The Royal British Columbia Museum (RBCM) and provincial archive is responsible for collecting and documenting the history of British Columbia, even as it’s happening. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the lives of almost everyone in BC, disrupting daily routines, changed personal interactions and relationships, plus unexpected shifts in community life. During these uniquely uncharted times, the…
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Egypt comes to Royal BC Museum
Journey back to a time when civilization grew along the Nile, pyramids rose above the desert and the people believed gods walked among us, with Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs at the Royal British Columbia Museum. Running until December 31, the impressive exhibition, now open with more than 300 original artifacts, some up to 4,500 years…
King Charles III reigns over The Arts Club
Until November 19th, experience the reign of King Charles III at The Arts Club Theatre Company’s Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Queen Elizabeth II has passed and King Charles III has ascended to the Throne, but even before the Crown is upon his head, controversy and confrontation with his Parliament erupts. Asked to sign his assent…
Following Victoria Day’s namesake Queen
Since we’re in London this Victoria Day, we’ve been able to explore the city where the long-reigning Queen Victoria lived. Unless you’re in Victoria BC where Victoria Day is a big day of celebration, for most Canadians it’s a long weekend to mark the unofficial start to summer and it’s one of the few times they might think…
Vikings invade Victoria’s Royal BC Museum
For the first time in a millennia, a new age of Vikings has come to Canada. The West Coast is now home to a vast collection of Viking artifacts, many never before seen outside of Scandinavia. Vikings: Lives Beyond The Legends is now open at the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria. Vikings, hopes to challenge…
Race To The End Of The Earth at Royal British Columbia Museum
Take a break from the heat, take a journey to Antarctica at the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria. Race To The End Of The Earth, curated by the American Museum of Natural History in New York in collaboration with the Royal BC Museum and the Musée des Confluences in Lyon, France, is this summer’s…
Changing The Guard
One of the most iconic symbols of Britain is the Queen’s Guard, expression-less soldiers standing sentry outside Buckingham Palace and other Royal palaces around Britain. Their red coats and tall bearskin hats acts as beacons of centuries old tradition, Changing the Queens’s Life Guard. Crowds gather in central London around The Mall, Victoria Monument and…