The Royal BC Museum, with support from our partners, is proud to present the second

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Please join us for the online session Thursday November 21.

On display at the Lakes District Museum from November 25, 2024 to March 17, 2025

This fun travelling exhibition, created by the Royal BC Museum, explores the science and practical uses of mushrooms today, highlighting some of the most fascinating of the 3,400 known species in the province.

Science Saturday, in partnership with Let’s Talk Science, is a family-friendly event offering engaging, hands-on activities throughout the museum’s Natural History Gallery. 

This drop-in interactive afternoon is designed to spark curiosity and foster a love for science, inviting participants of all ages to explore various scientific concepts through experiments, demonstrations, and fun immersive experiences.

Curious about researching your family history in British Columbia but not sure where to begin? Explore the extensive tools and resources available at the BC Archives and discover how enjoyable building your family tree can be. In this workshop, you'll learn how to navigate our genealogy database and general collections catalogue to uncover your family's roots in British Columbia.

The BC Archives is the oldest archival institution west of the Great Lakes. Learn more about the history, collections and role of this important institution. 

Speaker: Stuart Hill, Archivist

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. 

Designed for ages 9-12 years

Journey into the world of ancient mysteries in this art class. Young artists will embark on an adventure by first visiting the feature exhibition Stonehenge to learn all about the incredible history and secrets of this ancient place.

Back in the classroom, our experienced instructor will guide students step-by-step in creating their very own Stonehenge landscape, followed by a miniature stone megalith. This hands-on activity will inspire creativity and offer a unique way to explore one of history’s most fascinating structures.

Colourful Business proves that business does not have to be boring. The third annual Colourful Business Expo displays the innovation and vitality of Victoria's Indigenous, Black, and immigrant entrepreneurs. Browse displays and listen to live music throughout the afternoon. 

Colourful Business is a project of the Kulea Culture Society, Royal BC Museum, Indigenous Prosperity Centre, BC Black History Awareness Society, REP Here in Canada, Victoria Foundation, Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, the City of Victoria, and the Government of Canada.

The Victoria Children’s Choir is considered to be one of the top choral and music organizations in the city, and is highly respected for its consistent professional level of performing music throughout the Concert Season.

Join provincial carillonneur Rosemary Laing for a live recital of carillon music in honour of Remembrance Day. Note the timing is not precise as the concert will begin when the ceremonies at the Legislature Building come to an end. 

 The Netherlands Centennial Carillon can be heard throughout the inner harbour, but the best place to enjoy the recital is from a bench in the Native Plant Garden or another area of the precinct around the Royal BC Museum.

Designed for all ages

Meet Paul Ferguson, History Collections Manager at the Royal BC Museum, for an intriguing exploration of historical photographs and the stories they tell. Discover how to analyze and draw inferences from these visual records, gaining insights into the past through the lens of primary sources.

Bring your curiosity and sharpen your observational skills as we delve into the art of reading photographs as evidence of history.

Designed for ages 9 to 13

Join us Live Online with our friends at Streamable Learning!

Meet Paul Ferguson, History Collections Manager, for an intriguing exploration of historical photographs and the stories they tell. Discover how to analyze and draw inferences from these visual records, gaining insights into the past through the lens of primary sources.

Bring your curiosity and sharpen your observational skills as we delve into the art of reading photographs as evidence of history.

Designed for all ages

Some arthropods are equipped with wings and antennae, and the number and arrangement of these body parts can help you identify whether an animal is an insect, spider, millipede, or centipede. But did you know there are also reptiles that can glide through the air—without wings? How many reptiles from British Columbia can you name?

Join Dr. Gavin Hanke, Curator of Vertebrate Zoology, and Dr. Joel Gibson, Curator of Entomology, as they guide you through an engaging exploration of creatures that creep, crawl, and slither.

Designed for ages 4 to 8

Join us Live Online with our friends at Streamable Learning!

Some arthropods are equipped with wings and antennae, and the number and arrangement of these body parts can help you identify whether an animal is an insect, spider, millipede, or centipede. But did you know there are also reptiles that can glide through the air—without wings? How many reptiles from British Columbia can you name?

Freshly back From the Field, Join Dr. Victoria Arbour, curator of paleontology at the Royal BC Museum, for a look at what she and her team discovered this past summer in northern BC! This expedition was funded by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s Trebek Initiative Grants, supporting incredible Canadian storytelling coast to coast!

In celebration of its 5th Anniversary, the box office hit Fantastic Fungi, directed by Louie Schwartzberg, is returning to theaters with an enhanced experience in Fantastic Fungi Remastered, which offers audiences an unparalleled viewing experience with enhanced visuals and sound, allowing viewers to immerse themselves fully in the breathtaking beauty and awe-inspiring wonder of the fungal kingdom.

Much of life on Earth is connected by a vast, hidden network that we are only just beginning to understand. Out of sight, between the world of plants and animals, another world exists - the kingdom of fungi.

Runtime: 41 minutes

Rating: G

The South Vancouver Island Mycological Society Annual Mushroom Show.

A display of hundreds of identified macrofungi for your learning and viewing pleasure. Experts will be on site to answer all your questions. Bring your fungi and have the experts identify them for you!

Free presentations in the Conference Hall from local Mycologists and Biologists will occur throughout the day.

Did you know that there are more than 3,000 different mushroom species in British Columbia? That’s more fungus diversity than anywhere else in Canada! Join a CRD Regional Parks naturalist and the Royal BC Museum to hunt for mushrooms.  Mushroom expert and co-author of Royal BC Museum’s best-selling handbook, Mushrooms of British Columbia, Kem Luther, will lead us. This is not a harvesting expedition, but a fun, informal exploration of fungi from the trail.