Royal BC Museum
THE ROYAL BC MUSEUM IS A BLEND OF
MUSEUM AND ARTIFACT COLLECTION, WHILE
HOUSING DOCUMENTS AND RELICS OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA’S HUMAN AND NATURAL
HISTORY.
The Royal BC Museum Corporation is one of the premiere
keepers of Canadian treasures. Today’s museum is a
combination of the original museum founded in 1886,
and the archives that were established in 1894. This blend
creates the region’s utmost museum and archive, artifact
collection, while housing documents and relics of British
Columbia’s human and natural history. The museum
simultaneously protects this collection while sharing
them with patrons. Visitors can easily learn about British
Columbia’s social and natural history through the museum’s
collection, research and presentations.
MORE INFORMATION Royal BC Museum, 675 Belleville Street,
Victoria, BC V8Q 9W2, 250-356-7226, 888-447-7977;
www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca; open daily 10 am to 5 pm.
Admission is free.
Robert Bateman Centre
THE ROBERT BATEMAN CENTRE IS LOCATED
ON VICTORIA’S INNER HARBOUR.
In the Steamship Terminal on Victoria’s Inner Harbour
stands the Robert Bateman Centre. The Centre houses the
main collection of Robert Bateman, esteemed Canadian
painter, sculptor and sketch artist. It also hosts many
programs and events for the public to enjoy. Robert
Bateman was raised in Toronto, Ontario but focused his
art on the natural world. This gallery allows a visitor to
see the key concepts of his life, such as his travels around
the world, his early abstract style, and his statements
about our world’s state of being. His paintings,
lithographs, etchings, drawings, and sculptures contained
in the museum offer a view of the natural and manmade
world.
MORE INFORMATION Robert Bateman Centre, 470 Belleville St.,
Victoria, BC V8V 1W9, 250-940-3630, www.batemancentre.
org. Open daily 10 am to 5 pm, Friday, Saturday 10 am to 9
pm June through Sept. Admission $12.50 adults, $8.50 seniors,
students, Free for youth 6-18 in July and August.
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