A Collaborative Inquiry Project, temporarily on display in the Natural History Gallery

Grade 4 Glenlyon Norfolk students have been researching wildlife near to their school. Working with local naturalist Jacques Sirois and local artist Linda Mercer, they have created artwork based on their research and will share to museum visitors their creations and findings.   

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.

Exploring the theme of 'Thinking like a Scientist', experienced volunteers will be on hand in the Natural History gallery with fun and engaging activities. These stations are designed for self-guided school classes, but are open to all curious visitors.

How do scientists use observation skills to better understand the world around them? How can museum specimens further our own personal awareness of species diversity? Why does it matter so much? These stations in the gallery will help address these questions through hands-on and welcoming activities.

Exploring the theme of 'Thinking like a Historian', experienced volunteers will be on hand in the Becoming BC gallery with thought-provoking activities. These stations are designed for self-guided school classes, but are open to all curious visitors.

How do we shape our understanding of history? How can we think critically in order to responsibly engage with the past? These stations in the gallery will help address these questions through hands-on and welcoming activities.

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.

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.

Visit the museum to learn about ancient civilizations and their customs, from written language to historical art. We'll also learn the ancient practice of mummification in a hands-on, messy kind of way.

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.

Feature Length Tour: Join our friendly and informative guides in the lobby and embark on a special one-hour tour in the museum’s natural history galleries. Tours are included with same-day admission or membership.

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.

Exploring the theme of 'Thinking like a Scientist', experienced volunteers will be on hand in the Natural History gallery with fun and engaging activities. These stations are designed for self-guided school classes, but are open to all curious visitors.

How do scientists use observation skills to better understand the world around them? How can museum specimens further our own personal awareness of species diversity? Why does it matter so much? These stations in the gallery will help address these questions through hands-on and welcoming activities.

Find out what’s happening at the museum and archives in these monthly talks featuring curators, staff and researchers. Lectures are held on the first Wednesday of each month.

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 invertebrate collection and how these collections help us to learn about our province.Tours are limited to 10 people. Sign up begins 1 hour prior to the tour start time.

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 vertebrate collection and how these collections help us to learn about our province.Tours are limited to 10 people. Sign up begins 1 hour prior to the tour start time.

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 vertebrate collection and how these collections help us to learn about our province.Tours are limited to 10 people. Sign up begins 1 hour prior to the tour start time.

Exploring the theme of 'Thinking like a Historian', experienced volunteers will be on hand in the Becoming BC gallery with thought-provoking activities. These stations are designed for self-guided school classes, but are open to all curious visitors.

How do we shape our understanding of history? How can we think critically in order to responsibly engage with the past? These stations in the gallery will help address these questions through hands-on and welcoming activities.

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.

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.

Home Learners Workshop Series

April 9, 16, 23 and 30 

Museums collect objects and specimens to better understand who we are and where we are in the world. In this way, stuff matters. But people do as well. Who makes the decisions on what to collect? What are the ethics of collecting? How is data from collection material interpreted and communicated to the public?

If you’ve ever thought about visiting the BC Archives and starting a research project, but you weren’t sure how to begin, this is the workshop for you! Aimed at beginner researchers, this program will give you the confidence to get started. Participants will learn how to navigate our main catalogue as well as our genealogy database, discover the variety of records we manage, interpret finding aids, fill in call slips, use microfilm, and handle original materials in a variety of formats. Everyone will leave with a resource kit and the knowledge to make the next step!