Royal BC Museum
The Royal BC Museum Corporation is one of Canada’s greatest cultural treasures. The museum was founded in 1886; the Archives, in 1894. In 2003, these two organizations joined to become British Columbia’s combined provincial museum and archives, collecting artifacts, documents and specimens of British Columbia’s natural and human history, safeguarding them for the future and sharing them with the world. Through research and learning, the museum strives to broaden understanding about their province and inspire curiosity and wonder. They are passionate about sharing British Columbia’s story with the millions of visitors who walk through our doors.
Founded in 1886, it is one of the oldest continually operating museums in Canada. The Corporation secures, receives, and preserves specimens, artifacts, and archival materials that illustrate the natural or human history of British Columbia; holds the archives of the government; and increases knowledge through research, exhibits, and education. Although its main buildings are in Victoria, the Museum reaches every region of the province and is responsible to all British Columbians.
