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.
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.
Throughout October the BC Archives has been highlighting women in the Archives on social media. Join us at the end of the month to learn more about the records behind the names.
Guest speakers include:
Vanessa Winn, Author
Diane Rogers, Genealogist
Genevieve Weber, Archivist
Join us on this day for our annual Halloween themed Wonder Sunday, as well as the conclusion of our C3 inspired month of activities.
C3 is an epic 150-day sailing journey from Toronto to Victoria via the Northwest Passage. Throughout October, we’ll explore some of their scientific findings and incorporate their environmental research with hands-on learning.
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.
This Halloween, allow yourself to be seduced by the dark side at our adult-only after-hours party. Night Shift: Dark Circus will be an evening like no other. Surrender to your sinister side and follow the ringmaster into a mesmerizing night of aerial art, illusion, live music and more… in Victoria’s original cabinet of curiosities.
Explore the themed galleries and enjoy nibbles and delectable drinks at multiple cash bars provided by Truffles Catering.
Run away with the circus for a night.
Feature Length Tour: Join our friendly and informative guides in the lobby and embark on a special one-hour tour of the museum’s Natural History and Becoming BC 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.
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.
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.
Snapshot Tour: Join our friendly and informative guides in the lobby and embark on a special thirty-minute tour in the museum’s Gold Rush gallery. Tours are included with same-day admission or membership.
C3 is an epic 150-day sailing journey from Toronto to Victoria via the Northwest Passage. Throughout October, we’ll explore some of their scientific findings and incorporate their environmental research with hands-on learning.
Snapshot Tour: Join our friendly and informative guides in the lobby and embark on a special thirty-minute tour in the museum’s Gold Rush gallery. Tours are included 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 of the museum’s Natural History and Becoming BC galleries. Tours are included with same-day admission or membership.
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.
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.
Professional development opportunity for educators
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.
Whether it's your biological family or family of choice, things aren't always easy or straightforward. This participatory discussion series tackles perspectives and definitions, upending assumptions to help us better understand ourselves and our family roles. An intriguing mix of facilitators will get the conversation started, but where it goes from there is up to you.
New Immigrants