As more and more British Columbians are fully vaccinated and we begin planning for a post-COVID world, data from your experiences and challenges will be essential in helping the BCMA and Heritage BC to effectively advocate for recovery funding and support. 


The data from this survey will be used anonymously. If you have any questions about this survey or its use, please email bcma@museum.bc.ca. 

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* 1. What is your age range?

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* 2. How many years have you worked in the museum, heritage, and/or cultural sector?

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* 3. What region do you live in?

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* 4. How would you identify where you are in your career?

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* 5. At any point during the COVID-19 pandemic, were your paid hours of work reduced?

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* 6. If you answered yes, for approximately how many months were they reduced?

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* 7. Would you say that your daily stress and anxiety levels have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic?

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* 8. What kinds of supports for mental health and wellbeing should be made available to sector professionals

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* 9. What is your level of optimism for the recovery of the museum/heritage/cultural sector over the next 12 months?

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* 10. At this moment are masks required for staff/volunteers working in your organization?

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* 11. At this moment are masks required for visitors/patrons/clients/public of your organization?

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* 12. At this moment, how comfortable would you be working in enclosed indoor spaces with other people maintaining social distance and using masks?

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* 13. During the COVID-19 pandemic have you considered leaving the museum/heritage/cultural sector for a different industry?

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* 14. During the COVID-19 pandemic, what skills have you learned/developed which you didn’t need to focus on before?

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* 15. Do you have colleagues in the sector who have been part of a personal/professional support system for your well-being?

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* 16. How important to you is the ability to network/connect with peers and potential mentors?

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* 17. Do you think you will still be working in the museum/heritage/cultural sector 5 years from now?

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