May 10 to 15
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Evolving Boundaries: Linking People, Place & Meaning
CMA 2010 will feature exemplary work in human and natural history museums and art galleries that fulfill our traditional mandates. There will also be a strong program stream for community museums. As a highlight of the 2010 conference, we will be placing a special focus on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), providing an open forum for discussion of practical approaches by which museums can creatively link people and place to collections in order to inspire meaning. We will be showcasing UNESCO’s leadership in ICH and examining Canadian and international models.
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Full Conference schedule. 
Speaker biographies.
Plenary sessions.
Educational sessions.
Workshops.
Study tours.
Special events.
Is there a winning formula to enhance the relationship between museums and their communities?
The CMA's 62nd national conference addressed a combination of elements that represent the changing concept of citizenship, setting critical agendas that should really influence people both within and outside of our community. Contributors included recognized figures on the political and cultural scene.
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PAST CONFERENCES
61st ANNUAL CMA CONFERENCE
Museum Retail and Visitor Services Conference
innovative - informative - inspiring
January 21 - 23, 2009
Toronto, Ontario
Museum Retail and Visitor Services ConferenceToronto, Ontario
How do you harness tomorrow’s opportunities and ensure that you and your institution are adding value to your visitor experiences and to your community? By securing practical information, knowledge, cost effective solutions, and networking at the CMA’s 2008 annual conference. The CMA's 61st conference challenges you to think far beyond the four walls of your institutions, to think beyond the physical spaces of your museums to reach new and non-traditional audiences.
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16th Annual National Museum Shop Conference
& Visitor Services Symposium Conference program 
January 23-25, 2008
Hilton Hotel, Toronto
November 25-27, 2007, Ottawa, Ontario
Collective Agenda for the Visual Arts
www.museums.ca/visualartssummit/
CMA 2007 CONFERENCE
60th Annual Conference
March 28 – 31, 2007
Ottawa, Ontario!
Check out the program!
Wednesday_March_28_CMA_2007.PDF
Thursday_March_29_CMA_2007.pdf
Saturday_March_31_CMA_2007.pdf
Cultural Property Protection Conference
Ottawa, January 2006, presented by CMA in partnership with the Canadian War Museum, in January 2006. Museums, and related institutions, protect our cultural heritage. They provide for the long-term care and safety of our collective heritage while protecting employees, visitors, and facilities. With an increase in organized art crime, terrorist activities, natural disasters, and internal theft, what is the best course of action for ensuring the safety of the collections, the people, and the building?
Museum Research Summit
Ottawa, January, 2005. Nearly 200 members of the museum sector gathered to discuss the state of research in Canada's museums. Here you will find all the conference papers, and the final report produced after the conference.
Canadian Symposium on Holocaust-era Cultural Property
Ottawa, November 2001. Jointly organized by CMA and the Canadian Jewish Congress, with support from the National Gallery of Canada, the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canadian Art Museum Directors Organization (CAMDO), the Gelmont Foundation, Christie's and Sotheby's auction houses. The symposium explored the complex historical, research, legal and moral issues and challenges posed by the potential presence of Nazi-spoliated works of art and other cultural property in Canadian public collections; and to develop recommendations toward a national strategy to address these issues with the diligence and professionalism they demand.
