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Are you interested in researching your family history in British Columbia but unsure where to start? Discover the many investigative tools and resources the BC Archives offers, and find out how much fun it can be to build your family tree. In this workshop, learn to use our genealogy database as well as our general collections catalogue to trace your family roots in British Columbia.

Canadian Modern: Ay Lelum House of Design lecture and a museum admission day pass for November 27, 2024

Your donations help fund museum operations from collections and research to the digitization of archive photographs, conservation of fossils and artifacts, run learning programs and more. We deeply value your support and generosity.

Your donations help fund museum operations from collections and research to the digitization of archive photographs, conservation of fossils and artifacts, run learning programs and more. We deeply value your support and generosity.

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Your support and generosity are deeply valued. Your gift helps the Museum fund our Learning programs and other important work at the museum that supports a vibrant community, province and country.

SOLD OUT - Join Kem Luther and Andy MacKinnon, authors of Mushrooms of British Columbia, for an engaging lecture on festive ecology. This fascinating talk will explore the connections between the natural world and winter’s cultural traditions, revealing how plants, fungi, and animals are woven into the symbolism of festivals, processions, and special occasions that enrich our lives this time of year.

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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.

Are you renewing your membership? Please log in here first.

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.

Get more out of your IMAX® Victoria experience with a Family IMAX® Victoria Membership! Purchase or renew your Family IMAX® Victoria Membership today.

Get more out of your IMAX® Victoria experience with an IMAX® Victoria Membership! Purchase or renew your IMAX® Victoria Membership today.

Give the gift of year-round access to the Royal BC Museum and IMAX® Victoria.

Give the gift of year-round access to the Royal BC Museum with a Royal BC Museum Membership. *Prices are subject to change and include all applicable taxes. Memberships are non-transferable and non-refundable.

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Dom Cobb (LEONARDO DICAPRIO) is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state. Cobb is offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible-inception. Their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime.

Run Time: 2hr, 28min, CC, Rated PG.
November 15-17, 21

The follow-up to the action hit “Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight” reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good.

Run time: 2hr, 32min. Rated 14A
November 22-24, 28

At the top of our planet lies a magical realm of snow and ice – the Arctic. Every year it is transformed by an annual cycle of freeze and thaw. For millennia, this steady seasonal beat has allowed life to thrive. But our planet is warming, upsetting this natural balance and the Arctic is changing faster than anywhere else on Earth. Scientists are now discovering that what happens here, affects us all.

We will all be impacted by a warming Arctic… but none more so than local communities. Working with scientists, together they are shedding light on how changes to the Arctic’s natural balance affects each and every one of us … and they haven’t given up hope. Now it is up to us all to combat global warming and ensure there is a future for this fragile wilderness… Our frozen planet.

Run time 42min. CC. Rated G.

At the top of our planet lies a magical realm of snow and ice – the Arctic. Every year it is transformed by an annual cycle of freeze and thaw. For millennia, this steady seasonal beat has allowed life to thrive. But our planet is warming, upsetting this natural balance and the Arctic is changing faster than anywhere else on Earth. Scientists are now discovering that what happens here, affects us all.

We will all be impacted by a warming Arctic… but none more so than local communities. Working with scientists, together they are shedding light on how changes to the Arctic’s natural balance affects each and every one of us … and they haven’t given up hope. Now it is up to us all to combat global warming and ensure there is a future for this fragile wilderness… Our frozen planet.

Run time 42min. CC. Rated G.

The quest to fly like a bird, unaided by machine has captured the imagination of humankind as long as we have been gazing upon the world’s natural flyers. Wingsuit flight provides us with the chance to experience what it would be like to fly like a bird. Along with the world’s top wingsuit flyers and with the help of ever evolving wingsuit technology, audiences will be able to take flight from the highest points in Europe, soar over landscapes in Moab that resemble Mars, fly above the Great Barrier Reef and then land on it. The film will feature incredible footage from POV helmet cameras, drones, and specially designed helicopter rigs. From 18000 feet, we will also dive off into principles of flight, aerodynamics and materials engineering.

Run time 40min. Rated G.

Explore the Wonders of the World's Greatest Machine! Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels explores the inner workings of the human body and the incredible breakthroughs in science and bioengineering that are changing the course of human health. Told through the inspiring stories of the people behind these groundbreaking innovations, Superhuman Body will inspire you, move you and empower you  you'll be amazed what your superhuman body can do!

Run time 40min. Not Rated