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OMA Awards of Excellence 2014 Call for Nominations now open. Above image: the Awards of Excellence award sculptures designed by artist Charles Pachter. Read more...
. OMA Awards of Excellence 2014 Call for Nominations now open. Above image: the Awards of Excellence award sculptures designed by artist Charles Pachter. Read more...
What are you doing for #CultureDays? Free Culture Days Webinar for Museums/Heritage Sites Calling Ontario museums and heritage sites! On Tuesday, June 17 at 12 p.m. EST, Ontario Culture Days in association with the Ontario Museum Association will be holding a free webinar open to museums and heritage organizations across the province. Learn about how your museum can participate in the 5th annual Culture Days celebration. Culture Days will share success stories, activity ideas and provide tips and tools to help make your Culture Days activities a success! As community and cultural hubs, museums have played a key role on the growth and development of Culture Days across Ontario. In 2013, 156 Ontario heritage organizations participated in Culture Days as a means to reach out to new audiences and engage their communities. Culture Days is a collaborative, Canada-wide volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. This year’s Culture Days weekend will take place on September 26, 27 and 28, 2014. |
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. How Awesome are You? Nominations are now open for the 2014 OMA Awards of Excellence. What have you done that has inspired, engaged, pushed the envelope, shaken things up, made a difference? Let us know and get the recognition you deserve! Award Categories: Complete your nomination online: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/OMAAwardNomination2014
Each recipient receives a special OMA certificate, a beautiful sculpture by artist Charles Pachter, as well as our unique award of excellence badge for your website. Download the nomination package for category descriptions, guidelines, eligibility requirements and instructions. If you have questions about the program or your nomination, contact Mary Collier, Professional Development Program Manager at [email protected]. Visit the OMA website for more information and to see Awards of Excellence recipients from past years.
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What's bigger than Jumbo in St. Thomas?
June 5, 2014 - St. Thomas Times-Journal
And selections currently are on exhibit through July 5 at ELGIN COUNTY MUSEUM, augmented by the museum's own, including the contents of ...
Dryden Museum raises $13000 from auction so far
June 5, 2014 - Kenora Online
The Dryden & District Museum is extremely happy with their recent fundraiser, Keep it Hanging Around. The museum held a silent auction of paintings ...
Owen Sound Funds Waterfront Heritage Centre
June 10, 2014 - BlackburnNews.com
Councillors voted to fund the centre, formerly known as the Marine and Rail Museum, to the tune of 24 thousand dollars this year. Heritage Centre
Engines will be steaming at Simcoe County Museum this weekend
June 4, 2014 - Simcoe.com
The annual Wheels and Tracks in Motion takes place at the Simcoe County Museum this weekend. The event showcases vintage and antique trucks ...
War photography exhibit coming to National Gallery
June 7, 2014 - Hamilton Spectator
OTTAWA The National Gallery of Canada says it is planning two major summer exhibitions highlighting First World War photography and the ...
Marine Museum hopes to stay afloat
June 6, 2014 – Kingston Whig Standard
Long before Kingston Penitentiary was closed down by the federal government, its fate left swinging in the winds off Lake Ontario, there was the sad tale of the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes.
Luminato fest spreads art, music, dance, theatre across Toronto
June 6, 2014 - CBC.ca
Outrageous performance and visual artist Terence Koh unveiling two new, Canadian-themed installations at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
Ontario Science Centre hits the right note with new exhibition The Science of Rock 'N' Roll
June 5, 2014 - Canada NewsWire (press release)
TORONTO, June 5, 2014 /CNW/ - Rock out to the sounds of rock 'n' roll and science at the Ontario Science Centre this summer! The Science of Rock ...
Fashion and Martians on Exhibit at the Waterloo Region Museum
June 6, 2014 - Exchange Morning Post (press release)
WATERLOO REGION – Ontario's largest community museum opens two new exhibits this month. Street Style and Museum Mysteries will be on exhibit ...
Taking the war to Hitler
June 5, 2014 - Simcoe Reformer
James Christison, assistant curator of the Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum and second vice president of the Royal Canadian Legion in ...
Job Postings
A few of the job postings currently available at the OMA Website:
Outreach Officer
Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation, Deadline: June 17, 2014
http://museumsontario.com/en/50?JobID=7174
Conservation Intern (YCW)
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Deadline: June 18, 2014
http://museumsontario.com/en/50?JobID=7165
Marketing Coordinator Intern
Muskoka Lakes Museum, Deadline: June 18, 2014
http://museumsontario.com/en/50?JobID=7185
Have a paid or volunteer position to fill? Don't forget to advertise at the OMA Website and reach your audience - http://museumsontario.com/en/66
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