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The study of insects (entomology) is alive and well at the Royal BC Museum. Go behind the scenes to discover how we learn about the diversity of insect life in this province.
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The Royal BC Museum fish collection is varied and wonderful. Explore the astounding diversity of British Columbia fishes through the collection and scientific illustration.
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Jack Webster was a well-known British Columbian journalist. BCTV donated all of the Webster! episodes to the Royal BC Museum. What will you discover about BC's recent past from the Jack Webster collection?
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Emily Carr is British Columbia’s most famous artist, but she was also a colourful woman who lived a life full of adventure. Learn about Emily’s love of animals and explore her life through some of the museum’s vast Emily Carr collection.
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Canada’s oldest Chinatown is in Victoria, BC. The Royal BC Museum exhibition Tradition in Felicities used video, photographs and the written word to celebrate the community of this national landmark. Teachers look for lesson plans in Watch!
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Some of the oldest fossils in the Royal BC Museum collection are some of the oddest looking too. Learn about the strange forms of early life on Earth.
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Documentary film and photographic images held in the BC Archives help us to remember the First World War. Watch video, see photographs and read about the war sometimes called The Great War.
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American botanist Mary Gibson Henry collected plants in northeastern BC in 1931. Her pioneering journey was recorded on film. Lucky for us, BC Archives has a copy.
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With all the choices for recording images these days, the art of illustration is still valued by scientific researchers. Explore the work of gifted biologist and illustrator Dr Hart.
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The role of the British Crown in Canada is mainly ceremonial, but the lieutenant-governor still plays a key part in the governing of British Columbia.
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The mammal collection is as diverse as the mammals of BC. Mammal specimens at the museum are preserved, stored and made available for research.
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This Week in History – Season 8 Episode 7: Protecting Our Collections
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Oldest plant in the botany collection
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The Loss of Southern Orca Resident J-32
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Tahltan Tunic
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Kitty White
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Seaweed and Bugs
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WWI Nurses
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Gray Whale
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Invasive Marine Species
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Saskatoon Berry
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Salmonberry
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Elderberry
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Salal
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Sword Fern
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Snowberry
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Tall Oregon Grape
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Thimbleberry
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Fawn Lily
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Giant Camas
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Garry Oak
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Bigleaf Maple
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Arbutus
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Douglas Fir
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Yellow Cedar
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Western Red Cedar
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Gavin Hanke
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Northern Abalone
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This Week In History Season 3 Episode 6 – Fossils
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Unpacking the specimens
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Mary Gibson Henry collection
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The Specimens Arrive
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Specimen Records
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Yellow Coralroot
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Dwarf Rattlesnake Orchid
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Round Leaved Orchis
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Hooded Ladies Tresses
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Golden Sedge
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Boreal Sandwort
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Western Spring Beauty
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Alpine Bistort
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Short-Fruited Willow
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Northern Bush Willow
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Common False Asphodel
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Wild Chives
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Close-up of Museum Record
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Mountain Death Camas
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Connecting our Collections with the Community
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SusanTreadwayHerbarium
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Discovering Diversity Part 1
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Behind the Scenes: Entomology
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Humboldt Squid
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Fossils
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Spider Specimen
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Smootheye Poacher
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Rough Pomfret
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Highlight Hatchetfish
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Fish Family Illustrations 1
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Fish Tails
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Orange Spotted Sunfish
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Pumpkinseed Fish
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Green Sunfish
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White Crappie
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Smallmouth Bass
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Exploring the Coastline
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Discovering Diversity Part 4
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Discovering Diversity Part 3
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Into the Deep
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Humboldt Squid
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Entomology: Behind the Scenes
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Thyasirid Clam
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Alaska Eelpout
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Slimy Snailfish
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Sunbeam Lampfish
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Highlight Hatchetfish
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Rough Pomfret
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Smootheye Poacher
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Atka Mackerel
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Eulachon Illustration
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Louvar
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Brochoadmone in rock
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Marmot Dissection
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Marmot
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Ember Lundgren on Drex Live
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Webster on This Week in History
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BC Archives Webster Interview
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St. Ann’s Schoolhouse and Helmcken House Re-Opened and Celebrated
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Marmot Dissection
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Art of Emily with Kathryn Bridge
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Emily Carr in Ottawa
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Emily Carr’s Birthday
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Sisters of St. Ann’s Archive Goes To RBCM – Shaw TV Victoria
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Top View Yellow-pine Chipmunk Study Skins
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Bottom View Yellow-pine Chipmunk Study Skin
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Fur Vault
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Disarticulated Skeletons
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Cat Skeleton
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Mammal Wet Specimens
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Type Cabinet
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Spotted Bat Illustration
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Yellow-pine Chipmunks Study Skins
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Botany at the Royal BC Museum
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Dr. Ken Marr
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Dr. Erica Wheeler
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Mary Gibson Henry
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Dr Melissa Frey
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Type Specimens and the Oldest Fossils
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Chinese Freemason’s Lantern Animation
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This Week In History – Josephine Hart
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Disarticulated Skeletons
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Mammal Wet Specimens
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Uniform Silk
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Petition for a Museum
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Paxillose Crab Illustration
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Paxillose Crab
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Foliate Kelp Crab Illustration
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Foliate Kelp Crab
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Sharp-Nosed Crab Illustration
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Sharp-Nosed Crab
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Blue Band Hermit Crab Illustration
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Maroon Hermit Crab Illustration
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Blue Band Hermit Crab
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Maroon Hermit Crab
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Pubescent Porcelain Crab Illustration
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Pubescent Porcelain Crab
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Hornaday Letter Page Two
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Hornaday Letter Page One
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Top View Yellow-pine Chipmunk Study Skins
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Bottom View Yellow-pine Chipmunk Study Skin
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Fur Vault
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Disarticulated Skeletons
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Cat Skeleton
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Mammal Wet Specimens
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Type Cabinet
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Beacon Hill Bear Skull
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Yellow-pine Chipmunks Study Skins
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Dawson’s Caribou
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Pinned Uniform
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Uniform Close-up
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Uniform Back
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Uniform Label
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Hat Interior
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Hat Repair
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Hat
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Uniform Interior
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Uniform Tails
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Repair Stitches
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