHistorical%2BVillage.jpg" width="269" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;" width="320"><i>Innisfail Historical Village. Image courtesy of Breanna Suk.</i></td></tr></tbody></table>Have you ever walked through a local pioneer museum with your grandmother? Have you seen that look in her eyes as she is transported back in time to her childhood working on the homestead? Have you listened as she explained how she learned to wash clothes on the washboard or learned to cook on that old wood stove? Sharing memories like these builds a strong connection between generations. This creates an opportunity to teach of the past and remember the good times and the bad. <br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 15px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OKlWrVwSjEA/YXcNGiiYbcI/AAAAAAAABFI/iSsLBLy2NIwNOwnA7xVvAahhnpyh0GSwwCLcBGAsYHQ/s762/BSuk_Alberta%2BSports%2BHall%2Bof%2BFame%2B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 2em; margin: 1em auto;"><img alt="An image of a gallery in the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. A large, central light fixture that reads "Hall of Fame" hangs above a wall hung with many portraits of Hall of Fame inductees." border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="621" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OKlWrVwSjEA/YXcNGiiYbcI/AAAAAAAABFI/iSsLBLy2NIwNOwnA7xVvAahhnpyh0GSwwCLcBGAsYHQ/w261-h320/BSuk_Alberta%2BSports%2BHall%2Bof%2BFame%2B.jpg" width="261" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;" width="261"><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><i><!--[if !supportLists]--></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><i>Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. Image
courtesy of Breanna Suk.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have you ever taken your family to your local museum on Canada Day? Have you ever stood back and watched your community come together in celebration? When the community needs a safe place to gather to celebrate their shared history, museums are often the chosen place for these events, as they are the trusted keepers of that history.<br /><br />Have you ever taken your teenage athlete to the <a href="https://www.albertasportshall.ca/" target="_blank">Alberta Sports Hall of Fame</a> and introduced them to the amazing Honoured Members and what they have accomplished? Have you ever seen them leave a place feeling so inspired that they too could be an Olympian or professional athlete? Celebrating the successes of others, especially those from similar situations and backgrounds, creates a sense of opportunity and optimism that is often hard to find. <br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 1em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oJ_saOK4YWA/YXcOheU2IVI/AAAAAAAABFQ/2sgUyJFhHVwbryTnxJKle_ES_4ul5GmEACLcBGAsYHQ/s2992/BSuk_Gates%2Bto%2BAuschwitz%2B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Visitors walk under a metal gate along a sidewalk." border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oJ_saOK4YWA/YXcOheU2IVI/AAAAAAAABFQ/2sgUyJFhHVwbryTnxJKle_ES_4ul5GmEACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/BSuk_Gates%2Bto%2BAuschwitz%2B.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;" width="320"><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span> </span> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><i>Gates to Auschwitz. Image courtesy
of Breanna Suk</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have you personally ever been to a museum, like <a href="http://auschwitz.org/en/" target="_blank">Auschwitz</a>, that leaves you without words? Have you ever read an exhibit text panel that brings you to tears? Have you ever stood in a gas chamber and seen the fingernail scratches indented into the concrete walls? Places like this leave a lasting impression on you. These places are so powerful that those who experience them will do whatever they can to ensure it never happens again. <br /><br />When you consider the answers to these questions, it is easy to see “Why museums?” Museums play a powerful role in our lives and in our communities. Museums are a safe place for visitors to explore interests, relive the past, celebrate accomplishments and shared histories, and remind us where we came from. Museums are changing and adapting to the current issues in society. Museums have always been, and always will be, a cornerstone in our communities and the keeper of our histories. Dedicating my life to the preservation and sharing of those histories is something to be proud of. So when people ask “Why museums?” my real answer is, “What else is there?”</span></div></div>Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-46207267115706715212021-10-19T07:00:00.001-07:002021-10-19T09:48:16.878-07:00Taking the Time: A Student’s Perspective on Collections Management<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">by Laura Rose Iocca <br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fourth Year Museum and Heritage Studies Student <br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">University of Calgary</span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />During my time as a practicum student working at the <a href="https://nickle.ucalgary.ca/" target="_blank">University of Calgary Nickle Galleries</a>, I was given the opportunity to work with one of the largest academic antique coin collections in Alberta. Through this experience, I was able to grasp the essence of what is involved in collections management, and the importance of this role relating to museum and heritage studies.<br /><br />The Nickle collection consists of a variety of coins from various eras from Europe to Asia Minor. With the guidance of Marina Fischer, the Numismatic Specialist for the Nickle, I had the privilege of performing tasks that are vital to collections management: large scale inventory and cataloguing of the artifacts, researching locations on ancient maps, and ensuring descriptions and information about the artifacts were inputted correctly. As well, I cultivated vital handling techniques and storage practices for antique numismatics.<span><a name='more'></a></span> <br /><br />The Nickle Galleries numismatic collection contains 23,000 artifacts. The coins are stored in four large horizontal trays measuring approximately 6 feet tall. They range from antique to contemporary, with dates as early as 200 BCE. In my time there, I managed to make it through the entire first column of trays located in the vault and about one-quarter of the second. This goes to show just how time-consuming this task is.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 35px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9e7l0KCRd54/YWcGB5gCRUI/AAAAAAAABDk/fQ_Uro3Yt38MUyRqx9njPM2xTCZehoA-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/LRIocca_E14E46056597.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A tray of approximately 70 coins, each in an individual compartment with an identifying label." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9e7l0KCRd54/YWcGB5gCRUI/AAAAAAAABDk/fQ_Uro3Yt38MUyRqx9njPM2xTCZehoA-wCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h240/LRIocca_E14E46056597.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;" width="320"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" lang="EN" style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>A tray of artifacts from ancient Sicily that Laura inspected and catalogued during her practicum. All images courtesy of Laura Rose Iocca. </i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: left;">I loved getting to channel my inner detective. If something didn’t add up, I would spend time looking at various academic numismatic websites and catalogues. I could sometimes spend the better part of hours looking for information relating to a particular coin, all for the purpose of ensuring the item had the most accurate and up-to-date information for the Nickle records.</div></span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />My time was filled with many trips in and out of the vault with trays of coins that needed to be inspected and catalogued. Artifacts needed to be inspected because if a coin were to become oxidized or ‘diseased,’ appropriate steps must be taken to prevent further damage to the affected coin. It is up to the collections manager to ensure that the appropriate storage protocols are in place to prevent these incidents happening to museum collections. <br /><br />Additionally, when the role of one collections manager comes to an end and a new individual steps in to fill their role, having maintained accurate data and proper storage practices allows this transition to be much smoother. Taking the time for diligent record keeping and organization aids in the overall care of the artifacts and eliminates frustrations for those in charge of their care. Accurate data entry, as well as proper handling and storage practices, are key to the integrity of collections, because when the items are placed in a well-maintained and organized manner, the chances of artifacts getting lost or damaged is drastically minimized.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 35px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7_d4KKsW26k/YWcOTK6k1kI/AAAAAAAABDs/DoYorQw-h7gmrn1kq2a5aSlyAiXeIt_hwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/LRIocca_IMG_5719.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7_d4KKsW26k/YWcOTK6k1kI/AAAAAAAABDs/DoYorQw-h7gmrn1kq2a5aSlyAiXeIt_hwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/LRIocca_IMG_5719.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;" width="240"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>Inspecting and cataloguing another
tray from the numismatic collection.</i></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>As caretakers to these artifacts, it is our responsibility to maintain their longevity and enhance their preservation for as long as possible – not only for the present scholars, academics, and historians, but for future generations. <br /><br />These artifacts – ancient coinage, archives, textiles, pottery, photographs, machinery – are important because they allow us a glimpse through time into our past as a species. They allow us to gain knowledge about societies and cultures and about ourselves. I feel much more prepared for my future within the museum and heritage field and with a renewed sense of appreciation for conservation enhancement.</span></div>Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com1Edmonton, AB, Canada53.5461245 -113.493822925.235890663821152 -148.6500729 81.856358336178843 -78.3375729tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-24660256205010575982021-07-12T07:00:00.053-07:002021-07-13T09:42:08.036-07:00A Spotlight on Mentorship <img alt="Mentorship Program Logo" data-mce-src="https://museums.ab.ca/media/106521/museums_mentorship_program_webicon_400x400.jpg" height="200" rel="400,400" src="https://museums.ab.ca/media/106521/museums_mentorship_program_webicon_400x400.jpg" style="border: none; box-shadow: none; float: right; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 30px;" width="200" />
<p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Ahead of the Mentorship Q & A session, Meredith Leary, Program Coordinator, sat down for conversations with two additional participants in the Alberta Museums Association (AMA)'s Mentorship Program: Katelin Karbonik, a Mentee in the 2020 cohort, and Robert Janes, a Mentor from the 2019 and 2020 cohorts. In the conversations below, they share their experiences in the Mentorship Program, and their thoughts about the value that mentoring with established and senior-level museum professionals can bring to the Alberta museum community.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p>
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<p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-left: 10px;"><b>Robert R. Janes </b>is a Visiting Research Fellow at the School of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester (UK), and the founder of the Coalition of Museums for Climate Justice. He was the CEO of the Glenbow Museum (Calgary), the founding Director of the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (Yellowknife), and the founding Executive Director of the Science Institute of the Northwest Territories.</p>
<p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Janes has a Ph.D. in Subarctic Archaeology and has worked with Canada's Indigenous Peoples throughout his career. He was given a traditional Blackfoot name in 1995.</p>
<p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Janes has worked in and around museums for 45 years as a director, chief curator, consultant, author, editor, archaeologist, board member, teacher, volunteer, and philanthropist - devoting his career to championing museums as important social institutions capable of making a difference in the lives of individuals and their communities. His museum publications have been translated into ten languages.</p>
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</table>Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-5475765953724771272021-07-12T07:00:00.052-07:002021-07-13T09:41:58.563-07:00It Could Happen to You … Sometime When You Least Expect It<p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Lucie Heins</strong>, BSc, MA, Assistant Curator, Daily Life & Leisure<br />Royal Alberta Museum </p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong><br />Uncertain Times</strong></p><blockquote style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>March 11, 2020</strong>: "WHO [World Health Organization] formally declared the existence of a pandemic."<sup>[i]</sup></blockquote><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Little did we know that one year later we would still be in the midst of a pandemic. It has been a difficult year for museums around the world as they navigate the effects of restrictions from social distancing, from reduced capacity to temporary closure. The big question is, how do they remain sustainable?</p><div class="card" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img alt="Heins_Closure" data-mce-src="/media/136204/closed.jpg" height="201" src="https://museums.ab.ca/media/136204/closed.jpg" style="border: 0px;" width="251" /><div class="cardContainer"><p data-mce-style="font-size: 9.5px; line-height: 1.2em;" style="font-size: 9.5px; line-height: 1.2em;"><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>All images courtesy of Lucie Heins.<p></p></div></div><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">In September 2012, the Alberta Museums Association (AMA) launched the Sustainability Working Group (SWG) "to develop a series of recommendations to focus on ensuring sustainable practice within Alberta's museums for long-term viability, vibrancy, vitality, and future success."<sup>[ii]</sup> These recommendations remain relevant today; however, they need to be viewed with a pandemic lens. Outside forces that are out of our control may determine how these recommendations will be applied. Within the report, the SWG identified and explained the different stages of a museum's organizational life: start up, adolescent, mature, plateau, renewal, and closure. As museums have been severely shaken this past year, many may find themselves at a very different stage today than prior to the pandemic. For some, a museum closure may actually be a reality. Although an unpopular topic, a dissolution and closure planning strategy, in these unprecedented times, may be well worth revisiting.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>It Happened to Us and We Didn't Expect It</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Museums close for different reasons. If a museum chooses to disengage and follow a path of failure, then undoubtedly the museum will eventually be forced to close.<sup>[iii]</sup> However, at times, there are extenuating circumstances that force a museum to close its doors despite all efforts made by the museum board to keep it open. The Victoria School Museum and Archives (VSMA) experienced this, firsthand, in August 2011. As president of the board for the VSMA Society in Edmonton, I had to coordinate the pack and move activities of its collection.</p><div class="card" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a data-mce-href="/media/136209/packing-team.jpg" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://museums.ab.ca/media/136209/packing-team.jpg" style="color: #cf4529;"><img alt="Heins_PackingTeam" data-mce-src="/media/136209/packing-team.jpg" height="301" rel="433,325" src="https://museums.ab.ca/media/136209/packing-team.jpg" style="border: 0px;" width="400" /></a><div class="cardContainer"><p data-mce-style="font-size: 9.5px; line-height: 1.2em;" style="font-size: 9.5px; line-height: 1.2em;">The pack and move team: Karyn, Candace, Lucie, and Ian.</p></div></div><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The VSMA had its own exhibit and storage space within the school for almost 25 years. It maintained the school's collection that spanned 100 years. In 2009, the Victoria School of the Performing Arts had begun major reconstruction and renovations. A new space for the VSMA was assigned on the original blueprints. Unfortunately, when the budget was cut back by half, the school lost half of its space. Inevitably, there was no longer room for the VSMA exhibit space. A storage space was offered in what was the basement of the old school. This proved to be an unsuitable space as we experienced leaks and flooding, damaging some artifacts from a collection that was considered the best school-related collection in Edmonton. The school did offer an alternative, unsecure, storage space. Concerned that an important collection could be lost to theft or vandalism, the VSMA Board decided to find it a new home. The Board no longer had any control over what happened to the collection as long as it remained in the school. Although the school supported the Board's decision, a new home needed to be found and everything moved within five days.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </p><div class="card2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a data-mce-href="/media/136214/artifacts-to-keep.jpg" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://museums.ab.ca/media/136214/artifacts-to-keep.jpg" style="color: #cf4529;"><img alt="Heins_ArtifactsKeep" data-mce-src="/media/136214/artifacts-to-keep.jpg" height="299" rel="425,318" src="https://museums.ab.ca/media/136214/artifacts-to-keep.jpg" style="border: 0px;" width="400" /></a><div class="cardContainer"><p data-mce-style="font-size: 9.5px; line-height: 1.2em;" style="font-size: 9.5px; line-height: 1.2em;">Artifacts specific to the Victoria School.</p></div></div><div class="card" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a data-mce-href="/media/136219/duplicates.jpg" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://museums.ab.ca/media/136219/duplicates.jpg" style="color: #cf4529;"><img alt="Heins_Duplicates" data-mce-src="/media/136219/duplicates.jpg" height="306" rel="425,325" src="https://museums.ab.ca/media/136219/duplicates.jpg" style="border: 0px;" width="400" /></a><div class="cardContainer"><p data-mce-style="font-size: 9.5px; line-height: 1.2em;" style="font-size: 9.5px; line-height: 1.2em;">These artifacts were duplicates already in the Edmonton Public School Board Archives & Museum collection.</p></div></div><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The Edmonton Public School Board Archives & Museum (EPSBAM) was immediately contacted to see if they would consider taking the collection since the collection met their mandate. Recognizing the importance of this collection, the EPSBAM accepted the collection sight unseen. However, the archivist was very clear that they would not take any duplicate objects that were already in their collection. They did not want teaching paraphernalia that they already had. They only wanted items specific to Victoria School, like trophies, sports and cheerleading uniforms, theatrical posters performed by the school, and so on. Approximately 100 boxes and 5 large textile and archival cabinets were moved.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We did not have a dissolution and closure plan in place. We were extremely lucky that EPSBAM accepted the collection readily, but how could we have been better prepared? My experience with the closure of the VSMA provided some insights to consider.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Museum Dissolution and Closure Planning Strategy</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Planning for the possibility of the dissolution and closure of a museum is like having an emergency preparedness plan in place. You hope never to have to use it. The big question is always where to start. It can be overwhelming to think about how a museum will distribute their collection. The following steps will help you get started.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>1. Identify the museums and / or archives in your region.</strong></p><p data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 30px;">Engaging in a <em>Museum Dissolution and Closure Planning Strategy </em> cannot be done in isolation. It is important to work with one or two museums and / or archives who collect your regional history. Plan a (virtual) meeting to discuss the process and schedule a timeline to meet specific planning goals. While our museums are closed to the public, it may be a good time for museum boards and their staff to begin the process of developing <em>Museum Dissolution and Closure Planning Strategy</em>.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>2. List artifact groupings and then identify what's unique.</strong> </p><p data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 30px;">It is always easier to begin by looking at groupings of artifacts rather than individual artifacts: the blacksmith shop or the local doctor's collection, for example. Within each grouping, identify especially unique objects. Keep in mind that the blacksmith tools are not unique. I have visited more than 50 museums in Alberta and many groupings are duplicated. What is unique is the local blacksmith's well-worn apron or his shop sign. These are not replicated anywhere else and serve to tell his story. The local doctor's instruments are the same as any other doctor's, but her monogrammed medical bag is unique to the doctor. This process will help you identify those objects that should be preserved for their uniqueness. Have this list ready for the next scheduled meeting to present to the partnered museum(s). Just as you need to know what artifacts the other museum(s) wish to have preserved should they need to close, they need to know what artifacts you have as well. The major concern for any museum is how will the artifacts be distributed in an event of a closure?</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>3. Identify artifacts that are very specific and could potentially augment another museum's collection.</strong></p><p data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 30px;">Perhaps yours is the only museum in the region with a collection that tells the history of mental health in the early years or with artifacts for a local business not well represented in Alberta, such as a funeral home. In this case, a large part of that collection may need to be preserved. Remember, however, that storage could be limiting factor.</p><div class="card" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a data-mce-href="/media/136229/electric-shock-machine.jpg" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://museums.ab.ca/media/136229/electric-shock-machine.jpg" style="color: #cf4529;"><img alt="Heins_Machine" data-mce-src="/media/136229/electric-shock-machine.jpg" height="299" rel="640,479" src="https://museums.ab.ca/media/136229/electric-shock-machine.jpg" style="border: 0px;" width="400" /></a><div class="cardContainer"><p data-mce-style="font-size: 9.5px; line-height: 1.2em;" style="font-size: 9.5px; line-height: 1.2em;">Fort Ostell Museum collection includes an Electric shock machine used at Alberta's first mental hospital in Ponoka. </p></div></div><div class="card2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a data-mce-href="/media/136224/medical-exhibit.jpg" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://museums.ab.ca/media/136224/medical-exhibit.jpg" style="color: #cf4529;"><img alt="Heins_Instruments" data-mce-src="/media/136224/medical-exhibit.jpg" height="301" rel="425,320" src="https://museums.ab.ca/media/136224/medical-exhibit.jpg" style="border: 0px;" width="400" /></a><div class="cardContainer"><p data-mce-style="font-size: 9.5px; line-height: 1.2em;" style="font-size: 9.5px; line-height: 1.2em;">Medical exhibit at the Wetaskiwin Heritage Museum.</p></div></div><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">To assist with the overall decision-making process, the Province of Alberta created the Master Plan 2005 for the Protection, Preservation and Presentation of Alberta's Past to guide museums and heritage sites of what needs to be protected and preserved. The following is a skeletal list.</p><ol data-mce-style="font-size: 12px;" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><li>Important historical or cultural values;</li><li>Symbolism, imagery, mythology, folklore, or oral tradition of Alberta;</li><li>Resources significant for their<ol><li>historical or cultural associations;</li><li>technical or material associations;</li></ol></li><li>Resources with community significance;</li><li>Full diversity of our historical experience;</li><li>Historical resources in their entirety;</li><li>Facets of a historical theme or community;</li><li>Materials for the study and interpretation of historical resources.</li></ol><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>4. Disposal of artifacts considered redundant or duplicates?</strong></p><p data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 30px;">Once you have identified all artifacts that will require protection and preservation as significant pieces of Alberta's history, you will need a plan on how to dispose of the rest of the artifacts. I highly recommend that you refer to the Alberta Museums Association's guidance as outlined in the document <em><a data-mce-href="/media/125676/deaccessioning_and_disposal_of_collections_overview.pdf" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://museums.ab.ca/media/125676/deaccessioning_and_disposal_of_collections_overview.pdf" style="color: #cf4529;">Deaccessioning and Disposal of Collections Overview</a></em>. </p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">When well planned, the closure of a museum and redistribution of its most significant artifacts can be done in a manner that will assure the public that the local history has been preserved for future generations. As we live in uncertain times, there is nothing like the present to ensure you are not caught unexpectedly. Be proactive, begin your <em>Museum Dissolution and Closure Planning Strategy </em> now, and hope you never have to use it.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </p><hr class="conf" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><sup>[i]</sup> <a data-mce-href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-flattery-and-foot-dragging-chinas-influence-over-the-who-under/" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-flattery-and-foot-dragging-chinas-influence-over-the-who-under/" style="color: #cf4529;">"Flattery and foot dragging: China's influence over the WHO under scrutiny"</a>. The Globe and Mail Inc. April 25, 2020. <a data-mce-href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200427134925/https:/www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-flattery-and-foot-dragging-chinas-influence-over-the-who-under/" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200427134925/https:/www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-flattery-and-foot-dragging-chinas-influence-over-the-who-under/" style="color: #cf4529;">Archived</a> from the original on April 27, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><sup>[ii]</sup>Alberta Museums Association (2013). "Sustainability Working Group Recommendations Report". <a data-mce-href="https://www.museums.ab.ca/media/34750/museumsswg_report_final.pdf" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://www.museums.ab.ca/media/34750/museumsswg_report_final.pdf" style="color: #cf4529;">https://www.museums.ab.ca/media/34750/museumsswg_report_final.pdf</a>. Retrieved February 19, 2021.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><sup>[iii]</sup> Ibid, p.8.</p>Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-27657398616126890352021-07-12T07:00:00.051-07:002021-07-13T09:41:46.328-07:00Sustainable and Relevant Community Museums<p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Bill Peters</strong>, President, Bill Peters Consulting</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />At the Alberta Museums Association (AMA)'s 2014 Conference, the panel discussion, "Imagining Possibilities: Building Governance Capacity for Sustainable and Relevant Community Museums" saw four members of the AMA Board of Directors discuss how to bring the wisdom of the <a data-mce-href="/media/34750/museumsswg_report_final.pdf" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://museums.ab.ca/media/34750/museumsswg_report_final.pdf" style="color: #cf4529;">Sustainability Working Group Report</a> to Alberta's institutions. The panellists, Laura Gloor, Blane Hogue, Lorraine MacKay, and Bill Peters, discussed how museums can: </p><p data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 30px;">1. Be seen as vital, necessary, and active contributors to our communities;</p><p data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 30px;">2. Understand and respond to the pressing needs of our communities through our numerous connections and networks where expertise, information, and resources are shared;</p><p data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 30px;">3. Organize and govern courageously in order to embrace new, efficient, and sustainable behaviours and practices; and</p><p data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 30px;">4. Understand how to successfully integrate all dimensions of sustainability - social, cultural, health, environmental and financial - into a vibrant expression of community.</p><p data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 30px;"> </p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">In this piece, Bill has gathered the reflections of his colleagues as they look back on the session and consider the relevance of these lessons today.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 30px;"> </p><blockquote style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><p data-mce-style="text-align: left; line-height: normal;" style="line-height: normal;"><strong>"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place."</strong></p><p data-mce-style="text-align: right; line-height: 80%;" style="line-height: 8px; text-align: right;">- George Bernard Shaw</p></blockquote><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Vital Contributors</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Museums are all about communication - in a sense it is all we do. Even when we preserve an artifact for hundreds of years, it is so that artifact can be used to tell a story, to communicate across the generations.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Communication is not one way, and we've long known that the <em>listening</em> part of communications is vastly more important than the <em>telling</em> part.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">In order to be a vital, necessary, and active contributor, it is essential for a museum to understand what the community considers to be vital and necessary. Only when a museum listens, deeply and truly, can it know and articulate community wants and needs. Only in this knowledge can it be a vital contributor.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">How might a museum listen? Often this is done via a community needs and opportunities assessment. The means to do this may include interviews, surveys, forums, social media discussions, polls, and focus groups. Of course, the means employed depend on the resources and capabilities of the museum. What is most important is that the assessment be done by people who can listen in a truly unbiased and uncoloured way, a way that will hear the unfiltered voice of the community.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">How often should a museum listen? There is only one answer to that - all the time! At times the listening may be casual and informal, but at others formal and thorough.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">As listening progresses, checking back with the community to make sure what has been heard really rings true is essential.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Understanding and responding to the pressing needs of our communities</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">When the needs (and opportunities) are understood, then a museum needs to decide what to do about them. It needs to craft a programmatic response. In its portfolio of various means - exhibits, programs, activities, and media - the decision needs to be taken about what it is going to deliver to whom. Equally, it needs to decide where to focus. Not being able to do everything for everyone, where might the museum have the greatest positive impact upon people's lives? Often, the decision about on whom to focus is the toughest one to make, yet the one most vital for success.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Is the task just as simple as listening and responding? It should go beyond a simple one-to-one identification of a need and a response to that need. Beyond responding, museums need to truly create not just basic responses but visionary creative ones that exceed the community's expectations and engender delight, deep engagement, and inspired learning. Crafting a visionary response elevates the museum experience out of the mundane and is the true mark of inspired museum leadership.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Organizing and governing courageously</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The results an organization achieves are strongly proportional to the quality of its governance. The governance, be it a board of directors, a level of government, or some other entity, has several essential duties:</p><p data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 30px;">1. To ensure that the purpose of the museum is clearly articulated.<br />2. To hire and manage staff (or engage volunteers) who have the capability to advance the purpose.<br />3. To acquire resources to advance the purpose.<br />4. To continue to strengthen the governance of the organization.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Recent advances in governance have given new meaning to the "purpose" of an organization. The old approach of stating a Mission, Vision, and Values has proven ineffective as a standard to measure performance and is being replaced by the concept of <em><strong>Ends</strong></em>. An Ends statement articulates for whom the organization exists, how those individuals will be impacted by the organization, and why that impact is valuable - why would someone invest time, money, and effort in getting that result.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Understanding the purpose, the Ends of an organization are so vital that a governing entity should take all the paper necessary to craft those statements - rather than trying for a brief mission as in the past. Once the fuller statements are in place, more compact versions for communications purposes can be crafted.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">If the Ends are to be important to the community it is essential that they be crafted after deep listening and research.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Integrate all dimensions of sustainability - social, cultural, health, environmental and financial - into a vibrant expression of community.</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Beyond listening and responding, a museum today has the opportunity to wrap its communications processes into a continuous dialogue or conversations and become a truly participatory museum - so there is continuous two-way interaction among the museum and its larger community.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Relevance:</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Today as museums are struggling to stay open and financially viable, the big challenge is to be seen as still relevant and as having a significant place in the hierarchy of priorities for individuals and for their communities.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The model that worked in pre-COVID Canada, and in pre-oil price collapse Alberta, mostly worked because grants, government support, and donations were much more available than they are now. While it is true that museums needed to be seen then as "vital, necessary and active contributors to our community" as stated in the document, today we should add "and be seen as still relevant and important in the changed circumstances that all not-for-profits, including museums, face."</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">To remain relevant, museums need to:</p><p data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 30px;">a) In the short term, create different and innovative programming, events, and pricing that make them an attractive destination when COVID rules permit them to be open. In terms of programming, one solution Resurgo and other smaller museums have devised is to collaborate with other facilities (e.g., historic groups, music groups, other small and nearby museums) to broaden their reach and attract new audiences. Another program Resurgo has created is "family Sundays" where there is a range of activities for different age groups and attractive pricing that means a family can have interesting and entertaining activities for a reasonable and competitive price.</p><p data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 30px;">b) For the long term, make the case with government, corporate, and individual donors that museums are important and need to still be here when the pandemic is over and the economy is recovering. The case for museums' relevance and survival also needs to be made with various levels of government, particularly civic councils, with the media, and with community opinion leaders. This could mean bringing media and community leaders to the museum to see firsthand what the museum is doing to remain relevant.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I would add that museum boards need to be more than stewards who provide governance, and should include members who understand entrepreneurship, marketing, and community profile raising.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </p>Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-87112979637738005712021-07-12T07:00:00.050-07:002021-07-13T09:39:27.913-07:00Museums as Cultural Catalysts<p><strong style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Douglas Worts</strong>, Culture & Sustainability Specialist, <a data-mce-href="http://www.Worldviewsconsulting.ca" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="http://www.worldviewsconsulting.ca/" style="color: #cf4529; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" target="_blank">WorldViews Consulting</a></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />Throughout my involvement with the Alberta Museums Association (AMA), the AMA has distinguished itself as a progressive force in the field. Always thoughtful about emergent trends affecting both museums and communities, the AMA has understood the need for museums to be aware of, and engaged with, the forces that shape the living culture and the culture of museums. Over the past 20+ years, I have participated in numerous AMA projects, including two favourites:</p><ul style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><li>the development and roll-out of the <em>Museum Excellence Program</em> in the early 2000s, and</li><li>delivering the AMA's 2003 conference keynote, which focussed on the topic, "<a data-mce-href="http://worldviewsconsulting.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Worts-Museums-Alberta-In-Search-of-a-Sustainable-Future.pdf" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="http://worldviewsconsulting.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Worts-Museums-Alberta-In-Search-of-a-Sustainable-Future.pdf" style="color: #cf4529;" target="_blank">Museums in Search of a Sustainable Future</a>," published the following year in the <em>Alberta Museums Review</em>, Fall 2004.</li></ul><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">From the late 1990s onwards, my museological work has focussed on the intersection of human culture(s) and the unsustainability of our species on planet Earth. Given the reality of this troubled relationship between people and Nature, the need for dramatic change / adaptation of human culture has never been greater. The question I continue to pursue is whether museums have the capacity to become catalysts of cultural transformation that could re-establish a balance between human activity and the functioning of Earth's natural systems?</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">There is ample evidence that if humans lived differently, we all could easily be supported by the planet's natural regenerative capability. Further, I believe there is no doubt that museums have the <strong>theoretical potential </strong> to embrace the role of <em><strong>cultural catalyst </strong></em> that could foster new relationships between humanity and the biosphere. However, this potential cannot be realized without significant changes to the why, what, and how that propels museums.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">As part of the 2014 AMA Conference, which had the theme of "Accelerating Museum Impact," I was a panellist in a session called "Social Responsibility and Cross Sector Engagement." Interestingly, many of the same issues that I was addressing in the early 2000s also were present in 2014, and remain relevant in 2021. In anticipation of the AMA's 50<sup>th</sup> Anniversary Conference this year, I was asked to revisit that 2014 session and reflect on its relevance today.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">At their core, I feel that museums are 'places of the muses'. As a museum educator, audience researcher, and interpretive planner since the early 1980s, I have experienced what can happen when members of the public engage with significant artistic and historical materials that trigger a visitor's imagination, creativity, insight, and inspiration. Through audience research studies, I was privileged to glimpse inspiring moments of visitor creativity. However, more frequently, I documented a very high level of 'grazing' activity, as visitors ambled slowly but steadily through galleries and exhibits.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">It has been one of the inspiring insights of my professional life to witness visitors engage with, and creatively respond to, materials that carry symbolic power. Such experiences commonly go well beyond the anticipated experiences that exhibit developers picture for visitors.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">When imagination is evoked in the context of individuals and groups, especially when rooted in issues of our day (e.g., climate change, systemic racism, structural inequity, etc.), the potential for adaptive behaviour emerges. Specifically, I have observed three core aspects of meaning-making within museum experiences: personal reflection, dialogue / empathy, and creative action. Museums still have much to learn about how symbolic materials (artistic and heritage) can help catalyze public engagement.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">In 2021, the perfect storm of environmental, social, and economic calamity surrounds humanity - considerably more urgently than in 2014. Thankfully, societies seem increasingly aware of two mega problems - systemic inequity and environmental destruction. Both of these issues offer entry points for potential cultural transformation. The trick is understanding and mapping the complex causes and impacts of these trends and figuring out how to engage the public in becoming part of an effective process of cultural adaptation.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Existing societal systems (e.g., economics, governance, education, etc.) invariably lie at the heart of current cultural trends. Accordingly, these systems themselves must change to alter humanity's path forward. Sadly, our systems were designed to persist, driven by the values, norms, and assumptions of our cultural status quo. Although an increasing number of individuals, and even organizations, understand the imperative for change, few can picture how individuals, groups, or organizations can bring about the meaningful systemic change that is required to alter the current trajectory.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">During the "Accelerating Museum Impacts" panel at the 2014 Conference, I provided a handout to participants. It contained four main questions that I encouraged delegates to keep in mind throughout the conference. These questions evolved from the sustainability planning work I was doing at the time - and they reflect the importance of systems thinking in understanding complex situations, finding leverage points for effective intervention, and generating innovations that can be implemented, <strong>at the leverage points</strong>, so that meaningful change cascades across the system. In my mind, these questions remain extremely relevant and need to be reflected upon by individuals, groups, and organizations.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Question 1 - What is your vision of 'museum impacts'? </strong></p><p data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 30px;">Can you imagine measuring these impacts on individuals, groups, communities, organizations (yes, the museum itself, but also other organizations!), civic systems, and others?</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Question 2 - What are the critical trends happening within our culture?</strong></p><p data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 30px;">OK, institutional trends like declining museum revenues - but more importantly, identify trends in the living culture that must be re-directed. Examples are accelerating climate change, increasing systemic racism, increasing homelessness, discouraged youth, pluralization, etc.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Question 3 - What forces are creating these trends and their impacts?</strong></p><p data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 30px;">Mapping the many forces at play here - economic, social, cultural - can help identify leverage points, where significant change can be catalyzed, with the right innovations. Often involving foundational values and unchallenged assumptions, these leverage points are outside traditional operational contexts and comfort zones.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Question 4 - What innovations can help museums play the role of cultural catalyst that helps mobilize and transform our communities?</strong></p><p data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 30px;">This requires 'outside the box' thinking. Exhibits and on-site programs have not catalyzed cultural change in the past. Implementing processes to encourage community stakeholders to co-create visions of viable, preferred futures can help build cultural cohesion and a sense of ownership. It is essential to create ways to plan for and to measure cultural impacts, at a range of levels: individuals, groups, communities, organizations, partnerships, economics, social systems, environment, and more.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The <strong>Inside-Outside Model</strong> is a tool to help museums think 'outside the box,' with cultural impacts as the goal. Experimentation and assessment are key!</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a data-mce-href="/media/136447/worts_insideoutmodel.jpg" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://museums.ab.ca/media/136447/worts_insideoutmodel.jpg" style="color: #cf4529;" target="_blank"><img alt="Worts_InsideOut" data-mce-src="/media/136447/worts_insideoutmodel.jpg" height="375" rel="4354,2550" src="https://museums.ab.ca/media/136447/worts_insideoutmodel.jpg" style="border: 0px;" width="640" /></a></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5px;"> <i>Click to enlarge image.</i></p><hr class="conf" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </p>Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-83857615356922124872021-07-12T07:00:00.044-07:002021-07-13T09:38:28.564-07:00Indigenous Information Literacy: Q & A with Rachel Chong <p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">In this e-interview, Rachel Chong explores her work creating the Indigenous Information Literacy Project at Kwantlen Polytechnic University Library. This project's development and implementation has increasingly been the subject of library professional development and information sharing in the GLAM sector (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums). As museums are facing similar knowledge-keeping, -use, and -access decisions and situations, the Alberta Museums Association (AMA) asked Rachel to share her experience with the project directly with museums.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><strong style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />Can you tell us a little about yourself?</strong><span face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12px;"> </span><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Taanishi kiiyawow. Rachel Chong dishinikashoon. Delta (BC) niiwiikin.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I said in Michif, hello everyone. My name is Rachel Chong. I live in Delta (BC).</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">My maternal grandfather is Métis / Michif from the Red River Settlement, St. Boniface (MB). I am the third generation now living on Coast Salish lands. I have lived in a number of cities, but my current home is near the bog lands, which are the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Kwantlen, Katzie, Stó:lō, Stz'iminus, W̱SÁNEĆ, and Tsawwassen Peoples. The rest of my family is of mixed European origin and my family name, Chong, comes from my husband's Chinese-Canadian family. I was fortunate to complete my Masters of Library and Information Studies at the University of British Columbia in 2013 and participate in their First Nations Curriculum Concentration. I have worked in a number of library roles. I was delighted to see the posting for Indigenous Engagement and Subject Liaison Librarian at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) two years ago. This position has allowed me to contribute more fully to Indigenous Librarianship and to strengthen relationships with the local First Nations of this land.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Can you tell us a bit about the Indigenous Information Literacy initiative at KPI? What is Indigenous Information Literacy in general, and what role does this project play in the university? What relation does this have to TRC and UNDRIP?</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The Indigenous Information Literacy video playlist was developed to help provide context to our collections. It was also developed in response to the new American Psychological Association (APA) 7<sup>th</sup> edition guidelines surrounding the use of Indigenous information (American Psychological Association 2020), the <a data-mce-href="https://www.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/Institutional%20Analysis%20and%20Planning/Vision%202023%20Draft%202%20April%2010%202018.pdf" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://www.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/Institutional%20Analysis%20and%20Planning/Vision%202023%20Draft%202%20April%2010%202018.pdf" style="color: #cf4529;">KPU Vision 2023</a> (Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 2018), the <a data-mce-href="http://trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="http://trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf" style="color: #cf4529;">Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) Calls to Action</a> (Truth and Reconciliation Commission Canada, 2015), and the <a data-mce-href="https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/11/UNDRIP_E_web.pdf" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/11/UNDRIP_E_web.pdf" style="color: #cf4529;">United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples</a> (UNDRIP) (United Nations, 2007).</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">There are many components to Indigenous Information Literacy. This video series is but a drop in the bucket. The goal of these videos is to help reduce the spread of misinformation regarding Indigenous Peoples and increase students understanding and respect for Indigenous Peoples rights regarding information (Chong, 2021).</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Within KPU, the videos support our <a data-mce-href="https://www.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/Institutional%20Analysis%20and%20Planning/Vision%202023%20Draft%202%20April%2010%202018.pdf" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://www.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/Institutional%20Analysis%20and%20Planning/Vision%202023%20Draft%202%20April%2010%202018.pdf" style="color: #cf4529;">Vision 2023</a> goal B1, "We will embrace all cultures and promote a renewed, authentic approach to Indigenization" including "[d]emonstrating value and respect for the richness of cultures and traditions of Indigenous peoples" (Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 2018, p. 4) and "[c]ontinuing to develop more Indigenous academic content and integrating Indigenous culture into our learning environment" (Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 2018, p. 4). This work also supports the TRC <em>Calls to Action</em> with regards to education. The videos help "post-secondary institutions… educate teachers on how to integrate Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods into the classroom" (Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 2015, 62 ii). The videos also "[b]uild… student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect" (Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 2015, 63 iii).</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">All of this work supports UNDRIP, specifically article 31 which states, "Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain, control, protect and develop their cultural heritage, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions, as well as the manifestations of their… knowledge… oral traditions, literatures… They also have the right to maintain, control, protect and develop their intellectual property over such cultural heritage, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions" (United Nations, 2007, Article 31).</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">So it's all interconnected. This work all ties in together.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>What does your role as "Indigenous Engagement and Subject Liaison" entail? Why is it important to have a dedicated position for this sort of work?</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">As Indigenous Engagement and Subject Liaison Librarian at KPU, I have the pleasure of connecting with a number of Indigenous groups on campus including Indigenous Services for Students, the Gathering Place, the Indigenous Advisory Committee, as well as connecting with various Indigenous faculty and our Elder in Residence. I also do a lot of interdisciplinary work, helping instructors from other faculties locate and access Indigenous resources.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">A dedicated permanent position supports relationship building. It fosters collaboration. It also allows for greater systemic change. One of my first assignments in this position was to join a team creating our <a data-mce-href="https://www.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/Library/KPU%20Library%20Strategic%20Plan%20draft_Final_0.pdf" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://www.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/Library/KPU%20Library%20Strategic%20Plan%20draft_Final_0.pdf" style="color: #cf4529;">Library Strategic Plan</a> (Kwantlen Polytechnic University Library, 2020). The result was a whole goal devoted to "Indigenizing Library practices and inspiring reconciliatory relationships" (Kwantlen Polytechnic University Library, 2020, p. 7).</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I am the only Indigenous Librarian at KPU, so my position entails whatever change we want to see in the library. In addition to the Indigenous Information Literacy work, I am also working with our cataloguing team to implement some structural changes (such as the Indigenous Authors local subject term) (Chong, 2021).</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Can you briefly explain the "pan-Indigenous" term and why it is relevant to your work?</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The term "pan-Indigenous" is a term used to highlight the threads that connect Indigenous cultures from around the world. That said, Ngati Awa and Ngati Porou scholar Linda Tuhiwai Smith reminds us Indigenous Peoples are incredibly diverse. Caution must be taken to ensure that when we speak of "Indigenous Peoples" that we don't forget the "s" (Smith, 1999). Being the Indigenous Librarian at KPU, I must emphasize I am not an expert on all Indigenous cultures. I can speak to my own experience as an urban, displaced Michif woman. I can share what I know about local communities, but there is such a diversity of Indigenous Peoples, I will never have all the answers - nor would it be appropriate for me to hold all the answers. Emphasizing plurality is really important. Within Canada there are over 600 federally recognized sovereign First Nations (Gadacz & Gallant, 2019), over 50 Inuit communities (Freeman, Pendersen, Parrot, & Gallant, 2020), and distinct Métis - each Peoples have their own language, culture, and Protocol.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>How did you work with Indigenous communities and knowledge keepers outside KPU as you developed this resource? Can you talk about the role of relationship and community in terms of Indigenous research, citation, literacy, and presentation?</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I did not directly work with Knowledge Keepers outside of KPU for this project. I am fortunate to belong to a tight network of Indigenous Librarians, so I drew on their networks and expertise. I worked closely with <a data-mce-href="https://xwi7xwa.library.ubc.ca/" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://xwi7xwa.library.ubc.ca/" style="color: #cf4529;">UBC's X̱wi7x̱wa Library</a> to review the Elder Citation created by Norquest College (<a data-mce-href="https://libguides.norquest.ca/MLA/in_text" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://libguides.norquest.ca/MLA/in_text" style="color: #cf4529;">Norquest College Library, January 2021</a>; <a data-mce-href="https://libguides.norquest.ca/apa/cite" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://libguides.norquest.ca/apa/cite" style="color: #cf4529;">Norquest College Library, February 2021</a>). Lorisia MacLeod consulted community Elders when developing the Norquest College Elder citation (MacLeod, personal communication, February 2021), although I did not directly connect with Norquest while working on this project. I also relied heavily on works already published such as the <a data-mce-href="https://uakn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Wicihitowin_AuthenticEngagementBooklet_V8.pdf" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://uakn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Wicihitowin_AuthenticEngagementBooklet_V8.pdf" style="color: #cf4529;">Wîcihitowin Conference Committee's</a> <em>Authentic Engagement of First Nations and Métis Traditional Knowledge Keepers</em> which outlines best practices for respectful Elder and Knowledge Keeper engagement (Wîcihitowin Conference Committee, 2017).</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Museums and libraries in Canada are often Eurocentric. Can you speak a little to why having this information in the library's guide is important and what that means to you as a scholar?</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Eurocentric notions of information ownership have dominated academia. Many people don't even realize there are other ways of relating to information. The Indigenous Information Literacy videos are offering a glimpse into Indigenous ways of relating to information and highlighting some key differences to be mindful of if you are accustomed to approaching information from a Eurocentric place.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">As a scholar, I see this information as important in opening conversations around relationships with information. There is such fantastic scholarship in this area around <a data-mce-href="https://localcontexts.org/labels/traditional-knowledge-labels/" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://localcontexts.org/labels/traditional-knowledge-labels/" style="color: #cf4529;">Traditional Knowledge (TK) labels</a> (Local Contexts, n.d.), data sovereignty (Kukutai (Ngāti Tīpa, Ngāti Maniapoto and Te Aupouri Tribes) & Taylor, 2016) - but sometimes this work is siloed. As <a data-mce-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51KnZO0mrvs&list=PLAsez5OFib-QzhthGNDNve6SCTUXyI8Cf&index=17" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51KnZO0mrvs&list=PLAsez5OFib-QzhthGNDNve6SCTUXyI8Cf&index=17" style="color: #cf4529;" target="_blank">Dr. X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell</a> from the Tlingit, Haida, and Yupʼik Native Nations articulates, I would love to see this work become more inclusive within the curriculum.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Why is "cleaning up" information in collections important for knowledge keeping and story-telling institutions like museums, libraries, and archives? How do you approach this compared to new materials that are being acquired now?</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We all inherit collections and the historic systems in which they were created. "Cleaning up" collections places the responsibility on us to think critically about what information we value, how we share it, and the systems and structures that information supports. "Cleaning up" the collection may include weeding to support a balance of voices in the collection. It may include contextualizing historic / problematic material. It may require changes to the cataloguing practices. All of these actions acknowledge that historic systems were built to benefit some ways of knowing and sharing over others.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">When purchasing new materials, I look for items written by Indigenous Peoples and feature these items as such. This emphasizes a cultural shift, where we actively take responsibility and seek to restore balance to systems of power and privilege.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>How has the sharing of information changed as institutions move to digital collections or digital access to collections? How can this cause problems in sharing information, or cause harm to Indigenous Peoples?</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">With the heavy shift to digital materials during the pandemic, our collection relies more heavily on subscription purchases. Like subscribing to Netflix, we don't get to choose what shows up. This can mean that historically problematic material shows up in the digital collection, that I would have removed from our print collection (or at least contextualized). Because a lot of this content is leased and refreshed, it can be difficult to tidy it up to the standards I would have for our print collection.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">There are great digital tools to help contextualize information, such as <a data-mce-href="https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/about-us/about-collection/Pages/notices.aspx#lang" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/about-us/about-collection/Pages/notices.aspx#lang" style="color: #cf4529;">the Library and Archives Canada</a> "[h]istoric language advisory" (Library and Archives Canada, 2020), which notes problematic collections items, or the <a data-mce-href="https://localcontexts.org/labels/traditional-knowledge-labels/" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://localcontexts.org/labels/traditional-knowledge-labels/" style="color: #cf4529;">TK labels</a> (Local Contexts, n.d.). That said, this work is very labour intensive, and I can't see investing this energy into collections that get replaced frequently. This is where the Indigenous Information Literacy videos come in handy (Chong, 2020). They help students look at this problematic content with a critical eye and think twice before using it - if they decide to use it at all (Chong, 2021).</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>You've developed a series of videos that explain Indigenous Information Literacy. Why did you choose to use videos for this project instead of other media?</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">With the pivot to online learning, there was a lot of support for video technology. This is one reason why I chose to create a video series. I also felt that video was the closest asynchronous virtual equivalent to in-person instruction. (There was interest in asynchronous learning to support students sharing technology with their family or attending in different time zones.) Video is engaging and allows information to be shared through pictures and audio narration. Obviously, it differs in that the teaching cannot be tailored for the specific audience and relationships are harder to form over video - still I think it is a helpful substitute.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>How did you go about creating the videos? What Protocols did you include in the videos?</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I received a lot of guidance from Anishnaabekew, Wikwemikong First Nation author Jennifer Wemigwan's book <em>A Digital Bundle</em>. In the book, she outlines her Protocol for engaging respectfully in sharing Elder / Knowledge Keeper information online (Wemigwans, 2018). I basically practiced what I think any researcher would do when conducting research in a good way (Chong, 2020). I consulted with our Elder in Residence, Lekeyten (Lekeyten, 2020). I had the videos reviewed by the Indigenous Librarian network. I offered reciprocity by offering the videos as open licence items (no derivatives) to be used by the Indigenous Librarian network, Kwantlen First Nation, and other interested communities. I modified content as feedback came in regarding the video drafts, including feedback on accessibility (cc). I also followed the Protocol of Land Acknowledgements to situate the work and the Protocol of locating the author (me) in an effort to emphasize the importance of relationality (Chong, 2020).</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>How does "place" or location play an important role in how museums and libraries approach Indigenous Information Literacy and reconciliation efforts through information management? How might your experience creating videos for Kwantlen Polytechnic differ from potential videos created in or about Alberta?</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Place is so important. In the case of these videos, the citation template came from Alberta. Most of the land we now call Canada is Treaty land, but in BC the land is mostly unceded (Native Land Digital, 2021). KPU's Elder in Residence reflected on this and chose to revise the Norquest College citation template to reflect this change is place (Lekeyten, 2019). You will see in the KPU adaptation of the citation we recommend leaving the Treaty out of the citation and instead including a Territorial Acknowledgement (Chong, 2020). This serves a similar purpose to honour the land - the place where sharing and relationships grow.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>You developed this video series for a library, but how do you think similar projects could be applied to museums and other organizations? How can museums use your resources, or adapt, create, or use similar resources for their own sites?</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I think we can all agree that providing context for information is important. I see the Indigenous Information Literacy videos as just that - providing context. Museums can integrate contextual pieces that meet the needs of their collection through interactive audio or video components or textual components that accompany a piece. QR codes make it relatively easy for those with mobile devices to connect to web content, so that is always an option, too. The videos were created in bite-size pieces, so that they could be integrated beyond the traditional classroom environment.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Do you have any recommendations for further reading or resources about Indigenous Information Literacy or digital knowledge keeping?</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I would basically recommend all the sources in the reference list. If you need to narrow it down to a couple readings, <em>A Digital Bundle</em>, by Anishnaabekew author Jennifer Wemigwans from Wikwemikong First Nation, has profound insight on how to approach working with Indigenous digital knowledge (Wemigwans, 2018). Both <em>Elements of Indigenous Style</em> by Opaskwayak Cree Nation author Gregory Younging (Younging, 2018) and <em>Research as Ceremony</em> by Opaskwayak Cree author Sean Wilson (Wilson, 2008) offer a great foundation for Indigenous Information Literacy and respectful research practice. Some great contextual piece include <em>Sand Talk</em> by Tyson Yunkaporta of the Apalech Clan, Queensland (Yunkaporta, 2020) or the presentation on "Adding Indigenous Content and Protecting Cultural Safety" by <a data-mce-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51KnZO0mrvs&list=PLAsez5OFib-QzhthGNDNve6SCTUXyI8Cf&index=17" data-mce-style="color: #cf4529;" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51KnZO0mrvs&list=PLAsez5OFib-QzhthGNDNve6SCTUXyI8Cf&index=17" style="color: #cf4529;" target="_blank">Dr. X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell</a> from the Tlingit, Haida, and Yupʼik Native Nations (Twitchell, 2020). I would start there.</p><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><em>With thanks to Lorisia McLeod for additional questions.</em></div><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><em><br /></em></div><hr style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>References</strong></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">American Psychological Association. (2020). <em>Publication manual of the American Psychological Association: The official guide to APA style </em> (7th ed.).</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Chong, R. 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(2020). <em>Sand Talk</em>. Harper Colins.</p>Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-38952620287723059632021-07-12T07:00:00.043-07:002021-07-13T09:38:28.503-07:00Do Not Shy from Controversy<p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Aimee Benoit</strong>, Present Curator, and <strong>Wendy Aitkens</strong>, Past Curator<br />Galt Museum & Archives</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />Over the past two decades, the Galt Museum & Archives has tackled many sensitive and potentially controversial subjects for public presentation. They include exhibits on a local woman's survival in the Auschwitz concentration camp; the various influences in climate change; Indigenous people earning the rights to wear special clothing; the achievement, challenges and issues involved in sports; recent immigration to Lethbridge; and 2SLGBTQ+ histories. </p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Each exhibit and the associated programs involved experts in the field, support from the community, and solid research. Planning for feedback, both positive and negative, was a major part of each project.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>
<p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">With the Auschwitz exhibit, the mayor and city police were included in the planning as there was concern that Holocaust deniers might use it as a venue to promote their beliefs. Staff were trained to respond to that possibility, as well as the emotional response visitors may have to the horrific story told in the gallery.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The climate change travelling exhibit, curated by an environmental archaeologist and Curator Emeritus from the Royal Ontario Museum, explored the many possible contributing elements of climate change. Two people started a campaign to discredit the Galt even before the exhibit opened. They sent multipage emails to the Galt CEO, as well as local and provincial politicians, and demanded to present their concerns to City Council. Council and the community responded overwhelmingly in support of the museum. </p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">When the Galt brought in five Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) shirts for exhibit and study, Traditional leaders discussed the importance of the ancient shirts being proof of the skills required to be providers and protectors of their community. An Elder encouraged today's Niitsitapi youth to stay in school to earn the right to wear a University graduation cap and gown, achieve a medical or dental degree and wear a white coat, or excel in a sport and put on a team jersey. </p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">For the sports exhibit, sixteen members from all aspects of sports (athletes, referees, fans, coaches, sponsors, etc.) were interviewed and asked questions developed with the aid of the local sports council. These addressed the person's achievements and challenges, as well as issues such as financial constraints, physical enhancement drug use, and injuries in their sports. The exhibit also discussed concerns about children becoming overweight due to a lack of activity in sports or recreation.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Again, interviews were the focus of the exhibit about recent immigration to the city. Some thirty people were digitally recorded while they told their story of flight from danger or oppression and their time in refugee camps before coming to Canada or their journey as economic immigrants. Their struggles - to adjust to a new community and its cold weather, learn a new language, search for work, or study at college and university - were compelling and enlightening.</p><div class="card" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a data-mce-href="/media/136266/aitkens_-_inqueeries_photo.jpg" href="https://museums.ab.ca/media/136266/aitkens_-_inqueeries_photo.jpg" title="Do Not Shy From Controversy"><img alt="Aitkens_Exhibit" data-mce-src="/media/136266/aitkens_-_inqueeries_photo.jpg" height="301" rel="4032,3024" src="https://museums.ab.ca/media/136266/aitkens_-_inqueeries_photo.jpg" style="border: 0px;" width="400" /></a><div class="cardContainer"><p data-mce-style="font-size: 75%; line-height: 1.2em;" style="font-size: 9.5px; line-height: 1.2em;">Inqueeries: 2SLGBTQ+ Histories of Southwestern Alberta, 2019 Galt Museum & Archives photograph.</p></div></div><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Perhaps the most important strategy the Galt has used in exploring potentially sensitive topics is deep community engagement. The exhibition about 2SLGBTQ+ histories was a collaboration between five partnering organizations, a group of youth curators, and a steering committee of 13 2SLGBTQ+ community members and allies. The team made every decision together, from exhibit themes to wall colours; even the content was written collaboratively using a Google doc. We also developed a communications plan and agreed on key messages that could be shared consistently by all partners.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">This style of deep engagement can be time-consuming and somewhat unpredictable. It takes time to build trusting relationships and to develop processes that work for everyone. But ultimately having the right people at the table, listening closely to their guidance, and sharing authority with them all help to ensure that potentially sensitive topics are identified, discussed, and addressed throughout the exhibition development process. </p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Another approach that we use at the Galt is community-centred storytelling. As curators, we are typically not the experts on any given topic, but rather facilitators who can bring together diverse perspectives from local academic experts, Traditional Knowledge keepers, community leaders, and people with lived experience. Many potentially sensitive topics can be depoliticized by centring on individuals' stories. As mentioned above, we regularly conduct oral history interviews and incorporate them into exhibitions. This allows participants to tell their own stories, in their own way, while offering a means for visitors to connect with the topic on a more personal level.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The Galt's mission is to inspire our communities to engage in the human history of southwestern Alberta, together, preserving and sharing collections and stories. We work closely with our communities to decide which stories are important and relevant - including potentially sensitive topics. We ask a lot of questions at the outset of each project: who has the knowledge to speak on this topic? How can we create space for different voices to be in dialogue with one another? How can we extend that dialogue to visitors so they can add their own opinions and experiences?</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">None of the topics mentioned above were chosen because of the controversial aspects. Instead, the stories were focussed on human interest within the community. Issues were dealt with using a respectful and balanced approach; potential negative feedback was discussed and plans made to address it. The Galt was confident in the research and participating community members' advice and guidance. Open discussion was encouraged with mediators able to accept alternative perspectives but willing to shut down those who would promote hate, racism, or conspiracy theories.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Because of the rapport the Galt Museum & Archives has cultivated over its many years of service to Lethbridge and the surrounding area, the community has a confidence in the museum's public offerings and looks to it for quality information and a safe place for discussion.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </p><hr class="conf" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" />Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-92127062820258518272020-12-21T07:30:00.000-08:002020-12-21T07:30:01.972-08:00Sustainability through Communities of Practice
<h3 style="margin: 12pt 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Critical Contributions of Regular Peer Connection among Museum Professionals</span></h3><p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">by Tara Beck and Isabella Borrelli </span></p>
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The journey towards this blog entry began in February 2020
when two colleagues sat down to consider how their experience with communities
of practice might contribute to the <a href="https://museums.ab.ca/what-we-do/annual-conference/conference-2020.aspx">AMA Conference</a> about museums and
organizational sustainability. At the time, conversations primarily revolved
around the value of communities of practice in combatting the institutional and
professional silos common across Edmonton’s museum landscape (Edmonton Heritage
Council’s Comprehensive Museum Strategy Report, 2012). Knowing the difficulty
in a major city, one can only assume that our counterparts in rural Alberta
face similar challenges.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">A lot has happened since February which has encouraged us
to broaden our considerations of the ways communities of practice can serve us
in our work. Museums are at a pivotal point in their history. The Covid-19
pandemic has forced many of them to shrink dramatically, and in some cases
close. The unmasking of deep rooted institutional systemic racism has called on
museums to meaningfully address their histories and make changes for their
futures.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><b><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span><span></span></b></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">What is a community of practice? </span></b></p>
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Communities of practice </i>is a term coined in 1991 by
Jean Lave and Etienne Wegner to describe “groups of people who share a concern
or passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact
regularly.” These gatherings provide opportunities for interdisciplinary
exchange in low stakes and safe environments. There are three key
characteristics needed:</span></span><span face="" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in 12pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman";"> </span></span></span><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The Domain: This implies a commitment to a shared domain –
in our case, museums.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in 12pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman";"> </span></span></span><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The Community: The community learns from each other by
interacting with each other, but do not necessarily work together on a daily
basis. For example, the Impressionists used to meet in cafes and studios to
discuss the style of painting they were inventing together, but often they
painted alone (<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Wenger-Trayner</span>).</span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in 12pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman";"> </span></span></span><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The Practice: By having regular discussions and meetings
to share stories, experiences, and ways of dealing with issues, the group
develop the practice.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">These points combined create a community of practice and
by developing those in unison one creates the community. They take us from
formal to informal, yet help us develop in our field, a living curriculum. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><b><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Why are they important right now?</span></b></p>
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">We are forced, by dwindling resources and tight timelines, into silos
that can leave us feeling lonely and uninspired in our day to day operations. With
limited and fragile resources, communities of practice offer an alternative to
the more formal learning and development offers. Peer-to-peer gatherings, in
person or online, offer us learning, interaction, and social support. They
allow us to know that our cell is not the only one in the world, that there are
peers with whom we can share ideas, worries, and experiences. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Communities of
practice also have the potential to foster equity, humility, and mutual respect
across the diverse professions that work in museums. Our industry is
particularly susceptible to the toxic effects of competition, academic elitism,
and hierarchical structure. We are a group of professionals often hired for our
knowledge and our credentials. These things that get us hired can become the
very elements that get in the way of achieving collaborative communities in our
work. By engaging in communities of practice that are diverse in their
membership, we are encouraged to think beyond our own credentials and
institutional hierarchies to draw on each other as people diverse in experience
and equal in value. </span><span face="" style="background: white; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Finally, communities
of practice are particularly relevant to our current COVID culture. The
longstanding siloed existence of the museum professional risks being
exacerbated by the shifts in our pandemic society. Participants in communities
of practice learn by doing, becoming, and belonging </span><span face="" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">(Lawthorn). This sense of belonging, critical in establishing
communities of practice, <span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">has the potential to counteract feelings of disconnect and
isolation resulting from strict protocols around social distancing, remote
working, and limited visitor contact</span>. <span style="background: white; color: #222222;"></span></span></span></p>
<span face="" style="background: white; color: #3e3829; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span></p><p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">What do communities of practice look
like?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 12pt 0in;">
</p><p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The design of a community of practice can be as diverse as
the reasons for which they form. Below is a table that highlights four types of
basic communities and provides examples of each as they appear within the
museum sector.</span></p><p style="margin: 12pt 0in;">
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<p style="margin: 12pt 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Helping Communities: </span></b><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">provide a forum for community
members to help each other with everyday work needs</span></i><b><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></b></p>
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<p style="margin: 12pt 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">“My colleagues and I take regular
opportunities to get together to plan, discuss, and share their museum
experiences. These gathering help to ease isolation, encourage ideas, and
strengthen knowledge bases. They can be particularly powerful when we come
together from different departments in the museum.”</span></p>
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></p>
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<td style="border-color: currentColor rgb(201, 201, 201) rgb(201, 201, 201) currentColor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; height: 174.15pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #C9C9C9 .25pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent3; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; mso-border-right-alt: solid #C9C9C9 .25pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent3; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #C9C9C9 .25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent3; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 133.55pt;" valign="top" width="178">
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><b><span style="background: white; border-image: none; border: 1pt; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Best
Practice Communities:</span></b></p>
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><i><span style="background: white; border-image: none; border: 1pt; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">develop and
disseminate best practices, guidelines, and strategies for their members’ use</span></i><b><span face="" style="background: white; border-image: none; border: 1pt; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"></span></b></p>
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<p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">“I was managing a project
developing a Children’s Gallery in a new museum. Another museum that was
embarking on a similar development project reached out to us. We met
regularly to discuss things we had experienced, why we chose the stories and
activities, who we had collaborated with, in an effort for them to get their redevelopment
on the right track. It was beneficial for us to hear their perspective on
their previous gallery as well as on our ideas. In addition, our team
participated in their children’s gallery forum, allowing further connections
to blossom.”</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 12pt 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Knowledge Stewarding Communities:</span></b></p>
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">organize, manage, and steward a
body of knowledge from which community members can draw</span></i></p>
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<p style="margin: 12pt 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Our learning team used to get
together for regular co-developed and delivered mini professional development
sessions. The sessions addressed a variety of topics chosen by our team. We accomplished
a lot in running these sessions and they helped us to build a resource base
of ideas and learnings that was great for training new staff.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p>
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<td style="border-color: currentColor rgb(201, 201, 201) rgb(201, 201, 201) currentColor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; height: 123.1pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #C9C9C9 .25pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent3; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; mso-border-right-alt: solid #C9C9C9 .25pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent3; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #C9C9C9 .25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent3; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 133.55pt;" valign="top" width="178">
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Innovation Communities:</span></b></p>
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">create breakthrough ideas, new
knowledge, and new practices</span></i></p>
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<td style="border-color: currentColor rgb(201, 201, 201) rgb(201, 201, 201) currentColor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; height: 123.1pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #C9C9C9 .25pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent3; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; mso-border-right-alt: solid #C9C9C9 .25pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent3; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #C9C9C9 .25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent3; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 326.25pt;" valign="top" width="435">
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">“I am a member of a community of
practice made up of education coordinators from a diversity of heritage,
recreation, and park facilities. Hosting visitors at our sites is
foundational to our programming. With the onset of COVID restrictions, we
found ourselves uncertain about how to reach our audiences who we knew still
needed us. Through the last 6 months, we have met every 2-4 weeks virtually
to share our experiences, our approaches, and our innovations to rapidly
adjust to the fundamental shift in our practice. The help we have been able
to provide each other has allowed us to find solutions, not only to our
short-term needs, but also to some long-term issues we have had with supply
shortages.”</span></p><p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span></p>
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</p></span><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><p style="margin: 12pt 0in;">
</p></span></span><p style="margin: 12pt 0in; text-align: left;"><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">*Edmonton Regional Learning
Consortium</span></i></span></span><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">We feel that now, more than ever, museum communities need
to come together. It will take a diversity of approaches and dedicated
intention to address both longstanding challenges of isolation and the newly
highlighted issues of our times. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 12pt 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Communities of practice are but one tool to help museums
evolve. When done well, they have unparalleled ability to develop professional
belonging, purpose, and creative innovation – all of which contribute to a
sustainable future for our museums and for the people who work in them. </span></p>
<span face="" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Resource List</span></b></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="" lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Rebecca Lawthom, “</span><span face="" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137023001_14"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span>Lave and Wenger, Communities of Practice and
Disability Studies</span></span></a></span><span face="" lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,” in <i>Disability and Social Theory</i>, eds. D.
Goodley, B. Hughes, L.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Davis, (London:
Palgrave Macmillan, 2012). </span></span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Etienne C. Wenger and
William M. Snyder, “</span><span face="" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://hbr.org/2000/01/communities-of-practice-the-organizational-frontier)"><span>Communities of Practice: The
Organizational Frontier</span></a></span><span face="" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,”
<i>Harvard Business Review </i>(2000, January – February). </span></span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Etienne and Beverly
Wenger-Trayner, “</span><span face="" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://wenger-trayner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/07-Brief-introduction-to-communities-of-practice.pdf"><span>Communities of Practice: A Brief
Introduction</span></a></span><span face="" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,” (2015).</span></span></p><p>
</p></span>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br />Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-72335114230925637082020-12-21T07:00:00.011-08:002021-06-16T12:15:03.131-07:00Addressing Large-Scale Challenges: Part 1<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #002000; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"></span>
</h3><h3><span lang="EN-US">Defining a Path Forward: Narrowing Down a
Complex Problem</span></h3><p style="text-align: left;">
</p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700;">by Kristen Cousineau and Christine Moreland</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;">The
world we live and work in is rapidly changing, and while this is nothing new,
the current crisis highlights the need for cultural institutions to be
flexible, resilient, and creative in our approaches to these changes. But what
happens when the changes are coming at us so quickly and the scope of them
seems so overwhelming that they become paralyzing? How can we take the first
step towards problem solving, sustainability, and continued relevance?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020;"><br />
<span style="background: white;"> </span><br />
<span style="background: white;"><span></span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020;"><span style="background: white;">Before we dive in, we should mention that the
way we'll explore tackling a problem is informed by the Design Thinking process
(also known as human-centered design). We had the opportunity to put this
process into practice many times while working in the education department at
TELUS Spark, Calgary’s Science Centre. The Define stage (defining the
problem) is often seen as the second step in the Design Thinking cycle, even
though the cycle isn’t necessarily meant to be completed ‘step by step’ or ‘in
order’. For more information on Design Thinking and the ‘first’ stage, the
Empathy stage, please check </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://designthinkingformuseums.net/2013/07/01/empathy-in-design-thinking/"><span style="color: #cf4529;">here</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #202020;"> and </span><a href="https://www.ideo.com/blog/build-your-creative-confidence-empathy-maps"><span style="color: #cf4529;">here</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #202020;">. The previous stage, the Empathy stage, primarily looks at the problem
through the eyes of your users; in the museum world, this means your guests and
visitors. Keeping your organization’s mission or vision statement in mind as
you work through these big problems is also a good way to ensure that you are
keeping your users at the centre of your solutions.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="background: white; color: #202020;"><br /></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="background: white; color: #202020;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; float: left; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dloIigpJhp4/X6HoBZ7WbTI/AAAAAAAAA6w/6OF8XwTSMHwkJHxONaTzipZftAtwm-p0gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Figure%2B1.1.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dloIigpJhp4/X6HoBZ7WbTI/AAAAAAAAA6w/6OF8XwTSMHwkJHxONaTzipZftAtwm-p0gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Figure%2B1.1.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 8.5pt; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Figure
1.1</span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></b><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></i><u style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></u><sub style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></sub><sup style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></sup><strike style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: line-through; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></strike><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; float: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x61VCMV4xjg/X6HoBJxMVsI/AAAAAAAAA6o/nytcnoA-a0gi3zD_1740-M2Ob7Eq2_nXwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Figure%2B1.2.png" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x61VCMV4xjg/X6HoBJxMVsI/AAAAAAAAA6o/nytcnoA-a0gi3zD_1740-M2Ob7Eq2_nXwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Figure%2B1.2.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Figure
1.2</span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span><br /></p></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left;">
</p><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p> <br /></p><p><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></p></span></span><p style="text-align: left;">
</p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">
</p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">
</p><p><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now! On to the business at hand. Defining is really
just a way of refining our focus. Overwhelming questions like, “How do
our organizations survive the COVID-19 crisis?” are paralyzing. They are too
big, too amorphous, and do not give us a clear path forward. Additionally, when
we dig a little deeper, we realize that while every organization might have
that same challenge, the realities on the ground are very different for each of
us.</span></span><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The first thing we’ll get you to do is to create a list of your institution’s
needs. Needs are specific and factual. Rather than needing to survive the
COVID-19 crisis, instead:<span style="background: white;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">
</p><ul type="disc">
<li style="color: #202020; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You need to make up your budget
shortfall. </span></li>
<li style="color: #202020; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You need to reach a certain number of
visitors to meet your grant requirements.</span></li>
<li style="color: #202020; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You need to comply with your local
COVID-19 protocols.</span></li>
<li style="color: #202020; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You need to keep your subject matter
experts on staff.</span></li>
</ul><p style="text-align: left;">
</p><p><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
Next, make a list of all of the relevant insights, constraints, and
organizational wisdom that you can think of:<span style="background: white;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">
</p><ul type="disc">
<li style="color: #202020; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Your organization must see at least ___%
of the visitors you saw last year in order to continue to be economically
valuable.</span></li>
<li style="color: #202020; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Your exhibits are hands-on, and cleaning
them regularly is difficult and time consuming.</span></li>
<li style="color: #202020; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Your budget for staff is $______.</span></li>
<li style="color: #202020; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The community uses your festival as an
important touchpoint.</span></li>
<li style="color: #202020; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Your school programs make up a
significant portion of your overall revenue.</span></li>
</ul><p style="text-align: left;">
</p><p><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Next, you will create ‘How might we’ statements that will allow you to start
the creative problem-solving process. The ‘How Might We’ statement is a guiding
question that you will use throughout the next steps of the process. This
statement will take into account one or more of your organization’s needs while
addressing your insights. Crafting this type of statement using the criteria
below will give us a more manageable starting point with which to explore our
options.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Why ‘How Might We’? The wording allows us to imagine the possibilities by not
being constrained by them. It also implies that everyone in our organization is
in this together, which helps to engage staff and encourages them to
participate as relevant contributors to the process. The more minds we have
engaged with a problem, the more creative our solutions will be!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">
</p><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FKKaqp2L8rM/X6Ho5GzS57I/AAAAAAAAA70/wenkYpG1jXEVarhVJVKYgTu0rdEQE-7RACLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Figure%2B1.3.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FKKaqp2L8rM/X6Ho5GzS57I/AAAAAAAAA70/wenkYpG1jXEVarhVJVKYgTu0rdEQE-7RACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/Figure%2B1.3.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;">Figure
1.3</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span><br /></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keeping these
criteria in mind, it’s now time for us to start crafting our own ‘How Might We’
statements. We like the ‘Goldilocks’ approach for this step. Firstly, write out
that initial big, amorphous, statement that is <em>way
</em>too broad. Now, write a few statements that are too specific, ones
that maybe even have the solution or course of action you’re thinking of taking
baked right in.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">
</p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">
</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UvZFvuwH0sw/X6HpI56MkjI/AAAAAAAAA78/7fgBohaoY2Q9r2XNstjbxdN0qLC8JVJ0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Figure%2B1.4.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UvZFvuwH0sw/X6HpI56MkjI/AAAAAAAAA78/7fgBohaoY2Q9r2XNstjbxdN0qLC8JVJ0wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/Figure%2B1.4.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;">Figure
1.4</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span><br /></div><p><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Finally, we use the
‘too broad’ and ‘too specific’ statements to craft a statement that is just
right! A good rule of thumb is, if your ‘How Might We’ statement can be
addressed by <em>all </em>of your ‘too specific’
statements, then you are on the right track! This may take a bit of practice;
the best thing is to remember the ‘How Might We’ statement criteria. Once you
have a draft, have a colleague look it over – another set of eyes is always
helpful.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;">So
now you’ve defined the problem! Congratulations! However, this doesn't mean
you're done. In fact, now is that time when you get to </span><em><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020;">start </span></b></em><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">the process of
finding innovative, creative solutions!</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">
</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #002000; font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">
</p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Take a look at <a href="https://museums-cei.blogspot.com/2020/12/addressing-large-scale-challenges-part-2.html">Part 2</a>
to get started on the next step, ideation!</span></span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></p>Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-26655018119197826232020-12-21T07:00:00.010-08:002020-12-21T07:00:01.588-08:00Addressing Large-Scale Challenges: Part 2<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span></span></h3><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><h3 style="text-align: left;">
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020; font-family: verdana;">Ideate:
Go Big and Wide. Get Creative!</span><br /></p></h3></span></span><div><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">by Kristen Cousineau and Christine Moreland</span></span><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span></div><div><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Congratulations! You have a ‘How Might We’ statement (HMW) that narrows down the big, unwieldy problem, to a manageable question that includes constraints and insights. Now, let’s talk about how to start answering that question: ideation.</span></div><div><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #202020; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></em></div><div><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #202020; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just joining us? Read <a href="https://mailchi.mp/73c808587481/part-1-defining-a-path-forward" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_self"><u><span>Part 1</span></u></a> to discover how to create your guiding question, a ‘How Might We’ statement.</span></em></div><div><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span></div><div><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Ideating is often used as a synonym to brainstorming. However, brainstorming is traditionally spontaneous, and with ideating, we’re talking about a concrete, planned approach to creating new ideas. (We also prefer saying ideation because it differentiates our process from the negative experiences you may have had brainstorming in the past.) Ideation takes you a big step forward in solving your problem.</span><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_FvEQXW-28M/X6H0IBB15UI/AAAAAAAAA8I/gKJ9u9s__BUvvzK_ffBybWQAfYY-kdEtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Figure%2B2.1.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_FvEQXW-28M/X6H0IBB15UI/AAAAAAAAA8I/gKJ9u9s__BUvvzK_ffBybWQAfYY-kdEtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Figure%2B2.1.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Figure 2.1 </span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ttjaqz6oGoY/X6H2m0iWbdI/AAAAAAAAA84/6XejmtfZ2s05pn-ZlYOzD3pBG7qxtyCdQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Figure%2B2.2.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ttjaqz6oGoY/X6H2m0iWbdI/AAAAAAAAA84/6XejmtfZ2s05pn-ZlYOzD3pBG7qxtyCdQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Figure%2B2.2.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Figure 2.2</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></div><div><blockquote><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 400 13px/150% Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #00b3a1;">Tip:
‘Ideate’ is the phase we’ve chosen to follow ‘define’, but you can flow through
the design thinking process in different ways. For example, you may want to go
back to ‘Empathy’ at this point and check in with your user(s).</span></span></b></span></blockquote></div><div><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #00b3a1;"></span><span style="color: #00b3a1;"></span><span style="color: #cf4529;"></span><span style="color: #00b3a1;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span></div><div><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">The Benefits of Ideation</span></b><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><br />
<span style="background: white;">With ideation, you can: </span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li style="color: #202020; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Generate a large quantity of ideas that you can fall back on (if
the first idea you pick doesn’t work)</span></li>
<li style="color: #202020; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Put together strange and unusual ideas to generate something new</span></li>
<li style="color: #202020; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Stimulate creativity and spark imagination within your team</span></li>
<li style="color: #202020; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Push people outside of their comfort zone by helping them think
without constraints</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background: white; color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> </span><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><br />
<span style="background: white;">When planning an ideation session, we recommend
some backwards design. Start by thinking of the end goal for the ideation.
Let’s look at our HMW from earlier:</span><br />
<span style="background: white;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"></span></i></b></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">How Might We... </span></i></b><i><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">create
relevant, engaging guest experiences in new ways that adhere to COVID-19
guidelines and allow us to make up our budget shortfall? </span></i><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><br />
</span></span></blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"></span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background: white; color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">The main goal is to have
some new ideas for </span><b><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">guest experiences</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">. At the
end of the ideation session, you want a bunch of ideas for guest experiences
that can generate revenue and be engaging and relevant. You do not want a large
mass of ideas that still require hours of work to whittle down to something
actionable.</span><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><br />
<span style="background: white;"> </span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Don’t worry: we have a tested structure you can
use with some tips along the way!</span><br />
<span style="background: white;"> </span><br />
<b>Preparation: Who to Invite and What Materials to Bring</b><br />
<span style="background: white;">We recommend a variety of stakeholders. The more
diverse the people, and their opinions, the more amazing the idea generation
will be! Invite between three and ten people.<br /></span></span></span></p></span><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I8wNqmlnhUo/X6H21bYxouI/AAAAAAAAA9A/oUBMwOZ04XYN4dlEFj7Jl6oFaSwXaiTmwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Figure%2B2.3.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I8wNqmlnhUo/X6H21bYxouI/AAAAAAAAA9A/oUBMwOZ04XYN4dlEFj7Jl6oFaSwXaiTmwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/Figure%2B2.3.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Figure 2.3</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><p><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span></p></span>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><blockquote><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white;">
</span></span></span><p><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white;"><span style="background: white;"><b><span style="color: #00b3a1; font-family: verdana;">Tip: You may want to invite
an organizational decision-maker so they know what is happening and can provide
feedback on new ideas. However, be aware that having powerful people in the
room may inhibit others from contributing their ideas.</span></b></span></span></span></span><br /></p></blockquote></div></div></span></div><div><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<p><strong><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Stick
to the Agenda</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020;"><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="background: white;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Set
strict timing. In your meeting invitation, include the agenda and any relevant
links or contextual information to help participants prepare to contribute. To
build trust and confidence, always finish an ideation session by the declared
end time in your agenda. The example agenda we’ve provided below is the minimum
time to set aside for a session.<br /></span></span></span></span><br /></p></span><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sXgKaj9n3rA/X6H3FZzZJ5I/AAAAAAAAA9M/sp68lVI99rsyVBK_7GerxhKiGLzd_uMvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Figure%2B2.4.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sXgKaj9n3rA/X6H3FZzZJ5I/AAAAAAAAA9M/sp68lVI99rsyVBK_7GerxhKiGLzd_uMvgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/Figure%2B2.4.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Figure 2.4</span></td></tr></tbody></table><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /><p><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Set
the Norms</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020;"><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020;">
<span style="background: white;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-family: verdana; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Always
carve out time for this at the beginning. The session will be the most
productive and useful if everyone feels comfortable contributing. Set the
norms, make them visible throughout the session, and refer back to them as
needed. You can select the norms in advance and review them with the group, or
have the group come up with norms together. Think about what stops people from
contributing and include norms that would ensure that doesn’t happen.</span></span></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dk1E6L1_0eU/X6H3LpDNfvI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/jewmDbnbTns4bxulO9rHdiR1oRyPkfLeACLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Figure%2B2.5.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dk1E6L1_0eU/X6H3LpDNfvI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/jewmDbnbTns4bxulO9rHdiR1oRyPkfLeACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/Figure%2B2.5.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Figure 2.5</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020; font-family: verdana;">Creativity Time</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020;">
<span style="background: white;">Before you start ideating, you will want to do a
little brain exercise to spark imagination and creativity. There are many ways
to get the creative juices flowing. Our favourite is called 30 Circles. Read
about it </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://hbr.org/2013/11/three-creativity-challenges-from-ideos-leaders"><span>here</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #202020;">.</span></span></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span></span></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMDmP5fHspw/X6H3eoHFqAI/AAAAAAAAA9c/VO3z_HEI6qgDQb-satkbIwEo1FEOwPVeACLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Figure%2B2.6.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMDmP5fHspw/X6H3eoHFqAI/AAAAAAAAA9c/VO3z_HEI6qgDQb-satkbIwEo1FEOwPVeACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/Figure%2B2.6.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Figure 2.6</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020; font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">deation
Steps</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020;"><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020;">
<span style="background: white;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-family: verdana; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Split a
whiteboard in three (or hang three different pieces of flipchart paper on the
wall). Title each section with one word / phrase from your HMW statement that
identifies a constraint or goal of the statement.</span></span></span></p>
<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ez2jP3YoYqY/X6H3x3rERqI/AAAAAAAAA9k/6WMlrqbSte8Adl1by5AdnA41HedCqvrhwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Figure%2B2.7.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ez2jP3YoYqY/X6H3x3rERqI/AAAAAAAAA9k/6WMlrqbSte8Adl1by5AdnA41HedCqvrhwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/Figure%2B2.7.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Figure 2.7</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><p><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;">Each
participant needs a thin marker / colourful pen and a pad of post-it notes.
Give a brief definition or explanation for each section; for example, the
visitor section is where you can write down all the different profiles of
people who visit or don’t visit the museum currently.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /></span></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020;">
<span style="background: white;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-family: verdana; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">For the
first section, tell everyone to write as many ideas as they can in three
minutes. Encourage them to write down the most obvious ideas and the most wacky
and crazy ones. Keep to only one idea per post-it note. When the time is up,
participants add their post-it notes under the first section. Repeat with
sections two and three, but increase the time allowed by at least one minute
with each section.</span></span></span></p>
<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white;"><blockquote><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white;"><b><span style="color: #00b3a1; font-family: verdana;">Tip:
If you are only part way through the set time and people are writing down less,
give them a prompt or two. Tell them to look around the room, sneak a peek at
an idea from the person beside them, or imagine what it would be like to be a
billionaire and be answering the question.</span></b></span></p>
</span></blockquote></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white;"><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><blockquote><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white;"><b><span style="color: #00b3a1; font-family: verdana;">Tip:
Some people struggle with not knowing entirely what you want them to do in this
section. That’s OK! However they interpret the prompt / question will provide
insights into the language you’re using and may inspire others.</span></b></span></p>
</span></blockquote></span></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;">Now
you have a lot of ideas! We are going to whittle them</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"> down. Each participant
will go up to the board and select one idea from each section. The ideas cannot
be their own.</span></span></span></span></p><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9-y9ctNtgMI/X6H4AK255MI/AAAAAAAAA9o/yXT9TdrD1R8mvvPKh4rDlreQpYnDkiWcACLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Figure%2B2.8.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9-y9ctNtgMI/X6H4AK255MI/AAAAAAAAA9o/yXT9TdrD1R8mvvPKh4rDlreQpYnDkiWcACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/Figure%2B2.8.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Figure 2.8</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;">Ask
participants to look at their post-it notes and find different ways to combine
them to create </span><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">guest
experiences</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">. They should be aiming for quantity, not quality.
Again, keep to one idea per post-it note. After 8 minutes, have everyone place
their new ideas on a blank sheet of flipchart paper hung on the wall.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span></span></span></span></p><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1otGPuOYmto/X6H4OH_M6fI/AAAAAAAAA9w/3EcUec5EgLEFifng3SQmNYLeSU442i4JgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Figure%2B2.9.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1otGPuOYmto/X6H4OH_M6fI/AAAAAAAAA9w/3EcUec5EgLEFifng3SQmNYLeSU442i4JgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/Figure%2B2.9.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Figure 2.9</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;">Prioritization
time! Give participants two heart stickers and two star stickers. Ask them to
take their heart stickers and stick them on two post-it notes on the board that
they are the most </span><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">excited</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> about.
Then, ask participants to take their star stickers and place them on two
post-it notes that </span></span><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #202020; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">scare</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> them
the most.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #202020;"><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><p>
</p><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white;"><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 400 13px/150% Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><blockquote><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 400 13px/150% Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white;"><b><span style="color: #00b3a1; font-family: verdana;">Tip:
You can play around with the number of stickers and the adjectives you want
participants to think about. If your organization wants to prioritize speed of
implementation and daring ideas, you could ask participants to place three
green stickers on different ideas that they could implement tomorrow and two
orange stickers on ideas that are the most daring.</span></b></span></span></blockquote></span></span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="background: white; color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Take the post-it notes with
the highest number of stickers, the ones that really stick out. These are your
winning ideas to take forward!</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="background: white; font-family: verdana;">Read these top ideas aloud and take a few
minutes to discuss with the group why they placed stickers on these ideas.
Listen carefully to what participants say. Did they mark an idea scary because
it is new? Is it the quick timeline? This will help you pinpoint the barriers
to implementing the idea and can help you make it actionable.</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background: white;">All post-it notes should be kept throughout this
process as the ideas can be used for future programming. This will also give
you a number of backup ideas if the ones you initially choose don’t work out.</span><br />
<span style="background: white;"> </span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Well done! You’ve just finished your first
ideation session and come away with some great ideas about how to tackle your
big problem.</span><br />
<span style="background: white;"> </span><br />
<span style="background: white;">There are many ways to ideate and we encourage you
to learn through experimentation. Good luck and remember – we are all a little
uncomfortable, so lean into it because this is how we learn!</span><br />
<span style="background: white;"> </span><br />
<b>Want More?</b><br />
<span style="background: white;">Here are some ways you can expand your ideation:
</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li style="color: #202020; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Each participant selects one post-it note that has been
prioritized. They draw 4 – 8 variations of what this idea looks like in
action on a ledger-sized piece of paper. Place transparency paper over the
drawings. Have participants swap papers with each other and draw additions
onto the original drawings.</span></li>
</ul>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li style="color: #202020; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Each participant selects one post-it note that has been
prioritized. They draw 4 – 8 variations of what this idea looks like in
action on a ledger-sized piece of paper. Hang these all over the room
within reach. Ask participants to circulate and provide feedback on the
drawings using their post-it notes.<br /></span><br /></span></li>
</ul>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white;"><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><blockquote><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<p><b><span style="color: #00b3a1; font-family: verdana;">Tip: Have participants give feedback in written
form on post-it notes. All feedback must start with “What if”, “I like” or “I
wish”. This will ensure constructive, non-personal feedback.</span></b></p></span></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p></span></span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Free Related Resources:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #202020; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"></span></p>
</span><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<li style="color: #202020; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Check out this great list of <a href="https://designthinkingformuseums.net/tools/"><span>tools and resources</span></a> from Design Thinking for Museums.</span></li>
<li style="color: #202020; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Online ideation sessions are possible! Explore easy-to-use <a href="http://www.miro.com/"><span>Miro</span></a>.</span></li>
<li style="color: #202020; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Don’t think you’re creative or imaginative? Can’t draw? <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/david_kelley_how_to_build_your_creative_confidence"><span>Watch David Kelley’s TED talk on Creative Confidence</span></a>.</span></li>
<li style="color: #202020; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Try something completely different with the <a href="https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/worst-possible-idea"><span>Worst Possible Idea</span></a><span> </span>method.</span></li>
</span><li style="color: #202020; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Check out Miro’s <a href="https://miro.com/guides/online-brainstorming/techniques-methods"><span>20 Brainstorming Methods That Work</span></a><span> </span>to
shake things up a bit</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #b00000; font-size: small;">.</span></span></span><br /></li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span style="color: #000120;"></span></u><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></div><br />Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-63264340272389192612020-11-17T11:00:00.000-08:002020-11-17T12:33:17.704-08:00Giving Tuesday: Making It Work for You
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">by Corrie Fortner, Senior Consultant</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">Global Philanthropic</span></div><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">What is Giving Tuesday? It is <a href="https://givingtuesday.ca/about">a global movement for giving and
volunteering</a>, a day that calls for charities, individuals, and companies to
rally for a cause which “unites communities by sharing our capacity to care for
and empower one another.” The eighth annual Giving Tuesday is December 1, 2020.</span></div><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">Before you start planning activities, it
makes sense to ask a key question: what outcome do you hope to achieve by
participating in Giving Tuesday? This will help guide both your strategy and the
resources you will invest. Take into consideration a number of factors,
including: </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">What else is happening in your organization right now? </span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">What else is happening in your community for Giving Tuesday? </span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">Do you have a presence on social media that will help drive donations to your cause? </span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">Is this part of your annual campaign? </span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">Is this a strategy you can leverage to attain your goals? </span></div></li></ul><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">Those are a few starting points for your reflection
or discussion about whether this day warrants your focus and energy. </span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">Giving Tuesday can be a useful component of
your Fund Development Plan. Whether your team is large or small, the key to
success lies in a plan that integrates multiple communication channels. A donor
may see this as an opportunity to share their passion about your cause, a way
of sharing with friends and family. You may be participating on a small scale
to test your donor interest in this type of platform.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">If you flip the ‘Giving’ part of Giving
Tuesday on its head, you might consider using the opportunity as a stewardship
strategy, as cited by my colleagues Danielle, Richard, Jane and Chris.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><i></i><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span></span></div><blockquote style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><i>“I have been
recommending to clients they do not ask for anything on Giving Tuesday.
Instead, they can set themselves apart from the thousands of other charities by
organizing a thank-a-thon when they call donors just to say thank you. It
becomes a great opportunity to ‘give’ to the organization just by making the
calls.” </i></span></span></span></span> </blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>Danielle Boucher</b>, </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Senior
Consultant, Atlantic</span><i> </i></span></span> </span></span><b></b><br /></div></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote style="text-align: justify;"><p style="margin-right: 34pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>“I agree with
Danielle. There isn’t anything special about ‘meeting your target by year end’
or ‘it’s our anniversary; you should give us something’. To differentiate
yourselves, give donors a call on Giving Tuesday and let them know what impact
their gifts have made. Let them hear a client’s success story. And get your
Chair to call, just to say hi.” </i></span></span> </p></blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: justify;"><p style="margin-right: 34pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Richard Walker</b>, <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Senior Consultant, Pacific</span> </span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right: 34pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i></i></span></span></p></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote style="text-align: justify;"><p style="margin-right: 34pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>“Boys and Girls Clubs
have renamed it Gratitude Tuesday.” </i></span></span> </p></blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: justify;"><p style="margin-right: 34pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Jane Dafoe</b>, <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Senior Consultant, Prairies</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right: 34pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote style="text-align: justify;"><p style="margin-right: 34pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“<i>I love the
suggestion of using Giving Tuesday to thank donors! I would recommend that Giving
Tuesday should not be seen as a single email blast. You need to tell stories in
the lead up to it, during, and post event to maximize results.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right: 34pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I have also seen
teams make significant jumps on Giving Tuesday through highly personalized
segmentation as part of a bigger plan.</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></span></p>
<p style="margin-right: 34pt; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For example, use the
weeks leading up to Giving Tuesday to thank donors, share testimonials on how
Giving Tuesday gifts were used in the past, and ensure each donor understands
why these gifts are important. Cultivate and steward and informally survey
these donors by giving them options on the stories you share with them. That
is, if given two or three options, will donors self-identify based on their
click behaviours? Track this data, label it, and use it to re-target and
segment Giving Tuesday donors.</span></span></i><br /></p>
<p style="margin-right: 34pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Rather than a generic
Giving Tuesday message, leverage the data collected through stewardship to hit
those donors with a segmented message based on their specific interests and
behaviour, i.e. what priority of your mission best aligns with each segment?
Use this data to improve participation.</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></span></p>
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Donor micro-behaviours can be used to tell
better stories.” </i></span></span> </blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Chris Steeves</b>, <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Senior Consultant, Atlantic</span></span></span></span></div><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><div align="right"><b></b><br /></div></span></span></blockquote></div><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><b></b></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">These are great ideas
for moving your stewardship forward. Chris has re-introduced some of the
questions we started with: </span></span></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">What is the outcome you hope to achieve? </span></span></span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">How much time and resources can you put into this strategy? </span></span></span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">Have you considered utilizing this as an opportunity to gather donor data in a digital world? </span></span></span></div></li></ul><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">Giving Tuesday is
best implemented as a part of an overall fund development plan, as one component
which supports your goals. Simply signing up and hoping for donors to choose
your charity will generally not result in significant donations. As my
colleague Val shared, it must be part of a larger plan. </span></span></div><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">“</span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: &quot; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><i>Giving Tuesday can be
used as an excellent tool for acquisition, especially for charities just starting
out on fundraising.</i></span></span></span> </div></blockquote><blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><i>A good example is a
client who recently received their charitable registration status and is in the
process of designing their strategic fund development plan. Giving Tuesday will
provide them with one element of a much more integrated program, and if done
correctly, will deliver an opportunity for outreach and allow them to segment,
cultivate, and target their current and future donors in a meaningful and
strategic way.</i></span> </div></blockquote><blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><i>This activity can
seamlessly be integrated into a charity’s social media strategy to provide
clear analytics on donor preference and other key information for segmented
marketing as their donor base builds</i><span style="color: black;">.<span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">”</span> </span></span></span> </div></blockquote><blockquote><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Val
Hoey</b>, </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Senior
Consultant, Prairies</span></span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">As you can see, we all have ideas about how Giving
Tuesday might fit for organizations we work with. There is no single right
answer on this strategy. We stand by our knowledge that asking donors to give
and ensuring we say thank you are basic components of a successful fund
development plan. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">How do you think you might best use Giving Tuesday? </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">If you haven’t signed up for a free half hour
on <a href="https://www.globalphilanthropic.ca/virtually-global/" target="_blank">Virtually GLOBAL™</a>, maybe this is a topic area you want to explore with one
of our Senior Consultants? Give us a call and let’s think, build, and lead
together to create more sustainable organizations.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.globalphilanthropic.ca/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="788" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0GiKZAr_UW8/X7Qqb4QXCyI/AAAAAAAAA-E/GcT3-UKnQX8VZ7f4RYjD-tkbORvAegYUgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Global%2B10%2BYear%2Bw%2Btagline.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div>Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-85243144112433889022020-11-16T08:00:00.000-08:002020-11-16T08:00:10.909-08:00Working with Fort Calgary to Mentor a Junior Employee
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Mentorship in Alberta Museums: Part 2</h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><i>In hiring a Collections Officer at Fort Calgary, a goal of this new position was to provide a full-time opportunity for an emerging professional in the field. Recognizing that this person may need some help navigating all parts of the job, an experienced Collections Management professional, Gail Niinimaa, was engaged as a consultant to liaise with Fort Calgary’s President & CEO, Naomi Grattan, and work directly with the Collections Officer, Adrienne Dewsberry, as a mentor. In this post, they reflect on their experience with this project. </i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><i>Miss Part 1? <a href="https://museums-cei.blogspot.com/2020/11/reflections-on-ama-mentorship-program.html">Click here</a> for Reflections on the AMA Mentorship Program.</i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><i> </i></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span>Working with Fort Calgary to Mentor a Junior Employee</h3><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Gail Niinimaa,
Niinimaa Enterprises Inc.</span></b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">During the Alberta
Museums Association (AMA) 2019 Conference, at the reception at the Royal
Alberta Museum, I ran into Naomi Grattan, the new President & CEO of Fort
Calgary. We chatted about what we were up to and she mentioned that she may
like to pick my brain about their collection and some of their collections
management issues. I suggested that I would be happy to be a consultant to a
junior staff member and to work together with them, to share my knowledge and
to help them along the way. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We created a
formal work arrangement whereby I would work about 4 hours per week for a year
to help their new Collections Officer. Adrienne Dewsberry was hired, and in
early February she began. This was also a good match because I had also worked
with Adrienne at the Museum of the Highwood during the flood project in a
similar role, and we knew each other very well and had a good working
relationship. Then COVID-19 came, and our 4 hours per week together changed to
45 minutes to 1 hour per week as a Zoom call. Recently we have been able to
work again together on-site and complete some of the projects that were in our
initial workplan.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">For me this has
also been an enriching experience as every institution has new challenges and
new solutions that need to be discussed and implemented. Together we have
worked through a list of improvements to make to the Disaster plan, the
Collections plan, and various forms that accompany the plans, as well as RE-ORG
of the collection and an overall plan to deal with the move of a collection to
a new off-site space.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Being a mentor is
an honour. It comes at a time in your life when all of a sudden you have become
the expert or qualified voice in the room, and it is rewarding to be able to
share that and then watch your mentee take what you have given them and run
with it, sometimes farther than you may have been able to go. And sometimes
they come back and challenge you with a question or a process that you may not
have thought about, and you are able to use your experience to guide them to a
new place.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Adrienne
Dewsberry, Collections Officer, Fort Calgary</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When I started this job in
February 2020, I knew I had found my dream job. My schooling and work
experience had led me to this place, and I was excited and ready. It can,
however, be daunting as a young emerging museum professional to be in a museum
where you are the only person in collections. You may not have anyone to go to
for a second opinion, advice, or help within your institution, and you are
likely still growing your professional network. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The arrangement that Naomi and
Gail came up with in Fall 2019 removed that daunting feeling. This arrangement
allows me to grow professionally while still allowing me time to learn from
someone who has “been there, done that,” and to take advantage of their
professional network. The creation of this mentor-like consultant position is a
way Fort Calgary and Gail are investing in the future of the profession by
trusting in the next generation. It also sets me up for success. It allows me
the opportunity to be in a position to make decisions and prove my skills,
while giving me a second set of eyes to help guide those decisions. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sharing knowledge and experiences
is beneficial in many professions, and museums should look into integrating
this idea more. I am happy to help Gail and Fort Calgary share this experience
with the museum community as I think many institutions and young emerging
professionals like myself can benefit greatly from this type of arrangement.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Naomi Grattan, President
& CEO, Fort Calgary</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">From my
perspective, there are many wins to this arrangement. First, it’s fantastic to
be able to add someone with Gail’s depth of experience, and expertise to our
team, at a fraction of the typical cost. Like many small museums, we couldn’t
afford two staff in collections. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Second, it also
gives me an opportunity to make the junior role more attractive – because it
comes with the opportunity to learn from a senior person in the field. I’m a
huge advocate of creating learning opportunities wherever possible in the work
environment, for students and staff alike – so any chance we have to build in
mentorship and learning is something I support wholeheartedly. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Third, it gives
me confidence knowing that our collections work is in great hands, thanks to
Gail’s expertise, and the wonderful working relationship that she and Adrienne
have established. This is a model that I think would work well in many areas of
museum work.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
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Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-16335076476241192322020-11-10T08:00:00.010-08:002020-11-17T12:35:29.586-08:00Reflections on the AMA Mentorship Program
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Mentorship in Alberta Museums: Part 1</h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In July 2019, the
Alberta Museums Association</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
(<i>AMA</i>)<i> launched the Mentorship Program, a flexible, self-directed
program for Mentors and Mentees to share experiences, develop skills, and gain
insights on the challenges, opportunities, and innovative practices in the
museum community. Running from October 2019 to August 2020, the inaugural year
of the Program was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this post, participants from the first cohort reflect on their experiences adapting the
Program to meet their goals.</i></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><i> </i></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span>Being a Mentor in
the Second Half of Life</h3><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Gail Niinimaa,
Niinimaa Enterprises Inc.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2020 is a year
for me where I have definitely moved into the second half of my life. This is a
time when I can give back and decide what impact I may want to leave on this
world! In 1979, when I started at Glenbow and was given my pension documents to
sign, the date of April 14, 2020, seemed very far into the future. I remember
remarking to my colleague who was about 20 years older than me that there was
no way that I would still be at the Glenbow in 2020! My prediction was fairly
accurate – I did formally leave the Glenbow in 2008 after a combination of full-time
and contract work over the years – but I have continued to be an occasional
consultant for them in the last 12 years, the most recently being in March 2020
right before COVID-19 shut down the world.</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span></span></span></p><div><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">During 2019, I
began to wonder how I could share some of the years of knowledge, tips, and
tricks of collections management and conservation that I have in my brain. When
the AMA offered the Mentorship Program, I felt compelled to participate. I was
paired with two young emerging professionals: Caitlind Porter and Jessica
Smallman. They were both working at museums in Calgary, so we were able to
start a mentorship plan that would work both for me to share my knowledge and
for them to question and offer their perspectives.</span> </div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Sometimes we
worked together and sometimes individually. We were lucky that we planned our
joint sharing day at Heritage Park to evaluate their storage and at The Hangar Flight
Museum to help with small collections management problems at the end of
February, before we were forced to resume our relationships on Zoom! We were
able to continue, and our last formal session was an interesting Zoom meeting
that I organized with two former Glenbow colleagues, Barbara Greendale, who has
recently retired as the Collections Manager of the Calgary Civic Art Collection,
and Camille Owens, the Collections Manager at the City of Richmond Museum.
During the 45-minute session, Caitlind and Jessica were able ask each of them two
questions of their choice, and we had a very enriching discussion. This
activity replaced the May activity, which was for me to introduce them to two people
in my network, but because of Zoom we were all able to connect for this short
period in an online platform and have a meaningful discussion.</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></span> </div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This has been a
great opportunity for me to share many of the projects that I’ve worked on over
the years and for them to pose questions that they may have and for us
collectively to evaluate the field, where it’s going, and what the path forward
is for new emerging professionals in this challenging time. We have been able
to get to know each other, to listen to problems, offer solutions, and share
what may be relevant. For me, the Mentorship Program has allowed me to start to
pass on knowledge and to be a role model in the field. </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">When I was a
young student studying at the National Museum of Denmark, I had a great
opportunity to learn in the Textile Conservation lab, which was an extremely
enriching experience. I was struck by a comment my mentor, Elsa Ostergard, said
to me in the first week of my three-month stay in her lab: “Ask any questions
you want, there are no secrets here.” That is how I have tried to work in the
field as I feel that the more knowledge we have, the better we can do our job
to preserve our culture. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I have enjoyed
both this opportunity and the opportunity to mentor a junior staff member at
Fort Calgary (<a href="http://museums-cei.blogspot.com/2020/11/working-with-fort-calgary-to-mentor.html">see Part 2</a>). I feel that the AMA Mentorship Program is
worthwhile and hope that it will continue to inspire both the Mentors and the Mentees
as the knowledge is passed along and the field becomes stronger.</span><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></b></span></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Perspective from
the AMA Mentees </h3><div><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Jessica Smallman</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">As
an emerging professional in the heritage field, I started my career in 2017
after I decided to return to school for Heritage Resource Management. I was
very fortunate to have my first opportunity for hands-on experience with
collection artifacts and archives at the Museum of the Highwood. This was just
some time after experiencing a devastating flood, and when I started, they were
still in the process of developing a new storage facility and planning the
eventual large-scale move of the entirety of the collection into this facility.
This is where I was first lucky enough to work alongside Gail, albeit only for
a short period, as the flood project was wrapping up. It was a very rewarding
experience. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Last
year when the AMA provided the possibility for members to join a newly formed Mentorship
Program, I was delighted but still somewhat anxious in joining. Even now with
more years of experience under my belt, I find it hard not to still feel like a
novice, so of course there were the general worries of feeling inadequate in
comparison, coupled with the fact that this was a trial run for the program. I
honestly didn’t know what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised to find out
that I had been paired with Gail, someone I’ve known to always be very open
about nurturing the growth of other professionals, and to also be co-Mentee
with Caitlind, another burgeoning professional. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">I
have found being enrolled in this program to be a benefit. Whether this is
because of the open dialogue that we created or the fact that it has made me
face personal and professional concerns regarding the heritage field, I am
unsure. It is more than likely a mixture of both. From the start, we developed
a very structured plan, one that went month by month with an overarching topic
to discuss and which would have us Mentees working both independently and
collaboratively to focus on areas we wished to develop. From October to
February, we covered issues that many emerging professionals will likely face,
such as grant writing, storage planning, mount-making, community engagement
strategies, and conservation techniques. </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Then
of course, COVID-19 happened. Working through a mentorship program during a
pandemic is a unique experience because in many ways the lack of physical
interaction made it difficult and we had to adapt. However, it did bring to
light new concerns about what the future of the heritage field will be like.
Bless Gail, she didn’t hesitate to turn this pandemic into a learning
opportunity, encouraging us to seek out what other institutions were doing to
keep reaching their audiences, and encouraging us to develop our own packets of
programming and exhibit ideas for future use. </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Ultimately,
I gained so many insights about how to grow in this field, a key one being that
in the end I’m not alone. Many other professionals, especially emerging
professionals, have the same concerns or face similar challenges. By working
together and talking about such issues, we are dealing with them and maybe
helping each other out. At the same time, this mentorship created a safe space
to talk to someone who has seen so much change throughout their career and who
at some point faced similar issues and overcame them, and that has helped to
quell my unease and uncertainty in what will hopefully be my lifelong
career.</span></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Caitlind Porter</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">While
at the University of Calgary during my undergraduate degree, I decided against
academia as a career and focussed instead on opportunities in the museum and
heritage world. Perhaps there was some naïveté about the path a career in the
museum world would lead me down, one that has been worthwhile but winding thus
far. </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">When
I decided to apply for the AMA Mentorship Program, my goal was to figure out
how to take the next steps in my career and find full-time employment after
completing school. I completed a Graduate Diploma in Cultural Resource
Management from the University of Victoria and a Professional Specialization
Certificate in Collections Management in August 2020. Admittedly, I had a bit
of anxiety before officially meeting Gail as she is well-renowned in the
Alberta museum community. Once there, her welcoming nature and desire to share
the knowledge and skills she has accumulated through her career assuaged this
anxiety. Aside from sharing resources and expertise, she has a strong
motivation to ensure that the upcoming generation of museum staff is prepared
to accept the opportunities and challenges that will open up as established
individuals in the field retire in the future. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">In
November 2019, we discussed how the museum world has changed, the importance of
collaboration and community engagement, and the most important skills museum
employees should have to succeed in their jobs. Little did we know the
relevance of those topics and how much impact COVID-19 would have on
individuals and various institutions of all sizes globally. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">For
our mentorship, we switched to monthly Zoom meetings. As we examined how
museums remained relevant in a world that physically shut down and gradually
re-opened, we also discussed the increased importance of access to technology.
In a changing world, words such as perseverance, flexibility, and innovation
emerged as traits that, in addition to other factors, could make or break the
continued survival of museums, archives, and other arts institutions and the
individuals who work there. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">COVID-19
has illuminated and exacerbated existing societal inequalities, which may
indicate that some things post-COVID-19 can change for the better. As museums
seek to remain relevant, museum staff must be ready for the accompanying
challenges to meet evolving societal needs. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Through
the AMA Mentorship Program, we did accomplish our mentorship goals, perhaps in
different ways than expected. We are optimistic that people have realized how
vital arts, culture, and museums are to our overall health and mental
well-being. Under Gail's tutelage, through her willingness to share her
knowledge and insights, I am open to the opportunities and challenges that the
future holds and feel a bit more prepared to do so. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span><br /></div>
Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-18606093067057165622020-10-28T08:00:00.003-07:002020-10-29T09:19:19.073-07:00AMA Celebrates Herman Yellow Old Woman, Recipient of the 2020 Lieutenant Governor's Award<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Congratulations to Herman Yellow Old Woman, recipient of the 2020 Lieutenant Governor’s Award! This Award recognizes Herman’s instrumental role in championing the rights of Indigenous communities to represent themselves and to have a voice in creating and shaping museum spaces. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jkkp5RwF0DU/X5mY5zL2l_I/AAAAAAAAA6Q/Ks6xU_cu9_gmVrbgUJmNOMfX9P_XB3JgQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/LG%2BCeremony%2B%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="969" data-original-width="2048" height="302" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jkkp5RwF0DU/X5mY5zL2l_I/AAAAAAAAA6Q/Ks6xU_cu9_gmVrbgUJmNOMfX9P_XB3JgQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h302/LG%2BCeremony%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Herman Yellow Old Woman is presented with the 2020 Lieutenant Governor's Award. </span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">In selecting Herman for this Award, the AMA Board of Directors recognizes his spirit of giving and important role in establishing best practices for the Alberta museum community. Herman’s achievements at a provincial, national, and international level have made an exceptional impact and contribution to Alberta’s museum community.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ow9udFy26Ks/X5mZhbKS7YI/AAAAAAAAA6c/-QEbwOBTcIY5PcDZJQ9KUzkRPDe8shLfACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/LG%2BCeremony%2B%25284%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="971" data-original-width="2048" height="304" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ow9udFy26Ks/X5mZhbKS7YI/AAAAAAAAA6c/-QEbwOBTcIY5PcDZJQ9KUzkRPDe8shLfACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h304/LG%2BCeremony%2B%25284%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="Default"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Among these achievements, Herman was a key member of the committee behind <a href="https://www.glenbow.org/exhibitions/niitsitapiisini-our-way-of-life/" target="_blank">Glenbow’s Nitsitapiisinni Gallery</a>, created to reflect the Blackfoot worldview. The Gallery has been internationally recognized as one of the first exhibits told from an Indigenous perspective and is the epitome of the reconciliation and healing museums are now striving for.</span></p><p class="Default"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One of Herman’s most impactful contributions to the museum sector has been his fight for the repatriation of Chief Crowfoot’s regalia from The Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter, UK, an effort that began over a decade ago. Alongside his colleagues at Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park, Herman worked tirelessly to educate both the public and Exeter City Council about the importance of Blackfoot Cultural Patrimony, and encouraged them to see clothing not as objects or artifacts but as living beings – ancestors who, upon their return to their people, have the ability to help heal the harms done by the colonial legacy of museums. This year, the hard work paid off when <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/chief-crowfoot-s-regalia-to-return-home-to-alberta-1.2654211" target="_blank">Exeter agreed</a> that Crowfoot should be returned to the Siksika Nation. Said Mr. Yellow Old Woman: “I feel like we're bringing his spirit home.”</span></p><p class="Default"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Herman was instrumental in the development of the First Nations Sacred Ceremonial Objects Repatriation Act (FNSCORA), and the repatriation of over 260 sacred and ceremonial objects from Glenbow’s collections and many more from other museum collections. He has cared for museum collections worldwide by conducting ceremony, visiting and caring for sacred bundles and the ancestors residing in museums in Canada and internationally.</span></p><p class="Default"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Herman has left an indelible mark on Alberta’s museum sector. His contributions are a gift to future generations, not only for the Blackfoot, but for museum professionals navigating the changing role of museums in society and the necessary work of reconciliation. </span></p><p class="Default"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Congratulations, Herman!</span></p><p></p>Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-30263999235115857722020-10-21T08:00:00.003-07:002020-11-09T14:35:41.455-08:00AMA Celebrates Lougheed House, Recipient of the 2020 Robert R. Janes Award<div class="separator"></div><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="299" data-original-width="1788" height="108" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kfgQnzHLviM/X49PfLnPeEI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/PV45QgGOUy0mUHjBKGrgZ3VmNp5e_B59gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h108/Janes%2BAward%2BBanner.png" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yQNdkW9LqSs/X49P51TZrbI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/CRGzxIcGcyciX8asThEfm8nbj2QBs4TJQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Lougheed%2BHouse.jpg" width="320" /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Congratulations
to Lougheed House, the 2020 recipient of the Robert R. Janes Award for Social
Responsibility! This Award recognizes Lougheed House’s commitment to creating
exciting and unique visitor experiences that tell the lesser-known stories of
Calgary and to integrating social responsibility into all aspects of its museum
practice.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">The team at Lougheed House has gone beyond the traditional historic house museum to embrace, challenge, and educate the communities around it and evolve alongside them. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif"><br />“At
Lougheed House we believe that our story is best told together.”</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #14171a; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.4px;">Watch Lougheed House's acceptance video below:</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #14171a; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.4px;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="364" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FcmKSwgZs8A" width="481" youtube-src-id="FcmKSwgZs8A"></iframe></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #14171a; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Through its many ongoing partnerships with Indigenous, racialized, queer, and feminist groups, Lougheed House is telling the lesser-known histories of the many and varied communities it serves. Its responsiveness to the feedback gathered from these diverse communities firmly positions it as a leader in the museum field. </span></span><br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1726" height="310" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0yeKA7Z8ISk/X49ScL_cymI/AAAAAAAAA54/24rdV_CA-x4t7bq9-j81jzNwONZiQgs5gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h310/Lougheed%2BHouse%2B%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Métis veteran Sergeant Major George Pambrun, Retired, at the raising of the Métis flag at the <i>Lougheed House Garden Festival</i> in July 2019.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="color: #14171a; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.4px;"><br />Lougheed House created a Community Engagement Framework and a Re-Imagined Exhibition Development Plan that is embedded with community feedback. Standing out as a model for other institutions, this framework guides Lougheed House’s work with the community and enables it to transform its exhibit spaces to reflect the more diverse history of Calgary. </span></p><div><span style="color: #14171a; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #14171a; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.4px;">Exhibits and events, such as </span><i style="color: #14171a; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.4px;">Exploring Métis Identity: Past and Present </i><span style="color: #14171a; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.4px;">and </span><i style="color: #14171a; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.4px;">Roar: Exploring Queer History and Gender Identity</i><span style="color: #14171a; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.4px;">, are shining examples of Lougheed House’s re-imagining and historic illumination.</span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C-_Zx5b691k/X49SX_Mv4NI/AAAAAAAAA50/073tHqINXE4XvwE3Np5FInITDaXkj385wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Lougheed%2BHouse%2B%25284_%2529png.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="2048" height="388" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C-_Zx5b691k/X49SX_Mv4NI/AAAAAAAAA50/073tHqINXE4XvwE3Np5FInITDaXkj385wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h388/Lougheed%2BHouse%2B%25284_%2529png.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #14171a; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Costumed attendees pose for the photo booth during <i>Outliers: Queer History in Calgary </i>in May 2019.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="color: #14171a; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.4px;"><br />In focussing on the evolution of the House and telling these stories together, Lougheed House is building a thriving and sustainable organization that exemplifies the active role museums can take alongside their partners in shaping the narrative of a dynamic Alberta. </span></p><p><span style="color: #14171a; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #14171a; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Congratulations, Lougheed House!</span></span></p></div><p></p>Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-85193919673740306222020-10-15T08:00:00.004-07:002020-11-09T14:35:50.942-08:00AMA Celebrates Recipients of the 2020 Leadership Awards <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AeNu04zT16I/X4hdbfKSy4I/AAAAAAAAA38/LCG-C_dExAgGxpVRUmMEHXsyR3sL9YuHACLcBGAsYHQ/s2450/Leadership%2BAwards%2BBanner_Header.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="2450" height="166" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AeNu04zT16I/X4hdbfKSy4I/AAAAAAAAA38/LCG-C_dExAgGxpVRUmMEHXsyR3sL9YuHACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h166/Leadership%2BAwards%2BBanner_Header.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Leadership Award for Engagement<br /></h2><h3 style="text-align: left;">Harpreet Dhanjal</h3><p style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nYjCHkBrRRQ/X4hfCRYznBI/AAAAAAAAA4I/8eoSnbl9_J0mYesuvTcg8DK5YjTPC-ngQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1300/Harpreet%2BDhanjal.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="773" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nYjCHkBrRRQ/X4hfCRYznBI/AAAAAAAAA4I/8eoSnbl9_J0mYesuvTcg8DK5YjTPC-ngQCLcBGAsYHQ/w119-h200/Harpreet%2BDhanjal.jpg" width="119" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a;">Congratulations
to Harpreet Dhanjal, the recipient of the AMA’s 2020 Leadership Award for
Engagement! </span>This Award recognizes Harpreet's commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in her role
as Public Programmer at Calgary’s TELUS Spark. </span><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Harpreet is passionate about making the cultural
sector more welcoming and inclusive. “It’s because I never saw myself here,”
she says, “that community engagement and equity work is such an important part
of my practice.” </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Watch Harpreet's acceptance video below:</i> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; font-size: 14.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; font-size: 14.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; font-size: 14.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="348" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V4iNiGKrFx0" width="481" youtube-src-id="V4iNiGKrFx0"></iframe></span></span></div><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; font-size: 14.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></span><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; font-size: 14.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3bKo2cXJYc/X4hgihPDhzI/AAAAAAAAA4U/qIHUZYvh6_EhzTrbdpMDcUv0Y3i1PGw7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s680/Harpreet%2BDhanjal_Supporting%2BImage%2B1.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="680" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3bKo2cXJYc/X4hgihPDhzI/AAAAAAAAA4U/qIHUZYvh6_EhzTrbdpMDcUv0Y3i1PGw7wCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h180/Harpreet%2BDhanjal_Supporting%2BImage%2B1.jpeg" width="320" /></span><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Never one to
ignore or let slip an opportunity to advocate for those who are
underrepresented, Harpreet is exceptional in her ability to engage diverse
community members with culture. She carefully designs visitor experiences that
are relevant, narrative driven, modern, and occasionally provocative, such as
the Adults Only Night program titled <i>He, Her, They, Everyone, and You (A.K.A.
Beyond the Binary)</i>, a program that celebrated gender diversity while educating
visitors on the intersection of sexuality, gender, identity, science, history,
and art.</span></span><br /></p><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><p class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wMeiBWbPISI/X4hg2CrajpI/AAAAAAAAA4c/Tz5QN4iap8suvgLZkBdW5cFclFwnlAvoACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Harpreet%2BDhanjal_Supporting%2BImage%2B3.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wMeiBWbPISI/X4hg2CrajpI/AAAAAAAAA4c/Tz5QN4iap8suvgLZkBdW5cFclFwnlAvoACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Harpreet%2BDhanjal_Supporting%2BImage%2B3.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wMeiBWbPISI/X4hg2CrajpI/AAAAAAAAA4c/Tz5QN4iap8suvgLZkBdW5cFclFwnlAvoACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Harpreet%2BDhanjal_Supporting%2BImage%2B3.jpeg" /></a></p><p></p></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When developing
programming, Harpreet involves experts who represent a range of identities and
perspectives. Fearless in engaging new community partners, Harpreet has created
programs that bring together research academics, drag performers, and rocket
scientists. She has positioned TELUS Spark as a trusted ally and sought the
expertise and collaboration of LGBTQ2S+ community partners. </span></span><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">
</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Passionate about
making the cultural sector more welcoming and inclusive, Harpreet always
prioritizes equity, diversity, and community engagement in her work. Harpreet
crafts meaningful visitor experiences that provoke curiosity, reflection,
discussion, and interaction, creating brave spaces for anyone and everyone to learn,
play, and engage.</span><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; font-size: 14.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; font-size: 14.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; font-size: 14.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; font-size: 14.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; font-size: 14.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><p class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5mm4vCc7F4U/X4hhJ-5Ze1I/AAAAAAAAA4k/CC3ZoPPw120Wr5koru-Ze4JLnQx6xddUACLcBGAsYHQ/s664/Harpreet%2BDhanjal_Supporting%2BImage%2B2.b.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="664" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5mm4vCc7F4U/X4hhJ-5Ze1I/AAAAAAAAA4k/CC3ZoPPw120Wr5koru-Ze4JLnQx6xddUACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/Harpreet%2BDhanjal_Supporting%2BImage%2B2.b.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">
</p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A dedicated advocate and ally for underrepresented communities, and a champion for diversity and inclusion across the museum sector, Harpreet
exemplifies the leading role museums have as agents of social
responsibility.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Congratulations, Harpreet!</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></span></p></span><h2 style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Leadership Award for Education<br /></h2><h3 style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 18.73px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">TELUS World of Science - Edmonton</h3><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #14171a; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Congratulations to TELUS World of Science – Edmonton (TWOSE), the recipient of the AMA’s 2020 Leadership Award for Education! This Award recognizes TWOSE’s work in creating safe and supportive spaces for science learning for girls and women.</span></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #14171a; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wL4-tfB7Z3c/X4inSlSqZPI/AAAAAAAAA4w/JoLcNTcfhXkhM689zwuuOtupmW2vImSSgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2519/TWOSE%2BBuilding%2Bwith%2BLogo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="2519" height="221" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wL4-tfB7Z3c/X4inSlSqZPI/AAAAAAAAA4w/JoLcNTcfhXkhM689zwuuOtupmW2vImSSgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h221/TWOSE%2BBuilding%2Bwith%2BLogo.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span><div><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">An all-female team worked across departments to tailor programming at TWOSE to individuals that identify as women in order to address gender gaps and improve accessibility in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) learning. The team set out to create a climate of support and change for women at all stages of their science careers.</span></span></span></div><div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #14171a; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><i>Watch TELUS World of Science's acceptance video below:</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #14171a; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vH1YUfXMjI4" width="481" youtube-src-id="vH1YUfXMjI4"></iframe></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">The five distinct programs making up <i>Women and Girls in STEM</i> focus on addressing the issues that prevent women and girls from pursuing careers in science. Presenting material in an environment that is supportive of girls and women, the programs aim to increase confidence to pursue STEM careers, decrease gender stereotyping by providing a positive space for girls to interact with professional female role models in STEM fields, and improve positive peer influence by creating safe spaces to explore STEM topics and to learn new skills in the TELUS World of Science – Edmonton makerspace.</span></span></span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DIqWzwNeRKQ/X4iodic0fGI/AAAAAAAAA48/y_1vuBS8k2ssKi-A9OrUtIV-IClrIv16ACLcBGAsYHQ/s960/TWOSE_Supporting%2BImage%2B1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DIqWzwNeRKQ/X4iodic0fGI/AAAAAAAAA48/y_1vuBS8k2ssKi-A9OrUtIV-IClrIv16ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/TWOSE_Supporting%2BImage%2B1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Designed to support girls aged ten to adults, the Women and Girls in STEM programs promote ongoing learning at critical ages where women and girls tend to lose interest in STEM. Not only do the programs provide an opportunity for girls to interact with like-minded peers, they also foster a support network of confident female STEM researchers.</span></span></span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VOVCZmdbEas/X4iojunBqbI/AAAAAAAAA5A/nGU7vUEY3iox0Faw3eyfw8fOf8gge0X1wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/TWOSE_Supporting%2BImage%2B2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VOVCZmdbEas/X4iojunBqbI/AAAAAAAAA5A/nGU7vUEY3iox0Faw3eyfw8fOf8gge0X1wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/TWOSE_Supporting%2BImage%2B2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span></span><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">These educational programs are engaging future and current female researchers’ hearts and minds in science. In empowering women and girls, TWOSE is a role model to their peers and colleagues of the importance of museums as agents of social change.</span></span></span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Congratulations, <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #14171a; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">TELUS World of Science <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #14171a; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">–</span> Edmonton</span>!<br /></span></span></span></div><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #14171a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div></span></span></span><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #14171a; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><i></i><br /></p><p></p>Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-71942262536376009812020-09-15T08:00:00.002-07:002020-11-17T12:41:38.008-08:00Chartering New Territory Using the Theory of Flight
<p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For over two decades,
the Alberta Aviation Museum (AAM)’s most popular program has been <i>Theory of Flight</i>
(TOF). It’s the museum’s longest running and only formal education program
based on the Alberta Grade 6 curriculum. It was originally developed and continues
to be largely facilitated by volunteers. The program has grown so much in
popularity that most years it has been booked solid. Its success is evident by
the number of visiting youth and young adults who remember and mention their
TOF field trip. </span></p><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Despite the program’s
continuing success, a major update was long overdue. While there were attempts
to update TOF, including the addition of flight simulators two years ago, mixed
reviews for the simulators made it clear that we couldn’t continue to make only
minor updates to TOF. We needed to completely rethink our education program.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were several
factors that made the existing TOF program unsustainable, as it did not meet all
teachers’ needs and was difficult to facilitate. The existing program was too densely
packed with content that was specific to only a few units of one grade level.
It was also too long, and lecture-based. </span></p>
<div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our goals for the redevelopment were to make the program:</span></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Interactive;</span></div></li><li><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Flexible to better meet the needs of individual classes;</span></div></li><li><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">More diverse in curriculum content; and </span></div></li><li><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Structured to expand for more grades.</span></div></li></ul><div><br /></div>
<p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">TOF’S redevelopment
was not in the plans for this year, as we focussed our efforts on working to
create a new strategy to expand programming towards children and family
audiences. This strategy is part of the <i>Blueprint for Sustainability
Business Plan 2019 – 2021</i>, and its focus on child-led, inquiry-based learning
influenced our changes to TOF when we were hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.<br /><br /></span><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "quot"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="439" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cv5U451ZKjU/X2ADeD1SZnI/AAAAAAAAA3g/trUu5b1s8lMnSQ4z4eWBe1W38kiWAH4xACLcBGAsYHQ/w781-h439/Education%2B4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="781" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="&quot" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">The AAM's volunteer video production team. Larry Grosfield,
Assistant Tech (Left) and Steve Finkelman, Director (Right). <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">All images </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">courtesy of the Alberta Aviation Museum.</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />A provincial state of
emergency and four-month temporary closure had shifted our priorities. With our
programming on hold, upon reopening, the most immediate need was to support
teachers in the return to school in Fall 2020. This presented an unexpected
opportunity to get started on a project to completely update TOF in a new
virtual / remote alternative format. </span></p><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As field trips to the
museum will not be an option this school year, creativity was needed in how we
presented the material. Despite a condensed, four-month development timeline,
we also did not want to create a temporary solution. We needed to ensure that the
program fit with the long-term strategy that was being put in place museum-wide
prior to the pandemic. </span></p><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As a result, we
decided on a two-part program that includes an activity kit that will be sent
to schools, followed by a scheduled digital Q&A session. The kits are
divided into several activities with associated objects or archival material
from our collection. These activities are designed to take place over the
course of one or two weeks. The live session that follows includes pre-recorded
video tours of some of the museum’s aircraft and a Q&A session with the
museum’s volunteer instructors. This will allow students to interact virtually
with an aviation expert and to see some historic aircraft up close.<br /><br /></span></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v6CyBYh3SIA/X2AAc056RII/AAAAAAAAA3I/z9Uo5OxOQ_QOjekuk02YxHhu9pMgExK3QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Education%2B1.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /> </td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lead Interpreter Jean Middleton headlines <br />the video-taping session for the <br /><i>Theory of Flight Program</i>. </span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kNgVY9SSauU/X2AAc5RDDjI/AAAAAAAAA3E/vbtrdMJsbz0fThmKXygRFSRY9hMPe-PSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Education%2B2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">ACTION! Visitor Services Interpreter <br />Payton Collar calling the
shots in <br />filming <i>Theory of Flight </i>video sessions.<i></i><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><i></i><br /></div>
<p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The progress of our Children
and Family Learning Strategy greatly influenced our approach to designing a new
TOF program that can adapt to accommodate diverse learning needs in school
classrooms, and it has helped to navigate the uncertainty of this school year. </span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; float: left; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="500" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gCnjq_93uX8/X2ACjJWqgjI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/gFxXXXJG57U9Zqfnkt_-T1BnqeHBCen0gCLcBGAsYHQ/w281-h500/Education%2B3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="281" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">
<p><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">Jean
Middleton admires the AAM's<br />“Yukon Queen,” one of three <br />remaining Barkley-Grow
T8P-1s <br />in the world.</span></span></p>
</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="line-height: normal;">Whether classes will be in-person, online, or a combination of both, the
two-part program will allow for flexibility in any school district. If
necessary, the kits can be easily adapted to create a completely digital
experience, combining at-home activities and live digital sessions.</p></span>
<p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These activity kits
will also prove useful in future years as an alternative for schools that are
unable to visit the museum for a field trip. The activities from the kits, as
well as the video content from the live sessions, will also serve as a starting
point in the expanded creation of new field trips. </span></p><p style="line-height: normal;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;">From choosing kit
materials based on sanitation protocols to reducing high-touch surface contact
for object handling activities, developing a program right now has presented
some new challenges. More typical hurdles, such as gathering audience feedback,
have become more difficult than usual. Fortunately, we were able to get
feedback via a survey sent to teachers who have visited in previous years. </span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hurdles aside,
changing the format of TOF from a field trip to a remote and virtual program has
allowed us to revitalize and expand how we present programming. It has forced
us to move away from doing repetitive yearly programming. As an aviation
museum, our aircraft are the core of our collections and traditionally serve as
the backbone of most of our programming. Yet, we are unable to send them to
schools. As such, we were inspired to explore our archival photo collections
and other primary resources to create activity kits that expand the topics
covered in TOF. </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The creativity we
have used in developing remote and virtual learning has given us opportunities
to allow greater accessibility and expansion of our education program to reach
even more students throughout Edmonton and beyond!</span><br /></p><p style="line-height: normal;"><br /></p>
Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-12484514022905287492020-09-14T07:30:00.008-07:002020-10-16T15:19:39.656-07:00Opening the Petals of the Museum without Boundaries<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oHAytOv3buE/X198T9lPQQI/AAAAAAAAA2o/lqs2xfJkjeIvc-v84F7gwKrzgX6CCtxxACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Andy%2BLowe%2BHeadshot.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oHAytOv3buE/X198T9lPQQI/AAAAAAAAA2o/lqs2xfJkjeIvc-v84F7gwKrzgX6CCtxxACLcBGAsYHQ/w240-h320/Andy%2BLowe%2BHeadshot.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Ahead of Conference 2020, Keynote Speaker Andy Lowe sat down virtually with Meaghan Patterson, Executive Director / CEO of the AMA, for a conversation about ‘Museums without Boundaries’ and the big ideas transforming and guiding the work around cultural sustainability at Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science and Heritage in Aotearoa (New Zealand). </em><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The interview below has been adapted from their conversation. You can watch the video interview </em><a href="https://youtu.be/BxAd3_GmFPw" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #cf4529; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank"><em>here</em></a><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">. Read more about Andy’s Keynote Presentation </em><a href="https://museums.ab.ca/media/121670/conference_program_2020.pdf#page=22" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #cf4529; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank"><em>here</em></a><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">.<br /></em><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Kia ora, Andy, and thank you so much for joining us here today. I know that the pandemic situation has been evolving lately in New Zealand, and we appreciate that you’ve taken the time out of your day to have this conversation with us.</strong><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">What I’d really like to talk about first is your work and your leadership at Te Manawa, and how you have truly embraced transformation at the museum, which I think has strengthened both your institution as well as the community in which you reside. Are you able to give us a bit of an overview of your concept of museum without boundaries, or beyond boundaries, and how that drives the work of your team?</strong><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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Kia ora. Well, it’s about inviting the community in and breaking down the museum wall, and really thinking about who feels comfortable here and asking if people want to be part of things. Museum without boundaries is about partnering with communities, thought leaders, change makers, and supporters to inspire and broker deeper connections between them and our world’s tangible and intangible treasures so that they, and we, can deliver and create relevant, engaging programs and experiences with, by, and for our communities.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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It’s a long way of saying that it’s about opening up space for people to represent themselves the way they want to be represented and to be useful.</span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"></span></span><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">In terms of partnering with community members and bringing them into that space, how has that journey progressed for you and for the institution over the years?</strong><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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Well, it is still evolving: we take a couple of steps forward and then we drop back. We started with thinking about who is not yet part of what we are doing, who is not yet at the table. It’s a journey and it’s really exciting, and while we try to plan well in advance, for some things, we don’t know what’s going to happen day to day.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
We developed a strategy with a mission, vision, and values a few years ago to embed the vision and to give it a foundation that we could all work from, that the community and our staff could really buy into. Since then it’s been a matter of working through all of those pieces in different ways with our communities so that they can pick little bits of it up and take them into different realms where they can take over the space and use it in ways that will be useful to them.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
So, it hasn’t been a very straightforward or very linear journey at all, and we’re constantly learning. It is like a flower: the petals close up at night again and we open them up and keep opening them up, so that people can constantly feel like they’re being invited in and involved with what we do and included in some part of the thinking for the future.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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If you come from a place such as the one I come from, where you have felt possibly outside of the usual or expected, or respected, paradigm or don’t fit into what’s ‘normal’ in whatever way, then it’s a different place to view it all from.</span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Absolutely. And as you say, you never know what’s going to happen day to day. Museums are undergoing a period of massive transition right now and often struggle in how to approach that. How do you help both the staff at your site as well as community members with managing that change and that fluidity, and responding to the needs of the community?</strong><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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We’re working in multiple paradigms, and as you know, we’re talking about a colonial environment – these Victorian museum environments – that are often hugely hierarchical, bureaucratic, process- and administration-based, and have a certain way of working that doesn’t necessarily work for communities. We need to be able to accommodate a lot more fluidity and be more responsive to what’s going on outside in the world. Communities need space be heard.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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I’m quite speedy, and I kind of go, “Oh! We can do this!” and someone in the community comes up to us and goes, “Oh! Let’s try this in the museum!” And what’s happened sometimes is that we – or I – haven’t spent enough time workshopping or discussing these things within the team, or asking what does self-representation look like, for instance, to me personally as a staff member, so that I can then add in my valuable life experience and contribution.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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As an example, Dr. Cat Pause, a Professor of Fat Studies from Massey University, a tertiary institution in the Manawatū, was running a conference on the effects that fat stigma has on people, and we wanted to get this amazing conversation into the community here. One of our program developers – we call them program developers not curators – was in contact with Dr. Pause, and suddenly we had this exhibition happening by the incredible Substantia Jones, a photographer based in New York who runs the Adipositivity Project, which challenges societal perceptions about being fat.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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One of the things that I didn’t do was really have those conversations with our staff in ways that they could input into it and see the benefit of it. And when one of the schools was coming through, a staff member covered up some of the photos in the exhibition so that the school group wouldn’t see it.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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I think if we had taken more time to work through the ‘why’ of doing this exhibition with the team, there would have been more buy-in. That’s just an example, but I think it’s about really spending time and teasing out these things. I don’t know about Alberta, but here some of the environments are still pretty conservative in our cultural institutions and museums.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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It’s really important to get these quite contemporary ways of looking at the world in there, to have these deeper conversations that contribute to social change. And sometimes we just don’t have time because we’re running from project to project, but it’s something that I’m constantly learning about, trying to involve people more, because it’s all very well involving the community, but if we don’t have the staff on board who are crucial to all of this happening, then it’s really hard going and ultimately unsustainable.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /></span><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">That naturally leads into my next question: Te Manawa was participating in the OF/BY/FOR/ALL program, Nina Simon’s new project. That program has a focus on inclusion and accessibility, and many arts organizations across Canada are also keen or already participating in that sort of work. </strong><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">How has that program influenced the work that you were already doing at the institution, and how do you ensure that these sorts of principles are not only project-based but embedded across the institution and integrated into everybody’s work?</strong><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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I love Nina, I’ve been following her for years, and we made an application to join the </span><a href="https://www.ofbyforall.org/" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #cf4529; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank"><em>OF/BY/FOR/ALL</em></a><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> mentorship program nearly three years ago now. And it turned out that we were the only organization in New Zealand and one of only two in the Southern Hemisphere to be accepted into the first wave of </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">OF/BY/FOR/ALL,</em><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> and we were really excited. The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History even paid for two of our staff to fly to California to take part in the retreat.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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And they said to us during the application process that they were quite surprised about the numbers of communities working with us and associated with us and doing innovative things. And we were just opening this space up: they were driving their own things, and we were helping a bit.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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We realized that actually we have these lists of communities that we’re working with, and there’s so much work involved with that. And after that – which may not be the answer you’re hoping for – we realized that we were doing so much, and reacting too fast, and our team were exhausted. And we needed to pull back a bit, because while many of the communities were happy with what we were doing, the staff were getting burnt out and asked for some time to process why we were doing certain projects.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
So, we went a bit backwards actually after joining </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">OF/BY/FOR/ALL</em><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">. We’re getting back into it now, and I think our big challenge is to integrate new thinking and work with communities in a systematic way. I think I was raging against the machine, process not being my favourite space anyway. So now it’s about getting the processes sorted and sticking to them so work is more stable. That way we can embed the vision and the </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">OF/BY/FOR/ALL</em><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> thinking – which is the total basis of our concept anyway – in a way that’s going to make the staff feel good.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
I feel like we’re just getting into that now, building a bit more trust and trying to get the staff involved in the decisions we make rather than the imposition of, “Let’s just do everything with community,” that I think they felt was really hard going and on top of their usual work. What to prioritize?</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
And they’re amazing, a lot of them have such huge community interest and so many varied connections, so it’s just a matter of trying to involve people in the ways that work for them and that’s a big piece of learning for me.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /></span><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">I know so many people who work in our sector are so keen to take on new projects, or new ways of working with community, or new ideas. We want to help and to do more, but then you do have to be cognizant of where you reach your limit and where you need to pull back and reevaluate and then move forward again when you’re ready. </strong><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">To shift topics, you told us at the AMA about working with Indigenous communities and how they are running their work in the ways that they best see fit within the museum. And you mentioned the concept of ‘absolute sovereignty’ and how that helps the museum become a really trusted and inclusive anchor in the community. Are you able to talk to us a little bit about what that looks like?</strong><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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It’s supporting the Māori concept of </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">tino rangatiratanga</em><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">, which talks about ‘absolute sovereignty,’ meaning in a museum space that the people will represent themselves in ways that they want to be represented. And that has always been tricky, as we know, for museum spaces to actually make that happen, and it’s a work in progress.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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I know at Te Papa, the team are hugely invested in the bicultural model so that Māori are totally represented and representing at all levels. I was always hoping that there could be at least 50 percent Māori staff there, and that would go across all levels of the organization. And I think those are things that we constantly think about in museum spaces, here anyway, and how to do that.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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The struggle with particularly Māori working in these types of existing organizations is that they are, as we know, colonial, often racist environments that are oppressive and controlling where their </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">taonga</em><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">, their treasures, were stolen and taken to. And these are places that are still holding these items, so how to move ahead in that area is a really tricky space.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
For me, it’s simple, but it doesn’t seem to be that simple for a lot of people, including process and bureaucracy, the idea of handing over or at least opening up the space for </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">tangata whenua</em><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> to run it in ways they want to run it. The people can do it themselves, and we need to share our resources to make that happen.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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When museums create exhibitions or events, there’s a certain template often: this is the way the museum does things, these are the ways we want the exhibition to look. And I think with communities doing things in their own ways, there’s going to be tension between museum staff’s expectations of what that thing will look like and what that community will present. We have to be constantly opening the petals about that idea too because these things are open to hugely different ways of interpreting, to people’s own ways of doing things.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
Having these open spaces to do that is constantly challenging museum people – serial museum workers – to recognize that it can be different, we can do </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">this</em><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">, it can look like </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">this</em><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">. So that’s kind of exciting, and I think that’s a shift in thinking.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
It is about trying to include people. If for instance the </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">tangata whenua</em><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> have their own space, then we are not absolving ourselves as </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">tangata tiriti</em><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> from learning, from making sure we’re aware of the Treaty of Waitangi that we have here in New Zealand, from issues around learning Te Reo Māori (Māori language).</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
Being honest partners, opening up the space, and handing over the space doesn’t mean that we absolve all responsibility for the fact that Pākehā (pale skinned New Zealanders primarily of European descent) stole this land, colonized this country, and caused huge and terrible grievances for the </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">tangata whenua</em><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> (the original inhabitants) of this land. So we have to take responsibility for that, and museums are in a good place to try and make changes.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /></span><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">You use flowers and petals and openings as analogies, and I think that’s a really great way to talk about the growth in the process. There are so many institutions in Alberta and Canada who are also actively pursuing that kind of work within their own sites in their own communities. As many Alberta museums are also either beginning that journey or well within that, are there any ‘lessons learned’ that you might be able to impart?</strong><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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Well firstly, I don’t think we have built deep enough connections. I think I’m not hard enough on some of our Pākehā colonial processes. I should have said, “Right, we’re opening this space up, we want to use this space this way, and we need to have 50 percent Māori staff.” I didn’t realize that there was – or still is – so much resistance in the wider community for some of these things I thought were just a given.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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We’ve been talking about this for a few years now, and I didn’t realize that there were processes that I should have put in place to ensure that everybody understood that, that Pākehā understood that that actually meant something. It’s clarifying and working with the people who are in power to make sure that they totally get it, that’s where it’s got to be quite detailed so that that’s absolutely concrete.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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The question is always, what do the Iwi want, what will the tribes want, in these spaces? Do they want to have their own space? Do they want to be part of it, or not? Do they want to have more of their own peoples in the current museum system, or do they want to have a separate system, or do they want to change the current museum system? It’s about questions, and we need to get better at the questions, because there’s a fear about not knowing things, isn’t there?</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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Te Manawa has a uniqueness as a home for heritage, science and technology, art, and </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">tangata whenua</em><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">. It is not just a narrowly cultural place. And, as a Council Controlled Organisation, we have strong support yet substantial independence from the major sponsor, Palmerston North City Council.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
I wanted to also mention the traditional community that visits museums, art galleries, and so on. No museum can afford to alienate this core community. So there are the tensions between traditional practice and innovation, outreach to a wider range of communities and to those who don’t feel they really belong to any community. And also tension between online presence (and mantras that this is “the bold new future,” but enforced by COVID-19) and the desire for people to meet face-to-face.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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I also need to mention the approximately 75% of the city that does not engage with any community activities, let alone museums, and the challenges of reaching them for building community and community resilience. In terms of the ‘museum without boundaries,’ we take a ‘mini Te Manawa’ to retirement villages and rest homes for people who can no longer easily get to us. That’s harder during COVID-19 as we can’t get there so easily, but online versions of this can happen that can be quite fun, too. </span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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It is really about inclusion, having people in the conversations, and really opening up the space for them to take over if they want to. And then, too, how to do that while working within a paradigm that is still colonial, Victorian. It’s about asking questions, being concrete, making sure the processes are nailed down, and then you can build trust from there.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /></span><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Just to bring us back to where we started in our conversation, and recognizing that we are in the middle of a global pandemic and you and I are on opposite sides of the world, we find the museum sector taking a moment to reflect on who they are and who we need to be. What has the last six months brought to the forefront for you or for your institution as something to look critically at, or think differently about, moving forward?</strong><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
My mind always goes towards imaginative possibilities and how to really bust open the idea of a museum and start again. I keep coming back to the 'communities' ideas, on how they want to make museums useful, for them, their community, for the things they need right now. And that might be human connection, human touch, visibility, social or political action, whatever people are wanting. The UN has been talking about connection being a big thing, and loneliness. They’ve got a ministry of loneliness in England now, that’s incredible.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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Some of these spaces are big, some of them are not – ours isn’t particularly big – but the idea that people can still get social distancing and connect with people as they are working on social change, human rights issues, environmental concerns, racism, sexism, gender issues, Indigenous rights, all those things where communities voices often are not, or in spaces that are not so public.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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This is our opportunity to use the museum without boundaries concept because it’s all about how people can connect with each other and become more visible. Different sorts of people celebrating that difference and rubbing up against each other in these spaces is such an opportunity. The physical connection is huge, but online you can still do these amazing things where people are feeling listened to and heard and not so invisible.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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We run a program called </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Noa</em><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">. </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Tapu</em><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> is a word for “sacred”, and so </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">noa</em><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">, the opposite of </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">tapu</em><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">, means “for everybody.” People with disabilities co-create an arts studio with us at Te Manawa, and they’ve been working on videos of their own experiences during the two months of lockdown we had. So they don’t necessarily have to be physically together but they’ve been connecting with each other, and also us and other people in the communities.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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The Manawatū Lesbian & Gay Rights Association, the oldest in the country, is based at Te Manawa. Recently, my partner started working at Inside Out, an organization which works with rainbow LGBTQ communities or young people in schools. And some of the kids at secondary schools are feeling quite anxious about COVID-19 at the moment, so, MALGRA, Inside Out, and us, we ran a tour around the museum, quite spontaneously, for the kids. They needed to be in a public space that was safe, fairly open with good social distancing, and we could bring out these incredible objects, these LGBT rainbow-themed stories, that our amazing collection manager got out of the collection for the group.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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We became a useful space for those young kids who are going through some massive things at the moment in terms of their identities, obviously, but also they’re really worried about COVID-19. And they could feel warm, and that they weren’t invisible in this public, fairly conservative place.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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So, I think it’s about being useful to people at the moment, whatever they need. It’s all about opening the doors honestly and keep opening them, and being useful right now for your pain and for what you’re going through.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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</span><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Great examples, great stories, and I think you’re right, it’s about how we as a sector and institutions can be useful to people as they need. Like you said, to be warm welcoming safe spaces for everyone.</strong><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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</span><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">I’d like to really thank you for taking this time and for sharing so candidly, and to say that we look forward to hearing you speak again in a couple weeks’ time at our conference.</strong><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span face="Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "verdana","geneva",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
Oh, thank you so much. Kia ora.</span></div><span><!--more--></span><span><!--more--></span>Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-27022273748773687992020-08-05T11:00:00.007-07:002020-10-16T15:29:09.026-07:00Coming Together to Share #MyCanadianMoment<font face="verdana"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: small;">by </span><font size="2"><span style="background-color: white;">Vane</span><span style="background-color: white;">ssa</span><span style="background-color: white;"> Puczko <br /></span></font><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;"><font size="2">Social Media Commun</font></span><span style="background: white; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">ity Manager, Summer Intern<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt;">Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame</span></font><div><font face="verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.33px;"><br /></span></font></div><font face="verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.33px;"><div><br /></div></span></font><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font face="verdana">If there was ever a need for the
country to come together, the time is now. <o:p></o:p></font></span></p><div>
</div><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font face="verdana">A time for inspiration. <o:p></o:p></font></span></p><div>
</div><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font face="verdana">A time for hope.</font><font face=""><o:p></o:p></font></span></p><div>
</div><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DrSEJZsqC1k/XynO-3MrWdI/AAAAAAAAA2A/hjvaH8qlqgE21SRH8k0s21WdNm7OMQP_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s3415/my%2Bcanadianlogo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="921" data-original-width="3415" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DrSEJZsqC1k/XynO-3MrWdI/AAAAAAAAA2A/hjvaH8qlqgE21SRH8k0s21WdNm7OMQP_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/my%2Bcanadianlogo.png" width="640" /></a></div><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><div><br /></div></span><p></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">During this unprecedented time, Canada’s
Sports Hall of Fame is aiming, as always, to unite Canada through sport. We
know that sport has the power to bring people together, and Canada has no
shortage of incredible sporting moments! But as we faced cancellations, we
needed a different way to connect with Canadians.</span></p><div>
</div><p style="margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font face="verdana"></font></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font face="verdana">The <span style="color: #e69138;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqpPnxRnFeo" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;">#MyCanadianMoment</span></a> </span>campaign was created when <a href="https://www.theguelphgames.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;"> The Guelph Games</span></a> and <a href="http://www.sportshall.ca/campaigns/mycanadianmoment.html?lang=EN" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;"> Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame</span></a> came
together to discuss the possibility of a joint initiative after we both had to
cancel significant events due to COVID-19. </font></span><br /></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Guelph Games was set to host the very first <i>International
Masters Multi-Sport Festival</i> in Guelph, Ontario, from June 25 – 28, 2020.
Masters, a class of sport for veteran athletes over the age of 30 – and sometimes
centenarians! – provides athletes of all abilities the chance to compete in a
world-class multi-sporting, social, and cultural event. At Canada’s Sports Hall
of Fame, we were also set to host our <i>Sport + Spirit Charity Gala</i> in
May, which would reveal our newly nominated Class of 2020 Inductees. But of
course both events were cancelled due to COVID-19 and our connections with
Canada were lost. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We all then agreed that if there was ever a need for the country
to come together and connect with society, the time is now. The conversation
began with the following three key points:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This was the time for
inspiration. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This was the time for hope.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "times new roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Sport has always been a catalyst for
uniting a nation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">So we worked together to</span><font size="2"><span style="color: black;"> think about how we could use both
of our contacts to bring some “good stories” to Canadians. The </span><b>#MyCanadianMoment</b><span style="color: black;"> campaign was born. <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p><font face="verdana" size="2"> </font></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black;"><font face="verdana" size="2">Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame and The Guelph Games be</font></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">gan</span><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to
reach out to Hall of Famers, Olympic athletes, and notable Canadians, asking
them to share their personal stories. Stories that make them proud to be
Canadian. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The </span><a href="http://www.mycanadianmoment.com/" target="_blank"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #e69138; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">response</span></a><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> was overwhelming. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Originally, the campaign was to run for the month of June
2020 only, but because we received so many incredible #MyCanadianMoments, we
extended it to August 1, 2020.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We hope that with the widespread use of social media,
particularly during the pandemic, these stories will inspire Canadians to continue
sharing their positive sport memories. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">If you want to get involved with this
campaign, post a video of yourself telling <i>your</i> favourite sport moment,
and don’t forget to use the hashtag </span><span style="mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="http://www.mycanadianmoment.com/" target="_blank"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #e69138; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">#MyCanadianMoment</span></a></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">! </span><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Share your posts on </span><a href="https://twitter.com/sportshall" target="_blank"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #e69138; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Twitter</span></a><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">,<span style="color: #e69138;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/cansportshall/" target="_blank"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #e69138; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Instagram</span></a><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">, </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CANsportshall/" target="_blank"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #e69138; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Facebook</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">,</span></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> or<span style="color: #e69138;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/1381421/" target="_blank"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #e69138; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">LinkedIn</span></a><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">!</span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">We’re excited to hear your stories!</span></p>Alberta Museums Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778242014569940845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812459505543296287.post-74639871475577243922020-02-11T08:00:00.002-08:002020-11-03T12:33:21.014-08:00Flood and Fire: A Story of Resilience at Heritage Village and Heritage Shipyard<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 115%;">by Roseann Davidson</span><br />
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Executive Director, Heritage Village and Heritage Shipyard</span></p><p style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 115%;">Natural disasters hit our city and our museums not
once, but twice. This is our story.</span><br /></p><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 115%;">The
<a href="https://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/2013/06/11/14-homes-evacuated-in-fort-mcmurray-as-hangingstone-river-floods-lower-townsite/wcm/0a75abe8-4fc8-b268-05ec-dec7e6e6177b">Hangingstone River Flood of
June 2013</a> devastated Heritage Village (formerly Heritage Park)
and we wondered how we would ever function as a museum again. The damage to our
buildings, infrastructure, collections, and archives was beyond our comprehension. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 115%;">Yet four years later, through the tireless work of our staff, Board of
Directors, volunteers, and external partners, we began a new chapter. Our new
beginning placed us in a position to become bigger and better than we could
ever have imagined. We affectionately grew to call this time as our “flood of
opportunity.” </span></p>
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we faced what we felt were unsurmountable challenges. Ten days after the waters
receded, we were allowed back into the site, and what we discovered was
complete devastation. Our staff and volunteers’ physical and emotional safety were
our primary concerns. Precautions were taken to protect them from debris, mud, mold,
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<span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 115%;">Most of our historical buildings, our large
outdoor artifacts, and collections were covered in mud and debris; mold was
setting in. As we assessed the situation, we soon discovered we had to move as
much of the collection as possible off our site. </span><br />
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collections and archives was particularly difficult as storage was in high
demand at this time, and finding the climate controlled conditions that our
collection required was next to impossible. Staff worked laborious days
assessing our collections for damages, isolating mold infested objects, and
cleaning objects with the help of community volunteers.</span> <br />
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procuring funds to cover what would become a $14 million project. Another of
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extensive renovations. Heritage Shipyard was due to open in May 2016, and Heritage
Village was nearing the completion of the rebuild with new exhibits scheduled
to be open later that summer. However, this was not meant to be, as another
disaster was on the horizon.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 115%;">The <a href="https://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/2016/05/03/challenging-day-ahead-as-forest-fire-doubles-in-size/wcm/581313a7-e9e8-03fc-3138-e606e6c0c260">Wildfire
of May 2016</a> shattered our dreams of opening the museums to the public. The
devastation of this natural disaster took its toll on our community and greatly
affected our museum facilities, contractors, and staff. </span><br /></p><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 115%;">Our biggest challenges this time was getting
permission to return to our homes and our museums after our massive evacuation
of 88,000 people from Fort McMurray. We were out of the community for one
month. The contractors who had been working on the rebuild were not able to
return for nearly two months and this setback cost us further delays in the
opening of both sites.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 115%;">We were very thankful
that both museum sites sustained only minimal damage from the fire; however, we
still had to deal with damages to our collections due the soot throughout the
facilities. All of the collections and archives had to be sorted for damages and
thoroughly cleaned. Our gift shops’ merchandise had to be inspected, sorted,
and damages removed and reported to our insurance company. Once again, staff
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<span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 115%;">You can imagine our delight when we were finally able
to open the Heritage Shipyard in July, and Heritage Village in August, 2017. The
museum sites, the ships, the buildings, the artifacts, the exhibits, and the
visitor experience have been revitalized. The changes are both stunning and
inspiring.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 115%;">I would like to
extend a heartfelt thank you to our museum network friends and to the Alberta
Museums Association and staff for the outstanding support we received during
these challenging times. Knowing that we were not alone on this journey was
reassuring and motivating. </span></p><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 115%;">As we build
resiliency within our organization, we are once again looking forward to our
future. Fort McMurray is striving to attract visitors and shed its reputation
as an unreachable, remote community. We are so much more than oil. Our
community is rooted in the fur trade and was historically reached by train, barge,
ship, dogsled, plane, and floatplane among other methods of transportation.</span></p><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 115%;">Some of this multifaceted history is depicted in the Fort
McMurray International Airport: YMM’s wonderful observation area showcases the
history of flight in our area. Next time you are flying in or out of Fort
McMurray, visit the observation area to view what we are sharing with folks,
and how they too can discover our rich heritage and explore our two destinations,
Heritage Village and Heritage Shipyard.</span></p>
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organizational life cycle of museums. Members of the AMA can read more about
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journey to sustainability in the </i> <a href="https://museums.ab.ca/members/inform-e-magazine/past-issues.aspx"><i>Fall
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On the heels of the recent Alberta Museums Association (AMA) conference<i>, </i></span><a href="https://museums.ab.ca/media/104523/conference_program_2019.pdf"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">As a Whole: Well-being, Health, and Museums</span></i></a><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #202020; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">, </span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #202020; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">it’s refreshing
to learn that November is recognized in many communities as <i>Arts and Health
Month</i>. The goals for this event, as noted by </span><a href="https://artshealthnetwork.ca/arts-health-101/featured-articles/arts-health-month"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Arts Health Network Canada</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">,</span></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #202020; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> are “to promote the integration of
the arts—including literary, performing, and visual arts and design—into a wide
variety of healthcare and community settings for therapeutic, educational, and
expressive purposes.” </span></div>
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Proclamation on November 1. This was presented at the McMullen Gallery, located
at University of Alberta Hospital, by Councillor Jon Dziadyk.</span></div>
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the proclamation launch, speakers in addition to Councillor Dziadyk represented
a wide range of constituents, including Tyler Sherard, Executive Director of
the Friends of University Hospitals (the managing organization for McMullen
Gallery); Amelda Foster, Executive Director of the University of Alberta
Hospitals (UAH); Sparrow Grace, a musician and staff artist at UAH;
Meaghan Patterson, Executive Director of the AMA; and myself, Dick Averns, an
exhibiting artist in the current McMullen Gallery show, </span><a href="http://www.friendsofuah.org/exhibitions-list/2019/10/10/this-art-makes-me-feel"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This Art Makes Me Feel…</span></i></a><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #202020; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">.</span></i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>This Art Makes Me Feel... </i>at McMullen Gallery.<sup>1</sup><br />
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highlight these speakers not by way of making a laundry list, but to illustrate
the degree of commitment towards a genuinely interdisciplinary collaboration.
Politicians, health executives, museum professionals, and artists came together
for the benefit of broader communities—wholeness in action! </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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gathering also included representatives from the Canadian Mental Health
Association Edmonton Textiles Group, the Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts,
CRIPSiE (Collaborative Radically Integrated Performers Society in Edmonton),
and the Arts and Humanities in Health and Medicine program at the U of A. These
constituents all demonstrate the breadth and depth of practices situated in
Edmonton, and further highlight the relevance of the programming at McMullen
Gallery.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and initiatives at McMullen Gallery are a cogent example for how to embody
designations such as <i>Arts and Health Month</i> as everyday practices. For
those who attended the AMA’s 2019 Conference, McMullen Gallery may ring a bell
as the host of the pre-conference program.</span></div>
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the pre-conference, delegates saw Integrated Art Collections Placements in the
University of Alberta Hospital, visited the McMullen Gallery, and undertook activities
presented by the Artists on the Wards program staff. The pre-conference program
was convened by Ellen Cunningham, Collections Manager at McMullen / Friends of
University Hospitals; Chrystal Plante, Indigenous Coordinator for the Stollery
Awasisak Indigenous Health Program; and Shirley Serviss, Staff Literary Artist
with the Friends of University Hospitals/Artists on the Wards Program.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Touring the Integrated Arts Placements at the U of A Hospitals.<br />
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learned from Ellen about the incredible collection of 2,000 artworks owned by
the Friends of University Hospitals, many of which are in curated displays
throughout the hospital in public, patient, and employee settings. Touring the
site afforded firsthand experience of displayed artworks, including visits to
an Indigenous family room for patient visitors and an Aboriginal Gathering room
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to McMullen Gallery, the venue was created in 1986 as a purpose-built art
gallery and is located adjacent to one of the hospital’s main entrances.
Regular exhibits afford what Chrystal described as “beauty and lightness at a
time when everything else in the hospital may be less so, or more challenging.”
CARFAC fees are available for exhibiting artists, the Gallery accepts
submissions, and a look at its exhibition history indicates a strong program
supporting the ethos referenced by Tyler Sherard of “hospitals as living
museums.” </span> </span><br />
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these initiatives is the incredible </span><a href="http://www.friendsofuah.org/aow"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Artists on the
Wards program</span></a><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #202020; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> supported by five professional
artists, all employed on .5 FTE contracts, delivering personalized artistic
experiences to patients on the wards. A mix of literary, visual art, and
musical activities are offered, providing spirited, meditative, and holistic
experiences for patients and families during times when conventional medicine
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conclusion, the high level of collection management, exhibitions, and active
programming is unique within Alberta Health Services settings. These
initiatives, along with awareness opportunities such as <i>Arts and Health
Month</i>, stand as models for adoption elsewhere and as evidence of the value
and benefits for functioning <i>As a Whole.</i></span></div>
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Dick Averns is the Curatorial Coordinator for the University of Calgary
Founders’ Gallery, located at The Military Museums in Calgary. For the 2019 AMA
Conference, he was both a member of Conference Program Committee and Keynote
Moderator. He is a practising artist, regular reviewer of art for publications
including Canadian Art and Galleries West, and he also works part-time as
Engagement Coordinator for CARFAC Alberta. </span></div>
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<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">1. Pictured (left to right): </span></div>
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<span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">- Dick
Averns, <i>Canadian Airman Duff</i>, 2009</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Karen Brownlee, <i>Abstract Grain Elevators #1</i>, 2002</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Okamura, <i>The Elevator</i>, 2003</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">- Lori
Lukasewich, <i>Good Dog</i>, 2010</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Gloria Mok, <i>Landscape of the Mind #3</i>, 1993 </span></div>
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<span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">2.<i> </i>Paintings by Noemi de Bruijn (left to right):</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Adirondack</span></i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">,<i> Homesick</i>,<i> Boathouse</i>,<i> Triumvirate</i>,<i> </i>and<i>
A House on A Rock</i><br />
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Sculpture by Julya Hajnoczky:<br />
On Plinths: <i>Glenmore Reservoir 1</i>, <i>Glenmore Reservoir 2</i></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Wall: <i>Pacific Rim 3</i>, <i>Pacific Rim 4</i>, <i>Barrier Lake 2</i>, <i>Kokanee
Creek</i></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">3. Pictured (left to right): </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">- Lori
Lukasewich, <i>Good Dog</i>, 2010</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Gloria Mok, <i>Landscape of the Mind #3</i>, 1993</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">- Eric
Moschopedis, <i>A Body for Bears, A Body for Lightning (A Quilt for Danny
Kelly)</i>, 2012</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">- John
Hall, <i>WHAM!</i>, 2010</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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David Svendsen, <i>Incommunicado</i>, 1991</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">- Dawn
Detarando, <i>Prairie Rubbers</i>, 2009</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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