Museums play a vital role in nation’s response following events in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Ottawa | Les musées jouent un rôle primordial dans la réaction de la nation suite aux événements à St-Jean-sur-Richelieu et Ottawa

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Following the tragic attacks in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Ottawa, the nation has shown a strong resolve and united front. We are still mourning but activities in the nation’s capital are returning to their normal pace. Parliament has reopened its doors to the general public and municipal elections were held as planned. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent and Corporal Nathan Cirillo.

Q&A with Two Interns from the RBC Museum Internship for Emerging Professionals Program | Questions et Réponses avec deux stagiaires du Programme de stage RBC pour la relève muséale

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PART 2 of 2 

This blog post series profiles the 2013 interns from the RBC Museum Internship for Emerging Professionals program. In part 2 of 2, Samantha Shannon, a recent graduate from the Collections Conservation and Management program at Fleming College in Peterborough, Ontario, provides a glimpse into her life as an intern: 

Q&A with Two Interns from the RBC Museum Internship for Emerging Professionals Program | Questions et réponses avec deux stagiaires du Programme de stage RBC pour la relève muséale

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PART 1 of 2

Each year, the RBC Museum Internship for Emerging Professionals program offers an enhanced learning experience for emerging museum professionals. For a period of four to six months, interns benefit from practical skills development in a professional and supervised setting. The internships take place in museums or art galleries located in the city where the CMA National Conference is to be hosted each year. This means that both 2013 interns had the rare opportunity to work in Whitehorse, Yukon! We’ve asked last year’s interns to answer some questions about their experiences.

In part 1 of 2 in this blog post series, Lianne Maitland, a recent graduate of the Masters of Museums Studies program at the University of Toronto, provides a glimpse into her life as an intern:

Virtual Reality: Taking Museum Tours into the Future | La réalité virtuelle : les musées se voient projetés dans l'avenir

Internet cultural portal Europeana is exploring a new way for the public to interact with artifacts usually kept behind closed doors. They are looking to incorporate Virtual Reality (VR) and three-dimensional (3-D) technologies into the cultural sector to allow members of the public to tour a museum without having to leave the house.