The New Year is a great time to make a resolution to slow down and what better way to do that than to put away your Smartphone, sit down and write a letter at our letter writing booth. We provide the paper, pens, envelopes and even the stamps. Who knows, the letter you write could one day become part of our future archives.

Join us for Community Days. It’s our way of saying “thank you” to all of our visitors and giving a little something back to the community. Re-discover your favourite exhibit or display, explore the Wildlife Photographer of the Year feature exhibition and take part in an activity.

Take in the sights and sounds of Christmas long ago. Visit the wood-cobbled streets lined with festive garlands and see the shops decked with seasonal finery

Join our friendly and informative guides and embark on a special sixty-minute tour in the museum’s modern history galleries. Tours are free with same-day admission or membership.

Join students from Esquimalt High School as they present a pop-up exhibit in Century Hall focusing on youth experience and identity. How do stories contribute to one's sense of identity? What does fashion reveal about one's identity? How do museums connect generations?

Meet and exchange ideas about collective identity, read letters written by Esquimalt students to future high students students, and hear recorded interviews about identity to find out what matters to youth today.

The New Year is a great time to make a resolution to slow down and what better way to do that than to put away your Smartphone, sit down and write a letter at our letter writing booth. We provide the paper, pens, envelopes and even the stamps. Who knows, the letter you write could one day become part of our future archives.

Join us for Community Days. It’s our way of saying “thank you” to all of our visitors and giving a little something back to the community. Re-discover your favourite exhibit or display, explore the Wildlife Photographer of the Year feature exhibition and take part in an activity.

Take in the sights and sounds of Christmas long ago. Visit the wood-cobbled streets lined with festive garlands and see the shops decked with seasonal finery

See for yourself where we usually keep those jars, boxes and bins and experience the working environment of our talented researchers and staff. This tour will focus on our invertebrate collection and how these collections help us to learn about our province.Tours are limited to 10 people. Sign up begins 1 hour prior to the tour start time.

From Haida Gwaii to the Salish Sea: Nautical Adventures and Biodiversity Research on the Canada C3 Voyage

The Canada C3 (coast to coast to coast) expedition was a 150-day journey from Toronto to Victoria via the Northwest Passage. Dr. Joel Gibson, curator of entomology, and Dr. Henry Choong, curator of invertebrate zoology, will share their experiences from this exploration of BC's coastal biodiversity. 

About the speakers: 

The New Year is a great time to make a resolution to slow down and what better way to do that than to put away your Smartphone, sit down and write a letter at our letter writing booth. We provide the paper, pens, envelopes and even the stamps. Who knows, the letter you write could one day become part of our future archives.

See for yourself where we usually keep those jars, boxes and bins and experience the working environment of our talented researchers and staff. This tour will focus on our vertebrate collection and how these collections help us to learn about our province.Tours are limited to 10 people. Sign up begins 1 hour prior to the tour start time.

Join us for Community Days. It’s our way of saying “thank you” to all of our visitors and giving a little something back to the community. Re-discover your favourite exhibit or display, explore the Wildlife Photographer of the Year feature exhibition and take part in an activity.

Take in the sights and sounds of Christmas long ago. Visit the wood-cobbled streets lined with festive garlands and see the shops decked with seasonal finery

The New Year is a great time to make a resolution to slow down and what better way to do that than to put away your Smartphone, sit down and write a letter at our letter writing booth. We provide the paper, pens, envelopes and even the stamps. Who knows, the letter you write could one day become part of our future archives.

Take in the sights and sounds of Christmas long ago. Visit the wood-cobbled streets lined with festive garlands and see the shops decked with seasonal finery

Join us for Community Days. It’s our way of saying “thank you” to all of our visitors and giving a little something back to the community. Re-discover your favourite exhibit or display, explore the Wildlife Photographer of the Year feature exhibition and take part in an activity.

Museum & IMAX closed on New Year's Day.

On the last day of 2017, join us in our Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition and Natural History gallery for a party fit for all kinds of beasts (not just the king). 

Our annual family-oriented party takes a wild turn, as the museum plays host to animal antics, poetic mischief and forest frolics.

What we have planned:

Step through the doors of the oldest house in British Columbia still on its original site and experience what Christmas would have been like in Victoria over one hundred years ago. Decorations, music and first-hand accounts will take you back to Christmas past.