Join our friendly and informative guides and embark on a special sixty-minute tour in the museum’s modern history galleries. Tours are free with same-day admission or membership. Meet near the escalator, to the right (west side) of the Box Office in the main floor lobby.

Take in the sights and sounds of Christmas long ago. Visit the wood-cobbled streets lined with festive garlands and see the shops decked in seasonal finery.

What does “Happy Holidays” mean to you? Join us at the museum as we recognize the numerous holidays observed between the months of November and January. 

Immerse yourself in a rich cultural experience during the festive season with your friends and family and learn about various global celebrations throughout the month of December.

Visit with Father Christmas in Old Town, have your photo taken and share your holiday wishes.

Take in the sights and sounds of Christmas long ago. Visit the wood-cobbled streets lined with festive garlands and see the shops decked in seasonal finery.

In acknowledgment of Global AIDS Awareness Week  and Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week we are hosting a special event with AIDS Vancouver Island that features art, film, music and a living library.  

Visit with Father Christmas in Old Town, have your photo taken and share your holiday wishes.

Take in the sights and sounds of Christmas long ago. Visit the wood-cobbled streets lined with festive garlands and see the shops decked in seasonal finery.

Archaeologists find and collect objects in order to learn more about past societies. But what about the spaces they came from? What can they tell us about their societies? And what enables structures to endure in some locations, but not others?

Archaeologists find and collect objects in order to learn more about past societies. But what about the spaces they came from? What can they tell us about their societies? And what enables structures to endure in some locations, but not others?

Take in the sights and sounds of Christmas long ago. Visit the wood-cobbled streets lined with festive garlands and see the shops decked in seasonal finery.

Join our friendly and informative guides and embark on a special sixty-minute tour in the museum’s modern history galleries. Tours are free with same-day admission or membership. Meet near the escalator, to the right (west side) of the Box Office in the main floor lobby.

Egyptian Art Prehistory to Middle Kingdom (AVHS355A) students from the University of Victoria will present posters exploring various artifacts and concepts from the Egypt: Land of Pharaohs.

Students  will be on hand to discuss their posters, make connections and spark ideas on November 26 and November 29.

Take in the sights and sounds of Christmas long ago. Visit the wood-cobbled streets lined with festive garlands and see the shops decked in seasonal finery.

See for yourself where we usually keep those jars, boxes and bins and experience the working environment of our talented researchers and staff. This tour will focus on our entomology collection and how these collections help us to learn about our province. Tours are limited to 10 people. Sign up begins at the information desk in the main lobby one hour prior to the tour start time.

Destination Canada has identified these amazing tours as a Canadian Signature Experience.

Find out what's happening at the museum and archives in these monthly talks featuring curators, staff and researchers. Typically Live at Lunch is ont he first Wednesday of the month, but this month we have a bonus talk.

Manni Franz from the Musée de l'Homme, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris will be providing a special presentation providing details about a forthcoming exhibition at the musée de l'Homme, Paris (France) on a World History of Body Piercing. 

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See for yourself where we usually keep those jars, boxes and bins and experience the working environment of our talented researchers and staff. This tour will focus on our mammal collection and how these collections help us to learn about our province.Tours are limited to 10 people. Sign up begins at the information desk in the main lobby one hour prior to the tour start time.

Destination Canada has identified these amazing tours as a Canadian Signature Experience.

Take in the sights and sounds of Christmas long ago. Visit the wood-cobbled streets lined with festive garlands and see the shops decked in seasonal finery.

Take in the sights and sounds of Christmas long ago. Visit the wood-cobbled streets lined with festive garlands and see the shops decked in seasonal finery.

Join our friendly and informative guides and embark on a special sixty-minute tour in the museum’s modern history galleries. Tours are free with same-day admission or membership. Meet near the escalator, to the right (west side) of the Box Office in the main floor lobby.