[BCMA] Thanks and proposal

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Per the note below, I just wanted to say that the BC Museums Association
would be happy to support this kind of activity in any way that makes sense
- for example, maybe coordinating an annual gathering during the BCMA's
annual conference, providing a space on our website for shared
information/coordination/communication, etc. Please feel free to get in
touch if we can assist or if you'd like to chat about ideas.

So glad to hear everything went so well at the symposium.

Cheers,
Erica


*Erica Mattson*
Executive Director

BC Museums Association || 675 Belleville Street  || Victoria, BC || V8W 9W2

Direct: 250-356-5694 || Office: 250-356-5700  || www.museumsassn.bc.ca

On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 9:25 AM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <
bcma at lists.vifa.ca> wrote:

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> A huge thank you to all those who helped with the organization and hosting
> of the “Mindful Collecting” symposium the past couple of days. It was
> marvellous to have a forum where we could learn,  share stories and
> reconnect with colleagues.
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> Part way through the session on the first day, I began to wonder why we
> don’t do more interaction as curators, similar to the way Lower Mainland
> Museum Educators collaborate and support one another. It would be
> wonderful, even on a quarterly basis to share our stories and perhaps
> develop more symposia on specific topics like this program.
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> In the course of one of the discussions, Bruce suggested that maybe we
> could have ‘worker bee’ meetings, where we work through some of our most
> pressing problems by sharing resources of time and energy, with the idea
> that work we do today in someone’s institution would be ‘paid forward’ in
> the future in our own.
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> I have seen a similar approach taken in Ontario, through Re-org. The
> stories are available on youtube. One story in particular was a three day
> blitz to completely reorganize a storage area to make it more functional [
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5GWnNJw8NQ].
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> An added advantage would be that as we work together, we may become more
> familiar with the resources available in the library of institutions across
> a region, making it easier for us to plan our collections.
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> What do people think? Does this resonate with you?
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> *Darryl MacKenzie* *| Curator, Delta Museum*
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> Parks, Recreation and Culture * |* The Corporation of Delta
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> p. 604.946.2850 <(604)%20946-2850> *|* c. 778.231.0504 <(778)%20231-0504>
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