Modernization
Learn more about government’s intention to modernize the museum to protect our historic holdings and provide better access to our collections.
Join us at 2:00 pm in Our Living Languages (3rd floor) to begin a cedar weaving workshop, where you’ll have the opportunity to learn the importance of cedar to Coast Salish people and weave your own bracelet or rose to take home with you.
Come join us for a live demonstration of an authentic 1916 player piano. Let us take you back in time with the melodies of Scott Joplin and others!
Location: Becoming BC Galleries, Old Town, 3rd Floor; next to the train station
Join us at 11am in the main lobby to begin a half-hour tour of Our Living Languages – an exhibition celebrating the dozens of indigenous languages in BC. Gain some insight to the languages and strategies for keeping them alive! You just may learn a new word or two.
How much do you know about Victoria’s most famous architect and the triangle murder scandal? Meet Alma Rattenbury as she tells her side of the story.
Location: Becoming BC Galleries, Old Town, 3rd Floor; in front of the saloon
Join us at 2pm in the main lobby for an interactive activity! Learn about the importance of storytelling to Coast Salish people, hear the Quw’utsun story of Q’ulhanumutsun (Killer Whale) and Tzinquaw (Thunderbird), and make your own bent(paper) box featuring our story’s characters!
Come join us for a live demonstration of an authentic 1916 player piano. Let us take you back in time with the melodies of Scott Joplin and others!
Location: Becoming BC Galleries, Old Town, 3rd Floor; next to the train station
Join us at 11am in the main lobby to begin a half-hour tour of Our Living Languages – an exhibition celebrating the dozens of indigenous languages in BC. Gain some insight to the languages and strategies for keeping them alive! You just may learn a new word or two.
This morning camp is an opportunity for the littlest mammoths to roam the museum too. This play based camp will be surprising and fun, with long-ago creatures and learning around every corner.
The camp is designed for kids aged 5 and 6.
Ages 7-11
Millions of years ago, giants roamed the earth. Sometimes standing more than 14 feet tall, mammoths and mastodons towered over the lands…and now they’re coming to Victoria.
This summer, campers will be on the lookout for these fascinating creatures. Campers will explore the feature exhibition Mammoths! Giants of the Ice Age and the collection areas, build mini-dioramas, dig for fossils and much more.
Contact Chris O’Connor for more details.
How much do you know about Victoria’s most famous architect and the triangle murder scandal? Meet Alma Rattenbury as she tells her side of the story.
Location: Becoming BC Galleries, Old Town, 3rd Floor; in front of the saloon
Come join us for a live demonstration of an authentic 1916 player piano. Let us take you back in time with the melodies of Scott Joplin and others!
Location: Becoming BC Galleries, Old Town, 3rd Floor; next to the train station
Join us at 2pm in the main lobby for an interactive activity! Learn about the importance of storytelling to Coast Salish people, hear the Quw’utsun story of Q’ulhanumutsun (Killer Whale) and Tzinquaw (Thunderbird), and make your own bent(paper) box featuring our story’s characters!
Join our friendly and informative guides in the lobby 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 us at 11am in the main lobby to begin a half-hour tour of Our Living Languages – an exhibition celebrating the dozens of indigenous languages in BC. Gain some insight to the languages and strategies for keeping them alive! You just may learn a new word or two.
How much do you know about Victoria’s most famous architect and the triangle murder scandal? Meet Alma Rattenbury as she tells her side of the story.
Location: Becoming BC Galleries, Old Town, 3rd Floor; in front of the saloon
Join us at 2pm in the main lobby for an interactive activity! Learn about the importance of storytelling to Coast Salish people, hear the Quw’utsun story of Q’ulhanumutsun (Killer Whale) and Tzinquaw (Thunderbird), and make your own bent(paper) box featuring our story’s characters!
Come join us for a live demonstration of an authentic 1916 player piano. Let us take you back in time with the melodies of Scott Joplin and others!
Location: Becoming BC Galleries, Old Town, 3rd Floor; next to the train station
A “Behind the Scenes” visit to the vertebrate collection. See for yourself how the museum stores and cares for the mammals in our research collection. Tours are limited to 10 people. Sign up begins 1 hour prior to the tour start time. Sign up at the Information Desk on the main floor. Tours leave from the main floor.
Join us at 11am in the main lobby to begin a half-hour tour of Our Living Languages – an exhibition celebrating the dozens of indigenous languages in BC. Gain some insight to the languages and strategies for keeping them alive! You just may learn a new word or two.
Join us at 2pm in the main lobby for an interactive activity! Learn about the importance of storytelling to Coast Salish people, hear the Quw’utsun story of Q’ulhanumutsun (Killer Whale) and Tzinquaw (Thunderbird), and make your own bent(paper) box featuring our story’s characters!