Join us for an evening to acknowledge the history of residential schools as we honour and gather together.  On day two, we will welcome community leader, activist, political leader, residential school Survivor and speaker Guy Louie Senior. There will then be a special screening of We Were Children at IMAX.

Due to the sensitive topic, Wawadiťła (Mungo Martin House) will be open with a ceremonial fire for prayer and reflection throughout the evening. Cultural support workers will be available onsite as needed.

Grades 7-8 | Royal BC Museum presents First Peoples Innovations - Sep 27, 2022 9:10am Pacific Time

Try a digital program! Register for free here: https://streamablelearning.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CmOzVH0uTnC1HsQi…

Join us for the first in a series of evening to acknowledge the history of residential schools, where we learn about the past, honour the present, and bring hope for the future as we gather together.  

Join the artist and participants for a conversation about creating and participating in "Between Us", Adad Hannah's Social Distancing Portraits, on now at the Royal BC Museum. 

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6S9_UFHyQEqZPpk9ouGknw

Beautiful Badgers, in collaboration with the Greater Victoria Public Library

Depending on where you live in BC, you might have never seen a badger in person. Badgers live in the grasslands and dry forests of the interior of BC, and like to move around at night. So they are kind of hard to spot.

But easier to spot if you are reading kid’s books. From Wind in the Willows to the Frances the Badger books, our stripy-faced friends make for good characters.  

Sharks are some of the most fascinating, most ecologically important, most threatened, and most misunderstood animals on Earth. While many people are afraid of sharks, you should be afraid for sharks, as many species face extinction. 

Join marine biologist and author Dr. David Shiffman for an engaging talk full of mind-blowing facts, adventures from a career studying sharks, and important information about these animals that desperately need our help.

Buckle up for an incredible evening at Top Gun: Maverick

A trip to IMAX Victoria to see Tom Cruise's largest grossing movie ever, Top Gun: Maverick, just took to new heights!

On Saturday July 30 2022, from 5:30pm until the screening starts at 7:15pm, movie-goers will be treated to a unique aeronautical experience. Join us for a free event where former fighter pilots Norm MacSween, Dan Dempsey, Ken Lett, Bob Saunders and Greg Matte will be on hand for a meet and greet to chat about their air force experiences.

Backyard Biodiversity, in collaboration with the Greater Victoria Public Library

While looking at our backyards, it might all seem calm and uneventful. But if we look a little closer, we start to see an environment teeming with life. Under the ground and up in the trees (and everywhere in between), animals and plants are crawling, hopping, slithering, flying, hovering, absorbing the suns rays and doing all they can to survive.

Join us in Clifford Carl Hall, on the ground floor of the Museum, on Saturday July 23 from 1:00 - 6:00pm, as Indigenous artists share their works.

The travelling exhibition, Our Living Languages: First Peoples' Voices in BC, is also on display and available to explore.

Among the talented Indigenous artists attending is Laxiya, Dave Bodaly, a cedar weaver from Snuneymuxw First Nation.  His work is featured in the image above, and he kindly shared some words on his heritage and his craft with us:

Langley Senior A Ukulele Ensemble Recital

Stop by to enjoy music by the Langley Ukulele Association. The Langley Senior A Ukulele Ensemble consists of seventeen members, ranging from ages thirteen to eighteen years old. The ensemble has enjoyed performing in front of live audiences, while extending their productions online to share some presentations across the province, country, and world.

Adad Hannah creates epochal, serial artworks in installation, video and photography. In March 2020, while Canadians retreated to their homes, Hannah took to the streets to capture this moment in time. Over the course of a year, Hannah created 237 video portraits showcasing the rapid evolution of our everyday lives.

As the day draws to a close, it is a magical time to be outside. The daytime creatures are preparing for a night of rest and the nighttime creatures are starting to stir. Join us for an evening exploration of bat habitats with a CRD Regional Parks naturalist at Elk/Beaver Regional Park. We can’t guarantee it, but we might see bats swoop through the air to feed.  Did you know they can eat up to 1000 flying insects in an hour?

In honour of National Indigenous People's day all are welcome to attend a free screening of SGAAWAAYK'UUNA (Edge of the Knife) by Hluugitagaa Gwaai Edenshaw, Jaada Gyaahlangnaay and Helen Haig-Brown

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In honour of National Indigenous People's day all are welcome to attend a free screening of SGAAWAAYK'UUNA (Edge of the Knife) by Hluugitagaa Gwaai Edenshaw, Jaada Gyaahlangnaay and Helen Haig-Brown

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You never know when you'll hear some opera.

Join Pacific Opera Victoria as they take over the Royal BC Museum, both inside and out. You'll find Rebecca Gray and Mike Fan in unexpected spaces, sharing with us the joy of opera. 

Schedule:

Please note: This event is postponed. We will reschedule- the June 18 Pop-up opera event is still on though.

You never know when you'll hear some opera.

Join Pacific Opera Victoria as they take over the Royal BC Museum, both inside and out. You'll find Rebecca Gray and Mike Fan in unexpected spaces, sharing with us the joy of opera. 

Performers:

Join volunteers from the Royal BC Museum at Fisherman's Wharf for World Oceans Day celebrations hosted by Eagle Wing Tours and the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority. This educational, family-friendly event is a great time to learn about all things ocean-related. Look for the Royal BC Museum's tent and giant barnacle interactive and come by and learn all about how barnacles eat.

Meet and hear from the authors, Joe Martin Tla-o-qui-aht canoe-maker and former museum curator Alan Hoover about their collaboration on the book Making A Chaputs: The Teachings and Responsibilities of a Canoe Maker. The book describes the making of a dugout canoe illustrated with graphics and photographs. A short filmed called ƛaʔuukʷiatḥ Dugout Canoe (Tla-o-qui-aht Dugout Canoe) will also be screened.

Join us by the Seashore Dirorama for a family-friendly drop-in program, in partnership with Seaquaria Ocean Education. During this fun and interactive session, we will learn all about our intertidal ecosystem!

Are you a boat brainiac, a marine mammal master or trivia enthusiast? Come join us for a free Campfire Oceans Trivia at SMONEĆTEN Campground co-Hosted by the Royal BC Museum, Seaquaria and Parks Canada. Non-campers are welcome!

If you like to chart your course before setting sail, there will be 30 questions in six categories: Audio Clues, True or False, Literary Trivia, It’s all Latin to Me, General Knowledge and Salish Sea Splash. This will be a drop in event with signs and staff to lead you to the event as you arrive.