Modernization
Learn more about government’s intention to modernize the museum to protect our historic holdings and provide better access to our collections.
Ways to Give
We value your support and generosity. Your support helps us care for our collection and fund exhibitions, learning programs and environmental research.
The Learning Portal
Join us for ever-changing activities that use our amazing collections and superb exhibitions as the starting point for fun family learning.
The Repatriation Handbook
This handbook, the first created by and for Indigenous peoples, provides practical information to help communities with the repatriation process
The Research Portal
Visit the Research Portal to learn how the Royal BC Museum's natural history, human history and archival collections inspire and inform our research
The Archives
Learn how the BC Archives provides access to records of enduring value to the province for public researchers, scholars and genealogists.
Discover the Natural History of British Columbia
In 1979, the Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods) published "Canada and its Insect Fauna", a detailed summary of the knowledge at that time. Nearly 40 years later, the Survey, with a new generation of entomologists, decided to revisit the chapters on all the main groups of insects, spiders, and other terrestrial arthropods. Present-day experts have updated the information using data from many North American Entomological collections, including the Royal BC Museum. In addition to supplying valuable specimen data about insects and spiders in our collection, the Royal BC Museum supplied the expertise of its staff and research associates to author or co-author various chapters in the series. The 32 articles in the “Biota of Canada” series are available for free download through the academic journal 