The Manitoba government has recently announced that it is providing $315,000 in funding to support 34 museums across the province.
“Museums are more than buildings and things – they’re living bridges connecting us to our roots and to each other,” said Sport, Culture, Heritage and Tourism Minister Nellie Kennedy. “This program empowers Manitoba’s heritage institutions to preserve our diverse stories and transform them into powerful tools for community building and shared understanding. When we honour all voices from our past, we pave the way for a more inclusive and united future.”
The Manitoba government has selected 32 initiatives to receive grants through the Community Museum Project Support Program. This program aims to foster Manitoba’s diverse heritage, culture and identity through activities that advance reconciliation, equity, diversity, accessibility and inclusion or that improve collections management, noted the minister. Non-profit community museums can receive up to 100 per cent of project costs, with a maximum of $25,000 per applicant.
“We sincerely thank the Manitoba government for the generous grant to the National Indigenous Residential School Museum of Canada Inc.,” said Lorraine Daniels, executive director, National Indigenous Residential School Museum of Canada Inc. “This vital support will enable us to set up the management of our collections through cataloguing, the development of a comprehensive collections database, updated formal collections policy and staff training. These initiatives are essential to preserving the stories and artifacts of the Museum, reinforce our ongoing commitment to education, reconciliation, and cultural preservation.”
The Manitoba government is also providing funding to a pair of signature museums, the minister noted. Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum’s empowering self-determination project and the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre’s robotic total station.
The minister also noted applications are currently being accepted to the Community Museum Grant Program. The Manitoba government has increased its funding to community museums and will provide up to $524,200 for its operations through increased maximum levels for each museum. This means more than 100 museums across the province will see an increase in provincial operating support ranging between 48 per cent and 58 per cent, noted the minister.
Applications are being accepted until June 16. For more information, visit gov.mb.ca.
For more information about the Community Museum Project Support Program, visit gov.mb.ca.
