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Block printing is one of the oldest forms of printmaking, offering a simple yet effective way to create unique graphics and patterns. In this introductory relief printmaking workshop, Marlene Yuen will show you how to take your own image, transfer it to a Speedy Carve block, and carve a linocut-style stamp. You will experiment with water-soluble ink, printing your image onto various colored papers and cardstock.

Wanna reconnect? Tired of online dating? Nervous to put yourself out there? Join us for this exciting new series! With dating apps losing their spark, we're offering a refreshing alternativeán evening of low-pressure connections and inspiring conversations.

Welcome to By Design, a captivating lecture series designed for those who appreciate art, culture and conversation. Some talks explore our feature exhibitions, while others highlight the contributions of community partners.

In the third talk of the series, join Marlene Yuen multidisciplinary artist for Books, Zines, Prints and Site-Specific Works.

Join us for the return of our adult-only series! Explore the museum after hours and experience the galleries in a whole new way with hands-on activities and staff interactions. It's the perfect unique date night or event with friends. Each event is thoughtfully designed and uniquely themed.

Welcome to By Design, a captivating lecture series designed for those who appreciate art, culture and conversation. Some talks explore our feature exhibitions, while others highlight the contributions of community partners.

In the fourth talk of the series, join Laura-Beth McDonald and Jason Colville for Beyond the Wall: Curating Graffiti Jams in Public Spaces

Join us for the return of our adult-only series! Explore the museum after hours and experience the galleries in a whole new way with hands-on activities and staff interactions. It's the perfect unique date night or event with friends. Each event is thoughtfully designed and uniquely themed.

Join us for the return of our adult-only series! Explore the museum after hours and experience the galleries in a whole new way with hands-on activities and staff interactions. It's the perfect unique date night or event with friends. Each event is thoughtfully designed and uniquely themed.

From the Academy Award-winning writer/director of Parasite, Bong Joon Ho, comes his next groundbreaking cinematic experience, Mickey 17. The unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job... to die, for a living.

Run Time: 2hr 17min. Rated 14A.
April 2025

The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot – ROZZUM unit 7131, “Roz” for short – that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.

Run Time: 1hr 42min. Rated G.

Join us for the return of our adult-only series! Explore the museum after hours and experience the galleries in a whole new way with hands-on activities and staff interactions. It's the perfect unique date night or event with friends. Each event is thoughtfully designed and uniquely themed.

Queer & Curious Tour

Join us for Queer & Curious, a special behind-the-scenes tour designed for the queer community! Get an exclusive look at the hidden corners of the Royal BC Museum’s natural history collections and exhibit arts spaces. From rare specimens to the creative magic that brings exhibits to life, this tour is a chance to see the museum in a whole new way—through curiosity.

IMAX®Victoria Cosmic Series - Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney). But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone - tethered to nothing but each other and spiralling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth... and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.

Run Time: 1hr 31min. Rating PG.

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Become a museum member and indulge your curiosity in our immersive galleries, engage your mind through our variety of programs, and learn about BC's rich history all for one low annual fee.

IMAX®Victoria Cosmic Series - Venture into deep space for a fascinating look at asteroids, their cosmic origins and the potential threat they pose to our world. Asteroid Hunters introduces asteroid scientists  the best line of defense between Earth and an asteroid³ destructive path  and reveals the cutting-edge tools and techniques they use to detect and track asteroids, and the technology that may one day protect our planet.

Run time 45min. CC. Rated G.

IMAX®Victoria Cosmic Series - Deep Sky brings the awe-inspiring images captured by NASA's Webb Telescope to IMAX® — taking audiences on a journey to the beginning of time and space, to never-before-seen cosmic landscapes, and to recently discovered exoplanets, planets around other stars. Directed by Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn and narrated by Oscar®-nominated actress Michelle Williams, Deep Sky follows the high-stakes global mission to build the James Webb Space Telescope and to launch it into orbit one-million miles from Earth, in an attempt to answer questions that have haunted us since the beginning of time: Where did we come from? How did the universe begin? Are we alone?

Run time 40min. CC. Rated G.

An entire generation came of age with the indescribable awe of landing on the Moon àand the ensuing Golden Age of Space has changed our world forever for the better. More than 50 years later, what is the next step for humankind? A second golden age of space has quietly dawned on us, with new hope for humanity as a spacefaring species.

Run time 41min. CC. Rated G