Welcome to May is Museum Month! | Association des Musées de l'Ontario

avr 29, 2022

April 29, 2022

Welcome to
May is Museum Month / Mai, mois des musées
2022!

Celebrating the power of museums

In this Special edition, please find:

A Message from Her Honour the Honourable
Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
May 2022

"As Lieutenant Governor, I have been fortunate to have toured wonderful museums, galleries, and heritage sites all across this province. From these visits, I have seen how these are lively and forward-thinking organizations that are engaging with, and evolving alongside, their communities. Moreover, it is evident that their captivating programming is reflective of our diversity, is able to spark essential dialogue and deepen understanding on contemporary issues in provocative and edifying ways.

Therefore, it is with a sense of gratitude that I recognize “May is Museum Month” and applaud the Ontario Museum Association on the proud occasion of its 50th anniversary. On behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, I express my thanks to museum professionals for their commitment to making our world-class institutions even better. All Ontarians, and visitors from around the world, can benefit greatly from what you have to offer. May your efforts continue to point the way toward a more just, sustainable, society and country.

Elizabeth Dowdeswell"

Ontario Municipalities Proclaim
May is Museum Month!

Brockville
Read the Proclamation HERE.

Mississippi Mills
Read the Proclamation HERE. (page 26)

Ottawa

"As Mayor of the City of Ottawa, I'm proud to support our local museums and tourist destinations. I can't think of a better way for residents and visitors alike to rediscover our beautiful nation's capital than by taking in the many great museums and historic sites throughout the month of May,"

Jim Watson, Mayor of the City of Ottawa

Port Colborne
Read the Proclamation HERE. (page 7 of the PDF)

Toronto
Read the Proclamation HERE.

“Free general admission to Toronto History Museums ensures equity in programming, fair access to resources, full participation within City spaces, and equitable opportunities for participation for underserved and underrepresented groups. This Museums Month and beyond, I encourage all residents to visit Toronto History Museums to learn about Toronto’s past, present and future.”

John Tory, Mayor of the City of Toronto

Thank you to all the museums and OMA members
who requested proclamations!

Has your community proclaimed May is Museum Month?
Send us an email at community@museumsontario.ca

Some Museum Events this May:

Special offers this May is Museum Month:
50% of one-day admission -  Military Communications & Electronics Museum
Free admission (beginning May 1, 2022) -  Toronto History Museums

Special Programs
1st: Sunday FUNday - Oshawa Museum
7th: Spring Open House - Textile Museum of Canada
7th: Virtual Heritage Walking Tour: Where Culture Meets Community - Elman W. Campbell Museum
12th: Virtual Talk - The Curious Life of Canada’s First International Oil Baron - Oil Museum of Canada
12th: Uncovering History: An Interactive Scavenger Hunt - Peel Art Gallery, Museum, and Archives

Exhibits and Seasonal Openings:
1st: Promenades - Exhibition of Art by Vasyl Kondratuk - Taras Schevchenko Museum
1st: Museum Opens - Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum
7th: Ace Academy: Flight Experience - Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum
7th: Main Street Virtual Experience - Elman W. Campbell Museum
7th: Big Cheese Days -  Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural Museum

May is Museum Month Social Media Kit

The OMA has prepared a kit to help museums share all about the power of museums through their social media and communications. Download the kit for example social media posts, fast facts about Ontario's 700+ museums, and ideas for engaging content for May.

MMM Social Media Kit

International Museum Day - May 18th
Communications Kit

Organised by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) on 18 May each year or around this date, the events and activities planned to celebrate International Museum Day can last a day, a weekend or an entire week. IMD was celebrated for the first time 40 years ago. All around the world, more and more museums participate in International Museum Day.

In this edition of International Museum Day, we invite you to join thousands of museums around the world in unleashing the power of museums!

The dedicated website for International Museum Day provides you with all the information, tools and material needed to get involved in the 2022 edition. An interactive map will gather the events and activities taking place all over the world while the Communications Kit will help you participate in this occasion.

IMD Communications Kit

Ontario Museum Association
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Toll-free in ON: 1-866-662-8672
Phone: 416-348-8672

As an organization of provincial scope, the Ontario Museum Association recognizes that its members and community live and work on the lands and territories of Indigenous peoples. Toronto, where the OMA offices are located, is the territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, Haudenosaunee and the Huron Wendat. We wish to express our gratitude for the resources we are using and pay respect to the rich and ongoing Indigenous history of what is now Ontario and Canada.

Our Mission

The Ontario Museum Association strengthens capacity among institutions and individuals active in Ontario’s museum sector, facilitates excellence and best practices, and improves the communication and collaboration of its membership. The Association advocates for the important role of Ontario’s museums to society, working with all stakeholders, related sectors and industries, and other professional organizations.

Our mailing address is:

Ontario Museum Association

50 Baldwin Street

Toronto, Ontario M5T 1L4

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