Cultural Resource Management Program, University of Victoria

08/31/2026

Calling Rural Museum, Gallery, Heritage, and Cultural Sector Professionals Across Canada - Do you have 10-15 minutes to contribute to an important national conversation about the futures of rural organizations in Canada?

How do rural museums and galleries actually secure the funding they need to survive and thrive?

We know that many cultural and heritage organizations operate with limited budgets, small staff teams, and significant reliance on volunteers. Yet we know far less about how rural organizations navigate grant systems, what types of projects receive funding, what barriers stand in the way of success, and what innovative strategies organizations are using to access support outside traditional arts and heritage funding streams.

To help answer these questions, a national survey has been launched for professionals, staff, volunteers, board members, and practitioners working in rural museums, galleries, heritage organizations, archives, and related cultural institutions across Canada.

Your participation will help:
-Identify funding barriers facing museums and galleries
-Document successful and innovative funding strategies
-Better understand the realities of rural and small organizations
-Inform recommendations for governments, funders, and professional associations
-Contribute to research that supports a stronger and more sustainable cultural sector

Findings will contribute to a chapter titled “Closing the Gap: New Understandings of Funding in Rural Heritage Organizations” by Samantha Summers, in Small Museums and Art Galleries in Canada, ed. Matthew Ryan Smith (forthcoming, University of Manitoba Press). In submitting your survey, you agree that the data you share may be anonymized and used in aggregate for publication.

Take the survey here: https://lnkd.in/gWZ-2rU7

08/12/2026

We are hiring a Museum Guidelines Project Coordinator!

Working under the supervision of MANL's Managing Director and Program Coordinator, the Museum Guidelines Project Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing every aspect of updating and revising MANL’s Guidelines for the Operation of Community Museums in Newfoundland and Labrador from the 2nd to 3rd Edition, with the primary focus on IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility) and Reconciliation.

The candidate will oversee project management, be the primary liaison to communicate and collaborate with a wide variety of community participants, and contribute to the revision of the Guidelines. The candidate will be responsible for documenting and reporting on every stage of the project, ensuring all tasks are completed on time and within budget.

For more information:https://museumsnl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-07_MANL-Museum-Guidelines-Project-Coordinator-Job-Descriprion.pdf

This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au gouvernement du Canada.

07/22/2026

How can museums and heritage organizations help audiences engage with difficult histories? Join us Thursday, July 30, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for a live webinar exploring how place-based storytelling can create meaningful visitor experiences that honour complexity.

Drawing on Canadian research in Holocaust education and heritage work in Victoria's Chinatown, presenters Ann-Kathrin McLean, Ching Hei Cheung, and Linda Tzang will share practical strategies and insights for heritage professionals.
🎟️ Free for members | $15 for non-members
📝 Register today

07/14/2026

Join Eva Respini, Interim Co-CEO & Curator at Large at the Vancouver Art Gallery, for a behind-the-scenes look at Future Geographies: Art in the Century of Climate Change.

07/13/2026

Join our team! The Sidney Museum is hiring an Outreach & Operations Coordinator.

We're looking for a well-organized person who demonstrates initiative and enjoys meeting and working with the public.

Closing Date: July 25, 2026
For more details and the complete job posting visit:
sidneymuseum.ca/employment

07/06/2026

Register by July 27th for fall Cultural Resource Management online courses!

Our programs offer a range of flexible study options for museum, heritage and cultural professionals that strengthen your practice, build your confidence and can advance your career. You can choose to participate in many of our courses on an individual basis, or work towards a widely-recognized professional certificate or diploma. Courses are available as credit or non-credit.

Fall Online Course Schedule | September 7 – December 13th, 2026

Recognizing the Significance of Heritage Resources
Digital Planning for the Cultural Sector
Museum Principles and Practices I
Program Planning
Collections Management
Managing Archival Collections

For more information, or to register in the courses, head to our program page:

Explore Cultural Resource Management with Continuing Studies at UVic. Gain expertise in preserving and managing heritage, museums, and cultural assets.

06/29/2026

Call for Projects - Carleton University invites contributions from graduate students, community activists, professionals, and academics engaged in heritage conservation and related fields by July 15, 2026.

Carleton University

06/26/2026

The Heritage BC Conference is rooted in place, shaped by the communities that host it. Each year, we partner with local heritage practitioners, Indigenous knowledge keepers, community organizations, and residents to help who help program the themes, speakers, and stories we explore together.

We're looking ahead to future conferences and we'd love your input.

📍 Where should Heritage BC go next?
👥 Are you or an organization you know interested in helping shape a future conference as part of a Conference Committee?

Take our quick one-minute survey and help us plan the future of Heritage BC conferences. Link below in comments.

06/15/2026

Register for our online Digital Planning for the Cultural Sector micro-credential! Sept. 7 to Dec. 13, 2026

The question is no longer whether digital technologies have a place in museums and cultural organizations, rather the question now is how to best implement them. From providing engaging learner experiences, digitizing collections, improving wayfinding for visitors, curating the visitor journey, connecting with new audiences and streamlining operations, technology has diverse and growing applications in the cultural sector. The Digital Planning for the Cultural Sector micro-credential program looks at ways technology is being used in the cultural sector and gives you the in-demand knowledge and skills you need to help your organization thrive in the digital economy. Embrace the opportunity that technology in the cultural sector can offer.

Digital Planning for the Cultural Sector provides just-in-time training for professionals in the museum, heritage and cultural sector to develop the critical competencies and skills needed to make informed decisions around the future of digital technologies for cultural organizations. Learners will develop a comprehensive understanding of the opportunities for cultural organizations in a digital economy, alongside tools and strategies to successfully plan and implement digital initiatives.

Digital Planning for the Cultural Sector provides just-in-time training for professionals in the museum, heritage and cultural sector to develop the critic

06/10/2026

New Opportunity at Museum of Campbell River