[BCMA] Museum sector closures?

Sat Nov 21 09:19:22 PST 2020

Just chiming in on this conversation -

Here in Creston, our numbers at this time of year are so small (there tends
not to be much tourist traffic through here after Thanksgiving) that these
new orders are hardly affecting us at all. We are still open, knowing that
most of our visitors are going to be local people anyway, coming in to do
some archival research or drop off an artifact. We are requiring masks for
everyone; recommending appointments to make sure we have enough space to
keep staff, volunteers, and patrons distanced; and encouraging staff and
volunteers to work from home wherever possible.

We have one facility that we have been renting out, to several different
quilting groups, a book club, and a local Bird Festival committee. The ones
that meet weekly have suspended their activities for the next couple of
weeks and we'll see what happens after that. I have offered them the use of
our Zoom account for their meetings, which will work quite well for the
book club and bird fest, though I'm not entirely sure about the
quilting-by-Zoom concept....

Take care, all,

Tammy

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Tammy Bradford, Manager

Creston Museum

219 Devon Street, Creston BC V0B 1G3

250-428-9262

*The Creston Museum operates within the traditional homelands of the Yaqan
Nukiy people of the Ktunaxa Nation.*

On Fri, 20 Nov 2020 at 14:56, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <
bcma at lists.vifa.ca> wrote:

> Hello all
>
> What a great conversation to start. We too are working towards a decision.
> We are a large Cultural Centre, Museum, Cafe and Gift Shop in Whistler, BC.
>
> Tourism Whistler has closed it’s visitor centre until November 26th,
> discouraging visitor travel to Whistler.  On Tuesday, with this in mind,
> and after talking to staff and the leadership team, the Squamish Lil'wat
> Cultural Centre in Whistler closed to the public this week.  The majority
> of our guests are tourists, and although my dream is that one day our First
> Nations museum will be an essential service to locals (so they can learn
> about the land they work, live, and play on; gleaning stewardship and
> knowledge from Squamish and Lil’wat Nations), we are not there yet and need
> to take action that mitigates exposure from groups deciding to not follow
> Dr. Henry’s recommendations.
>
> ·         The SLCC staff are all healthy, with no reported COVID cases
> amongst them or their community
> ·         We are still running private tours for schools – both in person
> and virtually
> ·         Our online Gift Shop  is still open, with curbside pickup
> options www.slcc.ca
> ·         This month we will be bringing back the successful “Bringing
> Home the Bannock” Friday take out dinner and meal kit options
> ·         The Indigenous Youth Ambassador Educational program will still
> be taking place in the building
> ·         We are scheduled to reopen on November 26th, but are now
> reassessing based on Trudeau and Dr. Henry’s recent “essential travel”
> announcement.
> ·         During this 4 day closure our safety protocols have been
> reaffirmed as we continue to make the SLCC a safe, inspiring, and welcoming
> place for visitors and locals
>
> At the SLCC we are 95% Indigenous staff living on reserve traveling up to
> 3 hours a day to work in Whistler. I am so proud of the staff and the
> example they have been in their communities over the last 8 months. The
> young Indigenous adults working in the building have taken actions and
> stepped up their safety protocols selflessly, embracing a deeper isolation
> in order to save Elders and Knowledge Keepers, preserving a near-extinct
> language, culture and history. They make their ancestors proud, and their
> great-grand-children will know the benefits of this sacrifice and love.
>
> In Canada we call them the most vulnerable. In COVID, I have witnessed the
> Indigenous people as the most powerful. Their stewardship, intent, and
> compassion for each other is saving lives.
>
> Huy Chexw (thank you) Wa Chexw Yuu (take care)– Squamish Language
> Kukw`stumc`kalap (Thank-you all) – Lil’wat Language,
>
> Heather Paul – Executive Director - Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre
>
> Cell: 604.966.4247
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> *Sent:* November 20, 2020 9:44:08 AM
> *To:* bcma at lists.vifa.ca
> *Subject:* [BCMA] Museum sector closures?
>
>
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> I’m wondering how those in the Museum sector are interpreting the recent
> provincial health orders in terms of the limitations on community events
> and gatherings? If anyone has any experiences or concrete plans already
> hashed out, please let me know either by the listserve or personally:
> jane.lemke at burnaby.ca
>
>
>
> *Jane Lemke *MA, MMSt
>
> Curator
>
> Direct: 604-297-4542
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