The Montreal Canadian Art Museum Directors Organization has been around for a very long time and has actually put in place a pooling system. Unfortunately, we are not part of it. However, it was a very collegial project that brought a great deal of people together.
In the past, I was the coordinator of a network of museums in Montérégie. The network was called the Cellule régionale d'expertise en muséologie and was funded for a three-year period through a specific project by the ministry of culture. If we set up pilot projects, we need at least three years to do the work and get them off the ground. The network led joint promotion projects specifically in 17 museums. The money was for everyone, which is a great idea. That's what the Société des musées de Montréal is doing as well, just like the Société des musées du Québec and the Canadian Museums Association. They provide services to all the institutions that are members. The services vary. We are talking about training, support and technical services.
That might be an avenue worth exploring. Allowing associations to provide services to their members could be one way to help.