Last updated: January 24, 2022 As part of the Dawson City Museum Project, I am creating timelines of the Museum’s development in relation to government policy and community action (1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s). Museum Operations Government Policy First Nation Federal Territorial Local Community Action Questions References Museum Operations Government Policy First Nation (Tr’ondëkContinue reading “Case Study: Dawson City Museum Timeline, 1950s and earlier”
Category Archives: Dawson City Museum Project
Case Study: Property Tax as Cultural Policy?
Municipal museums and related cultural institutions often have greater capacity than non-municipal museums because of the non financial supports municipal structures provide. Examples might include IT services, human resources, and lawn maintenance. Most importantly, municipal institutions are often housed in municipal buildings. As a result, they do not have to pay for utilities, maintenance andContinue reading “Case Study: Property Tax as Cultural Policy?”
Research: Newsletters
Newsletters are one of my favorite things to read when researching community museums and museum policy in what is now known as Canada. They are so much fun! Pre-internet newsletters are particularly helpful. Nowadays, a lot of organizations create email notifications with lots of links and short descriptions. As a researcher, I am not aContinue reading “Research: Newsletters”
Case Study: The Importance of a Marvelous Lunch
When thinking about advocacy, I generally think of major campaigns. For example, in 2011, about two hundred people showed up at Montgomery’s Inn (Toronto) to oppose rumored cuts to the City’s museums, which would have closed the historic site. There was also a petition and social media campaign. These advocacy efforts worked. Yay. If youContinue reading “Case Study: The Importance of a Marvelous Lunch”
Research: Interviews Part Three
Now that I am starting the interviews for the Dawson City Museum (DCM) Project, it is time to transcribe them. Transcribing is interesting because I notice themes and intersections between interviews when paying such close attention to what people are saying. Unfortunately, transcribing is also really tedious, involving more decision-making and time then I everContinue reading “Research: Interviews Part Three”
Research: Interviews Part Two
I did the first interview last week! Or, more accurately, I did a practice interview with my community partner. The first interview is the most difficult for me because I get nervous, asking: What if my questions are poorly written? What if the recording does not work? What if I come across as uninformed? WhatContinue reading “Research: Interviews Part Two”
Reflections: What interest groups or networks of significance exist in Yukon? What issues have they identified as significant?
As part of my pre-interview reflections for the Dawson City Museum (DCM) Project, this post considers: What interest groups or networks of significance exist and what issues have they identified as significant? Like the posts on ideas and institutions, this post is a preliminary reflection that will evolved as I do interviews. In particular, I suspect there areContinue reading “Reflections: What interest groups or networks of significance exist in Yukon? What issues have they identified as significant?”
Reflections: What actors support and regulate community museums in Yukon?
by Robin Nelson As part of my pre-interview reflections for the Dawson City Museum (DCM) Project, this post considers: What actors – in particular, formal institutions, programs, and policies – support and regulate community museums in Yukon? Importantly, like the post on ideas, this post represents a preliminary reflection – that is, a work inContinue reading “Reflections: What actors support and regulate community museums in Yukon?”
Reflections: What rationale underlines and legitimizes government action targeting community museums in Yukon?
by Robin Nelson As part of my pre-interview reflections for the Dawson City Museum (DCM) Project, this post considers the question: What rationale underlines and legitimizes government action targeting community museums in Yukon? In the interest of clarity and brevity, this post focuses narrowly on the Yukon government’s operational funding for museums, asking: Why hasContinue reading “Reflections: What rationale underlines and legitimizes government action targeting community museums in Yukon?”
Reflections: Pre-Interview Foundations
by Robin Nelson I am getting ready to start interviews for the Dawson City Museum (DCM) Project – yay! This is my third big interview project. For my MMSt, I interviewed museum professionals about the influence of cultural policy on museum public programming (Nelson 2015). For my PhD, I interviewed Ontario Museum Advisors and peopleContinue reading “Reflections: Pre-Interview Foundations”
Museoception 