Webinar: May 13, 2025 1:30 p.m.

Coaching: May 27, 2025

Inclusive Innovation: Using Technology to Make Museums Accessible to All
With Vanessa Chatten, CANUS Museum Consulting

Join us for an insightful webinar that explores how museums and galleries can use accessible technology to create inclusive environments for visitors of all abilities. She breaks down practical tools, shares real-world case studies, and offers guidance on how to choose the right tech for your space and audience. Learn how to align accessibility goals with your digital strategy — and why putting yourself in the shoes of someone with a disability is one of the most powerful ways to make lasting change. Attendees will leave with practical ideas and tools to help make their institutions more welcoming and accessible to everyone.

Webinar: June 17, 2025 1:30 p.m.

Coaching: July 2, 2025

Interactivity: powerful but…
with Adam Fine, Fathom Studios

Join us for an exploration of interactivity in exhibits. Almost every museum curator wants their exhibits to be more “interactive”, but the word is broad and trendy, often meaning anything from augmented reality, to touchscreens, to mechanicals, to hiring human re-enactors. Interactives of all kinds can increase your visitor engagement, but each choice introduces new challenges—in design, facility management, maintenance, accessibility, and other areas. This session will talk about the main classes of interactivity and discuss the costs and benefits of each, and how such choices might benefit the museum.

Webinar: July 15, 2025 1:30 p.m.

Coaching: July 29, 2025

Social Media for Museums: Tackling Today’s Challenges
with Victoria Castle, Nova Scotia Museum

In this follow-up to her introductory session on social media, Victoria Castle will explore the key questions museums face online today. Participants will learn how to choose platforms ethically, engage audiences in accessible and inclusive ways, handle negative comments, streamline their workflow through pre-scheduling and other time-saving tips, and implement best practices for using generative AI. This practical session is designed to help museum professionals use social media more confidently and effectively.

Webinar: August 12, 2025 1:30 p.m.

Coaching: August 26, 2025

Communicating with Community
with Meaghan Patterson, Royal Alberta Museum

Museums know they need to have strong connections with their communities in order to be vibrant and sustainable, but oftentimes building those community connections can seem overwhelming or daunting. Our communities are evolving, their needs are changing, and the way people spend their leisure time is drastically different from how it was five years ago. Using the lessons learned in the Reconsidering Museums project and associated toolkit, as well as examples from museums, this workshop will explore how museums can communicate with their publics in ways that drives meaningful and sustained engagement that serves the needs of both the museum and the community. We will dive into how museums can step into new, and sometimes uncomfortable, situations to build bridges and fulfill their roles as community assets.

January 13, 2025

Preparing for TRACK 2025
With Karin Kierstead

August 13, 2024

Building Relationships with Indigenous Communities
With Nik Phillips and Semisel Sa’n

Participate in a casual conversation and sharing session about how museums can build strong and lasting relationships with Mi’kmaw communities. Bring your questions and learn from the Treaty Education and CCTH team as they give guidance and suggestions on what museums can do to be better allies to Indigenous communities.

July 16, 2024

Community Building
With Meg Cuming

Join us for an engaging and interactive webinar as we delve into the art of community building through collaborative efforts and partnerships. Explore strategies to foster stronger connections and create lasting impacts within your community. Discover how collaboration can lead to vibrant, diverse, and active communities that thrive together.

June 11, 2024

Governance Policies and Procedures
With Grant MacDonald

May 14, 2024

Succession Planning
With Angie MacIssac

Learn how the Strait Area Museum transformed its succession planning approach and is now revitalizing its programs and cultivating a vibrant community. Gain insights and strategies for engaging younger community members and reinvigorating your organization.

May 29, 2024

Relationship Building
With Lynette de Montreuil

Join us as we explore how relationships build resilience. When Lynette de Montreuil joined the DesBrisay in 2018, Town funding had been cut by 50% with the museum running a deficit and at significant risk of closure. By the end of 2019, programs had doubled, and attendance had almost tripled. This was made possible through partnerships and community engagement. Lynette will share her experiences that include positive wins, and valuable lessons learned. This workshop will focus on how to communicate effectively, meet people where they are at, and follow the platinum rule of treating people the way they want to be treated.

Jan. 17, 2024

PREPARING FOR TRACK 2024
With Karin Kierstead
Webinar: Preparing for TRACK 2024

Nov. 14, 2023

COMMUNICATIONS
With Victoria Castle
Webinar: Web-Based Communications

Oct. 17, 2023

MANAGEMENT
With Jennifer Mizzi
Webinar: Embracing Generational Diversity in Museums: Bridging the Gap

Sept. 26, 2023

GOVERNANCE
With Virginia Stephen
Webinar: I’m on the board, now what? Types of boards and the work they do.

Aug. 15, 2023

COLLECTION & ACCESS TO INFORMATION
With Dale Jarvis
Webinar: Intangible Heritage in Museum Collections

July 18, 2023

FACILITY MANAGEMENT
With Ian Loughead, Barry Rodenhiser & Kellie McIvor 
Webinar: Roundtable on Emergency Preparedness

June 13, 2023

INTERPRETATION
With Rosie Browning 
Webinar: Changing Interpretation in Historic House Museums

May 16, 2023

COMMUNITY
With Dr. Candace Tangorra Matelic
Webinar: Does your museum have an audience or a community?

Apr. 18, 2023

FINANCIAL STABILITY
With David Oyler
Webinar: Revenue Generation for Museums