More time this summer at home in beautiful British Columbia means more time with nature. You can share nature with children on a sidewalk, in a yard, a park, a beach or even from a window. You don’t have to be an expert, just curious. You don’t have to like spiders, snakes or slugs, just appreciate them. Join RBCM@ outside host Liz Crocker and WildBC Facilitator Stephanie Weinstein from Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation for a demonstration of their favourite nature activities.

Making Zines with Ray and Genevieve

Learn how to make zines with Ray, a Grade 3 student from Victoria, and his mom Genevieve, an archivist at the BC Archives. These homemade self-published works are a creative way to express yourself and record your experiences during this time. 

RBCM @ Home (Kids) is hosted by Chris O'Connor.

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Searching the Collection

Brian Seymour, collection manager for the Indigenous Collections will walk us through the different ways to search for the Indigenous Collections at the Royal BC Museum and the BC Archives. 

Please click the link below to join the webinar: 
https://zoom.us/j/91483607556?pwd=ZzRrMmgrSWZ1UWtsZzF6NVdEeTVkQT09
Password: 972426 

Whether you’re checking curriculum info on your couch or tackling schoolwork on your tablet, we’ve got plenty of ways for you to explore BC’s natural history and human history.

RBCM @ Home (Office Hours) is support just for educators (including parents at home)! Royal BC Museum learning staff will be on hand at each session to walk educators through the museum and archives’ online resources and answer questions.  RBCM @ Home (Office Hours) takes place every second Monday and Friday. We’ll offer live support through Zoom and by phone during Office Hours.

Leafing Through the Fossil Collection

Curator of paleontology Dr. Victoria Arbour and some of her volunteers will  share the citizen science efforts involved in sorting and preparing  recent large acquisitions for the collection.

Please click the link below to join Webinar

https://zoom.us/j/99809702207 

Girl Guides in the Archives with Kate Heikkila

This special session is created in partnership with Girl Guides Canada

Kate Heikkila, archivist at the BC Archives, will lead a special session where we travel through time exploring documents and photographs. Kate will share info about her career as an archivist and show some of of the photos and documents about Girl Guides within the BC Archives, as well as present an activity.  

Label Making with Paul Ferguson and Steve Lewis

Join our Royal BC Museum collection manager of History (Paul) and exhibit designer (Steve) for Label Making, inspired by the objects within the museum collection. Grab a jar or box of food from your cupboard and let's make it a little more exciting. 

RBCM @ Home (Kids) is hosted by Chris O'Connor.

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Pets as Pollution 

Presented by curator of vertebrates Dr. Gavin Hanke this talk will explore how some invasive species in our province have come from the pet trade and what can be done about it.

Please click the link below to join the webinar: 
https://zoom.us/j/92501839629 

Whether you’re checking curriculum info on your couch or tackling schoolwork on your tablet, we’ve got plenty of ways for you to explore BC’s natural history and human history.

RBCM @ Home (Office Hours) is support just for educators (including parents at home)! Royal BC Museum learning staff will be on hand at each session to walk educators through the museum and archives’ online resources and answer questions.  RBCM @ Home (Office Hours) takes place every second Monday and Friday. We’ll offer live support through Zoom and by phone during Office Hours.

Spirits of the Coast

Curator of history Dr. Lorne Hammond will discuss the Royal BC Museum's newest publication Spirits of the Coast: Orcas in Science, Art and History and highlight the various contributions to this beautiful new book. 

Please click the link below to join the webinar: 
https://zoom.us/j/99812952527

People don’t just eat plants, they use plants. The ways people live with and use plants in British Columbia is as rich and diverse as the cultures they come from . Join us for a virtual outside conversation with ethnobotanist Dr. Nancy Turner. Dr. Turner is an emeritus professor at the University of Victoria, beloved teacher, and prolific author including many Royal BC Museum publications:

Make a Butterfly with Kiron Mukherjee

This week we are joined by museum educator and storyteller Kiron Mukherjee for some cross country museum art activities. With spring here (both in British Columbia and Toronto), what new curious critters have returned to your neighbourhood? Get ready for paper towel art to make colourful butterflies. 

Join us virtually for a special 45 minute session with archivist Genevieve Weber and she will share tips and answer your questions about searching on-line for primary resources at the BC Archives.

Please click the link below to join the webinar: 
https://zoom.us/j/94879393271?pwd=U2xSelp5K3l1RlVnZXF2YXdJVWRoZz09
Password: 364432

Ethnobotany of Some Chinese Melons

Curious about food security? Join curator of botany, Dr. Ken Marr for a discussion about the process of plant domestication and how people have changed plants over generations.

Please click the link below to join the webinar: 

https://zoom.us/j/94568891269 

Insect and Spider Diversity an an Urban Yard - Part 2

Explore your backyard with new point of view. Join curator of entomology, Dr. Joel Gibson while he explores his back yard and find out what might be creeping, flying or crawling in your urban environment. 

Please click the link below to join the webinar: 
https://zoom.us/j/99714616783

Dinos are back!

Make Your Own Dinosaur Footprints with Dr. Victoria Arbour

With the help of some toy dinosaurs, we’ll learn about how dinosaur footprints fossilize, how we can identify different types of dinosaurs by their footprints, and what we can learn about dinosaur behaviour from their tracks! 

RBCM @ Home (Kids) is hosted by Chris O'Connor.

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Recollecting Women Artists at the BC Archives

Join curator of prints and images Dr. India Young for a talk on women artists in the Royal BC Museums and BC Archives collection, particularly Hilda “Vince” Foster and Katja Krahnstoever.

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://zoom.us/j/93996806660

Whether you’re checking curriculum info on your couch or tackling schoolwork on your tablet, we’ve got plenty of ways for you to explore BC’s natural history and human history.

RBCM @ Home (Office Hours) is support just for educators (including parents at home)! Royal BC Museum learning staff will be on hand at each session to walk educators through the museum and archives’ online resources and answer questions.  RBCM @ Home (Office Hours) takes place every second Monday and Friday. We’ll offer live support through Zoom and by phone during Office Hours.

Connecting Family Histories - The Louie Family

Hear first hand from the curator of history, Dr. Tzu-I Chung, how she collects and connects family stories based on her experience working with BC's Louie family for the Royal BC Museum's 2017 exhibition, Families Bonds and Belonging.

Please click the link below to join the webinar: 
https://zoom.us/j/98691401311