Live at Lunch is a monthly series where you can hear directly from curators, archivists, staff and researchers at the Royal BC Museum as well as fascinating community members and guests. 

Ethnobotany of some Chinese 'melons'

Join us for a 30-minute guided tour and uncover some of the highlights and hidden gems of the Natural History Gallery. 

Natural History tours meet at the top of the escalator on the second floor. 

Kindergarten to Grade 3 Educators and students!

Join us for this FREE livestream with our partners at Streamable Learning.

Animals have and do amazing things to survive. Learn about some animals of British Columbia and the ways they survive and thrive in different environments.

Bring paper and pencil. We’ll practice our observation skills, visit two different exhibits and look closely at animal adaptations.

Jessica Yu will share the history of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and perform a number of traditional dances. Following the presentation, families and children can learn some of the basic hand movements performed to Moon Music. Taking place in the Old Town gallery.

Born of a desire to connect directly with the curators, collection managers, scientists and researchers whose work is the bedrock of museums, the Royal BC Museum's Community Engagement team is hosting a series of natural history discussions across the province. Hear from Royal BC Museum staff and valued partners as they discuss ongoing research, field work, and the value of collaboration.

Mini Symposium and Community Conversations- Vancouver Session

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. Set up begins one hour prior to the tour start time. Sign up at the Information Desk on the main floor. 

This tour will focus on our vertebrate collection from the small to the mighty. 

Join us for a 30-minute guided tour and discover some of the ancient stories of Hinduism and Buddhism. Visitors will gain a deeper understanding of the beautiful artifacts and displays in the exhibition and learn about the importance of religion as the way of life that founded Angkor and shaped it into a vast Empire. 

This tour begins at the top of the escalator on the second floor. 

Join us for a 30-minute guided tour and uncover some of the highlights and hidden gems of the Natural History Gallery. 

Natural History tours meet at the top of the escalator on the second floor. 

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. Sign up at the Information Desk on the main floor. 

This tour will focus on our vertebrate collection from the small to the mighty. 

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. Sign up at the Information Desk on the main floor.

This tour will focus on our botany collection of pressed plants. 

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. Sign up 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. Sign up at the Information Desk on the main floor. This tour will focus on our Entomology collection and the wonderful world of insects. 

Children seven and under, and story lovers of all ages, are invited to join us in the forest diorama for a short story. After the story is read, you can visit the galleries and look for the themes and ideas presented.

Storytime in included with admission and free with membership.

Using the taxidermy owls from the handling collection, and an old owl information booklet printed by the museum, students will create a sketch and then carve their image using soft cut lino block. Everyone will then have the opportunity to create a variety of prints and have fun experimenting with colour. 

We’re excited to join our friends at CRD Parks for this celebration of amphibians and reptiles!

Visit the Royal BC Museum tent to chat with Dr. Gavin Hanke, curator of vertebrate zoology, and staff from the Learning team!

We’ll have: 

• specimens to examine
• activities
• short talks by Dr. Hanke

More information about the event here. 

Students will have the opportunity to create a series of drawings focusing on one or two objects in the museum's tidal pool. We will then take these drawings back to the classroom and work with gouache to create abstract paint studies, experimenting with analogous and complimentary colours. The artworks will be adhered to cards to take home. 

After spending time in the Natural History Gallery sketching forest scenes, participants come back to the classroom to create an acrylic painting, learning about abstraction through using shape, line and colour inspired by the artwork of Canadian artists Emily Carr and Isabel McLaughlin. 

These classes are designed for students aged 16 years and older. 

Discover the art of gelatin printmaking inspired by the handling collections of the Royal BC Museum. Students will discover the opportunity to explore a variety of techniques, each inspired by a different aspect of the museum collection. We will create botanical inspired prints using natural material and create paintings from the vast collection of animals and specimens at the museum.

These classes are designed for students aged 16 years and up. 

This is Mexico is a multidisciplinary show that celebrates the diversity of Mexican artistic expressions. Join us for an hour-long performance of music, dancing and singing as the students from Colegio Militarizado Nuevo Mexico share with us the art and culture of Mexico. 

We’re excited to join our friends at CRD Parks for this celebration life on the beach at this drop-in event with CRD Regional Parks naturalists and special guest organizations. Visit the Royal BC Museum tent to chat with Adrian about the Learning Team Handling Collection! We’ll have specimens to examine, including local butterflies and crabs. Meeting place: Meet at the grassy area adjacent to the picnic shelter off Homathko Drive.