Chris O’Connor
I am a Learning advocate at the Royal BC Museum, enhancing the museum experience through play, curiosity and critical thinking…with kids of all ages. Twitter: @naturalandhuman
Playlists
Orca Inquiry- Professional Development for Educators
The Royal BC Museum and Ocean Networks Canada have teamed up to provide orca related resources and professional development sessions for educators. The resources within this playlist promote ocean literacy and demonstrate how we are all connected to the ocean and have a responsibility to protect it for the future. Through the species lens of…
Museum After-Hours
As a museum educator, I get most excited by the potential of the galleries after-hours. There is something about this time frame that makes anything seem possible. And the real magic begins.
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Resources for Southern Resident Killer Whale Information and Activities
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Artwork created by Zoe, to go along with her story.
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Artwork created by Oliver, to go along with his story.
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Artwork created by Roka, to go along with her story.
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Artwork created by Franny, to go along with her story.
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Artwork created by Erin, to go along with her story.
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Artwork created by Maisha, to go along with her story.
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Artwork created by Jac, to go along with his story.
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As part of the event Early Shift- That's Funny! we had four comedians take over the Gold Rush area of the Modern History gallery. Here is Justine Drummond doing a set.
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This performance by The Backhomes (Aimée van Drimmelen and Kees Dekker) was part of the 2014 Museum Amplification Project.
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Two Worlds (2013) was a performance and video festival produced by MediaNEt in partnership with the Royal BC Museum. This photo was of a performance/ installation by Janet Rogers.
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This midnight tour (for real) took place during one of our Night at the Museum Sleepover events. The tour explored behind the scenes of the museum, including the exhibit arts studio.
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This dance party in the forest diorama took place during one of our Night at the Museum Sleepover events. DJ Rowan got the party started right.
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As part of Early Shift 2014, our museum photographer Shane Lighter invited visitors to draw with flashlights within the totem gallery while he took long exposure photos.
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In June of 2015, pre-service teachers from the University of Victoria Teachers Institute took over the galleries exploring ideas of content gaps. They built temporary installations to addresses these gaps, and interrogate notions of power and authority within a museum setting. Their work was on display for the public the following morning.
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This audio piece was created by Rob Anderson, and was recorded during his rounds checking on all of the audio and visual components of the galleries. Rob, and others in the exhibit arts department, make these rounds (and repairs if needed) mostly before the museum opens.
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Site and Sound was an evening event (2013), where musicians, sound artists, poets, projectionists, dancers and more inhabited the dioramas and displays of the Royal BC Museum after hours, creating a magical meandering environment for all ears. This video excerpt is from a performance by Caroline Liffman, Melanie Kuxdorf and Lee Hutzulak.
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Early Shift was a co-created evening event for all ages, facilitated by Learning at the Royal BC Museum. In celebration of the artists in residence program, the galleries were infused with creative play with the help of University of Victoria Anthropology of Sound students and local families.
