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ONmuseums: Museums as Medicine?

Jun 06, 2019
 
 
At the OMA
Museums as medicine? Exploring the healing potential of cultural spaces
Concurrent Session at the upcoming OMA Annual Conference 2019
 
Sara Bhatti, Alliance for Healthier Communities & Christian Blake, Royal Ontario Museum
 
Can cultural spaces contribute to people’s health and well-being? Are we overreaching to think so? Are they already doing it? 
 
In December of 2018, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) launched a pilot social prescribing project in collaboration with the Alliance for Healthier Communities. Social prescriptions are a means for healthcare, community and social service professionals to refer people to non-medical services that, along with existing treatments, can be a therapeutic tool for improving health and well-being.

Register online HERE
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Save $200 at the Head Start Rate for Conference
Available until June 15


Each year, 300+ Ontario museum professionals come together at the OMA Annual Conference to learn, network, and envision the future of the sector. 

Don't miss your chance to register at the Head Start Rate of $409+HST!

Register online HERE
Download the Registration Form HERE
 
Conference Connections
Mentorship Program, Registration Deadline: August 31
 
Conference Connections is a successful mentorship program, now in its 6th year! An initiative coordinated by the Group of Ontario Emerging Museum Professionals Committee (GOEMP) and the Ontario Museum Association (OMA), it is designed to introduce Emerging Museum Professionals (EMPs) to more established museum professionals, facilitating professional networking and exchange.

Space is limited, sign up early! 

Read more HERE
 
Registration for CMS: Exhibit Planning & Design Opens June 12, 2019
 
Exhibit Planning & Design
Location: Canadian Canoe Museum, Peterborough, ON
Date: August 21-23, 2019
Course Directors: John Summers and Meredith Leonard, Halton Region Heritage Services
Textbook: Creating Exhibits that Engage: A Manual for Museums and Historical Organizations by John Summers will be available for purchase at the course for $40.

Learn more about the Certificate in Museum Studies.
Log into your Individual Member account and click on My Courses to register.

Questions? Contact the Professional Development Program Manager atpd@museumsontario.ca. 
 

Read the full ONmuseums HERE