4 days Ammonite fossil donation leads Royal BC Museum researchers to new discoveries A ‘National Treasure’ trove of Ammonites has researchers at the Royal BC Museum discovering new things about BC’s ancient underwater environment. A Victoria man donated his collection of rare Ammonite fossils to the museum. The[...]
2 weeks New pop-up exhibit at Royal BC Museum celebrates contributions of Ukrainians in Canada From Pysanka (painted eggs) to Rushnyk (embroidered towels), ‘Canada, Here We Are’ shows how integral Ukrainians have been to building Canada. From Jeopardy host Alex Trebek to Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, Canadians with Ukrainian[...]
3 weeks Reps from B.C. museums gather in Victoria to share best practices for modernizing their institutions There are nearly 450 museums across B.C., and representatives from many of those institutions gathered at the Royal BC Museum in early November. It’s the first in-person conference in three years put on by the[...]
4 weeks What is Trench Art? The Royal BC Museum shares its collection of mementos made on the battlefield As the name implies, Trench Art was made from materials found on the battlefield and often created by soldiers on the front lines of war. The practice was made popular in the First World War,[...]
1 month This Week In History: 150 years of plant collecting at the Royal BC Museum has created an invaluable resource for future research The curator of botany, Ken Marr, shows us where hundreds of thousands of specimens are stored in the Royal BC Museum, collected over nearly 150 years. The museum shares the data online and with researchers[...]
1 month 'Outreach kits' are connecting communities to the Royal BC Museum's collection The Royal BC Museum is constantly creating "outreach kits" which are available to schools, seniors homes, or any group wanting to learn about the province's stories. The kits are free to borrow and can be[...]
2 months This Week In History: How museums staff are caring for fragile fossils before a big move Find out how thousands of artifacts and fossils are being carefully packaged and, in some cases, glued back together before the big move to a new Collections and Archives Building in Colwood.
2 months Meet the new CEO of the Royal BC Museum CEO Alicia Dubois promises to be front and centre as the Royal BC Museum charts a new course after a year of uncertainty. Dubois, who recently moved to B.C. from Alberta with her family, says[...]
19 mins Katrina Chen exits B.C. cabinet, citing 'long-standing trauma,' gender-based violence Former British Columbia cabinet member Katrina Chen says she took herself out of contention for a new ministerial position in order to deal with "long-standing trauma" suffered as a result of gender-based violence. Chen says[...]
31 mins Kelowna's former mayor Colin Basran charged with one count of sexual assault The BC Prosecution Service says a special prosecutor has approved a single charge of sexual assault against former Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran. The service says the sexual assault is alleged to have occurred on May[...]
37 mins Saanich Police not responsible in Uptown incident that saw man fall two storeys: IIO An investigation has deemed Saanich Police not responsible for injuries an alleged shoplifter suffered after falling 20 to 25 feet, about two storeys, from a parking lot at Uptown. On Nov. 26, around 11 p.m.,[...]
1 hour Un-deck the halls: Festive trees in parks can harm wildlife, CRD warns People in Greater Victoria should refrain from decorating trees or shrubs in regional parks this winter, as it could pose a risk to the environment and wildlife, according to the Capital Regional District. Although well-intentioned[...]
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