Special Top Gun: Maverick Screening

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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.

RBCM@Home (Summer) Backyard Biodiversity

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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.

Indigenous Artist Market

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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:

Music at the Museum

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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.

Between Us: A conversation with artist Adad Hannah and curator India Young

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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.

Fieldtripper: Evening Ha-BAT-itat Exploration

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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?

Pop-Up Opera

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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. 

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Outreach - World Oceans Day

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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.

 

Making a Chaputs Book Launch

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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.

Outreach Event - Campfire OceansTrivia

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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.

Ocean, Freshwater and Us Giant Floor Map

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Join educators from the Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition and explore the new giant floor map called Ocean, Freshwater and Us. The floor map is a result of a new national ocean literacy strategy for Canada which launched last spring and is part of the national launch and coordination of Oceans Week Canada. 

A great way to start Oceans Week Victoria celebrations!

RBCM@Outside: Special Bird Service Edition

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Join Special Bird Service for this special takeover of RBCM@ Outside!

This episode of RBCM@ Outside we’re turning the mic and camera over to our friends at Special Bird Service. Join us for a virtual nature ramble. Special Bird Service members will lead us through a greater Victoria natural area. We’ll definitely have our eyes on the birds, but what else will we discover?