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Community Connection Monday Chats

Starting on Monday March 23rd, ANSM will host online chats with our museum colleagues.Read more >

New Membership Structure

This year, we will be making changes to the membership structure and associated fees.Read more >

ANSM Resource Library Now Online!

You can now browse books, search, and make requests online!Read more >

New Museum Studies 3-Year Cycle Starts in 2020

Join us in 2020 for the start of another cycle of the ANSM Museum Studies…>

Orientation Sessions Coming Up in November

Registration for Orientation Sessions/Workshops for next year's evaluations is…>

Museums Associations Write Party Leaders, Insist on Prioritising the Sector

"National, provincial and territorial museums associations sent joint letters…>

New Intern Ayla!

Our newest intern is already hard at work at the ANSM office!>

Register Today

Only 6 weeks remain until our September conference - Mining Your Museum: Making…>

Call for Panelists

The Association of Nova Scotia Museums, in partnership with Sherbrooke Village…>

Save the Date for our September Conference!

You won't want to miss Mining Your Museum: Making Every Nugget Count>

Call for ANSM Award Nominations!

Nominating someone from your museum is a great way to acknowledge their efforts…>

Maud Lewis

A world famous folk artist, Maud Lewis painted scenes that evoke feelings of…>

2019 Evaluator Applications Now Being Accepted

ANSM seeks dedicated and qualified heritage professionals to join us for…>

Webinar Series on Collections Management

The Association of Nova Scotia Museums recently offered a webinar series on…>

Evaluation Cycle 2019-2022

ANSM is pleased to announce the release of the new evaluation cycle as part of…>

ANSM Board Nominations

Nominations Open: ANSM Board of Directors Are you looking for a fresh new way to…>

ANSM Award Nominations Deadline June 30th!

Be sure to submit your nomination form before the deadline! Read here for more…>

Canadian Collections Care Survey

The objective of this survey is to examine the current state of collections care…>

Save The Date!

We're planning our next AGM and Conference - be sure to mark your calendars!>

Museums for March Break!

So many great museums in the province are providing amazing March Break…>

Explore and Create with MyNovaMuse Galleries

Celebrate Nova Scotia's rich history by sharing the stories of museum treasures…>

Celebrate Heritage Day 2018

This year, Nova Scotia celebrates the life of Mona Louise Parsons.>

Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame Makes MuseFund Donation

Yesterday, Thursday January 11th, The Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame shared…>

Consider MuseFund This Holiday Season!

Contribute to the future of Nova Scotia’s past>

Touchstones Taking Over Social Media

Follow us! NovaMuse is now on Instagram (novamuse_official) and…>

Re-Launch of NovaMuse!

The newly redesigned NovaMuse was launched at the Treasure Trove Symposium on…>

Congratulations to Sheryl Stanton

This year ANSM is pleased to present the Award of Excellence in Museum…>

NovaMuse Relaunch Coming Soon!

The NovaMuse website is about to launch a fresh new look! Be sure to join us at…>

New Collections and Advisory Resources Added!

Thanks to the hard work of our Fleming Summer Intern, Kassandra, we’ve added a…>

Touchstones Online Exhibit Launched

150 Artifacts for 150 Years! In celebration of #Canada150, Canadian History 11…>

Nominate Someone Today!

The Association of Nova Scotia Museums (ANSM), is pleased to announce the 2017…>

CMA and ANSM Encourage you to Invite your MP or MLA!

The Canadian Museums Association (CMA) and the Association of Nova Scotia…>

Welcome Kassandra!

ANSM would like to extend a warm welcome to Kassandra Hanslep who will be…>

Touchstones Phase Two

Exciting news! We have now entered the second phase of Touchstones: Exploring…>

AGM & Conference/Symposium Survey Results

Late in 2016 we asked for your input with regards to our upcoming Annual General…>

MuseFund Virtual Launch

MuseFund has launched with a new website, video, and social media outlets! Read…>

NovaMuse and the 30 Day Museum Photo Challenge

NovaMuse is making use of social media to share images and inspiration from…>

Libraries Nova Scotia

Libraries Nova Scotia has been in a period of re-imagining with a focus on…>

Touchstones Top Ten

The initial voting phase for #150Touchstones has come to a close. We would like…>

Voting for #150Touchstones closes January 15!

Voting continues until January 15th on the NovaMuse site for Touchstones…>

We've got a new website!

We’ve re-organised the ANSM site to make it easier to navigate, to find…>
Museums and Security Symposium Poster

Museums and Security Symposium Registration

Registration for the Museums and Security Symposium is now open. Tickets are $50…>