
Modernization
Learn more about government’s intention to modernize the museum to protect our historic holdings and provide better access to our collections.
Step into the world of Critical Distance, an immersive augmented reality experience that brings you face-to-face with a holographic orca pod. Journey alongside J-Pod, a group of 25 endangered Southern Resident orcas living in the Salish Sea off the coast of Vancouver Island.
Learn about the pod, including ten-year-old Kiki, and the daily obstacles and challenges they must overcome to hunt and survive.
Designed for visitors ages 10 and up, Critical Distance features flashing lights and loud noises as part of the experience.
Presented by: Nature Canada
Produced by: VISION3
Created by: Adam May and Chris Campkin
Written by: Amy Zimmerman
In Association with the Alliance of Natural History Museums of Canada and with support from Simres.