Royal BC Museum Blog

Read on for a virtual cabinet of curiosities featuring our collections, archives, activities and people, and a behind the scenes look with our monthly feature series A Day in the Life of...

Ten Years and Counting: The Learning Portal 2015 to 2025

The Learning Portal is a living resource that helps us extend our reach across this vast, unique and diverse province. The first 10 years of the portal saw much growth and this dynamic platform helped position the museum as a leader in online learning.

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What’s new in old records? 2023 edition

The BC Archives government records team has processed well over 1,000 boxes of records in the last year, covering a wide variety of topics. Some of these records have access restrictions on sensitive or personal information.

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Geoffrey G.E. Scudder (1934-2023), Servant of Science

Geoff was a giant in the Canadian science museum community. His museum work centred on the Spencer Entomological Collection (SEM) at UBC (now part of the Beaty Biodiversity Museum), where he was director from 1958 to 1999.

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