Who we are
- The RBC Art and Heritage Centre recognizes the significant social, artistic, medical and nursing histories of the MUHC hospitals in the development of Montreal, and seeks to preserve and highlight existing artefacts and other visual objects from this rich heritage in dedicated exhibition spaces as an integral part of the leading edge healing environment designed for patients, their families and staff at the MUHC.
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Our mandate
In addition to responsibilities related to the collection and identification of current heritage artefacts and archives, the RBC Art and Heritage Centre is mandated to:
- Lead decision-making activities regarding all future acquisitions related to the MUHC’s heritage, including collection development,
- Recommend strategic objectives for the management of and public access to the MUHC heritage collection, including the Centre’s dedicated annual budget, volunteers and promotional program development,
- Work collaboratively with the Transition Support Office, and continue to coordinate regularly with the Planning Office, Legacy Committee, its subcommittees and the Marketing Department,
- Coordinate regularly with MUHC Communications to ensure a unified, efficient and professional approach to the promotion of the MUHC’s social and artistic history,
- Programming built around the collection will assist in creating the HEALING environment for our patients and their families while also offering them positive diversions, and aesthetic, engaging and educational opportunities for our staff, and visitors.
- Ensure the conservation, the inventory, the description, and the management of institutional archives (excluding patient and other records excluded by law and research records) deemed for permanent retention by the retention schedule, in all formats;
- Acquire private archives from groups or individuals, in accordance with the mission statement of the institution;
- Provide access to the Archives of the MUHC to external researchers and internal departments of the MUHC;
- Raise awareness from the public regarding unique and authentic archival records.