GATINEAU, QC, May 15, 2024
/CNW/ - Digital Museums Canada (DMC) is pleased to announce an
investment of more than $2 million in
18 new online projects developed by museums, heritage cultural and
Indigenous organizations across Canada. These projects were selected by an
independent advisory committee from the 2023 Call for
Proposals.
The selected projects represent a diversity
of topics and regions of Canada...
"We were delighted to receive a record number of proposal
submissions this year," said Leah
Resnick, Director of Digital Museums Canada. "The DMC
investment program provides critical funding as well as application
assistance and mentorship for equity-deserving communities."
Awarded projects
This year, close to 150 proposals were received across the
Digital Projects and Community Stories streams. Over 40 percent of
awarded projects are from organizations that self-identify as
supporting equity-deserving communities.
The selected projects represent a diversity of topics and
regions of Canada including:
- Contributions of women: As activists and educators (ON),
arts and culture champions (ON), and advocates for reproductive
health and rights (ON)
- Fashion: Clothing and the 2SLGBTQIA+ community of the
Mississippi Valley (ON), historical clothing items and their
stories (BC), a history of wool socks (QC)
- Indigenous history: Métis people in Moose Jaw and the buffalo hunt (SK), an
Indigenous map of Banff (AB), a
journey through time following the footsteps of Chief Peguis
(MB)
- Media and technology: Internet activism (ON), posters
from the Quebec Gay Archives (QC), immersive digital art creators
(QC)
- Preservation of language and culture: Icelandic language
publishing in Manitoba (MB),
Ukrainians in Canada (ON), Chinese
migration in British Columbia
(BC), the enduring legacy of Cantonese opera (ON)
A full list of awarded projects, with descriptions provided by
each organization, is available here:
Community Stories
Digital Projects
Digital Museums Canada is the largest investment program of its
kind in Canada, having provided
more than $20 million in funding to
more than 240 projects to date. It offers Canadian museum and
heritage organizations funding, expert guidance and user-friendly
tools to tell stories on a variety of online platforms, such as
virtual exhibitions and tours, online games, web apps, and
educational resources. DMC is committed to online
accessibility as well as to advancing equity, diversity and
inclusion in the heritage sector.
Eligible organizations are invited to apply during the next Call
for Proposals, which opens on June
15. For more information, please visit the DMC
website.
The Digital Museums Canada (DMC) investment program
helps build digital capacity in Canadian museums and heritage,
cultural, and Indigenous organizations, and gives people across
Canada unique access to diverse
stories and experiences. DMC is managed by the Canadian Museum of
History, with the financial support of the Government of
Canada.
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SOURCE Canadian Museum of History