Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC) Community Memories Program
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Community-based CHIN/VMC
Member institutions are invited to participate in the Community Memories
Program, part of the Virtual
Museum of Canada (VMC)!
| The next call for proposals
will be issued on January 16, 2007 with a deadline set for February 28, 2007 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time. |
The Community Memories
Program strengthens the capacity of smaller museums to create
content for the Web by supporting their development of online local history
exhibits. Museums whose proposals are selected are supplied with user-friendly
software and a standard investment
of $5,000.
The resulting productions are
part of a unique online portrait of Canada's history launched as a new
section of the VMC in May 2003. Exhibits explore subjects as
varied as a town's main industry, an historical event, or a way of life,
and will draw from both an institution's permanent collection and the
personal photographs, documents and oral reminiscences of local citizens.
Each participating institution contributes at least one exhibit developed
in partnership with the community it serves, giving the opportunity to
Canadians to promote their respective heritage.
The Program is open to public,
not-for-profit museums that have demonstrated their commitment to work
collaboratively with colleagues across the country by becoming Basic
or Contributing members of the Canadian Heritage Information Network
(CHIN). Eligibility to submit
proposals to the Community Memories Program is limited
to museums with no more than five full-time paid staff, including museums
that are entirely volunteer-run.
Prior to completing the Community
Memories Program Proposal Form,
please consult the Program Guidelines for
more information, including Requirements
and Criteria for Investment.
Participating institutions whose proposals are accepted receive a user-friendly software package that requires practically no previous computer experience! Find out more about what the software can do.