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FOR RELEASE     #07-098
May 23, 2007

Special Projects Assistance Program Supports Yukon Museums

WHITEHORSE - Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor has announced that ten Yukon museums, interpretive centres and First Nation cultural/heritage centres, along with the Yukon Historical and Museums Association, will share in $300,000 to support special projects and new initiatives.

"The Yukon government provides financial, technical and conservation support to our Yukon museums," Taylor said. "As guardians of our treasured artefacts and memorabilia, our museums tell the stories of who we are and where we came from. The Yukon government is pleased to be able to support these institutions with funding to ensure our collective legacy is safeguarded for today and into the future."

The Special Projects Assistance Program was first announced in March 2006. In this second intake for the program, an independent technical review committee was struck to review applications.

Two projects for the Yukon Transportation Museum will receive funding. The museum can move forward with updating museum policies, developing a strategic plan, and installing electrical requirements for lighting and security at its new storage building.

Yukon Transportation Museum Board President Ken Jones said, "We are very grateful for this financial assistance from the Yukon government. Their continued support to Yukon museums and First Nation cultural/heritage centres shows the government's commitment to help us preserve and protect our unique history. It is through special projects like this that we can compete in an ever-increasing competitive market by ensuring our infrastructure is sound."

The Special Projects Assistance Program supports specialized exhibit and small capital projects. The program includes assistance towards joint marketing initiatives, artefact inventory and cataloguing, exhibit planning and installation, collections maintenance, and revenue generation.

In total, approximately $1.29 million dollars in government funding will be provided to Yukon’s museums, interpretive and First Nation cultural/heritage centres in fiscal year 2007-08.

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Attachment: List of 2007-08 recipients attached.

Contact:  
Roxanne Vallevand
Cabinet Communications
867-633-7949
roxanne.vallevand@gov.yk.ca		 Brian Groves
A/Manager, Museums Unit
Tourism & Culture
867-667-3582
brian.groves@gov.yk.ca



ATTCHMENT: 2007-08 Special Projects Capital Assistance Program recipients:

 Applicant  Name of Project    Amount Allocated
 Campbell Region Interpretive Centre   Exhibit Planning – Historic Mining Equipment: support for an exhibit plan that includes an assessment of current interpretive displays and activities, a framework of interpretive themes, and a strategy to phase in interpretation over the coming years.     

 10,388

 Copperbelt Mining Railway and Museum   Small Capital Improvements – support to improve exhibits inside the museum, purchase audio/visual equipment, complete a handicap accessible washroom, and purchase and install outdoor interpretive panels.    

 19,957

 Dawson City Museum    Support for the replacement of period costumes for staff, and the purchase and installation of audio/visual equipment.

 15,100

 George Johnston Museum      Teslin Radio Repeater Station Exhibit Development – support to research and plan for a major exhibit about the advent of Yukon transportation and telecommunications in Teslin. 

 19,940

 Keno City Mining Museum   Collection Management Project: support for work to enclose outdoor gazebos, purchase a new computer, printer, scanner and camera for the museum, and complete an artefact inventory. 

 19,700

 MacBride Museum   Collection Work is Where It's At project to complete collection work including cataloguing and the digitization of photos. 

 56,250

 Northern Lights Centre   Signage Installation project to purchase and install an LED sign for the centre. 

 19,920

 Old Log Church Museum   Collection Backlog and Storage Organization project to complete records work, artefact selection for re-development of permanent exhibit, and storage reorganization. 

 35,600

 Old Log Church Museum     Strategic Planning and Revenue Generation project to develop a strategic plan for the Old Log Church Museum.  

 18,777

 Tagé Cho Hudän Interpretive Centre   Exhibit Development: Boy Turning to Man – support for the development of the exhibit and purchase materials for construction, mannequins, and outfits for the mannequins.    

 10,560

 Yukon Transportation Museum     Museum Strategic Plan project to develop a strategic plan and update the museum’s policies.   

 16,850

 Yukon Transportation Museum   Storage Building and Neecheah Electric project to upgrade the museum facility by providing electricity to its new storage building and Neecheah to allow for the installation of lighting and security.     

 16,708

 Yukon Historical and Museums Association   Yukon Heritage Attraction Joint Marketing project to review the existing Guide to Heritage Attractions, create a new cover, update the contents and print for distribution.    

 40,250

  TOTALS: 

 $300,000