The Kelowna Museums Society will hold a scavenger hunt on Saturday, May 18, at the Okanagan Heritage Museum to celebrate International Museum Day.

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The B.C. government has made sizeable investments in the cultural sector throughout the province.

In the 2019 budget, the government set aside $15 million over the next three years to BC Arts Council, which will be partially redistributed to museums across the province.

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Annually, almost 4,500 people are employed and almost 20,000 have volunteered in B.C.sa国际传媒檚 museum sector. according to the BC Museums Association.

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