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Welcome Brian! Brian brings over two decades of experience in the museum and heritage sector. Currently serving as Senior Manager, Heritage with the Yukon government’s Department of Tourism and Culture, he oversees key programs in archaeology, palaeontology, geographical place names, and funding for 19 Yukon First Nation cultural centres and museums. His career has included leadership of the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre and support for broader heritage initiatives across the territory. He is particularly interested in representing northern museums and First Nation cultural centres on the ICOM Canada Board and contributing to national and international efforts to protect, preserve, and interpret shared heritage. In addition to his professional work, Brian serves on the board of the Canadian Canoe Museum, where he chairs the collections committee, and has recently contributed to the ICOM Canada Awards Committee. Brian holds a degree in anthropology with a minor in political studies from Trent University [...]

At AGM in June, we had the pleasure of announcing this year’s ICOM Canada International Achievement Award. Now we have the pleasure of sharing this news with the wider membership as well. This year the award is presented to Mrs. Lynn Maranda. Congratulations! Holding a Master’s degree in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, Mrs. Maranda has dedicated over four decades of her professional life to the Museum of Vancouver. Her unwavering commitment has seen her serve in various key roles within the institution, including Chief Curator, Registrar, Head of Future Projects, and Curator of Anthropology. Since 2008, she has continued to serve the museum with distinction as Curator Emerita. Throughout this long and illustrious career, Mrs. Maranda has orchestrated numerous exhibitions in close collaboration with First Nations, reflecting her deep respect and commitment to these cultures. Her leadership has also extended to the supervision of major international exhibitions, [...]

We are pleased to announce that nominations for the ICOM Canada International Achievement Award are now open until March 15, 2025. We look forward to honoring a distinguished member from our Canadian ICOM community for their persistent and successful globally-engaged career. This award honours a Canadian museum professional who has demonstrated and promoted excellence in Canadian museology on an international scale. This award recognizes the outstanding contribution of knowledge and expertise towards the advancement and support of museology worldwide. If you would like to nominate someone, please go ahead and fill out the nomination form here and submit the completed form via email to icomcanada@gmail.com.  The nomination deadline is March 15, 2025.   Questions? email us at icomcanada@gmail.com. We will present the International Achievement Award for 2025 at our AGM in June. We look forward to your nominations!

We are happy to announce the winner of the 2024 ICOM Canada International Achievement Award: Claude Faubert. Throughout his museum career, Claude has made lasting and meaningful contributions to advance many aspects of the museum field, particularly in science museums. During his career at Ingenium, Canada’s National Museum of Science and Innovation, his leadership at all levels in collections, research, education, and exhibition programming was shared with communities around the world. Claude’s efforts in creating partnerships and engaging with important organizations such as ICOM greatly benefited the museums in which he worked. Among the many examples of his international work and accomplishments, Claude was instrumental in the development of the ICOM International Training Centre (ICOM-ITC) established in 2013 in Beijing, China, that attracted museum practitioners worldwide. After more than 30 years of working in museums, Claude entered retirement with the same energy and willingness to make global connections, and to [...]

Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 Time: 2:00pm EST | 8:00pm Paris time Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlcumgrTssHdM4SWLeZyaBHDueCa8xu2ko  What are the new and emerging ethical challenges that museums face that a Code of Ethics should address? The webinar will bring people up to date on the revision of the ICOM Code of Ethics — what has been accomplished and what the next steps are. We will talk about how the revision relates to the 2004 Code and how it relates to the museum definition. About the Speakers:  Sally Yerkovich is leading the revision of the ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums. She served on the ICOM Standing Committee on Ethics (ETHCOM) from 2011-2016 and was chair from 2016-2023. Dr. Yerkovich has been engaged with ethical issues in museums throughout her career. A cultural anthropologist with more than thirty years of leadership experience in museums and cultural institutions, she is currently Director of Educational [...]