Royal B.C. Museum celebrates the New Year with admission by donation event

By Mike Kozakowski • Published on Saturday, January 2, 2010 • Categorized as Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Local News

The Royal B.C. Museum (RBCM) is celebrating the New Year with an admission by donation event between Saturday, January 2nd and Saturday, January 9th 2010.

In addition to the permanent displays, the museum is currently exhibiting Coast Salish First Nations sculpture, basketry, weaving and contemporary artworks (S’adadeb: The Gifts), and Silver of the Stars, a silverworks collection by 10 celebrities.

“A measure of success for any museum is its community backing,” says RBCM CEO Pauline Rafferty. “And, despite our changing economy, support for the Royal B.C. Museum this year has been considerable. Offering admission by donation is our gift to the community, a way we can show our thanks.”

The regular adult entry price throughout the off-season is $15.

For more information about the RBCM, click here. To discus the RBCM in the VibrantVictoria.ca discussion forum, click here.

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VicHockeyFan

May 13, 2011 at 9:31 am

Royal BC Museum says:

Quote: Before the summer tourist rush, we're offering a nice little incentive to locals. If you are a Greater Victoria resident, come visit the the Royal BC Museum between May 13 and May 31 and receive a free book with your paid adult admission. Just show proof of residence and take home "Free Spirit, Stories of You, Me and BC".

That's a $30-39 value. One book per group.

Mike K.

May 13, 2011 at 12:00 pm

They'll likely be at the government surplus depot for a fraction of that price in several months ;)

VicHockeyFan

Apr 11, 2012 at 7:39 am

I read this article and it got me quite excited. I thought "awesome, this guy knows what he's talking about!"

http://www.timescolonist.com/travel/chief+plans+changes+Royal+Museum/6440626/story.html

Quote: ...These are beautiful, stunning, world-class objects.

"We must have the information about these objects. Let's think a little bit more about the communication."

The RBCM has an amazing collection of First Nations' objects that set it apart from museums around the world, Lohman said.

Quote: Coast Salish art "deserves to be better known, it's not known at all."

The RBCM is in need of a bit of magic, he said.

"When you walk through the doors of the museum, does it take your breath away?" asked Lohman. "No, it doesn't. You think you're in a hospital or a school or something."

His aim is to make the RBCM the best known museum in Canada, even the world.

Holden West

Apr 11, 2012 at 7:58 am

^Excellent. Walking into the museum used to take your breath away--when you were confronted by the larger-than-life hunting canoe between two walls of cascading water. Today, seriously, the new Coast Capital bank in the Bay Centre is more impressive.