Awards of Excellence

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OMA Awards of Excellence 2023

The OMA Awards of Excellence are designed to:

  • recognize outstanding contributions to the Ontario museum community, with emphasis on innovation;
  • advance the museum profession in Ontario;
  • encourage high standards of excellence in the museum field.

Nominations for the 2024 OMA Awards of Excellence will open in spring 2024. 

Congratulations to the 2023 Recipients of the OMA Awards of Excellence! 

Lori Nelson, Director (Retired), the MUSE: Lake of the Woods Museum and Douglas Family Art Centre (Distinguished Career Award of Excellence)
Deanna Way, Executive Director, Quinte Natural History Museum (Promising Leadership Award of Excellence)
Phil Spencer, Toronto Railway Museum (Volunteer Service Award of Excellence)
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre, "Reclaiming Shingwauk Hall" (Award of Excellence in Exhibitions)
Pickering Museum VIllage, "Greenwood Blacksmith Shop" (Award of Excellence in Exhibitions - Honourable Mention)
Laurie Kilgour-Walsh and Art Gallery of Hamilton, "Artful Moments: Shared Learning" (Award of Excellence in Publications)
Textile Museum of Canada, "Gathering" (Award of Excellence in Community Engagement)
Bytown Museum, "Exhibition Renewal Project" (Award of Excellence in Special Projects)
York Region District School Board Museum and Archives, "No. 2 Construction Battalion" (Award of Excellence in Special Projects - Honourable Mention)
Shannon Quigley and Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, "Creative Connections: Art and Dementia" (Award of Excellence in Programs)