About Us

The Canadian Museums Association is the national organization for the advancement of the Canadian museum sector. Established in 1947, the CMA has over 2000 members, who include non-profit museums, art galleries, science centres, aquaria, archives, sports halls of fame, artist-run centres, zoos and historic sites across Canada. They range from large metropolitan galleries to small community museums. All are dedicated to preserving and presenting our cultural heritage to the public. These institutions hold our collective heritage in trust for the Canadian public. Millions of art works, objects, specimens and documents are preserved for safekeeping by Canada's museums. Each year, more than 55 million visitors attend our museums and a further 60 million visit our historic and natural parks.


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Selections from Museums of Canada portal is made possible by the support and collaboration of the Virtual Museum of Canada.

The Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC) is the result of a strong partnership between Canada's vast museum community and the Department of Canadian Heritage. The VMC is the creation of 2500 Canadian museums who have developed exciting virtual exhibitions, online games and a gallery of more than 630000 images from their collections.