[BCMA] BCMA Digest, Vol 125, Issue 15

Mon Jan 20 16:52:40 PST 2020

Hello Melissa, for strategic planning, I would suggest buying this book:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Strategic-Planning-for-Nonprofit-Organizations-A-Practical-Guide-for-Dynami/263922003079?epid=202771316&hash=item3d72fa2c87:g:escAAOSwab1b04xL
Also,
if you need further help, I am museum strategic planner and help museums
through the mission/vision and strategic planning process.

*Daniel Ronan*
Resilient Heritage <http://bit.ly/ResilientHeritage>
dronan at resilientheritage.org
503.449.2155 (cell)

Twitter: http://bit.ly/ResHeritageTwitter
LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/DanielRonanLinkedIn

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>    1. An object that can save lives!!! (and other objects available
>       for transfer from the Vernon Museum and Archives)
>       (Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.)
>    2. Seeking advice regarding developing a mission statement and
>       strategic plan. (Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.)
>    3. [MEDIA RELEASE] New multimedia sound installation at Kelowna
>       Art Gallery responds to viewer interactions
>       (Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.)
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> Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2020 02:20:43 +0000
> Subject: [BCMA] An object that can save lives!!! (and other objects
> available for transfer from the Vernon Museum and Archives)
>
> Hello, its day 5 of the Vernon Museum and Archive storage room
> reorganization! And today we have some more objects available for museum
> transfer.
>
>
>
> As my grandma always told me, there is no point in having nice serving
> dishes if you don’t show them off. So today we have a mid-Victorian
> mahogany sideboard available which is just perfect for the task. The top
> resembles a vanity, with a round mirror graced by carved flowers and
> leaves. Below is a large shelf lined in green velvet, just the right place
> for showing off that silver punch bowl which I just know your museum has.
> (989-109-102)
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>
> A nice, simple wall mirror. It’s a rectangle supported by a warm brown
> frame, and it is ready to hang! The surface of the mirror has just a few
> discolored spots, giving it a hint of age but in the most *charming* way.
> (993.66.01)
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>
>
> We also have a second mirror, the long narrow kind for the inside of
> closet doors. It’s from the 1940’s, with a gold colored frame with some
> simple carvings. I didn’t bother asking who is the fairest of them all
> because I already know its Ryan Reynolds. (05.16.3)
>
>
>
> Have you read the news lately? If you are a smart museum you will be
> currently busy planning for the end of the world and boy do we have the
> perfect item for you!  An electric generator, gas powered made by Wico
> Electric Co., in Springsfield, Mess. It’s about the size of a bread box,
> its PR Serial Number is 8125 and its patent dates are for 1919-20. It even
> comes with two flywheels and an outside pulley! It does not, however, work.
> It’s probably missing a few parts. So maybe rethink that end of days plan.
> (1969.014.001)
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>
>
> Are you even allowed to be a museum if you don’t have a sewing machine?
> Make sure you are up to museum code and accept our sewing machine. Its
> treadle style, cast metal with black enamel finish w/ gold detail. It comes
> in an oak cabinet, and the top lifts to form a table. It dates to 1893.
> (2007.036.001)
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>
>
> An adding machine made by Burroughs. It’s black, with white and black keys
> and a roll of paper already in it. Some of these bad boys are awful big,
> but this is perfect for your table top. As long as you have a good back you
> can even carry it around with you tucked under one arm. It’s ideal because
> your visitors can play away on it.
>
>
>
> Sometimes the biggest delight in visiting a museum is discovering an older
> version of something that’s very familiar. Delight your visitors with our
> floor polisher. It’s made by Johnsons, and its electric with a bristly
> brush on the end of a long black handle.
>
>
>
> If you have a blacksmith display I bet you have tools floating loose all
> over the place. Organize your exhibit today with our handmade blacksmith
> tool holder. It’s long and wide, but also shallow, with two sections and a
> handle on top. (05.36.1)
>
>
>
> Remind your visitors that staying warm in winter wasn’t always about Tim
> Hortons or cranking up the thermostat and accept our coal shovel. It’s a
> bit rusty, but it would still work as a display piece. (996.2.135)
>
>
>
> A pair of snow shoes that look roughly made. The frame is wood with the
> bark peeled off and it has been bent into a circle and held in place with a
> web of roughly cut leather. However, the story goes they were made by an 80
> year old man as a quick example of how to make snow shoes if you are ever
> caught in a blizzard.  By accepting these snow shoes you are teaching your
> visitors survival skills they may one day need, so like, by saying yes to
> these shoes you are basically a hero!  See I told you we had an object that
> can save lives! (54-81-5)
>
>
>
> We also have a second pair of snow shoes which are more professional
> looking. They are made of carved wood, with a fine woven center, and have
> festive red fuzzy spots up the sides.  They are probably useless in a real
> blizzard as there is no way to attach them to your feet. But they do look
> nice.
>
>
>
> A large mangle iron. Its white, it’s rectangular, it has two legs and
> comes on a wheeled metal stand. The idea is you can feed fabric through it
> and, get this, it can iron a shirt in just 4 ½ minutes!!! Ours even comes
> with wings to fold out to make a work surface. (2017.036.001) If you are
> really excited about this object then I have good news for you, we do in
> fact, have two! (1996.019.001)
>
>
>
> I am happy to send photographs or more information.  If you wish to have
> one of the objects listed here today for your museum shipping costs will be
> your museums responsibility, and in some cases there will be an extra fee
> for shipping materials. If you are interested please contact:
> Carolyn.ben at vernonmuseum.ca
>
>
>
> Thanks and stay tuned for day 6!
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> Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2020 17:20:31 -0800
> Subject: [BCMA] Seeking advice regarding developing a mission statement
> and strategic plan.
> The Nakusp & District Museum is in the process of developing a new mission
> statement and 5 year strategic plan. We were advised to reach out to other
> museums, to get a sense of how you have developed your mission statements
> and for advice on how you prioritized projects when developing your
> strategic plan. We are in a unique situation where we can't find any prior
> mission statement(s) or strategic plan(s), so we are approaching this
> situation without anything to guide us. We are also made up of a relatively
> new board and staff so we are feeling a little bit overwhelmed!  Any advice
> you can provide is greatly appreciated. :)
>
> Many thanks,
>
>
> Melissa Koftinoff
>
> Curator/Manager,
> Nakusp and District Museum
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> Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 23:39:34 +0000
> Subject: [BCMA] [MEDIA RELEASE] New multimedia sound installation at
> Kelowna Art Gallery responds to viewer interactions
>
> For Immediate Release
>
>
>
> *New multimedia sound installation at Kelowna Art Gallery responds to
> viewer interactions*
>
>
>
> *Experiment in F# Minor*
>
> Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller
>
> January 18 to March 15, 2020
>
>
>
> *January 17, 2020 – Kelowna, BC: *A new immersive multimedia sound
> installation at the Kelowna Art Gallery offers viewers the opportunity to
> create their own unique sonic experience.
>
>
>
> *Experiment in F# Minor,* by artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures
> Miller, is an array of bare speakers of all shapes and sizes set upright on
> a large wooden table. Like a conductor at the head of an orchestra,
> visitors will create a sculptured music symphony with their movements and
> position in the space.  Light sensors are inlaid into the edge of the table
> and as viewers move around the room, their shadows will cause the various
> sound and instrumental tracks to fade up, overlap, mingle and fade down.
>
>
>
> Whether the sound of an organ, violin, electric guitar, horn, tonal vocal
> track, or a cacophony of many musical compositions is heard, will depend on
> where the audience walks and how many people are in the room. When the
> space is empty, the table fades to silence.
>
>
>
> For over three decades, Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller have crafted
> multimedia environments that offer multi-sensory experiences. Their works
> incorporate sound, technologies, and objects that seem somehow obsolete.
> They divide their time between Grindrod, British Columbia and Berlin,
> Germany.
>
>
>
> *Experiment in F# Minor runs* from January 18 until March 15, 2020, at
> the Kelowna Art Gallery. The exhibition is held in conjunction with the
> University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus’ Living Things Festival.
>
>
>
> The Kelowna Art Gallery is located at 1315 Water Street in downtown
> Kelowna. For more information about current exhibitions, public programming
> or special events, please visit the Kelowna Art Gallery online at
> www.kelownaartgallery.com or call 250-762-2226.
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> Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, *Experiment in F# Minor*, 2013,
> 72-channel audio installation including speakers, photosensors, and wooden
> worktables, 96 1/8 x 72 x 30 inches. Courtesy of Luhring Augustine, New
> York.
>
>
>
> Webpage: https://kelownaartgallery.com/experiment-in-f-minor/
>
> Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/740371653095712/
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> *Media Inquiries*
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> Kelowna Art Gallery
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