Museum Association of Newfoundland and Labrador

24/10/2026

2026 Sustainable Heritage Tourism Conference photo gallery is now live on MANL’s website! To view the gallery: https://museumsnl.ca/2026-heritage-conference

23/10/2026

In order to honour individuals or institutions that have made significant contributions to the preservation of our heritage and to the development of museums, the Museum Association of Newfoundland and Labrador initiated an Awards Program. The 2026 Awards Ceremony took place on the evening of October 17 at the Heart’s Content Recreation Centre.

This year’s recipients of the Award of Merit were Hant's Harbour Willow Tree Heritage – Willow Tree Walk Project, and Douglas Churchill, Chair of the Glovertown Museum Committee. Lloyd Kane, Past Secretary of the Cupids Legacy Centre, received the Award of Merit posthumously. The Honorary Life Membership was awarded to Anne Chafe, former CEO of The Rooms, and Roy Dawe, Past Chair of the Cupids Legacy Centre.

Stay tuned for the press release to be published soon on MANL’s website.

Willow Tree Heritage Society and Museum The Glovertown Museum Cupids Legacy Centre The Rooms

22/10/2026

MANL Museum Announcements – October 22, 2026

Registration is now open for Introduction to Inclusion & Reconciliation in Heritage, a core course for MANL’s Museum Studies Certificate Program!

22/10/2026

It is with great sadness that we are sharing the news that Lloyd Kane, a dedicated and passionate supporter of our province's heritage, passed away on October 14, 2026. This fall, Lloyd was nominated to receive MANL's 2026 Award of Merit.

Sadly, Lloyd passed away just days before the Awards Ceremony. Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with Lloyd’s family, friends, especially his wife Linda and all the fine folks at the Cupids Legacy Centre.

Lloyd Kane September 9, 1947, to October 14, 2026 It is with profound sadness that the family of Lloyd Kane announce the passing of their beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. Lloyd died suddenly but peacefully, surrounded by his family, at Carbonear General Hospital on October....

22/10/2026

Congratulations to Anne Chafe, former CEO of The Rooms, on receiving MANL's Honorary Lifetime Membership Award!

Congratulations to Anne Chafe, former CEO of The Rooms, on receiving the Lifetime Membership Award from Museum Association of Newfoundland and Labrador🎉

This well-deserved honour recognizes Anne's longstanding commitment to Newfoundland and Labrador's museum, archives, and heritage community. We are delighted to see her contributions celebrated in this meaningful way.

📸 Jim Miller, Chair of MANL, presenting the award to Anne Chafe.

20/10/2026

Thank you everyone who joined us at our 2026 Sustainable Heritage Tourism Conference in beautiful Heart’s Content! It’s been an absolutely incredible two days filled with learning, connection and discovery. The passion, dedication and resilience of our heritage community truly don’t cease to amaze us.

We would also like to thank our conference partners: Heritage NL, ANLA, Heart’s Content Mizzen Heritage Society, Heart’s Content Community Development Corporation, and the Wooden Boat Museum of NL. We couldn’t have done it without you.

And, of course, we are infinitely grateful to our funders and sponsors: Government of NL, Town of Heart’s Content, TOTAL Fine Arts, Legendary Coasts of Eastern Newfoundland, Historic Sites Association of NL, and Bell Island Heritage Society.

Stay tuned for the conference photo gallery going live soon on MANL’s website!

Heritage NL ANLA Heart's Content Regional Centre for the Arts Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Town of Heart's Content Legendary Coasts of Eastern Newfoundland Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Bell Island No. 2 Mine Tour and Museum

19/10/2026

Registration is now open for Introduction to Inclusion & Reconciliation in Heritage, a core course for MANL’s Museum Studies Certificate Program!

Dates: November 9-24, 2026
Location: Online via Zoom
Instructors: Jared T. Hogan, A.B.D., M.A., B.A. (Hons.), B.Sc. & Jordan Hollahan, A.B.D., M.A., B.A. (Hons.)
Fee: $95 for MANL and ANLA members, $120 for non-members

This workshop will be delivered in two parts:
• Part 1: UDL in Heritage introduces participants to the core principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and explores how UDL can be applied in program design, exhibit development, and interpretation. UDL is a framework that supports development of inclusive and flexible learning environments.
• Part 2: Reconciliation in Heritage invites participants to explore how heritage professionals and their institutions can support reconciliation.

For more information and to register: https://forms.gle/mt4JkjtCorDJ29XU9

This workshop was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Cultural Economic Development Program, Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation.

15/10/2026

MANL Museum Announcements – October 15, 2026

Recently, MANL was successful in our application for a Museum Assistance Program grant in order to update the Guidelines for the Operations of Community Museums in Newfoundland and Labrador (2007) from the second edition to the third edition and to include material previously not covered. This publi...

15/10/2026

Heritage Interpretation 101: Presentation Skills is underway, with participants attending from Bell Island, Conception Harbour, Hants Harbour, Holyrood, Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, and St. John's.

We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at our 2026 Sustainable Heritage Tourism Conference!

Heart’s Content Heritage Centre Heritage NL ANLA

09/10/2026

The Museum Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (MANL) is committed to our mandate to aid in the improvement and promotion of museums, as well as promoting professionalism and skills development within the museum and heritage community. Part of fulfilling that commitment is offering resources to MANL membership to support staff and volunteers with guidelines for best practices.

Recently, MANL was successful in our application for a Museum Assistance Program grant in order to update the Guidelines for the Operations of Community Museums in Newfoundland and Labrador (2007) from the second edition to the third edition and to include material previously not covered. This publication will include updated information in the areas of governance and management, collections management, communications, IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility) and Reconciliation, and additional resources to support those who run museums in Newfoundland and Labrador.

To begin the first phase of this project, we at MANL are asking for your feedback on your experience with this community resource. Through filling out this survey, you provide MANL with a better understanding of how this specific resource is used by our membership which will guide how it is updated!

To fill out the survey: https://forms.gle/kjCbkfbvvuxdbFU97

The survey will be open until 4:30 PM NDT on Friday, October 30, 2026.

This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au gouvernement du Canada.