[BCMA Broadcast] Re: [BCMA-L] Museums & 2010?

[Helen Edwards]

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I am hoping, though not terribly optimistically, that heritage 
institutions will gain something from the Olympics. Now that provincial 
funding has been eroded to almost nothing, it is becoming increasingly 
difficult to do anything. We are in the uncomfortable positions of not 
being an archives, a museum or a gallery so we generally fall through 
the cracks.

What we could use was in influx of heritage-minded tourists who would 
not only visit the sites but would like walking tours - then we would 
feel that we had gained something.

What would also be beneficial would some sort of a provincial program 
that would tie special funding into the Olympics. How about historical 
displays that showcased the history of sport (and the buildings or 
landscapes that sports were played in or upon)?

Helen Edwards
Administrative Director
http://www.hallmarksociety.ca

On Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 09:42  AM, Jim Harding wrote:

> WE WON!
>
> Vancouver/Whistler will host the 2010 Winter Olympics.
>
> The question now is how do we make the most of this opportunity?
>
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I am hoping, though not terribly optimistically, that heritage
institutions will gain something from the Olympics. Now that
provincial funding has been eroded to almost nothing, it is becoming
increasingly difficult to do anything. We are in the uncomfortable
positions of not being an archives, a museum or a gallery so we
generally fall through the cracks.


What we could use was in influx of heritage-minded tourists who would
not only visit the sites but would like walking tours - then we would
feel that we had gained something.


What would also be beneficial would some sort of a provincial program
that would tie special funding into the Olympics. How about historical
displays that showcased the history of sport (and the buildings or
landscapes that sports were played in or upon)?


Helen Edwards

Administrative Director

http://www.hallmarksociety.ca


On Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 09:42  AM, Jim Harding wrote:


<excerpt><fontfamily><param>Arial</param>WE WON!</fontfamily>


<fontfamily><param>Arial</param>Vancouver/Whistler will host the 2010
Winter Olympics.</fontfamily>


<fontfamily><param>Arial</param>The question now is how do we make the
most of this opportunity?</fontfamily>



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