Heritage Institutions Across British Columbia Receive Support from the Government of Canada

The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, announces funding support for 19 heritage institutions across British Columbia

VANCOUVER, Aug. 20, 2019 /CNW/ - From Rossland to Victoria, Revelstoke to Kitimat, and all points in between, British Columbia's museums and heritage institutions are thriving, thanks to support from the Government of Canada. Today, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, announced investments totalling $905,752 for 19 organizations across the province.

Funding has been provided through three components of the Museums Assistance Program (MAP): Access to Heritage, Exhibition Circulation Fund and Collections Management.

Recipient organizations include the Fraser-Fort George Museum Society, the Audain Art Museum and the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. An investment of $285,987 in the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre in Burnaby will support its travelling exhibition Landscapes of Injustice. See the attached backgrounder for more details.

The MAP supports heritage institutions and workers in the preservation and presentation of heritage collections. The program fosters the preservation of Indigenous culture and facilitates access to heritage collections for all Canadians. It also promotes professional knowledge, skills and practices related to key museum functions.

Quotes

"Museums and heritage institutions play such an important role in preserving and honouring our cultural diversity and heritage, allowing all of us to discover, share and learn about Canada's unique stories. Our government is proud to support these organizations across British Columbia as they continue to enrich the lives of Canadians and visitors alike by providing access to valuable heritage exhibitions, collections and resources."

—The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism

"Preserving our heritage collections in a way that allows British Columbians to learn about and understand our cultural heritage is something everyone can get excited about. Understanding who we are and how we got here strengthens communities."

—The Honourable Joyce Murray, President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government

"The Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre has partnered on Landscapes of Injustice, a seven-year multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary research project investigating a relatively unknown aspect of Canadian history: the seizure and forced sale of the property of Japanese Canadians in the 1940s. Thanks to support from the Museums Assistance Program, we are able to produce and travel a cross-national exhibit, co-curated with the Royal British Columbia Museum, that shares this complex history with the nation."

—Sherri Kajiwara, Director-Curator, Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre

Quick Facts

The Museums Assistance Program provides funding to Canadian museums and related institutions through five separate components: Access to Heritage, Exhibition Circulation Fund, Aboriginal Heritage, Collections Management and the Canada-France Agreement.

The Access to Heritage component provides funding to heritage organizations for travelling exhibitions in Canada, to promote access to heritage across different geographic regions.

The Collections Management component provides funding for projects to improve knowledge, skills and practices related to key museum functions.

The Exhibition Circulation Fund assists museums with the costs related to the hosting of travelling exhibitions originating from another museum or from a federal heritage institution, and the borrowing of artefacts from the Canadian Museum of History or the Canadian War Museum.

Associated Links

Museums Assistance Program

Backgrounder

Museums Assistance Program – Access to Heritage
City	Organization	Project	Fiscal year	Amount
Burnaby	Burnaby Art Gallery (City of Burnaby)	Anna Wong: Traveller on Two Roads	2018–2021	$223,000
Burnaby	Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre	Landscapes of Injustice	2019–2021	$285,987
Whistler	Audain Art Museum	Emily Carr: The French Pictures	2018–2020	$172,180
Victoria	Craigdarroch Castle Historical Museum Society	Finding a Voice: Gender, Sexuality, and Music Through the Works of Elinor Dunsmuir	2019–2021	$31,410
TOTAL:				$712,577

Museums Assistance Program – Collections Management
City	Organization	Project	Fiscal year	Amount
Princeton	Princeton and District Museum and Archives Society	Storage Upgrade	2019–2020	$8,034
Revelstoke	Revelstoke Heritage Railway Society	Collection Database Expansion	2019–2020	$3,121
Rossland	Rossland Historical Museum and Archives Association	Database and Community Portal	2019–2020	$21,600
Summerland	Summerland Museum and Archives Society	Collections Management System Upgrade	2019–2020	$5,144
Vancouver	Museum of Anthropology (University of British Columbia)	Training to Enhance Best Practices in Collections Salvage	2019–2021	$49,895
Vernon	Greater Vernon Museum and Archives Society	Past Perfect Database	2019–2020	$5,806
Victoria	The Maritime Museum of British Columbia	Replacing Cabinets and Shelves	2019–2020	$4,840
TOTAL:				$98,440

Museums Assistance Program – Exhibition Circulation Fund
City	Organization	Project	Fiscal year	Amount
Kelowna	Kelowna Art Gallery Association	A Cultivating Journey: The Herman Levy Legacy	2018–2019	$15,000
Kelowna	Kelowna Museums Society	Travelling Exhibition 'Birds of Prey'	2019–2020	$8,100
Kelowna	Kelowna Museums Society	Hockey: More than Just a Game	2019–2020	$8,100
Kitimat	Kitimat Museum & Archives	Voices from the Engraver Travelling Exhibition	2018–2019	$9,135
Port Alberni	Alberni Valley Museum (City of Port Alberni)	Echoes in the Ice: Finding Franklin's Ship	2018–2019	$15,000
Prince George	Prince George Regional Art Gallery Association	Lawren Harris: Canadian Visionary	2018–2019	$15,000
Prince George	Fraser-Fort George Museum Society	Terry Fox: Running to the Heart of Canada	2018–2019	$15,000
Prince Rupert	Northern British Columbia Museum Association	Inspiring NATURE, Inspired TECHNO: Biomimicry and Transport Travelling Exhibit	2019–2020	$9,400
TOTAL:				$94,735

SOURCE Canadian Heritage

(media only), please contact: Simon Ross, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, 819-997-7788; Media Relations, Canadian Heritage, 819-994-9101, 1-866-569-6155, [email protected]

Related Links

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