FRIENDS OF TOMAHAWK PARK
Tree World from Battlefords rolled in about noon and made a good start on the new area in the park. They will be back tomorrow to start laying the bricks.
It’s going to look great.
~ Lucille B.
Landscaping Begins
Category: Board
Museum Networking
MAS CONFERENCE & AGM AT MELFORT
One comes to these conferences for many reasons. One of the best reasons is for the visiting with people. Hearing about other museums and art galleries in Sask and what they are doing is so interesting and educational.
The willingness to share is most impressive.
Technology can be scary for some people. I wonder how many of the small rural museums will want to or be able to adapt to these changes?
It just takes one volunteer willing to start the process. Right, Elizabeth?
~ Lucille B.
Culture Days Grants & Grumblings?
The 31st of May is looming and that pesky Culture Days grant form needs to be filled out and sent away. I try to work magic with creative writing, putting a positive upbeat spin on an idea for enticing the visiting public to come to our event and convincing the adjudicators that we really need that money.
One works hard to do all the paperwork for these grants, but the real works starts when one is successful at receiving the monies.
And then of course, a followup form needs to be filled out.
Makes one wonder if other types of fundraising may be easier in the long run.
Just saying…
~ Lucille B.
Social Bridging at Museums
“At museums, we mostly bond with the friends and family with whom we attend. Social bridging is harder to come by, especially as society becomes more striated. Bridging is essential to building strong, safe, diverse communities. There are few places where bridging happens naturally. If we can make our museum a place that intentionally encourages and inspires bridging, we will make a powerful impact on our whole community.”
Nina Simon on her blog.Â
This social bridging that Nina talks about reflects what our theme of “different cultures…prairie neighbours” at our museum is trying to accomplish. We need to find the time in our volunteer life to expand it in our exhibits and programs.Â
~ Lucille B.
New Logo
It is a new look for our museum. The logo and lead statement “different cultures… prairie neighbours” encapsulates the stories our museum tells. Our area has such a diverse cultural background. First Nations, French, Ukrainian, Korean, English, Danish, Hutterian Brethren and so on.
Prairie life has produced a culture of its own – part of the Canadian immigrant landscape.
We are continuing to add to our exhibits so that they portray more of these diverse cultures.
Thanks to Stephanie Gilchrist who helped us design the logo.
~ Lucille B.
Clayton McLain Memorial Museum 