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May 2, 2023 Welcome to May is Museum Month 2023! Showcasing museums' contributions to the well-being and to the sustainable development of our communities Greetings from Minister Lumsden: The Honourable Neil Lumsden, Ontario’s Minister of Tourism Culture and Sport, offered well wishes to the province’s museum sector in celebration of May is Museum Month. Watch on the OMA's YouTube Channel Thank...

March 31, 2023 Innovating with Collections Online: Oral History Toolkit The Ontario Museum Association is pleased to share, in collaboration with Toronto History Museums and Digital Action Research & Training , a new resource for museums to ethically collect, preserve, and leverage oral histories and born-digital collections. This new resource builds on leading international best practices...

March 23, 2023 2023 Ontario Budget Released "Building a Strong Ontario" TORONTO — Today, Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released Ontario’s 2023 Budget: Building a Strong Ontario . Read the 2023 Budget Read the News Release Items of interest for museums, galleries and heritage sites include: "Investigating Indian Residential School Burial Sites" (page 100) Across Canada, more than 150,000...

February 21, 2023 The OMA Welcomes Robin Etherington as Interim Executive Director The Ontario Museum Association welcomes Robin Etherington as Interim Executive Director. Robin Etherington is a graduate of University of Toronto Masters in Museum Studies Program and of University of Waterloo's Masters in Language and Professional Writing Program. Robin worked in myriad institutions, including the...

February 14, 2023 OMA Submission to Budget 2023 Make your voices heard! We need your support! Join us in advocating for the future success of the museum sector by sending a letter to your MPP. The OMA has drafted a pre-written letter that outlines our priority solutions to empower museums to continue to make our communities vibrant and vital places to live, work, visit and invest. Read below to...

December 8, 2022 OMA Submission on Bill 23 " More Homes Built Faster Act", 2022 The OMA calls on the Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism and the government for legislation that ensures Ontario’s irreplaceable heritage is protected. The OMA calls to maintain all possible protections for heritage assets, including through the Ontario Heritage Act, and calls for support of heritage...

November 29, 2022 Giving Tuesday Your day to celebrate the Ontario Museum community On November 29, 2022, the Ontario Museum Association is taking time to celebrate the Ontario museum community. Please join us in celebrating by making a gift today! You can contribute to the Ontario museum community and support of the Ontario Museum Association by making a donation to: - OMA's 50th Anniversary...

November 14, 2022 Ontario releases 2022 Fall Economic Statement Ministry of Finance TORONTO — Today, Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released the 2022 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review – Ontario’s Plan to Build: A Progress Update . It includes the government’s first-ever progress report on its plan to build Ontario, as well as new targeted measures that advance its plan to build...

Nov 2, 2022 Last Chance! In-person conference registration closes today at 12 noon! We are so excited to welcome so many of our attendees to Hamilton on Monday November 7! Today is the final day to register to attend the OMA Annual Conference 2022 in-person! In-person registration for the OMA Annual Conference will close today (Nov. 2) at 12noon ET. Register for Conference There's still time to...

October 18, 2022 MAP application deadline extended - November 15, 2022 OMA's Online Annual General Meeting - October 28, 2022 Deadline extended to November 15 - Museums Assistance Program (MAP) Canadian Heritage funding opportunities The MAP supports heritage institutions and workers in the preservation and presentation of heritage collections. It also promotes professional knowledge, skills and...