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• Reconsidering Museums: What We Heard with Museums for Me

  Posted by Amber Hanover on January 21st, 2022

  What do Canadians see as the value of museums for them, their communities, and for Canada? Reconsidering Museums, 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. Keep reading →

• President’s Update

  Posted by Brenda Herman on November 9th, 2015

  The MAS Board of Directors held their board meeting on October 30th and 31st, 2015. Keep reading →

• MAS ED attended Heritage Trust Conference Heritage Energized

  Posted by Amber Hanover on October 29th, 2015

  Museums Association was well represented at October’s National Trust Heritage Energized 2015 Conference Keep reading →

• Waskesiu Heritage Museum Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary

  Posted by Dan Holbrow on June 24th, 2015

  The Waskesiu Heritage Museum this summer celebrates its 10th anniversary of providing visitors to Waskesiu with a unique experience of earlier days in “Saskatchewan’s playground”. The museum tells the human history of Prince Albert National Park since 1928. It brings together artifacts, images, and memorabilia that depict the way of life of early visitors and residents. Keep reading →

• Farewell to an Old Friend, Hello to Two New Ones

  Posted by Wendy Fitch on June 11th, 2015

  We bid a fond farewell to Saskatoon’s Mendel Art Gallery, but look forward to the opening of the Remai Modern and the Children’s Discovery Museum. Keep reading →

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  #MuseumWeek 2015- Join the Fun on Twitter!

  Posted by Amber Hanover on March 13th, 2015

  #MuseumWeek 2015 is March 23-29. Keep reading →

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  Welcome to our new website!

  Posted by Amber Hanover on February 10th, 2015

  Notice something different about us? Keep reading →

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  WDM Reference Library Introduces New Online Catalogue

  Posted by Amber Hanover on February 5th, 2015

  The “secret” George Shepherd Library located in the Western Development Museum’s Curatorial Centre is no longer a secret! Keep reading →

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  Canada Summer Jobs Program Applications Deadline Jan. 30

  Posted by Amber Hanover on January 27th, 2015

  Canada Summer Jobs provides funding to help employers create summer job opportunities for students. It is designed to focus on local priorities, while helping both students and their communities. Keep reading →

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  Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation: Three Months Later

  Posted by Amber Hanover on October 24th, 2014

  I still remember the first time I heard about Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation. It was in the subject line of an email, of a newsletter I had never subscribed to, from a company I had never heard of. “Are you ready for Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation?” the email asked, a little ironic considering that the email was itself spam. Keep reading →