The Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC) is Canada's national virtual museum. With a directory of over 3,000 Canadian heritage institutions and a database of over 600 virtual exhibits, the VMC brings together Canada's museums regardless of size or geographical location.
The VMC includes virtual exhibits, educational material and over 900,000 images. The resources are bilingual; available in both French and English. While the content on the Virtual Museum of Canada is created by Canadian museums, it is administered by the Canadian Heritage Information Network which is a special operating agency within the Department of Canadian Heritage.
The Virtual Museum of Canada provides an online environment for Canadian communities to tell their stories and preserve their history. One way that this is achieved is through the VMC Investment Programs, which invests in Canadian museums to create online exhibitions. The Virtual Exhibits Investment Program is geared to medium- to large-sized institutions. The other offering is the Community Memories Program, which is an investment program designed for smaller Canadian community museums, who are mostly volunteer run, to allow them to create online exhibits about their history.
The VMC also partners with its members to create museum exploratory projects through the VMC Lab. For example, the exhibit Joe Fafard, produced with the National Gallery of Canada explored the use of 3D imagery in the gallery environment, while Canada's Got Treasures!, produced in partnership with the National Museums of Canada, explored the use of social media and media sharing.
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Virtual Museum of Canada Mary Pickford signing the entrance to the Mary Pickford War Funds bungalow
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Virtual Museum of Canada Helliwell House (1910), Toronto, Ontario
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Virtual Museum of Canada (1900-1903)Plains Road School East York, Ontario 1920
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Virtual Museum of Canada (1913) in Toronto, Ontario
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Virtual Museum of Canada (1930) Toronto, Ontario
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Virtual Museum of Canada (1913) Fort Lachine
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Virtual Museum of Canada Todmorden Hotel Toronto, Ontario
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Virtual Museum of Canada Haileybury, Ontario, after its destruction in the Great Fire of 1922
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