Digital Museums Canada

We are an investment program that funds digital storytelling projects for Canadian museums and heritage, cultural and Indigenous organizations. We provide up to $250,000 alongside expert guidance in web accessibility.

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Illustration of SS Bannockburn struggling in dark, stormy seas at night.

Black and white photograph of a windowless room with floral wallpaper. A lamp hangs from the ceiling, a large cabinet is on the right wall, and a large sink is on the left wall. In the center is a large table with an array of laboratory instruments. Test tubes, beakers, and other less recognizable instruments are handled by two women in nurse's uniforms and a man in a lab coat.

Canadian soldiers disembark from their attack helicopter in single file. Equipped with weapons and combat gear, they are determined, focussed and ready for the many adventures awaiting them in foreign territory.

Black and white photograph of Mississaga St. taken from the right corner of West St. and Mississaga St. The street is milling with people and vendors, numerous trees, and the sign for “Miller's Ladies Wear” is clearly visible.

A spread of various traditional dishes on a table with rice, curries, and bananas on a green woven mat. The food is served in earthenware pots.

Black and white photograph of a man in a suit standing in a large room with machinery.

An image drawn using Telidon featuring a computer screen and keyboard. A butterfly is on the computer’s screen.

2025

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Digital Projects

up to $250,000

Develop an online project from the ground up, with the support of a web development agency.

Digital Projects Funding

Community Stories

$25,000

Using DMC’s website-building platform, focus on content development and digital storytelling.

Community Stories Funding

Community Stories

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Watercolour-style drawing depicting Elsie Reford in front of Estevan Lodge. She stands on a gravel path. On the left, bushes in varying shades of green, some with flowers. In the background, Estevan Lodge dominates the image: a two-storey Victorian summer residence, surrounded by a veranda, with green-shuttered windows accentuating the façade.

The Extraordinary Herbarium

Reford Gardens

2026

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Image showing a historic black-and-white portrait of Harriet Tubman.

The Underground Railroad to St. Catharines: Harriet Tubman’s Canadian Legacy

Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and its Diasporas

2026

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Community Stories

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Awarded projects submitted as part of the 2024 call for proposals

May 15, 2025

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June 12, 2024

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