[BCMA] Museum sector closures?

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The Britannia Mine Museum uses the software Zaui.

It has many nice features.  It does have a bit of a learning curve (don’t they all) but we have been able to make it do a lot of very complex bookings with variables.

Kirstin Clausen, Executive Director.

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We have been using Eventbrite, but it has limitations such as clarity around how many people are in each bubble and sending reminders. We are currently investigating 2 alternatives: SimpleTix and Acuity. I’d love to hear  what platforms other museums are using.

Linda

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How do you book your slot times, Linda?

Chandra Wong, Museum Assistant – Penticton Museum & Archives
City of Penticton  |  785 Main Street  |  Penticton, BC  |  V2A 5E3
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Currently in the Atkinson Gallery:
"Play Hard, Fight Hard: Sport and the Canadian Military”
On display until November 11, 2020

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RE: Museum response to new COVID-19 guidelines

Yes, this is a great topic!

At Kelowna Museums, we already required masks so nothing changed except that the new guidelines provide teeth for enforcement. We continue to welcome walk-in gallery visitors up to our allowable capacity.

While most of our programming is virtual at this time, we continue to allow groups of 10 or less to book a tour.

In anticipation of a busy Remembrance Day, we offered timed entry Nov 10-12 for bubbles of up to 10 and this was successful; we hosted over 200 people.

Our family holiday program also utilizes timed entry. Families can experience the Winter’s Night Lantern Tour of the gallery by registering their bubble of up to 10 for unique start times. This aligns with the new guidelines.

Thanks for sharing, everyone.

Thank you / way̓ limləmt,
Linda
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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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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.


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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<http://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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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<http://jane.lemke@burnaby.ca>

Jane Lemke MA, MMSt
Curator
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