BC Museums Association Podcast
Education & Explainer
About
Join the BC Museums Association as we explore topics of importance to the museum community in BC, and around the world. Listen as we talk with museum workers, volunteers, and audiences about their work in BC museums.
Episodes
- MuseNews Ep. 56 From Starting Line to End
It’s March 2026, welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyo…
- MuseNews Ep. 55: Features, Funding and Feasibility
It’s February 2026, welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and b…
- MuseNews Ep. 54: Defeat, A Seat and a New Acting Chair
It’s January 2026, welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and be…
- MuseNews Ep.53: Dinosaurs, Directors and Donations
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month, we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Stories from…
- MuseNews Ep 52: Summer Wrap-Up
It’s September 2025, welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and…
- BCMA Podcast: NAGPRA Relationships and Responsibility
Join our host Lorenda and SGaan Kwahagang James McGuire, Guest Scientist and Indigenous Fellow in Conservation at the American Museum of Natural History, and Jessica Strayer, NAGPRA/CalNAGPRA Administrative Manager at the Fowler Museum - U…
- BCMA Podcast: NAGPRA In Theory, In Practice
Join our host Lorenda and Jessica Strayer, NAGPRA/CalNAGPRA Administrative Manager at the Fowler Museum - UCLA, as they discuss the realities of working with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Explore how…
- IBPOC Network Podcast Ep.5: Veronica Buck and Marilyn Maychak
In this episode, Jazmin and Madison sit down to chat with friends and collaborators Veronica Buck and Marilyn Maychak. Veronica and Marilyn share about their varied careers in education and arts and culture, as well as how they met, and a…
- BCMA Podcast: Not Your Butter Chicken
Join our host Madison and the creatives behind the CBC Gem docu-series Not Your Butter Chicken for a conversation about culture, community, food, and migration. This was originally recorded as a live podcast event over Zoom on June 2, 2025…
- BC Museums Week Live Podcast – ‘Exploring Models of Cultural Engagement’ with Nina Buddhdev
Missed the recording live? No worries, you can still listen now! In this podcast, we discuss Nina’s work (and insights) on building brighter futures with her communities within the arts and heritage sector. Nina’s dedication to advancing h…
- MuseNews Ep. 51: Auctions, Awards, Announcements and Artistic Activism
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month, we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. May 2025 Sto…
- MuseNews Ep. 50: Heroes, Health and Histories.
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. April 2025 St…
- BCMA Podcast: Salmon and Ethical AI
Join our host Lorenda and Dr. Will Atlas, Salmon Watershed Scientist, for a conversation about SalmonVision. In partnership with Indigenous communities, SalmonVision harnesses the power of AI for salmon monitoring and conservation. Explore…
- MuseNews Ep. 49 - Home Comings and Home Goings
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. March Stories…
- MuseNews Ep: 48: Paintings, Partnerships, and Pie
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. February Stor…
- The IBPOC Network Podcast Episode 4: Museum Liberation Force
In this episode, Jazmin and Madison are joined by Dr. Sharanjit Kaur Sandra and Melvin Sedeora of Museum Liberation Force. We chat about how the grassroots group got started, what they hope to see happen with the South Asian Canadian Museu…
- MuseNews Ep. 47: Destruction, Rebirth and Celebration
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. January Stori…
- MuseNews Ep. 46: Year End Favourites
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month, we recap some of the latest news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Join Leia, Ryan, Lore…
- BCMA Podcast: The Future and AI
What is AI? Join our host, Lorenda Calvert, and members of our sector for this eight-part series discussing AI and its implications for our sector and community. In this episode, Lorenda asks: What does the future of AI look like? What doe…
- BCMA Podcast: Equity and AI
What is AI? Join our host, Lorenda Calvert, and members of our sector for this eight-part series discussing AI and its implications for our sector and community. In this episode, Lorenda asks: Why are/would we be interested in AI from an I…
- BCMA Podcast: AI from a GLAM Perspective
What is AI? Join our host, Lorenda Calvert, and members of our sector for this eight-part series discussing AI and its implications for our sector and community. In this episode, Lorenda asks: Why are/would we be interested in AI from a GL…
- BCMA Podcast: What are you concerned about regarding AI?
What is AI? Join our host, Lorenda Calvert, and members of our sector for this eight-part series discussing AI and its implications for our sector and community. In this episode, Lorenda asks: What are you concerned about regarding AI? You…
- BCMA Podcast: What are you interested in regarding AI?
What is AI? Join our host, Lorenda Calvert, and members of our sector for this eight-part series discussing AI and its implications for our sector and community. In this episode, Lorenda asks: What are you interested in learning or knowing…
- BCMA Podcast: How do you use AI?
What is AI? Join our host, Lorenda Calvert, and members of our sector for this eight-part series discussing AI and its implications for our sector and community. In this episode, Lorenda asks: How do you currently use AI? How do the instit…
- BCMA Podcast: What do you know about AI?
What is AI? Join our host, Lorenda Calvert, and members of our sector for this eight-part series discussing AI and its implications for our sector and community. In this episode, Lorenda asks: What do you know about AI? You can learn more…
- BCMA Podcast: What is AI?
What is AI? Join our host, Lorenda Calvert, and members of our sector for this eight-part series discussing AI and its implications for our sector and community. In this episode, Lorenda asks: What is AI? You can learn more about the WhAi?…
- MuseNews Ep. 45: Soldiers, Surrealists and Swift Moving Magnoavipes.
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest breaking news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. November Stor…
- MuseNews Ep. 44: Funding, Exhibits and a Halloween Haunt!
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Join Leia and Ryan as…
- IBPOC Network Podcast Episode 3: Madison Bridal and "Rooting For Reclamation"
In this episode, Jazmin Hundal is joined by fellow BCMA team member and IBPOC Network co-coordinator Madison Bridal. The two chat about Madison's career in museums, how she got involved in the IBPOC Network, and her current exhibit at UVIC…
- MuseNews Ep. 43: Repatriations and Runways
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Join Leia as we explor…
- BCMA Podcast: Community Connections and Conversations
Join our host Lorenda Calvert, and her guests, Chris O'Connor, Director of Community Engagement* and Regional Partnerships at the Royal BC Museum, Julia Cyr, Museum Supervisor at the Kamloops Museum and Archives, Diena Jules, Language and…
- MuseNews Ep 42: Weirs, Wisdom and Wealth
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Join Ryan and Lorenda…
- OWL You Need to Know Episode 17: Madison Bridal, BCMA Special Projects Coordinator
Get to know Madison Bridal, the BCMA’s new Special Projects Coordinator, in this 90-second OWL You Need to Know micro-podcast!
- MuseNews Ep. 41: Pride Month, New Faces and New Openings!
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Join Ryan and Leia as…
- MuseNews Ep. 40: Celebration, Commemoration, and Community.
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Join Lorenda and Leia…
- BCMA Podcast: NAGPRA and Consent-based Curation
Join our host Lorenda and SGaan Kwahagang James McGuire, Collections & Engagement Coordinator at Saahlinda Naay - the Haida Gwaii Museum, for a conversation about the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Museums must pri…
- MuseNews Ep. 39: Bombers, Buildings, and the BC Sports Hall of Fame
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Join Lorenda and Ryan…
- MuseNews Ep. 38: Theft, Fire, and Hard Work.
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Join Lorenda and Leia…
- BCMA Webinar Series: Work from Home & Remote Positions - Experiences from the Creston Museum
This episode was converted from a recorded webinar. Wednesday, January 24th, 2024 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm PT Since 2020, we have globally seen a rise in remote and hybrid work, but as we return to a “new normal,” many workplaces are abandoning…
- MuseNews Ep.37: Heists, Hiatuses, and Handovers
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Join Ryan and Leia as…
- MuseNews Ep.36: Scandalous Exhibits, Seismic Upgrades, and Salish Dogs
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Join Leia, Ryan, and L…
- BCMA Podcast: Inspiring Museum Educators
Join our host Lorenda for a conversation about the new Inspiring Museum Educators Bursary . Established with the support of Dr. Lisa McIntosh in 2023, this bursary encourages the pursuit of excellence in education within the museum, galler…
- MuseNews Ep. 35: Year End Favourites
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Join Leia, Ryan, Loren…
- BCMA Podcast: A Conversation with the Climate Disaster Project
Join our host Lorenda Calvert in conversation with Sean Holman of the Climate Disaster Project. Sean is the Wayne Crookes Professor of Environmental and Climate Journalism at the University of Victoria, a former investigative journalist, a…
- MuseNews Ep.34: Commitments, Convergence and Closure
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Join Leia, Ryan, and L…
- MuseNews Ep. 33: Breath, BC Ferries, and BC Fossils
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Join Leia, Ryan, and L…
- MuseNews Ep. 32: New Exhibits, New Buildings, and New Normals
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Join Leia and Lorenda,…
- Welcome to the Digital Dialogues
We live in a complicated world. And with the explosion of AI tools over the past year that promise to blur the line between the real and the imaginary, it isn’t looking like life will get any simpler in the foreseeable future. Welcome to t…
- MuseNews Ep. 31: Compensation, Community and Cool Finds
Welcome to MuseNews, the BCMA’s monthly museum sector news podcast. Each month we recap some of the latest news, happenings, and announcements from museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across BC and beyond. Join Leia and Ryan, as…
- BCMA Podcast: Copy Rights and Copy Wrongs
Join the BCMA and Literary Translator, Yilin Wang as we chat about the British Museums theft of her translated work, lack of apology, and complete mismanaging of the experience. Museums can and should have a plan in place to recognize and…