2015 Program Guide Spring/Summer
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MARCH
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year Gallery tour with Jess Findlay March 15 11 – 11:45 am & 1 – 1:45 pm Join Jess Findlay, award-winning professional photographer and finalist in the bird category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year, for a tour through the exhibition. Jess will share his passion for artistically documenting living creatures and dramatic landscapes. Included with admission or membership
Friends of the BC Archives LECTURE: Rushing for Gold March 15 2 – 3:30 pm Ann ten Cate, Archivist $5 per person, free for Friends of the BC Archives members
FASHION MACHINE March 28 | 7 – 9 pm
March 29 | 7 – 9 pm
Join us for a performance/visual art experience where young designers take attendees’ outfits and remake them into new works of wearable art, with an impromptu fashion show at the end. The event includes fun and surprising kid led tours of the Becoming BC Gallery. Presented in partnership with
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Live @ Lunch: Alaska: The Last Frontier March 4 12 – 1 pm Shelly Reid, Retired Royal BC Museum Registrar By donation
March 17 11 – 11:30 am In conjunction with the Wildlife Photography of the Year exhibition, join Shane Lighter, Digital Imaging Technician, for a behind the scenes tour of our photo lab and learn how we produce amazing imagery for our exhibitions, programs and publications. Included with admission or membership
Wonder Sunday: Fashion March 29 1 – 3 pm Imagine a completely new approach to fabric within the Fashion Machine installation. Free with admission or membership
SWAP Café
WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR CAMERA CLUB COMMUNITY MEET UP March 7 10 am – 5 pm Enjoy amazing photographs as you mingle with fellow enthusiasts. Free with admission or membership
Spring Break Camp: Focus on Nature
Behind the Scenes Tour: Photo Lab
March 9 – 13 9 am – 4 pm March 16 – 20 9 am – 4 pm Calling all aspiring shutterbugs! Develop your skills in photo composition and storytelling as we venture around the museum and out into the world. The week involves learning directly from one of the winners of Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Jess Findlay. No fancy camera needed, but campers need to be familiar with how theirs works. After care available. Lunch and snacks not provided. $224 per person I Ages 8 – 12
Staff Picks Mingle March 12 1 – 3 pm Join in conversation with our curators in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition as they share their favourite photograph and tell stories that will connect you even closer to our collections and exhibitions. Included with admission or membership
Photography Workshop for Adults March 14 9 am – 3 pm This workshop will involve visiting the feature exhibition Wildlife Photographer of the Year, going behind the scenes to our imaging studio and spending time with award-winning professional photographer Jess Findlay. $45 per person SOLD OUT
Presented in partnership with School of Environmental Studies
Life After Peak Seafood March 11 7 – 9 pm What does it mean to harvest from the oceans in a sustainable way? Dr Gavin Hanke, Curator of Vertebrates, Royal BC Museum, Dr John Volpe, School of Environmental Studies, UVic, Mr Dan Hayes (aka The London Chef). $5 per person
Species at Risk March 18 7 – 9 pm Many species and habitats in BC are at risk of extinction or extirpation. Why are they at risk and what can be done about it? Dr Melissa Frey, Curator of Invertebrates, Royal BC Museum, Dr Brian Starzomski, School of Environmental Studies, UVic. $5 per person
Mountains of Change March 25 7 – 9 pm Based on the Mountain Legacy Project, the presentation will visualize significant changes in mountain landscapes. Don Bourdon, Curator of Images and Paintings, Royal BC Museum, Dr Eric Higgs, School of Environmental Studies, UVic, Ms Mary Sanseverino, Department of Computer Science, UVic. $5 per person
Book Club Watch our website for more information on our Book Club supported by the Greater Victoria Public Library. Librarians and Curators will put together a book list about the Gold Rush and Species at Risk exhibitions and invite you to join our discussion using good reads. If you can’t wait to get started, check out a copy of The Trail of 1858: British Columbia’s Gold Rush Past by Mark Forsythe (2007) from your local library and start reading. Free I Online
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Workshop: Moccasin Making Part 1 April 15 5 – 7 pm Part 2 April 22 5 – 7 pm Join multi-media artist Lindsay Delaronde to learn about the history and construction of moccasins, and then make your own. The workshop involves a visit to the Royal BC Museum Ethnology collection. $45 per person for both sessions Ages 8 + for kids and adults
Have We Got a Story to Tell
April 28
April 2 7 – 9 pm Hear thrilling, scary, daring and funny real life stories about nature and our adventures through it, while surrounded by the best wildlife photography. $5 per person
6:30 – 9 pm
Taste the enchanting array of spring wine releases from Naramata Bench Wineries, along with delectable food samples from Victoria’s finest chefs, charcuteries, cheese shops and bakeries, at this exclusive event. In support of the programs and exhibitions of the Royal BC Museum. $95 per person, 10% member discount I Crystal Garden 19+ only, valid ID required for entry
BC Archives on Display Mon – Fri 10 am – 4 pm This display, located in the lobby of the BC Archives, showcases some of the world’s unique and historically significant items from the BC provincial collection. Free
Kids’ Club Afternoon Exploration: ART FOR EARTH Meet local artists involved in the 4th Annual Creatively United for the Planet Earth Week Festival and help create a collaborative art piece from recycled objects. Every Thursday 4 – 5 pm $5 per kid Adults free, kids must be chaperoned
April Fool’s Scavenger Hunt March 27 – April 1 10 am – 5 pm Don't let us dupe you! It's your job to find the objects that don't belong in the galleries. Free with admission or membership
Live @ Lunch: Gold Rush! El Dorado in BC April 1 12 – 1 pm Dr Lorne Hammond, Curator, History By Donation
Archives Boot Camp April 18 10 am – 4 pm The event will feature sessions designed to help you familiarize yourself with three categories of records: colonial and old manuscript records, photos and documentary art, and film and video. $45 per person
Friends of the BC Archives LECTURE: Carlo Gentile, Colonial PHOTOGRAPHER April 19 2 – 3:30 pm Ron Greene $5 per person, free for Friends of the BC Archives members
Astronomy Day April 25 10 am – 4 pm The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada will host Astronomy Day. Free
Field Trippers: 125 Years and Counting April 26 1 – 3 pm Join us as we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the first nature walks led by museum and archives staff. Our fist nature walk looks at botanicals at Uplands Park guided by Botany Collections Manager Dr Erica Wheeler, Curator of Botany, Dr Ken Marr, Curator of Botany and Earth History, Dr Richard Hebda and research associate James Miskelly. Free I Uplands Park
Wonder Sunday: Field Trip April 26 1 – 3 pm As a kick off to our Field Trippers Nature Walk series, join us at Uplands Park to explore the botanical world with Royal BC Museum staff and community members. Free I Uplands Park
LAST CHANCE: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014 Closes April 6
MAY
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Night at the Museum: Gold Gold Rush! El dorado in BC exhibition opens May 13 – Oct 31 Daily Explore the gold rush from Bogotá to British Columbia through dazzling displays and artifacts. Learn how the gold rushes of the 1800s forever changed BC as class and racial barriers were broken down and people seized the extraordinary opportunities that glittered before them. Visitors can marvel at the dazzling Turnagain Nugget, the largest existing gold nugget from BC at 1,642g (52 oz.), see a real stagecoach on loan from the Historic O’Keefe Ranch, and witness the cultural influences of gold through the Bill Reid gold box, just a sampling of the more than 400 objects on display. This exhibition includes Allure of Gold, the only North American showing of over 100 Colombian treasures from the Museo del Oro in Bogotá, Colombia. Also on display for a limited engagement, from May 13 – June 14, 2015 only, the fist million dollar coin produced by the Royal Canadian Mint.
May 23 6:30 pm – 9 am We’ve heard rumour of gold…camp out by the river’s edge and search for fortune. In the morning enjoy a pancake breakfast. $80 per person
Friends of the BC Archives lecture: Gold Nuggets and Silver Salts May 24 2 – 3:30 pm Joan Schwartz $5 per person, free for Friends of the BC Archives members
Plant ID Workshop: PART 1 May 30 1 – 4 pm Work with Dr Ken Marr, Curator of Botany and Dr Erica Wheeler, Botany Collection Manager, to learn terminology used in plant morphology, how to use plant identification keys and how to recognize some of the more common plant families. $45 per person
Wonder Sunday: ECO In and Out May 31 1 – 3 pm What does it mean to know nature? What is our connection to the living things around us, and how do we create a more sustainable present and future for us all? Free with admission or membership
Museums and the World: Distinguished Lecture Series This new series brings international cultural leaders from around the world to present their experiences, research and insights on the importance and relevance of museums from the perspectives of the finest artists, authors, critics and scholars. Please check back regularly for updated scheduling information. The first speaker in the series is: Allure of Gold: Treasures form the Museo del Oro Dr Maria Alicia Uribe Villegas, Director, Museo del Oro May 14 7 – 8:30 pm
Workshop: Marmot Dissection & Drawing May 3 1 – 4 pm Join museum staff as they dissect a marmot. Then artist Aimée van Drimmelen will facilitate methods of illustrating the bones of marmots and other mammals. The workshop involves working within the Mammal collection area…and might be gross at times. $35 per person I Ages 8 + for kids and adults
South Vancouver Island Regional Heritage Fair May 1 10 am – 2 pm Students from local middle and high schools will come together in the regional heritage fair. Free I Clifford Carl Hall
Field Trippers: Beach Walk May 17 9 – 11 am Join us as we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the first nature walks led by museum and archives staff. Free I Macaulay Point
Interweaves a 20th century prospector’s quest with the historical Klondike Gold Rush and an exciting African Royal Durba celebration. 250-480-4887 • imaxvictoria.com
IMAX Theatre Victoria
In IMAX you don’t just see it - you experience it! The immense size of the IMAX screen and crystal clear surround sound takes you to places you can only imagine! Shows play hourly from 10am into the evening. Hollywood feature-length films play most evenings Concession and National Geographic Store onsite.
JUNE
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Indigenous Languages in the House of Memory Our Living Languages On Now Daily This groundbreaking, interactive exhibition celebrates the resilience and diversity of First Nations languages in BC in the face of change. Learn what First Nations communities throughout the province are doing to help their languages survive and flourish.
June 24 7 – 8:30 pm Learn more about the records in the Halpern fonds of the BC Archives. They document the unique culture and identity of First Nations communities across the Pacific Northwest. $16 per person
Wonder Sunday: Species at Risk Send Off June 28 1 – 3 pm For the months of July and August, our Species at Risk exhibition trailer will be travelling throughout the Okanagan. Join us as we give a proper send off to this unique travelling exhibition and learn a thing or two as well. Free with admission or membership
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Helmcken House Open Daily 12 – 4 pm June – September Included with admission or by donation
Gold Rush Photographers: A Living History – Talk & Demo June 2 6:30 – 8:30 pm Don Bourdon, Curator of Images, and analogue photographers Diana Millar and Quinton Gordon of Luz Studios will take a closer look at the how and why of photographs taken during BC’s gold rush.
Plant ID Workshop: PARTs 2 & 3 June 6 1 – 4 pm June 13 1 – 4 pm Work with Dr Ken Marr, Curator of Botany and Dr Erica Wheeler, Botany Collection Manager, to learn terminology used in plant morphology, how to use plant identification keys and how to recognize some of the more common plant families. $90 per person for both sessions
BC Gold Rush Fact Fest June 13 7 – 9 pm Learn about the provocative history of the BC Gold Rush. This lively event gives leading experts three minutes to reveal a fascinating insight in an interactive informal atmosphere. Quench your thirst with gold rush inspired beverages and sit back and enjoy the rounds.
Field Trippers: Beach Seine June 14 9 – 11 am Join us as we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the first nature walks led by museum and archives staff. Free I Willows Beach
Aboriginal Cultural Festival June 19 – 21 A three-day celebration of Aboriginal peoples, art and culture through performances and events. Free I Royal BC Museum precinct Presented in Partnership with
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Friday & Saturdays from June to late September
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Summer Camps: Gold Rush July 6 – 10 July 20 – 24 July 27 – 31
9 am – 4 pm 9 am – 4 pm 9 am – 4 pm
August 10 – 14 August 17 – 21
9 am – 4 pm 9 am – 4 pm
Strike it rich with this interactive camp. Stay tuned for more online, but get ready to stake your claim as tickets sell out fast! Before and after care available. $224 per person I Ages 7 – 11
Canada Day Old-Time Penny Carnival July 1 1 – 3 pm Bring your pennies and step right up to try your hand at old-time carnival games. Free with admission or membership
Provincial Heritage Fair July 5 10 am – 3 pm BC students from middle and high schools who have won ‘best in fair’ from their individual regions will come together in the provincial heritage fair. Free I Clifford Carl Hall
GOLD FEVER TRAIL WALKING TOUR August 8 10:30 am – 12 pm August 22 10:30 am – 12 pm Walk in the footsteps of early gold rush participants down the Inner Harbour and around some of the buildings that served the miners of ’58. Pre-registration required.
Field Trippers: Dragonfly TRIP August 23 1 – 3 pm Join us as we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the first nature walks led by museum and archives staff. Free I Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park
Field Trippers: Fossil Field TRIP July 5 1 – 3 pm Join us as we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the first nature walks led by museum and archives staff. Free I Island View Beach
Gold Fever Trail Walking Tour July 11 10:30 am – 12 pm July 25 10:30 am – 12 pm Walk in the footsteps of early gold rush participants down the Inner Harbour and around some of the buildings that served the miners of ’58. Pre-registration required.
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