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Have you ever wanted to create your own costume? Now’s your chance to stretch your imagination with the guidance from experts. Join talented staff members from The Makehouse Co-op and the Royal BC Museum and craft the costume of your dreams. Bring old garments, fabrics, and embellishments to this adult-only upcycling event, where creativity and sustainability come together.

Following the film, please join us for a talk and Q&A with Dr. Shannon Berch. Dr. Berch has a PhD from Université Laval in fungal taxonomy and ecology. She retired in 2019 from the BC Ministry of Environment and is an Associate Member of the UBC Department of Biology and Faculty of Land and Resource Science. Dr. Berch is a founding member of the South Vancouver Island Mycological Society and the Truffle Association of BC.

Mosses, lichens, and fungi play important roles in the stegnon, the layer of organic life just above and below the soil. This talk reviews some of the environmental services provided by several groups of organisms that inhabit the forest floor.

Speaker: Kem Luther, of the Southern Vancouver Island Mycological Society

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.

Sensory-sensitive screening of Animal Kingdom intended for guests who find the immersive IMAX® experience prohibitive. In addition to low lighting and low volume throughout, doors will be left open and movement and discussion during the film will not be restricted. This film is in 2D, no special glasses required. Theatre capacity will be reduced to 80 seats.

Join the Greater Victoria Public Library for a StoryWalk®, where children of all ages follow a guided path outside the Royal BC Museum, experiencing a storybook page by page from beginning to end.

No registration required. Everyone is welcome to this drop-in event. Children must be accompanied by an adult. StoryWalks proceed rain or shine, so dress appropriately.

Visit the Royal BC Museum table at this special CRD Parks Event at East Sooke Park! Spend the day looking at raptor specimens and learn why hawks, vultures, owls and more are important. 

Main event will be held at the picnic shelter off the Aylard Farm parking lot. 600 m to picnic shelter and back to parking lot via a smooth gravel trail with a slight incline. Please visit CRD's Facebook event page for more info.

Celebrating Everything That Makes and Shapes the Earth

UNESCO International Geodiversity Day is a worldwide celebration, bringing people together each year to promote the many aspects of geodiversity.

On display at the Courtenay Museum from October 4, 2024 to February 1, 2025

Most people don’t think of British Columbia as a place where you can find dinosaurs. Yet new research by Royal BC Museum palaeontologists is slowly revealing the secrets of the dinosaurs that once inhabited these lands.

Musical Walking Tours with Yuxwelupton Qwal’qaxala and Pacific Opera Victoria

Join Pacific Opera Victoria and the Royal BC Museum for a powerful journey through the museum, where music and human voice will offer new perspectives on history and the truth of that history for Indigenous Peoples.

Join us for a 45-minute guided tour and discover the behind-the-scenes mystery of the Entomology collection.

Sign up at the information desk in the lobby starts at 10 AM on the day of the tour.

Join one of our educators on a guided walking tour of our Native Plant Garden! Learn about our plant neighbors here on the BC coast and Indigenous uses. About 8 different plants will be highlighted.

Meet at the bottom of the escalator in the main lobby. Note that this tour takes place outside rain or shine, please prepare for the weather accordingly.

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Designed for ages 9-12 years

This exciting program invites young artists to embark on an artistic adventure within the creative environment of the museum. Starting in the Natural History gallery, participants will meet the Woolly Mammoth and begin their journey by sketching the mammoth and the background. After exploring, they will head to the classroom to bring their drawing to life by creating their own 3D Woolly Mammoth model to take home.

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As the sun sets, get ready to unwind and soak up the museum's evening vibes—just for the grown-ups! It’s your chance to see the museum in a whole new light while learning about relaxation and reflection. Reconnect with yourself, mingle with others, and revel in the power of mindfulness.

Come find our table at the In Sight festival!  In Sight is a community-based festival celebrating arts and culture in Colwood, filled with music, dance, children's activities, storytelling, visual arts and food. 

For more information on this festival, please visit Arts and Culture Colwood Society's page here. 

Open House
Daily until Sept 2, 2024
12:00 - 2:00pm

Come visit historic Helmcken House, on the east side of the museum building.

This tour will look at what archaeologists have learned about who built Stonehenge and why.

The tour will meet at the top of the escalator on the second floor.

Come and meet some mysterious historical objects in Old Town and discover their form and function in a quick 20 Questions style game!

Join us for a 30-minute guided tour and discover the behind-the-scenes mystery of the  Botany collection.

Space is limited. Sign up at the information desk in the lobby on the day off.

Join us in person or online to talk to researchers from the Northeast Pacific Deep-sea Exploration Project (NEPDEP) live from their ship on the open ocean. 

This ‘Ship2Shore’ session will livestream footage from underwater submersibles, explore the vessel and provide the opportunity to have questions answered by researchers from Oceans Networks Canada and research staff from the Royal BC Museum.

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Come and meet some mysterious historical objects in Old Town and discover their form and function in a quick 20 Questions style game!