Museum After-Hours

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This performance by The Backhomes (Aimée van Drimmelen and Kees Dekker) was part of the 2014 Museum Amplification Project.

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.