Making Engaging Online Projects Megan Richardson Webinar for the Ontario Museums Association Tuesday 2 June 2020 @ 10 am EDT
Key stats • 6 years • $12+ million • 168 projects • coast to coast to coast
funding + phased projects + ongoing support = investment
1 call 3 streams
small investment (Community Stories) $15,000
medium investment $50,000 - $150,000 large investment $150,000 - $250,000
Quick pitch
Digital Museums Canada
Mission We help Canadian museums and heritage organizations build digital capacity, so we can all access a wide variety of stories and experiences.
Benefits
Benefits …for users …for organizations
Benefits …for users
Experience diverse stories and unique digital experiences
Hanging Out virtual exhibit – La Boîte rouge vif
Access rich material
Fill a knowledge gap
Enjoy and be inspired
Learn a new skill
Shift an attitude or behaviour
Visitors to the virtual exhibit came to visit the Museum after discovering it online and enjoyed our exhibition on eel fishing. Judith Douville, Musée de la mémoire vivante
Benefits …for organizations
Create dynamic user experiences
Do things that are different or not feasible
Share collections and stories widely
Preserve history, heritage and culture
Language Resources
Highlight new research
Digitize some of the collection
Improve digital, museological and storytelling skills
The VMC helped me find my ‘story telling voice’. The exhibit has come to life. Lorri Dauncey, Central Okanagan Heritage Society
Build online presence
Developing our Community Story enabled us to reflect on and share our community's unique traditions, and to showcase the resources archived by our small facility. Lindsay Foreman, Agassiz-Harrison Museum and Visitor Information Centre
Reach existing and new audiences
Grow your network & build new relationships
5 Questions + 4 Tips
5 questions 1. What is it about? 2. Who is it for? 3. What experience do you want users to have? 4. Who could you work with? 5. Which digital tools and technologies could you use?
4 tips 1. Check your eligibility 2. Read everything carefully 3. Pick a stream 4. Develop your proposal
Thank you! virtualmuseum.ca vmc.proposals@historymuseum.ca
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