We are a not-for-profit professional network and collaborative resource hub supporting the Kingston region's cultural heritage sector. The Kingston Association of Museums, Art Galleries and Historic Sites, otherwise known as KAM, first emerged 40 years ago as a community-initiated, professional support network to promote public awareness and increase engagement across Kingston's cultural heritage sites through collective promotional and programming initiatives.
KAM is also engaged in supporting its membership through the dissemination of information, sector best practices, and professional development opportunities.Our members range from federally owned sites with professional staff, to sites which are member-owned and volunteer operated. Some operate seasonally; others are open year round.
KAM is also engaged in supporting its membership through the dissemination of information, sector best practices, and professional development opportunities.Our members range from federally owned sites with professional staff, to sites which are member-owned and volunteer operated. Some operate seasonally; others are open year round.
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At KAM, we believe in the power of cultural heritage to IGNITE IMAGINATION, DIALOGUE, and ENGAGEMENT, thereby enriching and supporting vibrant, diverse and healthy communities. We envision a RESILIENT, INNOVATIVE and RESPONSIVE cultural heritage network integral to the identity, health and expression of the Kingston and area community.
When you join KAM, you are joining a whole community of individuals and organizations who are dedicated to promoting cultural heritage. Our members makes us who we are as an organization, driving KAM's development over the past 40 years. Our members define and focus the success our four strategic pillars - Professional Development, Advocacy, Public Engagement and Collaborative Partnerships.
Life-long learning and professional development opportunities are critical to building capacity, resiliency and advancing best practice within the cultural heritage sector. Sector workers who are consciously engaged in learning practices infuse their organizations with a sensibility of possibility, innovation and connection - thereby improving visitor experience and engagement opportunities.
The KAM office is located in the Westgate Tower Building on Princess Street at Drayton Avenue (just past Giant Tiger). Coming by Bus? Kingston Transit Cataraqui #4 route and Express #501 or #502 Routes stops in front of Giant Tiger (Tower Street). We are currently open to the public by appointment only.
The City of Kingston Heritage Fund (CKHF) provides support for museums, heritage projects, cultural groups and historical societies to improve how Kingston's stories are told locally and to the world. The CKHF was first launched in 2013, as recommended within the Kingston Cultural Plan (2010), with an initial allocation of $100 000 to support project grants only.
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