Modernization
Learn more about government’s intention to modernize the museum to protect our historic holdings and provide better access to our collections.
Our Guided Learning Labs are interactive ways to take a closer look at the museum’s core galleries. Our museum educators will provide tailored labs, aligning with your curriculum while enhancing the learning experience. Each lab is 60 minutes long and includes access to a variety of educational materials to support pre- and post-visit learning.
Spend an hour with a museum educator as they transform the Natural History gallery into an interactive learning experience. Tailor the focus of this guided tour to suit your curriculum needs and interests. Whether you want to delve into the fascinating world of insects, explore life in a tidepool, understand the impacts of climate change, or study the incredible adaptations in a rainforest, we will work with you on delivering a tour that suites your needs.
When booking this guided fieldtrip please describe what subject your group would like to explore. Self-guided visits to the core galleries are included with your field trip booking at no additional charge. Visits to feature exhibitions or IMAX® Theatre require a separate booking through our booking office and are an additional charge.
Explore the museum’s core galleries on a self-guided fieldtrip. Choose an age-appropriate activity guide tailored to enhance your students’ learning experience. Each guide offers creative activities that encourage observation and connection to classroom themes and big ideas. Choose from a variety of activities or customize your field trip to focus on your specific interests.
Please be advised the First Peoples gallery and parts of the Becoming BC gallery are closed as work to modernize the museum takes place.
Visit the Natural History gallery and turn your learning into an interactive experience. With our Inquiry Guides, you can tailor your visit to match your curriculum needs and interests, all while exploring the unique natural heritage of British Columbia.
Whether you want to delve into the fascinating world of insects, explore life in a tidepool, understand the impacts of climate change, or study the incredible adaptations in a rainforest, these activity guides will enhance your visit.
Grades K–2
Themes: change, communities, and the needs of living things found in the galleries.
Grades 3–7
Themes: habitats and communities, ecosystems and diversity of life.
Grades 8–12
Themes: invites conversation and critical thinking about four different objects in each gallery.
If you are looking for your visit to connect to a specific inquiry theme or question, use one of the Museum Backline Masters pages. These four different activities allow students to make their own observations during an unscripted exploration of the core galleries.
Grades 3–7
Themes: communities past and present, change, Aboriginal cultures, artistic expression and culture, Aboriginal technologies, the environment affecting human activities, transportation, exploration, needs of living things, structures, habitats and communities, simple machines, ecosystems.