[BCMA] Thanks and proposal

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Sounds great to me, Darryl! Thanks for suggesting it. 

 

Kate Petrusa

Curator | White Rock Museum and Archives

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White Rock, BC V4B 1C4

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Subject: [BCMA] Thanks and proposal

 

 

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.

 

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.

 

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. 

 

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].

 

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.

 

What do people think? Does this resonate with you?

 

Darryl MacKenzie | Curator, Delta Museum

Parks, Recreation and Culture | The Corporation of Delta

p. 604.946.2850 | c. 778.231.0504

 

 

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