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 |
