Backgrounder – Heritage Institutions Across British Columbia Receive Support from the Government of Canada
Backgrounder
The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, announces funding support for 19 heritage institutions across British Columbia
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 | |||