People in Victoria and surrounding areas are invited to attend community meetings and share their ideas about the future of the Royal BC Museum.

The B.C. government is committed to modernizing the Royal BC Museum, to protect its historic holdings and provide better access to its collections. As part of the process, the government is gathering people’s feedback through community meetings and an online forum.

The government is engaging with Indigenous peoples and citizens throughout B.C. to hear their views about what they expect a modernized museum experience to be. The government is also seeking feedback about how the museum could most effectively tell stories of B.C.’s communities and how the museum can collaborate most productively with communities around the province.

There are three community meetings for the southern Vancouver Island region: two in Victoria and one in Duncan. The meetings will feature welcome from a local Indigenous Elder and provincial government representative, and a group discussion.

The Royal BC Museum holds the world’s largest collection of B.C. heritage. It offers visitors the chance to explore the province’s social and environmental history and discover the events and people that have shaped B.C.

First meeting:

Date: Thursday, June 13, 2019

Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Registration begins at 10:30 a.m.
Lunch will be provided.

Location:
Vancouver Island University
Cowichan campus
Lecture theatre
2011 University Way
Duncan

Second meeting:

Date: Thursday, June 13, 2019

Time: 6:45 – 8:45 p.m.
Registration begins at 6:15 p.m.

Location:
Royal BC Museum
Clifford Carl Hall
675 Belleville St.
Victoria

Third meeting:

Date: Saturday, June 15, 2019

Time: 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Registration begins at 2 p.m.

Location:
Ambrosia Conference and Event Centre
Burnaby and Powell rooms
638 Fisgard St.
Victoria

The consultation runs until June 27, 2019. For more information, or to submit ideas online, visit: https://engage.gov.bc.ca/museummodernization/