Modernization
Learn more about government’s intention to modernize the museum to protect our historic holdings and provide better access to our collections.
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.
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.
Gather under the Centennial Carillon with your fellow singers, family, friends and pooch. Provincial Carillonneur Rosemary Laing will accompany the Newcombe Choir below in a one of a kind caroling party. Hot chocolate and cookies help to make the season bright.
Indigenous cultures are closely linked to the changing seasons. Join Aaron M. Wells, an Indigenous actor and storyteller, to explore some of the wintertime customs and traditions of coastal First Nations.
This all-ages presentation will explore themes of family, culture and tradition through storytelling and performance.
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.
This event will take place on the third floor.
Indigenous cultures are closely linked to the changing seasons. Join Aaron M. Wells, an Indigenous actor and storyteller, to explore some of the wintertime customs and traditions of coastal First Nations.
This all-ages presentation will explore themes of family, culture and tradition through storytelling and performance.
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.
Come join us in the main lobby of the Royal BC Museum for a pop-up, flashmob style performance by The Pandora Chorus. The second half of the performance takes place in the Natural History Gallery.
Indigenous cultures are closely linked to the changing seasons. Join Aaron M. Wells, an Indigenous actor and storyteller, to explore some of the wintertime customs and traditions of coastal First Nations.
This all-ages presentation will explore themes of family, culture and tradition through storytelling and performance.
Indigenous cultures are closely linked to the changing seasons. Join Aaron M. Wells, an Indigenous actor and storyteller, to explore some of the wintertime customs and traditions of coastal First Nations.
This all-ages presentation will explore themes of family, culture and tradition through storytelling and performance. Meet on the third floor in the theatre area of Our Living Languages.
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.
Indigenous cultures are closely linked to the changing seasons. Join Aaron M. Wells, an Indigenous actor and storyteller, to explore some of the wintertime customs and traditions of coastal First Nations.
This all-ages presentation will explore themes of family, culture and tradition through storytelling and performance. Meet on the third floor in the theatre area of Our Living Languages.
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?
Indigenous cultures are closely linked to the changing seasons. Join Aaron M. Wells, an Indigenous actor and storyteller, to explore some of the wintertime customs and traditions of coastal First Nations.
This all-ages presentation will explore themes of family, culture and tradition through storytelling and performance. Meet on the third floor in the theatre area of Our Living Languages.
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?