2016 Annual Preservation Award Winners

Making Civic Participation Easier to Navigate

Pattern in Practice: How we helped turn electoral boundary data, public feedback, and interactive mapping into a clearer consultation experience. Some public processes are… Read More

Making Complex History Explorable: The Art of Digital Interpretation

Pattern in Practice: How we structured layered historical archives and GIS mapping for the Manitoba Oil Museum without flattening the story Some histories do… Read More

Making a Region Searchable: What ‘Explore the Whiteshell’ Teaches About Tourism UX

Pattern in Practice Series: Part 1 –What ‘Explore the Whiteshell’ Teaches About Tourism UX Planning a trip should not feel like research homework. Read More

Why Economic Development Websites Need to Build Investor Confidence

From Brochure to Decision Engine Many economic development websites are built with the right intention. They promote the community.Showcase available land.They highlight lifestyle,… Read More

Museum Grant Readiness: Planning Before Proposal Writing

The Invisible Work Behind Successful Museum Grants Across Canada, museums increasingly depend on grants to fund exhibits, digitization, and public programming. At the same… Read More

Why Museum Grant Proposals Fail When They Lead With Technology

Why Museum Grant Proposals Fail When They Lead With Technology Museums are under increasing pressure to modernize how they tell stories. Visitors expect… Read More

Why Museums Should Use Modular Exhibit Funding

Museums often approach exhibit development as a single project. The concept is defined.The scope is estimated.Then the institution begins searching for a… Read More

Why Museums Should Think in Grant Ecosystems, Not Individual Grants

Most museums approach funding one application at a time A project idea emerges.A grant is identified.A proposal is submitted. If funding arrives, the… Read More

Start Exhibit Planning Before You Look for Funding

Why the Smartest Museum Projects Start One Grant Cycle Earlier Exhibit Planning? When a museum begins thinking about a new exhibit, the… Read More