May is Museum Month
Show how museums support education and research
May is Museum Month / Mai, mois des musées is a program of the Ontario Museum Association and celebrated by Ontario’s 700+ museums, galleries, and heritage sites. It is an opportunity to celebrate the vital contributions of museums to Ontario and to kick-off 2024’s summer tourism season!
May is Museum Month coincides with International Museum Day on May 18th. With this year’s theme of ‘Museums for Education and Research’, we want to encourage all Ontarians to come together and highlight the pivotal role of museums in learning, innovation and knowledge sharing!
The objective of International Museum Day is to raise awareness on the fact that,
“museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples.”
How to Participate
- Request a proclamation that “May is Museum Month” from your Municipality. Download OMA’s request letter template and draft proclamation (read through, and fill out the highlighted sections). Be sure to cc the OMA on your email ([email protected])
- Send an invitation to your local MPP to invite them to an event you are holding in May. Download a template letter HERE, and find your MPP’s contact information HERE.
- Use our bilingual graphics or Canva templates alongside our social media messages. Read more in the Communications Toolkit HERE.
- Use the OMA May is Museum Month 2024 wordmark on your website and publications, and forward to your local media outlets (Download the MMM 2024 wordmark HERE)