Deadline approaching! Do you want to support museums, galleries, & heritage organizations across the province? Do you know someone who wants to make a difference in the sector? Nominations are open for the BCMA board of directors until September 24, 2026. To learn more: museum.bc.ca/join-the-bcm...

Do you want to support museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across the province? Do you know someone who wants to make a difference in the sector? Nominations are open for the BCMA board of directors. To learn more, visit: museum.bc.ca/join-the-bcm...

Single-day tickets are now available for the BCMA 2026 Conference: People, Purpose, and the Power of Gathering. Join us as we turn Kind Words into brave action for a more just and connected future. To learn more and register, visit: museum.bc.ca/2026-bcma-co...

2026 BCMA Conference Session Highlight: Making Connections: Co-Creating Learning Experiences that Move Kind Words to Brave Action; Thursday, November 5 To learn more and explore other sessions, visit the preliminary conference schedule on our website: museum.bc.ca/2026-bcma-co...

After serving as Interim Executive Director since March, the BCMA Council is pleased to announce that Leia Patterson will step into the Executive Director role permanently, effective August 1, 2026. To read the full announcement, visit our website: museum.bc.ca/announcement...

Announcement: Leia Patterson named Executive Director - BCMA

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2026 BCMA Conference Session Highlight: Walking the Layers of Nanaimo's Chinatown: Memory, Migration, and Public History; Wednesday, November 4 To learn more and explore other sessions, visit the preliminary conference schedule on our website: museum.bc.ca/2026-bcma-co...

New BCMA Resource Museums as Witness: Telling the Story of Residential Schools Currently, we see a frightening rise in Residential School denialism in Canada. It’s important to understand why and how people deny the truths of Residential Schools. Read the resource: museum.bc.ca/brain/museum...

IBPOC Tea & Talk Wednesday, August 12 | 1:00 - 2:00 pm PT Connect with museum, gallery, and heritage IBPOC professionals from across British Columbia. Brew a mug of tea, and join IBPOC Network Advisors to catch up, ask questions, seek advice, and chat. To learn more: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

Watercooler Wednesdays will be taking a short break for the summer - we'll be back starting on October 7! To learn more about this programming: museum.bc.ca/networking-m...

BCMA Workshop: Tools for Trying Times - Navigating Conflict Through Dialogue Tuesday, August 11 and 25 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | on Zoom To learn more and register: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

Rescheduled and now online! BCMA Workshop: Tools for Trying Times - Navigating Conflict Through Dialogue Tuesday, August 11 and 25 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | on Zoom To learn more and register: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

IBPOC Tea & Talk Wednesday, August 12 | 1:00 - 2:00 pm PT Connect with museum, gallery, and heritage IBPOC professionals from across British Columbia. Brew a mug of tea, and join IBPOC Network Advisors to catch up, ask questions, seek advice, and chat. To learn more: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

2026 BCMA Conference People, Purpose, and the Power of Gathering November 3-6, 2026 Early bird tickets are running out - get them before they're gone! To register, visit: museum.bc.ca/conferences-...

The BCMA keeps an updated list of resources and calls to action that you can use to understand the risk, prepare for these conditions, and know where to access support: museum.bc.ca/be-prepared-...

Happening today! IBPOC Tea & Talk Thursday, July 9 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Brew a mug of tea, and join IBPOC Network Advisors to catch up, ask questions, seek advice, and chat. To learn more: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

Rescheduled and now online! BCMA Workshop: Tools for Trying Times - Navigating Conflict Through Dialogue Tuesday, August 11 and 25 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | on Zoom To learn more and register: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

Rescheduled and now online! BCMA Workshop: Tools for Trying Times - Navigating Conflict Through Dialogue Tuesday, August 11 and 25 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | on Zoom To learn more and register: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

IBPOC Tea & Talk Thursday, July 9 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Connect with museum, gallery, and heritage IBPOC professionals from across British Columbia. Brew a mug of tea, and join IBPOC Network Advisors to catch up, ask questions, seek advice, and chat. To learn more: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

Watercooler Wednesdays will be taking a short break for the summer - we'll be back starting on October 7! To learn more about this programming: museum.bc.ca/networking-m...

Reading the Signals: Systems Change Thinking for an Evolving Sector 🎙️Moderator: Carla Stephenson 👥Panelists: Cheryl Rose, Myra Rasmussen 📅 Monday, July 6 ⌚️ Noon - 1:30pm 💰 Free & Open to Anyone Register here: shorturl.at/a4C2y

Rescheduled and now online! BCMA Workshop: Tools for Trying Times - Navigating Conflict Through Dialogue Tuesday, August 11 and 25 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | on Zoom To learn more and register: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

South Asian Arts in BC: Stories, Practices, Community. 🎙️Moderator: Am Johal 👥Panelists: Surya Sameera Gonella, Nina Buddhdev, Anita Lal 📅 Monday, June 29 ⌚️ Noon - 1:30pm 💰 Free & Open to Anyone Register here: shorturl.at/zWRlq

BCMA Workshop: Disability Inclusion & Awareness Training Tuesday, July 7, 2026 9:30am - 12:30 pm PT Workshop fee: $25 for BCMA Members, $75 for non-members. To learn more and to register: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

IBPOC Tea & Talk Monday, June 22 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Connect with museum, gallery, and heritage IBPOC professionals from across British Columbia. Brew a mug of tea, and join IBPOC Network Advisors to catch up, ask questions, seek advice, and chat. To learn more: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

BCMA Workshop: Confronting and Preventing Hate in Educational Spaces with Anti-Hate Canada Wednesday, June 24, 2026 | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm PT on Zoom To learn more: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

BCMA Workshop: Disability Inclusion & Awareness Training Tuesday, July 7, 2026 9:30am - 12:30 pm PT Workshop fee: $25 for BCMA Members, $75 for non-members. To learn more and to register: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

Still space to register! BCMA Workshop: Drawing as Witness - Surviving, Art and the Role of Witnessing Friday, June 12, 2026 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm PT on Zoom To learn more and to register: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

On June 1, BCMA interim Executive Director Leia Patterson presented her recommendations to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. To read the full presentation, visit our website: museum.bc.ca/presentation...

2026 BCMA Conference People, Purpose, and the Power of Gathering November 3-6, 2026 Registration is open for the 2026 BCMA Conference! Join us as we turn Kind Words into brave action for a more just and connected future. To learn more, visit: museum.bc.ca/conferences-...

BCMA Webinar: Preventing layoffs - Work-Sharing Program & Worker Retention Grant Thursday June 25, 2026 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm PT | on Zoom To learn more and to register visit our website: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...