[BCMA] MOV to offer special Austerity Tours during the 2026 municipal election campaign season

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv]

I think it's genius too, Well done Ryan ! I have bounced it to two other
lists too (so far) . I have a third lined up, so to make it a worldwide
movement , send it to your links  both to professionals and civilians who
support us .

Re the ants atMo V, put a little sugar down , the ants  will then make a
trail to it  follow them back, to their hole , Seal the hole probably with
silicon rubber or a woodworker glue in a tube . Repeat until not an issue ,
I have ended two museum ants nests  in museums doing this in Hong Kong.
Paul Harrison FIIC conservator with four British pest control
qualifications

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> Ryan,
> I love it!! Would you consider sharing the idea? Let's make a provincial
> movement out of it!!
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> *Sent:* Friday, August 21, 2026 10:05 AM
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> *Subject:* [BCMA] MOV to offer special Austerity Tours during the 2026
> municipal election campaign season
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> Austerity Tours: How Decades of Funding Stagnation Affects the MOV
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> The MOV’s Austerity Tours will highlight the problems, risks and missed
> opportunities museums typically hide from view: buckets that catch leaks,
> the oldest continuously operating freezer in Vancouver, a vintage iPod used
> to power exhibitions, and, depending on the weather, a hallway filled with
> ants. The aim is to make voters understand the risks austerity pose to
> irreplaceable cultural heritage—which is why they’ll be offered during the
> 2026 municipal election period.
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> In addition to hidden buckets and 20-year-old iPods, the Austerity Tour
> will include:
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>    - Access to areas not normally available to the public;
>    - How MOV’s fabrication team produces new exhibitions at a fraction of
>    the cost of the industry standard;
>    - Discussions with the team responsible for safeguarding the largest
>    civic collection of objects in Canada;
>    - and, imagining what a revitalized civic museum could achieve.
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> *Dates:* Thursdays, September 24, October 1, 8 and 15, 2026
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> *Time:* 5:30pm-6:30pm
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> *Location:* Museum of Vancouver
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> *Tickets:*
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> By donation on a sliding scale.
> RSVPs required.
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> (plus fees and taxes)
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> https://museumofvancouver.ca/austerity-tours
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> *Ryan Hunt *(he/him)
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