The Dawson City Museum Project was a collaboration with the Dawson City Museum to document the Museum’s history in relation to government policy and community action. The Project involved document analysis and archival research on the Museum, community, and government policy. Current and former museum employees and volunteers were also interviewed.
The project included a project blog, which is indexed below. Additional deliverables were paused when I took a professional break in 2023-2024 for personal reasons. A final report and a podcast discussing the research are being edited and will be released in 2024-2025.
If you have any questions, please contact me at robinnelson@museoception.ca.
DCM Project Blog Post Index
Working Papers
Chronological
Dawson City’s Community Attic: The Development of the Dawson City Museum from the 1950s to 1972
The Importance of People: The Dawson City Museum in the 1970s
Territorial Interest and Investment: The Dawson City Museum in the 1980s
A Community Hub: The Dawson City Museum in the 1990s
Working to Connect: The Dawson City Museum in the 21st Century
Thematic
Comment Responses
Research
Archival Photo Reflections
Interview Analysis
Reflections
What rationale underlines and legitimizes government action targeting community museums in Yukon?
What actors support and regulate community museums in Yukon?
A Week at the Dawson City Museum
Case Studies
Cultural Policy and Advocacy Examples:
The Importance of a Marvelous Lunch
Property Tax as Cultural Policy?
Intersections with Employment Programs
Museum Management Examples:
Timelines:
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