Ocean Week Victoria is a collaboration among local community organizations to help people learn and care about their big blue backyard. Ocean Week events include educational and recreational activities that explore and interact with the ocean.
June 1st 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA This weekly program introduces children ages 3 – 5 to the fun world of museum learning. Each week’s program revolves around a new theme, encouraging children to learn through crafts, play, song, and dance. There is a new maritime theme every week. This week’s theme […]
June 1st 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA Ever-present fog, shifting winds, and treacherous currents makes marine navigation challenging on British Columbia’s west coast, giving it the nickname “the Graveyard of the Pacific.” Transform a simple mason jar into your own “sea lantern” while learning how lighthouses have been instrumental in keeping mariners […]
June 2nd 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA To celebrate Ocean Week Victoria, the Maritime Museum of BC is running a Community Day on 2 June–with admission by donation all day long! Enjoy our weekly Sensory Morning, with the exhibits and gallery under low lighting, no sound, and with sensory kits available, from […]
June 3rd 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA The Royal BC Museum is celebrating Ocean Week Victoria! Come check out our Sea Otter specimen and tidepool and transport yourself to the exposed beaches of the West Coast of Vancouver Island in our ocean diorama. Feel how dense a Sea Otter’s fur is, learn […]
June 4th 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA Come meet your ocean neighbours! As part of Ocean Week Victoria, we are highlighting various Salish Sea habitats and animals that live there, in the Natural History Gallery for a limited time. Discover some of the over 3000 marine animal species that call our surrounding […]
June 8th 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA This weekly program introduces children ages 3 – 5 to the fun world of museum learning. Each week’s program revolves around a new theme, encouraging children to learn through crafts, play, song, and dance. There is a new maritime theme every week. This week’s theme […]
Learn about the history of sea glass in this interactive and engaging creative workshop. Then design your own piece of jewelry using locally sourced sea glass. Necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings – if you can think of it, you can make it! Registration includes workshop, all supplies, and admission to the Maritime Museum of BC (valid […]
Experience an unforgettable evening delving into the fascinating world of animal sexuality at our adult-only event. Explore the Natural History gallery in a new way and join us for engaging Sex Talks with Scientists as we uncover the diversity of sex in nature.
Join us for a 30-minute guided tour and uncover some of the highlights and hidden gems of the Natural History Gallery. Natural History tours meet at the top of the escalator on the second floor. Included with Admission. For more information go to: https://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/…/natural-history-tour-4
The RBCM Indigenous Artist Market invites you to come celebrate and support the work of talented Indigenous artists and makers. Come join us during National Indigenous History Month on the traditional territories of the Lekwungen Peoples (also known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations today) and learn about the beauty and depth of Indigenous cultures.
Explore innovative modern designs from mid-century homeware to a psychedelic vintage dress, crafted by Canadians whose works reflect and define the global trend in Canadian Modern. Highlighting the experimentation, innovation and ingenuity behind 100 culturally significant objects created in Canada, Canadian Modern is a testament to the ground-breaking creativity of some of the Great White […]
An educational and creative drop-in workshop that teaches participants how to create linocut bookmark/postcard prints, while learning about Salish Sea animals and the environmental risk factors that threaten their lives and ecosystems. No experience is necessary. Drop in and start creating! This program is included in admission or membership, and does not require registration. Instructor […]
This is a drop-in program that is included in the price of admission; no registration is necessary. In the early 1890’s Victoria was a busy port city with a growing population and, unfortunately, a growing problem of juvenile delinquency. Symbolic of this problem were the Caffire brothers who drifted around the waterfront and town, stealing […]