Image Credit: The control room at CJVI, Victoria, 1945. BCA H-03098.

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We always welcome queries from members of the media about our exhibitions, collections, research, outreach and programs.

For all media questions please contact Wesley MacInnis, acting corporate communications manager

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2019

May 17, 2019
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Maya: The Great Jaguar Rises premieres at Royal BC Museum
April 25, 2019
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Maya and more at the Royal BC Museum in May
April 11, 2019
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Research springs onto centre stage at free two-day event at the Royal BC Museum
April 4, 2019
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Royal BC Museum’s upcoming Maya exhibition stars rare artifacts never seen outside of Guatemala
April 3, 2019
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Celebrate Sikh Heritage Month by visiting the new Pocket Gallery display
March 18, 2019
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Dinosaurs and deviants at the Royal BC Museum in April
March 6, 2019
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A Tail of Two Critters: Royal BC Museum research reveals surprising connections in tail weapon evolution
February 21, 2019
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Spring forward with the Royal BC Museum in March
January 22, 2019
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Significant upgrades to Wawadiťła, an Indigenous cultural treasure located at the Royal BC Museum
January 17, 2019
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Fall in love with learning at the Royal BC Museum this February
January 16, 2019
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Newest adult learning series reveals Royal BC Museum's hidden treasures

2018

December 17, 2018
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Cozy up to the Royal BC Museum this January
November 22, 2018
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Holiday cheer at the Royal BC Museum this December
November 15, 2018
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The Royal BC Museum welcomes a new member to its executive team
November 2, 2018
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Fugitives hiding out at the BC Archives
October 19, 2018
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Learning Opportunities Await This November at the Royal BC Museum
October 18, 2018
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A new book with a retrospective look at the long-lived Royal BC Museum and Archives
September 26, 2018
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Activities for Active Minds This Autumn at the Royal BC Museum
September 21, 2018
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Royal BC Museum awards grants to 21 Indigenous communities for repatriation projects
September 18, 2018
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Royal BC Museum adds new content to refresh the First Peoples Gallery
September 10, 2018
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Don’t worry… that spider is smaller than you
August 23, 2018
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Royal BC Museum accepts world’s largest collection of fossils from the McAbee Site
August 21, 2018
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Royal BC Museum accepts spectacular collection of 52 million-year-old fossils
August 15, 2018
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Behind the Scenes and Late Night Adventures at the Royal BC Museum
July 25, 2018
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Indigenous carvers arrive at Royal BC Museum Monday July 30
July 19, 2018
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Let your inner child go wild at the Royal BC Museum this summer
July 13, 2018
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Royal BC Museum welcomes new Curator of Paleontology
July 3, 2018
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The Royal BC Museum takes pole position with new carving program
June 19, 2018
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Never a bummer when you spend your summer with the Royal BC Museum
June 14, 2018
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The Royal BC Museum Family book wins two North American design awards
June 14, 2018
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Top of the Class in North American Book Design
June 1, 2018
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Book Review: Kwädąy Dän Ts’inchį
May 30, 2018
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Book Review:The Language of Family
May 17, 2018
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Summertime and the living is easy at the Royal BC Museum
May 15, 2018
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International ancient Egypt exhibition makes North American debut at the Royal BC Museum
May 4, 2018
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The Royal BC Museum keeps grounded but looks to the stars
May 3, 2018
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Book Review:The Language of Family
April 23, 2018
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The Royal BC Museum purchases painting by 19th century African American artist Grafton Tyler Brown
April 16, 2018
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April Showers Bring May Pharaohs
April 10, 2018
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The Royal BC Museum launches a new grant program for Indigenous communities
April 8, 2018
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Communications re: Chief Andy Thomas’s passing
March 23, 2018
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Kudos for Royal BC Museum Books
March 19, 2018
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Make a fool of yourself at the Royal BC Museum this April
March 7, 2018
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Book Review: Kwädąy Dän Ts’inchį
March 6, 2018
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A new perspective for a decades-old display
February 16, 2018
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March straight into nature this spring with the Royal BC Museum
January 22, 2018
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Join us for exclusive access to museum treasures
January 12, 2018
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Find true love at the Royal BC Museum this February

2017

December 29, 2017
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Community Days begin next week at the Royal BC Museum
December 19, 2017
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A new year and new activities at the Royal BC Museum in January