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Robert Janes was the President and CEO of the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, the founding Director of the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre and the founding Executive Director of the Science Institute of the Northwest Territories, both in Yellowknife, and is also the founder of the Coalition of Museums for Climate Justice. He is an honorary life member of the Canadian Museum Association and received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Western University. He is the author of numerous scholarly publications which includes many books. This is an interview undertaken in October, 2026 in which he discusses why museums and other cultural heritage institutions matter, what their role should be in the face of mounting societal pressures, and how we can think about advocacy. The interview transcript is provided below, along with a short audio excerpt from the interview.