<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal">Hello Museum Peers,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sandra Borger here, from Museum of Surrey. Many of you may have seen the hashtag #MuseumsEh bouncing around on social media. If you have not, take a minute and see what your colleagues have been up to! #MuseumsEh was started in May as a movement to encourage Canadian museums to spread uplifting content on social media with monthly themes during the pandemic. It was, and continues to be, a way to connect our followers together and grow our online community. In May, we used the theme of spring, and in June, we looked at baking.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">However, we feel the need to do something different for July and August. Our theme for the summer is going to be #DiversityIsOurStrength. We invite Canadian museums to share highlights from their collections, stories from their exhibits, or reflections on their institutions and/or communities&#39; history. Share history; it may not always be uplifting. It may be quite the opposite. But share it nonetheless in recognition of adversity and with a message of hope for change.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Do you have a theme in mind for September? We would love to hear it! Send us your ideas.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<br>Sandra<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Gill Sans MT Condensed&quot;,sans-serif">“At the center of this idea of a museum lie not things, but people.” - <span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Hugues de Varine</span><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Gill Sans MT Condensed&quot;,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(64,64,64)">SANDRA BORGER </span><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(64,64,64)">(SHE/HER)</span><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(64,64,64)"> | VISITOR EXPERIENCE COORDINATOR<br><br><img width="200" height="73" id="gmail-m_6385116463872386958Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D64950.67660980" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="width: 2.0833in; height: 0.7638in;"></span><span style="font-family:&quot;Gill Sans MT Condensed&quot;,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:6pt;color:rgb(118,146,60)"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(118,146,60)">CITY OF SURREY<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(153,153,153)">Museum of Surrey<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(153,153,153)">17710 – 56A Ave, Surrey, BC, Canada V3S 5H8<br>T 604.592.6952<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="http://www.surrey.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(118,146,60)">www.surrey.ca</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(118,146,60)"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(153,153,153)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:6pt;color:rgb(118,146,60)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:6pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(118,146,60)">Museum of Surrey is located on the traditional territories of Semiahmoo, Kwantlen, and Katzie First Nations.</span><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:6pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:6pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.surrey.ca/12392.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(64,64,64);text-decoration-line:none"><img border="0" width="29" height="29" id="gmail-m_6385116463872386958Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.png@01D64950.EC5800D0" alt="Social Media Icons_email_GREEN" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="width: 0.3055in; height: 0.3055in;"></span></a><span style="color:rgb(64,64,64)"> </span><a href="http://www.surrey.ca/city-government/13146.aspx" target="_bl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