Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus), collected in 1918. ENT993-000387.

Loan Requests

As we are preparing to move to the Collections and Research Building in Colwood, we have reduced capacity to accommodate loans/acquisitions at this time. We are assessing loans/acquisitions on a case-by-case basis. While we are no longer accepting unsolicited donations, exceptions may be made for items of cultural significance, repatriation of Indigenous collection items, and research purposes. Repository agreements are also exempt.

If your institution is interested in requesting a loan from the Royal BC Museum Natural History collection, please first contact the appropriate individual from the list below:

Entomology Claudia Copley, Collections Manager ccopley@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
Dr. Joel Gibson, Curator jgibson@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
Herbarium Heidi Guest, Collections Manager hguest@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
Ken Marr, Curator kmarr@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
Herpetology Gavin Hanke, Curator ghanke@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
Ichthyology Gavin Hanke, Curator ghanke@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
Invertebrate Zoology Hugh MacIntosh, Collections Manager hmacintosh@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
Dr. Henry Choong, Curator hchoong@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
Mammalogy Anna Chinn, Collection Manager achinn@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
Gavin Hanke, Curator ghanke@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
Ornithology Anna Chinn, Collection Manager achinn@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
Gavin Hanke, Curator ghanke@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
Paleontology Derek Larson, Collections Manager dlarson@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
Victoria Arbour, Curator varbour@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca