2026
CRKN Virtual Conference: Creative Collaborations, Collective Momentum
Virtual
May 12 - 14, 2026
Emma Wright
Executive Director of Archives, Research & Collections
Royal BC Museum
Emma Wright is a recent settler residing on the traditional lands of the lək̓ʷəŋən People, known today as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations. She holds a BA in English Literature from the University of Warwick and completed her Masters in Archival Administration at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Currently Executive Director of Archives, Research & Collections at the Royal British Columbia Museum, she has over 20 years’ experience working in the GLAM sector in Canada and abroad. Wright is the B.C. and Northern Canada Regional Representative for the National Archival Appraisal Board, Chair of the Executive Committee for the Coalition for Canadian Digital Heritage (CCDH), a past-President of the Archives Association of British Columbia and a past-Chair of the Council of Provincial and Territorial Archives.
Presenting at the following sessions
Canadian Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums share a commitment to expanding digital access to cultural heritage through digitization, yet operate within highly uneven conditions of staffing, infrastructure, policy, and funding. In 2026, the Coalition for Canadian Digital Heritage launched
