Spring Institute

Did you know that in addition to our world-class exhibitions, programs and publications, the museum and archives also conducts original research? This two day Spring Institute will highlight the fascinating findings happening everyday at the Royal BC Museum and Archives.

We invite you to drop in and hear about the engaging work taking place across our organization. The Spring Institute will include discussions and interactive sessions—drop in for one session, stay all day, or come to both days.

Spring Institute Schedule

Day One - April 12 

10am to 10:15am             
Introductory Remarks - Research in the Museum Context
                                         Professor Jack Lohman, CEO

10:20am to 12pm            
Here Let Me Live: Insights into Species Migration in British Columbia and Beyond

Erica WheelerSession Introduction
Gavin HankeDiet and reproductive capacity of Common Wall Lizards and their impacts on urban environments of south Vancouver Island
Rob CanningsFinding new bugs: publishing with the public
Heidi GartnerOur Invading Invertebrate Relatives
Henry ChoongShipwrecked in Eden – Hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from marine fouling assemblages in the Galapagos Islands
Erica Wheeler - ModeratorSession Panel Discussion & Audience Questions

12pm-1pm                        
Engagement Tables, Clifford Carl Hall

1:05pm to 2:45pm          
Collections Focus: Studies and Applications using the Historical-Institutional Lens

Kim GoughSession Introduction
Kasey LeeWhat to do About Plastics?
Grant KeddieTool Stone Geography and the Museum Archaeology Collection
Lauren ButtleYokohama-e: 19th Century Japanese Photographic Paintings
Genevieve HillReorienting Research: new approaches to policy and ancestral remains repatriation
Kim Gough - ModeratorSession Panel Discussion & Audience Questions

2:45pm-4pm       
Introduction by Professor Jack Lohman                
Alphonse Umilisa, Director of the National Museums of Rwanda

4-5pm                                 
Engagement Tables, Clifford Carl Hall

 

Day Two - April 13

10am to 10:15am             
Introductory Remarks - Research in the Museum Context 
Joanne Orr, Deputy CEO and VP Collections, Research and International Programs

10:20am to 12pm 
Here Let Me Live: Insights into Biodiversity and Evolution

Liz CrockerSession Introduction
Ken MarrA local, a Disguised alien, Hot Springs Bacteria and a Ruler: “Common Reed” in British Columbia
Joel GibsonTiny Flies in the Great Bear Rainforest
Claudia CopleySpider Diversity of British Columbia
Victoria ArbourDinosaur Discovery: How Ankylosaurs and Glyptodonts Got Their Tail Clubs
Liz Crocker  – ModeratorSession Panel Discussion & Audience Questions

12pm-1pm                        
Engagement Tables, Clifford Carl Hall

1:05pm to 2:45pm          
Community-Driven Research in the Age of Participatory Culture

Leah BestSession Introduction 
Tzu-I Chung & Chris O’ConnorIt’s Complicated: Representation, Community Engagement and Museum Practices
Jordan Stanger RossLandscapes of Injustice: Japanese Canadian Dispossession
Genevieve WeberChanging the Narrative: Indigenous Data, Information and Records
Lorne HammondPop Culture and Orcinus orca
Leah Best – ModeratorSession Panel Discussion & Audience Questions

2:45pm-3pm                       
Closing Remarks
Leah Best, Head of Knowledge

3-4pm                                 
Engagement Tables, Clifford Carl Hall

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Chris O’Connor
a/Director of Community Engagement and Regional Partnerships