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  Statement from MAS Regarding the Discovery of 751 unmarked graves at Cowessess First Nation

  Posted by Em Ironstar on June 24th, 2021

  Statement from MAS Regarding the Discovery of 751 unmarked graves at Cowessess First Nation Keep reading →

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  Revisiting Recommendations and Considerations for Re-Opening Museums: Re-Opening 2021

  Posted by Sarah Durham on April 20th, 2021

  It has been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic was first declared.  A year since the first lockdown started in March of 2020.  A year since museums had to first grapple with re-opening under the health and safety measures to ensure protection for their staff, their volunteers, and their visitors.  Many of you are once again looking at what you need to do to re-open safely in 2021.  Keep reading →

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  MAS NKE 2021 - Creative Approaches to Curating During a Pandemic

  Posted by Sarah Durham on April 6th, 2021

  For this year’s Network Knowledge Exchange (NKE) we wanted to highlight the ingenuity of a few of our members, in creating exhibitions that worked around these restrictions and have created interesting opportunities for wider community engagement.  Keep reading →

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  Recommendations & Considerations for Re-Opening Museums - Expanded Edition

  Posted by Em Ironstar on June 23rd, 2020

  Recommendations & Considerations for Re-Opening Museums - Expanded Edition Keep reading →

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  Social Media during COVID-19

  Posted by Em Ironstar on May 14th, 2020

  Social Media during COVID-19: A Quick Guide for Canadian Museums Keep reading →

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  Considerations When Re-Opening Museums

  Posted by Em Ironstar on May 14th, 2020

  Considerations When Re-Opening Museums Keep reading →

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  Supporting Seasonal Staff during COVID-19

  Posted by Em Ironstar on April 30th, 2020

  Supporting Seasonal Staff during COVID-19 Keep reading →

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  Practical Experiences from Re:Org Canada - NKE Spring 2020

  Posted by Em Ironstar on April 6th, 2020

  In this video, Michelle Taylor, the Manager/Curator of the Prince Albert Historical Society discusses The Re:Org Method, (developed by ICCROM). Keep reading →

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  Prairie Trails Network Chapbook Initiative

  Posted by Em Ironstar on January 18th, 2019

  The Prairie Trails Museum Network, a group of museum staff and volunteers from across South West Saskatchewan, undertook an innovative network project in 2018, creating a chapbook that tells stories from the collections and archives of their museums and their local area. Keep reading →

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  Beyond “No Food or Drink In the Museum:” Food IN the Museum

  Posted by Kathleen Watkin on November 16th, 2018

  While in a perfect world, museums would be able to keep food and drink completely out of the museum, however, with the ever present need to creating funding opportunities (Parties, Fundraisers, Social Events) to support our museums, keeping food and drink out of the museum is no longer a reality. Keep reading →