Science Writers and Communicators of Canada and the Royal BC Museumjoin forces to bring you a dynamic evening discovering the myriad ways to effectively communicate the relevance of science. From the powerful written language in a book or text panel in a museum to multimedia exhibitions, how the concepts of science are crafted makes all the difference in making an authentic and meaningful impact to an audience.

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.

Photo by Murray Bush- flux photo

Whether it's your biological family or family of choice, things aren't always easy or straightforward. This participatory discussion series tackles perspectives and definitions, upending assumptions to help us better understand ourselves and our family roles. An intriguing mix of facilitators will get the conversation started, but where it goes from there is up to you. 

Tent City

See for yourself where we keep the documentary heritage of British Columbia, and experience the working environment of our talented researchers and archivists. This tour will focus on the collections of the BC Archives and 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 at the Information Desk.

See for yourself where we usually keep those jars, boxes and bins, and experience the working environment of our talented researchers and staff. Tours are limited to 10 people. Sign up begins one hour prior to the tour start time at the Information Desk on the main floor.

This tour will focus on our Entomology collection and the wonderful world of insects.

See for yourself where we usually keep those jars, boxes and bins, and experience the working environment of our talented researchers and staff. Tours are limited to 10 people. Sign up begins one hour prior to the tour start time at the Information Desk on the main floor.

This tour will focus on our vertebrate collection and the wonderful world of mammals.

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 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.

Home Learners Workshop Series

This four-week workshop will explore one of the key elements of identity: language. What is your mother tongue, and what does that mean? How is language developed? How does it shape the way you see the world? What are the languages heard and spoken inBritish Columbia?

Drawing on content from the Our Living Languages exhibition and co-facilitated by a novice Hul’q’umi’num’ speaker, we will explore these questions and more.

Early popular enthusiasm for BC history was driven largely by mass automobile ownership and modern highways, as cultural and environmental historian Ben Bradley explains in this illustrated talk.New roads such as the Cariboo Highway seemed to beckon as paths into the province’s past, with monuments, markers, and museums that evoked an atmosphere of yesteryear.

As our Family: Bonds and Belonging exhibition continues, we’ll discover the various types of families, such as those formed by blood and those formed by choice. Come hang out in the museum’s pillow fort, create your very own shadow puppet story and learn a thing or two about genetics!

As our Family: Bonds and Belonging exhibition continues, we’ll discover the various types of families, such as those formed by blood and those formed by choice. Come hang out in the museum’s pillow fort, create your very own shadow puppet story and learn a thing or two about genetics!

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.

You’ve spent time researching your family history and developing your family tree, but you’re not sure what to do with that information. Meet genealogists and learn about the different ways they have shared their research with family members and the public, through social media, self-published accounts and more. This workshop is presented in partnership with the Greater Victoria Public Library. 

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 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 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 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.

Home Learners Workshop Series

This four-week workshop will explore one of the key elements of identity: language. What is your mother tongue, and what does that mean? How is language developed? How does it shape the way you see the world? What are the languages heard and spoken inBritish Columbia?

Drawing on content from the Our Living Languages exhibition and co-facilitated by a novice Hul’q’umi’num’ speaker, we will explore these questions and more.

As our Family: Bonds and Belonging exhibition continues, we’ll discover the various types of families, such as those formed by blood and those formed by choice. Come hang out in the museum’s pillow fort, create your very own shadow puppet story and learn a thing or two about genetics!