Science Literacy Week

Join the nationwide movement to celebrate science. Events at the Royal BC Museum include:

Surprising Science

Mingle with museum staff and community members stationed around the museum galleries. Both natural and human history science will be explored.

September 20, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Included with admission or membership.

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Behind the Scenes Tours

See for yourself where we usually keep those jars, boxes and bins, and experience the working environment of our talented researchers and staff. Tours are limited to 10 people. Sign up begins one hour prior to the tour start time. 

Butterflies and More

This tour will focus on our Entomology collection and the wonderful world of insects.

September 21, 12:00 – 12:30 pm
Included with admission or membership. 

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Mammal Matters

This tour will focus on our vertebrate collection from the small to the mighty.

September 21, 2:00 – 2:30 pm
Included with admission or membership. 

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Mammoths and other Megafauna: Collections of the Royal BC Museum

Curator of Archaeology Grant Keddie

New discoveries and new research are beginning to tell a different story about the nature of the Ice Age and its inhabitants in British Columbia. Our mammoth fossils and those of other large mammals have only begun to reveal their secrets.

September 22, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
$12 per person, 10% member discount.

Explore Mammoths! Giants of the Ice Age to learn more. 

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Kid Science

To be a scientist one must have a curious and open mind—which is perfect for kids. Join us throughout the museum at stations set up to explore scientific discovery through a kid’s eye.

September 25, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Included with admission or membership.

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