FEATURE ARTICLE
Lorraine Bell, Marianne Bell, Gillian Booth, & Kathryn Gagnon
REPORT BACK FROM THE SMALL MUSEUMS PANEL at the Museums as Learning Environments Course, Cultural Resource Management Program, University of Victoria, June 2019 This article presents the themes that emerged during a Small Museums panel in Victoria in June of 2019. The panel was part of the course, Museums as Learning Environments, offered by the University of Victoria’s Cultural Resource Management Program. It was held at the Royal BC Museum and was facilitated by Dr. Darlene Clover. The four panelists identified some of the
particularly challenging and rewarding aspects of working in small museums, which are shared here. The Small Museums panel event included a variety of participants from BC and beyond, some of whom are currently working in the field, while others are developing their career plans. Participants were invited to reflect on how the terms education and learning are applied in museums, and to consider their own educational philosophy, values and approaches. For example, participants were encouraged to reflect on whether the
