Visiting museums in any city is a great way to learn and engage with the local culture. As the top realtor in Victoria BC, Brad MacLaren, I know my city is no exception from being home to a beautiful, intriguing public museum that compliments all Victoria has to offer. The Royal British Columbia Museum provides visitors with exhibits and resources for all age groups and is invested in the education of visitors, focusing on the history of the Victoria community. Taking the time to spend exploring all the areas inside the museum enriches the experience of both community members and tourists, giving a glimpse into what life can be like in Victoria for prospective residents.
Resources
The Royal Museum is invested in reaching out and educating all who will give their attention, in-person and online resources. Their dedication is shown in their efforts to inspire creativity, joy, and critical thinking, as well as appreciating various cultural values and attributes. One of the museum’s core goals is embracing learning styles based on First Nations principles. They strive to honor the First Peoples of Canada and embrace their wisdom by incorporating wholesome learning that benefits and connects the individual, families, the community, the land, the spiritual world and the ancestors. Through this, the museum hopes to do its part in the gradual healing of the Native land and people and bring all open-minded visitors to the museum closer together with compassion and understanding.
The Royal Museum strives to engage local classrooms by providing guides and resources for teachers. This includes specialized outreach kits that have all the necessary tools for a classroom group to have a fun and effective learning experience. One such example is geography, the provided giant floor map is a novel and informative learning resource.
The museum even offers teachers opportunities to borrow special small collections, to create a hands-on experience for their students. Whether botany or archaeology, the museum has something interesting to learn about.
Similarly, their online learning portal, for the public and classrooms, seeks to engage and inspire interest and passion for history and cultures. All ages can use the online resources to learn outside the physical museum and be inspired to visit in the future. Additionally, the museum even hosts events for kids and families, all age groups are welcome.
Exhibitions and Collections
As with most museum settings, the Royal Museum has both permanent collections and moving exhibitions to offer to visitors. Permanent collections include intriguing themes like indigenous human history (including an audiovisual collection). There’s also an entire gallery dedicated to the First Nations of the area now known as British Columbia. Animal lovers can also look forward to intriguing exhibits detailing local mammalogy and herpetology.
As the best realtor in Victoria BC, I want to call attention to the current exhibit and engagement opportunities available at the museum to show visitors and potential new residents all the community has to offer.
As of February 2022, these temporary exhibitions include a dedicated learning opportunity centered on Orcas, and a pop-up exhibit on Canada’s oldest Chinatown community.
In the museum’s passion for deep learning and cultural appreciation, they often collaborate with other organizations to bring the best experiences possible to their visitors. In the case of the small but in-depth Chinatown exhibit, the museum collaborated closely with the Victoria Chinatown Museum Society to properly represent a people’s background and history.
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