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Congratulations to our CILR Award recipients

Congratulations Caroline Ipeelie, the recipient of our 2021 Certificate in Indigenous Language Revitalization Award!

Opening a dialogue on "Black Identity"

We hear so much about identity and culture. What is it? How is it defined? There are so many facets in defining Canadian culture and identity. Dr. Moustapha Fall, of UVic’s Department of French, will be teaching a new course, Understanding “Black Identity” in the Context of Canadian Mainstream Culture in January 2021.

Social change depends on Ubuntu

You may have guessed already from my name, I am a hyphenated-Canadian, meaning someone who has immigrated to Canada. Yes, I was born in the warm and colourful continent of Africa.

Q&A with instructor Robert Epp

Instructor Robert Epp teaches our Museum Principles and Practices I and II.

Q&A with instructor Richard Gerrard

Find out more about instructor Richard Gerrard who teaches our popular Collections Management (AHVS 488B) course!

Who comes through your doors? And who remains outside?

We’re launching a new online program: the Professional Specialization Certificate in Visitor and Community Engagement.

Chisasibi group’s mission to help Cree language and culture flourish

Fourteen members of the Chisasibi Heritage and Cultural Centre will travel to Victoria to graduate in June from the Certificate in Aboriginal Language Revitalization. “It’s a proud moment,” Lafond says. “We need to celebrate it.”

Academic Advisor Profile: Dr. Carolyn Butler Palmer

Dr. Carolyn Butler Palmer is the Cultural Resource Management Academic Program Advisor and works closely with the program and the Department of Art History and Visual Studies at the University of Victoria.

Pedro Viegas

Having worked for Natural History research and museological institutions for several years, the CRMP course was very effective in "forcing" myself into taking time from work and read some of the books in the to-read list that usually I wouldn't have time to.

Amy Cubberly

The CRMP program has provided me with much more confidence when approaching new challenges at my job. I find that I frequently refer back to what I learned when facing daily challenges such as how to properly store a specific artifact or how to approach another organization about a proposed partnership project.

Donald Loucks

As a “mature” student during the Cultural Management course, I continued to work as a senior associate, architect, urban designer and heritage planner with a large multi-discipline firm. During the four years of study I worked on a re-purposing of a portion of the 1929, CPR, John Street Roundhouse for an underground hydro transformer station. I have been involved with adaptive reuse and conservation of this National Historic Site since 1995.

Heather Engelbert

I start my day in the artifact holding area finding the next artifact that needs cataloguing and then doing some research to find out more about it. While I do most of my research online, I never underestimate the power of our internal research library. Amongst many other treasures, our library has a fantastic collection of mail order catalogues from Eaton's Headquarters - endlessly useful when determining dates with a largely 20th century collection.

Bryan Smith

Though I had worked at a museum previous to my current position, in some cases it was great to get some reinforcement on what I was already doing, and in other cases the program provided totally new approaches and skills that I have found essential in my new role.

Caprice Harper

I think that the GPC certificate has made me an even more well-rounded cultural resources specialist. My master's degree was geared towards prehistoric archaeology. As I moved forward in my professional career in the Cultural Resources Management field, it became apparent that one should also know about cultural resources that are above ground, and also ones that are from the historic period.