Welcome to the playlist for the Anthropology of Sound, class of 2017. Students from the University of Victoria have been inspired by various artifacts, dioramas, and exhibits and created original soundscapes to accompany them. You can also listen to these soundscapes, and many more from previous classes, on Soundcloud (click here to check it out!)

Created in conjunction with the pop-up exhibit Bridging Victoria: Stories from the Archaeological Past this playlist showcases three never-before-exhibited local archaeology collections. Learn about bottles and ceramics from Chinatown, woodworking from the old Songhees Village (Esquimalt), and military objects from the depths of Esquimalt harbour.

This playlist was created to support workshop participants at the BC Museums Association Conference 2017. The session Interventions for Change explored intervention strategies scalable for museums of any size to be used in school programs or special events. Learn about an intervention with the Punjabi community at the Royal BC Museum here.       

Looking closely at insects from the Royal BC Museum entomology collection, teacher Andrew Gibbs led his students in an art activity inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe. Dive into this playlist for activity details and samples of student work. Andrew Gibbs father, Richard Gibbs worked at the museum as a taxidermist. Richard Gibbs with Woolly mammoth below.

This playlist helps give insight to the anatomy of fish and First Peoples' knowledge and relationship with fish. Examine scientific drawings and First Nations artwork of fish and explore how they reflect different interpretations and perspectives of nature.

It would be a great to learn about First Nation people by connecting to the land.  Shi-Shi-etko by Nicola Campbell. First Peoples Principles of Learning, "Learning ultimately supports the well-being of the self, the family, the community, the land, the spirits, and the ancestors."    

This playlist explores family diversity that exists within our society. In the last two decades, family structures have seen rapid change, moving away from the "traditional" household consisting of a mom and dad. It is important to recognize other family structures, such as single parent families, same-sex parent families, or extended families.

The Royal Jubilee Hospital collection housed at the Royal BC Museum captures a rare glimpse into the dynamic world of 1890s Victoria, from 'modern' medical treatments to children's toys, these are the stories the students from the Department of Anthropology (University of Victoria) researched to showcase the value of historical archaeology in B.C.